70-642 scheduled for next Saturday

tier~tier~ Member Posts: 86 ■■□□□□□□□□
in MCTS / MCITP on Windows 2008 General
Not sure that I'm ready but with free 2nd shot, what the heck. I'm fairly comfortable with IP, DNS, DHCP, WSUS, File/Print services and monitoring because I deal with them all fairly regularly. The NAP, RRAS, DirectAccess, NPS stuff not so much. I feel like the cbt nuggets and 642 MS Press book aren't enough. I've been digging in technet but not sure what to expect with this test.

Anyone who has attempted / passed this one have any wisdom to share?
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  • LexluetharLexluethar Member Posts: 516
    I've attempted but failed, lab as much as you can. Don't just understand the concepts and definitions, actually be able to click through dialogue boxes and remember what setts do what.

    Good luck, i'm waffling myself as to when to schedule this exam. I'm tempted to do what you have done and schedule it earlier since they have the free second shot program going on.
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  • horusthesunhorusthesun Member Posts: 289
    Good luck... I been studying for this for awhile now.

    I am have a hard time understanding DFS & Direct Access. Nevertheless I am determine and I hit the book across my face hard... some day I will get it and say, "Eureka!!"
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  • tier~tier~ Member Posts: 86 ■■□□□□□□□□
    horusthesun wrote: »
    Good luck... I been studying for this for awhile now.

    I am have a hard time understanding DFS & Direct Access. Nevertheless I am determine and I hit the book across my face hard... some day I will get it and say, "Eureka!!"


    I'm with you on the Direct Access stuff. It's pretty much impossible to lab out due to the infrastructure requirements. I've watched several youtube videos on the configuration but watching and doing are two very different things.

    I keep scoring in the mid 70s on practice tests, probably not good enough come Saturday but we shall see.
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  • tier~tier~ Member Posts: 86 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Well, that was rough. Failed with a 680... hurts when it's that close but the test definitely helped me figure out my weaknesses more than any practice tests did.

    Going to give it another go in a few weeks. Let's hear it for the free second shot! In the meantime... icon_study.gif
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  • tier~tier~ Member Posts: 86 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Woo! 2nd time's a charm. Passed this morning! Now on to the 646.
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  • aftereffectoraftereffector Member Posts: 525 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Congrats tier! I passed on the second try too - but I'm not brave enough to go for the 646 yet :)
    CCIE Security - this one might take a while...
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  • Asif DaslAsif Dasl Member Posts: 2,116 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Congrats on the pass!
    You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. - Naguib Mahfouz

    The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent. - Arnold Schwarzenegger
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  • LexluetharLexluethar Member Posts: 516
    Congrats man! What material are you using for the 646? I'm starting to study for that one tonight as well.
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  • tier~tier~ Member Posts: 86 ■■□□□□□□□□
    The current plan is to go the route I did for the 640/642; the MS Press book and CBT Nuggets then just lab, lab and lab some more.
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  • LexluetharLexluethar Member Posts: 516
    Spot on, same here. I'll read the book then just lab and technet the crap out of the exam topics. Good luck!
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  • earweedearweed Member Posts: 5,192 ■■■■■■■■■□
    congrats on the pass. Don't forget that the 646 covers a lot of stuff you would see if taking the 643/647 route. I've heard a lot of people say their tests seemed to weigh that stuff heavily. I went the 647 route and got kicked in the head by the test changing for R-2 content when I went to take the 643. M$ went through several test iterations after adding that content due to the high failure rate on 643/647 after the changes. 643 took me a few tries and 647 I got the first time (I was soaked in sweat at the end of the test though..lol)
    No longer work in IT. Play around with stuff sometimes still and fix stuff for friends and relatives.
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  • horusthesunhorusthesun Member Posts: 289
    Sweet .. Yes .. I am still study ing for this .. direct access still gets me
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  • horusthesunhorusthesun Member Posts: 289
    I failed with a 688
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