knwminus wrote: » Why not both?
riderjot wrote: » Save money I suppose. Would it be best go get both? Has anyone used the elearning material with good success? or was it also necessary to also get the book
knwminus wrote: » I don't know your experience level and I can only speculate since I do not have my MCSE. I have used the elearning material and it was decent.
riderjot wrote: » I would say I have a basic understanding of Win 2003 Server and this material would only benefit me.... My concern right is would a combination of practice exams + elearning cover the materials needed to pass the test... From your experience with other tests would you say this combination would suffice?
ipconfig.all wrote: » hello, experience counts a lot, do you have any work experience? while you are studying try and get work experience involving the stuff you learn it will be much easier, also runs as much as virtual labs as you can and practice and practice. MCSE is a practical qualification and it is not so much about the theory it is all about the hands on stuff, so practice and practice in the windows server 2003.
earweed wrote: » If the elearning you're referring to is the Microsoft IT Academy stuff it has helped a lot for me while studying for the MCITP:EA. I can't speak for the MCSE. If you don't have experience with Server 2003 you better get Virtual PC or Sun Virtual Box or VMWare workstation and get some hands on practice with it no matter what learning path you take.
earweed wrote: » The IT academy is really a good supplement to using the books. It isn't really thorough enough in itself to get you through unless you have a lot of experience with Server 2003. I use IT Academy along with the MS Press Training kits and they are a good combination. ITA actually goes deeper in some areas than the books but doesn't really cover the basics of every area as well as the books do. I use the books + ITA + Transcender + lab setup
riderjot wrote: » 4or CBT ($1000 wow!)?
