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| Is it possible to get MCSE Certified withough having to attend any classes?
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| Sure is. Buy one of the packaged book sets (preferably the Sybex one or the
Microsoft Press ones) and a set of CBT nuggets and you will be on the right
track.
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| David Brownridge 2003-07-30, 10:26 pm |
| "Rick" <res6syb5@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to get MCSE Certified withough having to attend any
classes?
and "RussS" <yeah_right@roflmao.com> replied in message
news:t3ZVa.97757$JA5.2180576@news.xtra.co.nz...
> Sure is. Buy one of the packaged book sets (preferably the Sybex one or
the
> Microsoft Press ones) and a set of CBT nuggets and you will be on the
right
> track.
(This is intended to expand on RussS's answer, not contradict it. Though
I've never personally used CBT Nuggets.)
I also recommend Mark Minasi's books, eg: _Mastering Windows Server 2003_
(Sybex, ISBN: 0-7821-4130-7). This is in addition to, not instead of, the
books RussS mentions.
Note that it's still a very good idea to set up a home lab comprising at
least a couple of servers (possibly virtual, using eg VMWare) and
workstations (of varying software bases, eg: XP, w2kPro, NT4, w9x), and
preferably a router (so they can be not all on the same subnet). And
_practise_ lots -- not only the hands-on labs that will be in any good text;
but whenever you have a question, try it and see. This is a _test_ lab, in
addition to actual real-world practical experience with the products (which
is also highly desirable, not only for your benefit, but in a (probably
doomed) hope to preserve the value of my MCSE by reducing the flood of paper
MCSEs).
It's also a good idea to download and read the subject topics from
http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/ before you start studying a subject; and
re-download it (in case it's changed) and re-read it during your revision
before taking the exam.
--
rgds
David Brownridge
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| Paisleyskye 2003-08-02, 12:25 am |
| Exactly! You can get certified without taking classes, but be sure to
study, read and get as much hands on practice as you can.
--
Tracey J. Rosenblath
www.icertify.net
"David Brownridge" <DVD@melbpc.org.au> wrote in message
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> "Rick" <res6syb5@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:qUYVa.13110$kL2.3064@nwrddc01.gnilink.net...
>
> > Is it possible to get MCSE Certified withough having to attend any
> classes?
>
>
> and "RussS" <yeah_right@roflmao.com> replied in message
> news:t3ZVa.97757$JA5.2180576@news.xtra.co.nz...
>
> > Sure is. Buy one of the packaged book sets (preferably the Sybex one or
> the
> > Microsoft Press ones) and a set of CBT nuggets and you will be on the
> right
> > track.
>
> (This is intended to expand on RussS's answer, not contradict it. Though
> I've never personally used CBT Nuggets.)
>
> I also recommend Mark Minasi's books, eg: _Mastering Windows Server 2003_
> (Sybex, ISBN: 0-7821-4130-7). This is in addition to, not instead of, the
> books RussS mentions.
>
> Note that it's still a very good idea to set up a home lab comprising at
> least a couple of servers (possibly virtual, using eg VMWare) and
> workstations (of varying software bases, eg: XP, w2kPro, NT4, w9x), and
> preferably a router (so they can be not all on the same subnet). And
> _practise_ lots -- not only the hands-on labs that will be in any good
text;
> but whenever you have a question, try it and see. This is a _test_ lab,
in
> addition to actual real-world practical experience with the products
(which
> is also highly desirable, not only for your benefit, but in a (probably
> doomed) hope to preserve the value of my MCSE by reducing the flood of
paper
> MCSEs).
>
> It's also a good idea to download and read the subject topics from
> http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/ before you start studying a subject;
and
> re-download it (in case it's changed) and re-read it during your revision
> before taking the exam.
>
> --
> rgds
> David Brownridge
>
>
>
>
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| Rhenier Labuschagne 2003-08-03, 1:25 pm |
| Entirely Impossible.
"Rick" <res6syb5@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to get MCSE Certified withough having to attend any
classes?
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| Brendon 2003-08-03, 8:27 pm |
| Entirely possible.
"Rhenier Labuschagne" <rjlabREMOVESPAM@mweb.co.za> wrote in message
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> Entirely Impossible.
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> "Rick" <res6syb5@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:qUYVa.13110$kL2.3064@nwrddc01.gnilink.net...
> > Is it possible to get MCSE Certified withough having to attend any
> classes?
> >
> >
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