I have just recently passed 210 + 215 and have been studying for 217 which i was told is the easiest way to go before starting 216, is this true? Also i have been getting 75+ in the cert21 practice exams(the full exam) and i have only been studying for the 217 for about 3 weeks now. Am i ready for the exam.

If anyone has any views on this please let me know.

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IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WHO IS SLIGHTLY INTERESTED IN HELPING ME!!!

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I'm taking the same route as you are. I took 210, 215, & 217, and now working on 216. I feel that taking 217 before 216 helped me. 217 has a lot of DNS questions that are also covered in 216. You don't say if you have any hands-on experience. If not, try to setup a server with Active Directory and learn how the concepts come into play. My 217 exam was 65 questions. Had plenty of time, even though it took me a solid 2 hours to finish. Even though I teach a class on 217 at a technical college, there were some questions that I had never seen before. One study guide I used besides the MCSE training Kit, which I use in my class, was Troytec. Many questions were word-for-word.
Hope this helps. Good luck.

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I'd say is better to have 216 first,(I did so) to learn more about DNS problems. 217 has many questions about DNS (for some it may not be so obvious.
Get plenty of hands-on experience for 216 because its triky

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if you take the 216 first
the the 217 should be easy
for each w2k exam i used the mspress books, exam cram books, a small home lab
for self testing i been using transcender
so far i am passed 3( and didnt fail any yet thank god)

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Which ever way you go (network or AD) take both the exams for that route close together, and maybe again on the latter take. (for instance: 216 then 221, then move on to 217 and 219) That's what I did.
As for which to take first, there are many and differing opinions, but really, it's what you feel the most comfortable with:
Protocols/TCP/DNS/WINS/DHCP/DDNS
AD/OU/GPO/DNS/GC/Schema
Most people I know thought that 216 was the wall.

Hope this helps.

Cheers!

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This is my route so far in detail:

210
215
216
217
218
Exchange
SQL

I may try BizTalk

So far I completed the first 3 cores. I still need to decide whether to take next either 217 or 218.

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You wont get the MCSE???
Why don't you want to get your MCSE?

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Psydefx is right. You have to have at least 1 design exam for the MCSE. Also, I'd go for 217 before 218. It will get you up to par on AD.

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Originally posted by cross36
This is my route so far in detail:

210
215
216
217
218
Exchange
SQL

I may try BizTalk

So far I completed the first 3 cores. I still need to decide whether to take next either 217 or 218.

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What about 219, 220 or 221? - just incase you thought this was directed to the originator of this thread.

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