Hello Everyone
As far as I can remember this is my first post so please be gentle, my question is:
I passed the W2K Professional 70-210 Exam 4 weeks ago and never received an official Certificate, I contacted Microsoft and they e-mailed back saying that I would not receive one as I had to achieve MCSA, MCP or MCSE status before I can obtain a Certificate. I was under the impression that 70-210 is a Core Exam and that having achieved success in the exam I would receive an official certificate.

can anybody shed some light on the situation

M

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Hello Everyone
I passed the W2K Professional 70-210 Exam 4 weeks ago and never received an official Certificate, I contacted Microsoft and they e-mailed back saying that I would not receive one as I had to achieve MCSA, MCP or MCSE status before I can obtain a Certificate. I was under the impression that 70-210 is a Core Exam and that having achieved success in the exam I would receive an official certificate.

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You should recieve the cert. Call them and ask them for a link on their webpage that shows changes of rules. They can't do that to you. Fight

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Did you get your welcome email? You might want to start by contacting the testing center and ask them if and when they uploaded your score results to MS. Then contact MS and verify they received it. When writing to MS I have learned that you really really really need to be specific - bullet points seem to work and get their attention. It seems that if you have more than one question they stop reading after they hit the first question mark.

Congrats on your pass!

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Thanks who all who took the time to reply, I have e-mailed Microsoft again, in bulletin format..
When I log onto the MCP secured site the exam is shown there and the date is correct, so I assume the testing centre have done what there supposed to?
I will keep you posted..

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Hi All just got an e-mail back from Microsoft and I am extremely pissed off..
This is what they had to say, I don't know what to do?
Hello Marie,
This is in response to your e-mail regarding your MCP status. Candidates do not receive a certificate for each MCP exam they pass. Microsoft will send out one certificate per certification for the following certifications: MCP, MCP+SB, MCSA, MCSD, MCDBA, MCSE N.T. 4.0, MCSE Windows 2000 and MCT. You became an MCP after passing your first exam. You do not receive another MCP certificate every time you pass an exam. To obtain another certificate, such as MCSE, you need to pass seven exams.

The last MCP I received was on the NT 4.0 track and not W2000, therefore shouldn't I receive an MCP Certificate for passing W2K Professional?

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The last MCP I received was on the NT 4.0 track and not W2000, therefore shouldn't I receive an MCP Certificate for passing W2K Professional?

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Good to know - I thought, even though they didn't retire the MCSE NT4, that perhaps my MCP from NT4 wkrstn is no longer valid since they retired the exam necessary to get it. MS is very confusing on this point. So when I take future exams with MS for the 2000 track should I be giving them my current MCP number from my NT4 card? And, apparently, I will also not be receiving anything from MS until I get my MCSA. Which really doesn't gel since I can't use my NT4 exam towards my MCSA right?

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Have you looked on the MS MCP secured site for your transcript - this will show you if you are still "certified" ....

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I've tried but don't recall the password used to set up the access sooo long ago and the email account it was attached to was @home.com which has since closed shop and I no longer have access to have the send back confirmation of new password. It's not easy being an MCP I may just go with the flow and not worry about it until I have the MCSA at hand since, like I said, the NT4 MCP can't be used towards that anyway. I don't really need anymore papers advertising for MS hanging on the walls

By the way, wbafrank, when might we see the answer to the last Q of the Day?

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