MCSE 2003 to MCSE 2008

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I was wandering if anyone has made the upgrade yet and if yes was it hard at all? What kind of questions were their?

Also has anyone done 070-620 Vista yet? I have just booked it for the end of feb, what study materials did you use? Any tips?

Regards

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It's not actually going to be called MSCE 2008, MCSE is being replaced by MCTS.

 

I've been looking into it since seeing this thread, and I must say it is an interesting prospect.

With MCSE 2000, you had to take two exams to upgrade to 2003 right? 292 - 296.


If you have an MCSE on 2003, you get 3 MCTS with the one exam. 70-649TS

MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration
MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration
MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Application Platform Configuration


But if you are MCSA on 2003 you can get 2 of the same MCTS with one exam. 70-648TS

MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration
MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration


I know that it isn't really an upgrade to MCSE 2008, but as the sort of equivalent does it make sense to compact so much into one exam, especially with the 70-649?

 

i was told it was 5 exams to upgrade :S Isnt MCSE = MCITP? OR do we have to do more exams if we wish to turn it into an MCITP? this is a bit of a joke really :S

 

It gets a little in depth after a while, not as simple as the 'MCSE is x Exams, x core and x elective.'

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcitp/entsupport/default.mspx


The above is the link for the MCITP for Enterprise Support Technician, which only takes 2 Exams:

the 70-620
the 70-622

The 70-620 is the Vista exam, so most people are going to need to take that one anyway at some point.

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcitp/vista/consumer/default.mspx

The above link is for a consumer support technician, which again is only 2 exams, one being the 70-620, the other being the 70-623.

 

I guess that means all of the tutorial websites and forums that marketed themselves using "MCSE" as part of their name are now SOL.

 

Hmmm

 

Thanks for the help, so let me summarise everything, sorry if im a bit slow

70-649 ?? What does this cover?

70-620
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MCTS: Windows Vista, Configuring

70-647
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MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration
MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration
MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Application Platform Configuration

So by sitting the following exams 70-649, 70-620 and the 70-647 you will achieve the following certs:
MCITP: Enterprise Admin
MCITP: Server Admin

Is MCTS the replacement for MCP?

Thanks!

 

The MCTS is *sorta* the replacement for MCP. The MCP was achieved by taking any Microsoft exam. The MCTS is achieved by taking one or more exams, depending on the MCTS title you are pursuing.

70-649 covers everything found in 70-640, 70-642, and 70-643. (For those interested, 70-648 covers two of those three exams: 70-640 and 70-642.)

 

I did 70-620 a few months ago. I used "Microsoft Windows Vista Client Configuration Study Guide: Exam 70-620" co-written by our own Bosonmichael. I used no other stuff (other than the program itself) and passed with 950+ points.