Question about MS Certs

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Hey guys.

Have done a little investigation in MS certs, and wondered if someone could confirm what i think is correct!

Im still a while away from doing these (got n+ to finish, then security+). But correct me if im wrong, for example, the MCSA/MCSE exam can include, if you choose, the 70-270 MCP in XP. I hear people at work who are qualified as MCP in XP, is this the same thing? I.e. doing 1 part of the MCSE/MSCA also makes you an MCP in XP? So bearing in mind im not 100% sure what MS cert i want to do, i.e. mcsa/mcse, i think doing the XP cert is a good starting point, this is effectivly a seperate certiifcation, and a part of the larger certification? Also ill have the A+ N+ and security + hopefully which also count for a unit!

Thanks for any help hope all that makes sense!

 

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Bit confusing, but yes, you can put 270 (MCP installing/configuring XP) towards an MCSE or MCSA.
A+ N+ can also go towards an MCSA.
Security+ can go towards MCSE + Security.

271 and 272 are also XP exams which give you MCDST.

MCSE is not an exam as such, but a collection of exams.

 

MCSA is composed of 1 client OS exam, 2 network OS exams, and 1 elective.

MCSE is 1 client exam, 4 networking OS exams, 1 design exam, and one elective exam.

Now for MCSA the A+ in combination with N+ counts as an elective. These 2 exams do not count as an elective towards MCSE.

For MCSE the electives are security+ and this other exam the microsoft calls Unisys which is "Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Solutions in the Data Center"

 

Thansk for the explination guys -

Sorry for the lack of clarity, what i was trying to get at, is from seeing people at work who say they are "MCP in MS XP" I wasnt sure whether this is the title you gain after doing the XP option from the MSCE/MCSA exams, but i think it is now.

And it defiently seems to be a good option to finish the N+ and security+ then head to the XP client exam, as either the A/N and the XP would count for 1 exam from the MCSA and the security+/XP would count for the MCSE.

Just sort of planning ahead!! Hadnt done much research into the MS certs before, seems such a long way of!