MCP Certification?

[Rogodin2]

I need to become a Microsoft Certified Professional for a job at a data storage facility and thought I ask you all what you would recomend for a fairly quick completion of the certification.

There are a couple sites that will sell a training kit (anywhere from $1200-$1400), but I was thinking it might be less expensive to buy some books and study myself.

What are your thoughts?

Thanks!

Rogo

 

[tyanni]

You can become a MCP a miriad of ways - what exactly do you need to be certified in?

 

[Rogodin2]

Tyanni

The IT lead said XP professional. He also said I should have some knowledge about VPNs, Server 2003, active directories.


rogo

 

[tyanni]

Well, you can take the 70-270: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional exam, which is relatively easy if you have any XP support experience. I'd recommend just getting the self study guide from MS, as I was able to take it after just reading through the book (although I had a few years of support experience).

Another option would be to take the 70:271 and 272 exams, and get your Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician certification. Again, not that difficult to get in a short amount of time with the self study books.

Lastly, if you want 2003 experience, look into the 2003 exams for 70:290,291, or 293, all of which would be good.

 

[Rogodin2]

Thanks!

Rogo

 

[spyordie007]

The XP cert alone should be fairly easy if you've ever done any support of XP.

Have you spoken to your employer about their desires for you?

 

[Rogodin2]

spyordie

I've not done any XP support. Right now I'm a game cafe/pc repair sales owner. Microsoft just built the largest data center in the world in our tiny town of Quincy, WA-1million SQF of computers 🙂

They're hiring and this is what I was told I needed by the lead IT staffer.

Thanks
Rogo

 

[spyordie007]

They told you that you need XP certification to work in the data center???

 

[Brazen]

Go to Microsoft Press and get the MCE kit of books. Should be like $150 IIRC. It also comes with a coupon for the tests. There should be four books and each one corresponds to a cert test. Pick one and take the test, but all four books are good for references. I have the old 2000 MCE set and even though I only took 2 of the tests (painfully easy) they are great references for looking stuff up.