Exam Broken - Anyone Else Seen This?

I just took my 70-291. One of the questions was a simulation. i won't go
into any detail due to the NDA, but the simulation didn't work. It asked me
to do something and the only way to do it was to use an Administrative Tool.
I tried going to Start-->Programs-->Administrative Tools-->"utility" and
also going through Control Panel-->Administrative Tools-->"utility". The
utility would never come up. I tried over a dozen times. I checked outside
references after the exam and sure enough, the way I tried is DEFINITELY the
way to do it, but obviously, the simulation didn't work correctly.
Unfortunately, I failed the exam by 24 points. Is there anything I can do
about this?? I definitely missed other questions, so my score was close, but
I feel I would have passed if the simulation had worked. I informed the
testing center and they told me it had happened before and they would inform
Microsoft, but that is all they could do.

Russell

Michael
Wed Jun 25 20:43:46 CDT 2008

"Russell" <Russell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:626FE3E2-9A95-4EF3-A894-ACEAAD946F96@microsoft.com:

> I just took my 70-291. One of the questions was a simulation. i won't go
> into any detail due to the NDA, but the simulation didn't work. It asked me
> to do something and the only way to do it was to use an Administrative Tool.
> I tried going to Start-->Programs-->Administrative Tools-->"utility" and
> also going through Control Panel-->Administrative Tools-->"utility". The
> utility would never come up. I tried over a dozen times. I checked outside
> references after the exam and sure enough, the way I tried is DEFINITELY the
> way to do it, but obviously, the simulation didn't work correctly.
> Unfortunately, I failed the exam by 24 points. Is there anything I can do
> about this?? I definitely missed other questions, so my score was close, but
> I feel I would have passed if the simulation had worked. I informed the
> testing center and they told me it had happened before and they would inform
> Microsoft, but that is all they could do.
>
> Russell
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com
> Version: 8.0.130 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1519 - Release Date: 6/25/2008 4:13 PM


See my response in the MCSA Forum and avoid multi posting.

--
Michael D. Alligood, MCITP, MCTS, MCSA, MCDST, A+
The I.T. Classroom Blog - http://www.theitclassroom.com


No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com
Version: 8.0.130 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1519 - Release Date:
6/25/2008 4:13 PM

Matt
Thu Jun 26 11:18:03 CDT 2008

Russell

Itâ??s a prometric issue. I had the same issue with 70-294 twice. The testing
center called Prometric and got a case number. Then I had to call Prometric
with that case number and they voided the test and rescheduled the test for
me. So I didnâ??t have to pay for it again. I took it a second time and passed
without the sims working. I had 3 of them that didnâ??t work.

And since the test was voided it didnâ??t count toward the twice and 30 day
rule for testing. So I would have kept taking it as many times as it took to
get my MCSE. I would make sure you take some time off in between tests and
study up and get the failure out of your mind. You can pass without the sims
it just sucks without them.

--
Matt
MCDST, MCITP, MCSE


"Russell" wrote:

> I just took my 70-291. One of the questions was a simulation. i won't go
> into any detail due to the NDA, but the simulation didn't work. It asked me
> to do something and the only way to do it was to use an Administrative Tool.
> I tried going to Start-->Programs-->Administrative Tools-->"utility" and
> also going through Control Panel-->Administrative Tools-->"utility". The
> utility would never come up. I tried over a dozen times. I checked outside
> references after the exam and sure enough, the way I tried is DEFINITELY the
> way to do it, but obviously, the simulation didn't work correctly.
> Unfortunately, I failed the exam by 24 points. Is there anything I can do
> about this?? I definitely missed other questions, so my score was close, but
> I feel I would have passed if the simulation had worked. I informed the
> testing center and they told me it had happened before and they would inform
> Microsoft, but that is all they could do.
>
> Russell
>

Matt
Thu Jun 26 11:18:03 CDT 2008

Russell

Itâ??s a prometric issue. I had the same issue with 70-294 twice. The testing
center called Prometric and got a case number. Then I had to call Prometric
with that case number and they voided the test and rescheduled the test for
me. So I didnâ??t have to pay for it again. I took it a second time and passed
without the sims working. I had 3 of them that didnâ??t work.

And since the test was voided it didnâ??t count toward the twice and 30 day
rule for testing. So I would have kept taking it as many times as it took to
get my MCSE. I would make sure you take some time off in between tests and
study up and get the failure out of your mind. You can pass without the sims
it just sucks without them.

--
Matt
MCDST, MCITP, MCSE


"Russell" wrote:

> I just took my 70-291. One of the questions was a simulation. i won't go
> into any detail due to the NDA, but the simulation didn't work. It asked me
> to do something and the only way to do it was to use an Administrative Tool.
> I tried going to Start-->Programs-->Administrative Tools-->"utility" and
> also going through Control Panel-->Administrative Tools-->"utility". The
> utility would never come up. I tried over a dozen times. I checked outside
> references after the exam and sure enough, the way I tried is DEFINITELY the
> way to do it, but obviously, the simulation didn't work correctly.
> Unfortunately, I failed the exam by 24 points. Is there anything I can do
> about this?? I definitely missed other questions, so my score was close, but
> I feel I would have passed if the simulation had worked. I informed the
> testing center and they told me it had happened before and they would inform
> Microsoft, but that is all they could do.
>
> Russell
>