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    - Buy TEST VOUCHERS CHEAP from Amazon.com http://tinyurl.com/3eyjq Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138755
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    - OT: Even More Friday Fun Does the fun ever cease? How to fry an egg on an XP !! http://www.phys.ncku.edu.tw/~htsu/humor/fry_egg.html -- Tech "Hungry Geek" Pro MCNGP #36, MCSA, A+, Net+, i-Net+ I'm TechGeekPro, and I approved this post. Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138748
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    - OT: More Friday Fun http://www.johnkerryisadouchebagbutimvotingforhimanyway.com/ <Neil> tiny it yerself! </Neil> -- KB - MCNGP "silent thug" #26 first initial last name AT hotmail DOT com Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138719
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    - OT Friday Fun http://www.newsfilter.org/sex3/candice_diaz_gallery.htm Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138700
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    - MCP OR MCSE??? I AM MCP OR MCSE? Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138693
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    - OT: NG Activity Alright folks, I'm going to lunch. When I get back, around 1:15 or so, there better be some Friday Fun or some otherwise entertaining conversation. I'm serious. Don't let me down here. -- KB - MCNGP "silent thug" #26 first initial last name AT hotmail DOT com Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138685
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    - banks dont ya hate it when ya forget your bank card pin. and its not like the banks try and halp, (we will send you an new one in 7 working days tim) Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138657
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    - OT: MS outsource high-level jobs to offshore "A Seattle labor group said it has new evidence that Microsoft is shifting high-level work to foreign contractors, including work on the next version of Windows." See more: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2001991575_outsource29.html What do you think? -- Email me at zeus_mm@bigfoot.com Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138641
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    - Exam Prep - Loopback Adapter I am preping for my exams, and I have installed 2003 server on a laptop. I seem to remember back in NT 4.0 I could install a loopback adapter so that there was an active network connection without having to actually put the server on the network. Is there a similar thing in 2003? Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138633
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    - AD Repair tools? I have been trying to find some kind of repair and maintenance tool for Active Directory. Since it is a database and databases require maintenance what tool can be used for this? I have looked through several of my Server 2000 books which mention nothing of repairing or mainenance of AD. Within Novell I can use dsrepair. Does Active Directory have a repair tool? Thanks BSB Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138622
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    - Microsoft Certification Hi This site regarding microsoft papers and study materials so kindly check it. http://www.mcse-certification.us Thanks Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138587
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    - [OT] Nickelodeon Tells Kids to Go Out and Play "The kid-friendly network will go dark from noon to 3 p.m. ET Saturday, Oct. 2, to mark the inaugural "Nickelodeon Worldwide Day of Play." Instead of its usual lineup, the network will show messages telling kids to spend the afternoon playing. Nick is also sponsoring events in several U.S. cities and in India, Australia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore." http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C89622%7C1%7C,00.html -- Tech "'What am I gonna do with the kids then?' Geek" Pro MCNGP #36, MCSA, A+, Net+, i-Net+ I'm TechGeekPro, and I approved this post. Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138582
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    - antivirus software for MS win server 2003 & cardbus fast ethernet drivers i am trying to find an antivirus software for my MS Windows 2003 Server ( standard evaluatn copy).... any suggestions out there ??? also I have a compaq armada 110 with Ms XP PRO (evaluatn copy). I have a sitecom cardbus fast ethernet 10/100 mbps n.a.c .... 1. i have no local area connection 2. i've downloaded the driver from sitecoms site but cannot install it and get the local area connection going ...i've made new crossover cables too. 3. i got some error messages when unzipping the saved driver files from cd from another pc. 4. ive clicked the command line icons of the driver files too Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138528
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    - Testking? This is probably something I should have checked before posting my anti-braindump/anti-testking post the other day, but...is testking really a braindump? If you read their site it says: "Today, as ever, you will find original training resources and certification preparation solutions. Testking content is 100% braindump free. Brain dump sites are not discouraged to advertise on our site, since we feel that braindumps are counter-productive regarding your certification. Braindump sites and the braindumps they provide are sub-standard training material. For a solid IT career and future, you will need a firm understanding of the core concepts found in each Testking Study Guide and Interactive Lab - you won't find this from a brain dump." Is that just bullsh*t? Or have they cleaned up their act and provided some useful material? I've not seen any of there stuff, and don't really want to waste $39.99 to find out that it IS a braindump! -- Ben IT Professional, MCP 70-210 "On my way to becoming fully certifiable!" Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138510
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    - OT: The Officially MCNGP Sponsored Beach Volleyball Team. (NSFW) http://www.drunkfood.com/data/511/1drunkfood-com-stupidpeople04171.jpg -- Fris "Or is that our sponsored football team in a huddle?" bee®, MCNGP #13 The MCNGP Team - We're here to help! http://www.mcngp.tk Certaholics http://groups.yahoo.com/group/certaholics Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138504
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    - Ethics I just read a pretty good article that talks about cheaters and certification. If you want to take a look here's the link: http://www.certmag.com/articles/templates/cmag_feature.asp?articleid=820&zoneid=1 Or http://tinyurl.com/6m677 Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138503
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    - TERRIFIED OF FAILURE I am afraid of failing my exam because it will be the end. Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138485
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    - Exam 219 - Can I see the questions 1st and then answer? Does someone knows if I can do like in Transcender in this exam? I see all questions before reading the case, that saves lots of time!! Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138482
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    - My name is Twyla Hello everyone I wanted to welcome myself to your circle. Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138476
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    - OT : Just a thought Hello all, found this very interesting in light of some of the asinine questions asked in here. http://tinyurl.com/43ntl or http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/5599/society/stupid.html Works well for braindumpers as well. -- Mitch S. Some folk are wise, and some are otherwise. T. G. Smollett Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138446
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    - MCSE in 5 days Hi Guys, I passed the MCSE 2003 in 5 days all the exams. the hardest one were #70-297 and #70-299 anyone can do it. O.A. A+, N+, i-Net+, MCSE, CCNP, CCIE Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138363
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    - Microsoft v Testking Microsoft v Testking 1984 2004 What do you think? I am the Man of the BraindumpCentral Cracking Exams i worked with BraindumpCentral? O.A. A+, N+, i-Net+, MCSE, CCNP, CCIE Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138354
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    - MCSE Store I'm in deep doo-doo. It's the little lady's birthday and she set her pretty little eyes one of those 'ere MCSE certifications. Now the problem, I'm in meetin's all day and aren't be able to make it to the MCSE store to get her one. So do any you fine people know anyone who can ship one over to Missouri, in a cute little box, with red bows and ribbons for tomorrow morning? Much obliged to you all Clifford Pike, Boonville Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138341
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    - I can do it Ma say's I'm too ugly to be an MCSE, but she not too bright, I saw her making out with Piggy Cousins behind the chicken shed. What you all think, my lack of good looks goin' hold me back? Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138340
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    - Group Policy refrence Can anyone recommend a good web site or book explaining Group Policy Objects. I am still having a little bit of a problem troubleshooting them and would like a little more information then the training books offer. Thanks Rich Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138304
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    - OT: Wednesday Funny http://www.wagenschenke.ch/ -- Ben IT Professional, MCP 70-210 "On my way to becoming fully certifiable!" Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138302
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    - Windows 2000 track - when will it be disco'd? I am looking for a date which Microsoft will no longer offer the 2000 Track - Thanks Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138291
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    - Upg. MCSE 2000 to MCSE 2003 Hi all. I'm a bit confused..... I passed my final MCSE 2000 exam today, and would like to upgrade it to MCSE 2003. I've passed the following exams: 70-210, 70-214, 70-215, 70-216, 70-217, 70-220, 70-224. Which exams do I have to pass to be able to upgrade my MCSE 2000 to MCSE 2003. Thanks Jeppe Schoubye Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138289
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    - Testking What do you think about the King? of the World... Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138281
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    - happy joy joy http://www.sysadminday.com/ Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138280
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    - Institutional learning. Hello! There, I want to know where can I take some classes to get ready for the program. Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138266
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    - 70-291 test center shenanigans I'm so angry right now about stupid MCSE certifications... I've been working toward getting and MCSE 2003 certification for the last couple of months and I'm so damn tired. I'm learning how to do things 'the microsoft way' just so that I can get a certification and improve my chances of landing a good job. It's been going OK until yesterdays experience at Unitek Information Systems in Fremont, CA. I had chosen the Unitek site as my testing center because they gave Pearson VUE tests, an VUE has a deal right now that if you take a certification test and fail it, they will let you retest for free. Here the deal. I was taking the 70-291, "Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Implementation, Management, and Maintainance" test for the second time. I had failed the test with a 693/700 a week prior and I'd spend the week preparing and practacing and I felt pretty confident. I don't understan how they grade these tests and everyone who asks is told that it is a Microsoft secret. Sheesh. But I digress. I showed up at this Pearson VUE testing center and the staff was pretty confused. Aparently the are a 'career training' center and are not used to people just studying at home and taking the tests instead of giving them thousands of dollars for training. After they finally figure it out they take me to testing room with about twelve stations and nobody else taking tests besides me and they sit me in front of a computer. Except that it doesn't work. After trying all the workstations the test 'proctor' gets one of the tech support guys to jump start one of the computers and I am left in the room by myself to take the test. As I click through the initial screen with the NDA and test rules I notice that one of the screens mentions something about beta questions. I didn't give it much thought at the time but I did notice that it said that ungraded questions would be inserted randomly with the regular questions. I proceeded to take the test and since I am given a whole notepad instead of a dry 6 inch by 6 inch dry erase board that I'd been given at the Prometric testing center where I had taken the previous tests, I made sure that I made little notes for myself on each quesion, in case I had to go back and recheck my answers. I was also using it to keep pace since I had not had not found the question number in the right top portion of the screen like my previous exams. And so I went along merrily on my way and then I noticed that I was on question 30 of the 35 that I expected and I had not yet seen any questions about DNS, unlike my first time. I continued answering the questions until I got to question 35. As soon as I clicked the button to confirm my last answers I leaned back after a long grueling ordeal.... Exept that I was presented with another question. At that point I thought that maybe I had miscounted the questions and so I answerd question number 36. And then I was presented with another question. When I got to question number 38 I began to realize that it was not my inability to count that was the problem, but that something else was going on. I scanned the screen carefully until I found at the bottem left corner in small type: 38 of 55 questions answerd. Holy shit. 38 of 55 questions and only 20 minutes left to go. I sped through the rest of the exam and wound up taking the last five minutes to randomly choose the answers for the last five of six questions, I barely had enough time to read the answers, let alone the questions and so I was sure that I had missed many of the last questions. When I finally 'completed' the exam I was confronted with a score of 612 out of 700. I got up from the my chair and walked up the hall to the front desk. When I got to the desk I had to flag somebody down because the lady who was supposed to be my 'proctor' was no where in sight. I told them that I had just completed the test. The lady walked up to the printer and said, "Oh, he failed" to somebody else in the office. She handed me the paper and sent me on my way. I went to my truck and sat ther fuming and just punched the dashboard and grunted and cursed. What the hell had just happend. As I drove back to my home I had plent of time to think about it. I kept wondering, why did I get 55 questions instead of 35? Why did I get beta questions? Why was I not at least warned that this was going on? Why, after preparing better for this test than any other test, was I done in not by the content of the questions, but by the delivery of the test? When I got home I jumped on my computer and searched the web for "MCSE beta exam". On the microsoft website I found that beta exams were given free of charge to specific certified professionals so that Microsoft could take tweak their tests. More questions popped into my mind. Why did I get a beta exam anyway? Why did they charge me for it? What the hell just happened to me? I decided to confront the Microsoft's MCP department and Pearson VUE but I had to wait until the next day because their offices were closed. The next morning I called 1-800-636-7544, the MCP Program Info line. I told the guy my story and he listened respectfully and talked to his manager a couple of times as I told him my story. He asked me if the questions were appropriate to the test, and wether or not I thought any of the questions were too hard. I answered his question and consulted his manager again. He told me that there was nothing he could do, that they would investigate the incident, but that I was pretty much on my own because the test that I had taken was the right test. He told me that they offer three different tests. A 'standard' test. A 'long' test. And an 'adaptive' test. He told me that the test itself would have anywhere from 30 to 70 questions. That was not what I expected to hear. I asked him if it was standard practive to give regular MCP candidates beta questions and he conceeded that it was not. Armed with the information I decided to confront VUE next. I called VUE and the guy was pretty attentive and receptive to my situation. That's one thing I can say both the Microsoft guy and the Pearson VUE guy were very good at handing the situation. I've been on the other end of the Customer Support line and I know how hard it can be to handle irate customers. And I was irate. After I expained the situation to the VUE customer support representative, he informed me that he was going to pass the information to his manger for her review. He said that he was going to recommend that I get to take the test again for free. He told me that they were going to pull my test and review it and that I would be called back within a week. Now I wait. After I hung up I reviewed my exam report. I compared it with my previous exam report and I noticed something else that shocked me. The objectives were different on each report. Both reports had the objectives: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining IP Addressing Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining Name Resolutions Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining Network Security Maintaining a Network Infrastructure The 35 question version had Implementing, Managing, and Maitaning Routing and Remote Access, and the 55 question version had Managing and Maintaining Physical and Logical Devices. So what was going on? Had the Microsoft objectives changed in the last two weeks. And if so, why did my books not list the 'Managing and Maintaining Physical and Logical Devices' objective and why had Microsoft not updated it website? Obviously, I had been screwed of my time and my money. If it wasn't for the fact that 50% of the sys admin out there wont even look at your resume without MCSE certification and that I need to find a good job soon, I would give up on this quest for MCSE certs. And so now I wait patiently, but still angry. I don't expect to hear back from Microsoft but I will keep on Pearson VUE so that the very least they let me take the test again soon. Hopefully they can get it right next time. Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138258
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    - TROJAN VIRUS ATTACK We have a trojan on our network that is causing lockouts to all accounts. What do you guys reccommend we do? Drink? Call the cops? Our CIO is about to phire all of us. Yes, I am hawt by the way. Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138236
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    - IS THIS A FRAUD? I want to buy this if its not a braindump, any ideas? Limited To The First 50 Callers! Call Now! Call 1-888-840-2378 And Mention Code: CY10 Visit Us At: QuickCert.com MCSE SERVER 2003 CERTIFICATION MEANS SUCCESS! As an MCSE for Windows 2003, you will have the ability to effectively plan, implement, maintain and support information networks in a wide range of computing environments using Microsoft's new Windows 2003 and other Microsoft Server products. Along with these skills come increased job opportunities and financial rewards. Microsoft 2003 Certification Our Microsoft 2003 training courses provide students with the knowledge and skills to manage accounts and resources in a Microsoft Windows ServerT 2003 environment. Our courses are intended for systems administrator and systems engineer candidates who are responsible for managing accounts and resources. CISSP Certification The QuickCert CISSP courseware is designed to fully prepare you to become a Certified Information Systems Security Professional. QuickCert provides you state-of-the- art courseware that is guaranteed to prepare you for your CISSP exam and a successful career. MCDST Certification New for 2004! Microsoft's new MCDST certification is soon to become the standard for all help desk technicians. If people in your organization are experiencing trouble with their Windows- based computer systems or if they are having difficulty with Windows applications, they are going to want help from someone who has proved they have the skills to successfully support end users and to successfully troubleshoot desktop environments running on Microsoft Windows operating systems with the MCDST certification. Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138211
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    - MCSE: Get Laid More Often? I heard that MCSEs get laid more on average than non certified people. Please confirm. Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138186
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    - Sick of Living I hate my life and want to travel instead of Ghosting PCs ... :( Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138177
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    - FREE MCSE My tech training facility is offering a free MCSE coarse in Baton Rouge, LA. Please email me for complete offer. Thanks you! Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138144
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    - Stolen MCSE My MCSE Certificate was stolen outta my cube by some janitor guy. We cot him. Can you get duplicates??? Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138128
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    - message board This message board has absolutley nothing to do with obtaining one's MCSE. There is nothing but idle chatter going on here. Why don't you people do something productive with your time and actually answer people's questions. Honestly, I have never seen a greater waste of resources than this board. Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138119
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    - MCSE Singles I need to meet a man with an MCSE, anyone available? Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138118
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    - free test courses for TechNet Subscribers For those of you that subscribe to TechNet, they are offering a trial to SkillSoft learning and Books 24x7 from now to Oct 31. There are training courses to most of the certifications and study books from most of the major publishers. It is worth checking out, Jay Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138096
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    - Offered Job Need MCSE Quickly I am offered position with American defense company in Dubai but need MCSE within 3 months. What is the quickest way to get the certification? Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138075
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    - HOOK REMOVAL SERVICE Hello all of you that are fooled by the fake stories and single moms and Indian MCSEs I will remove the hook from your faces, violently for a nominal feces. Please don't respond to this. Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 138062
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    - OT: Microsoft MVP in email Sig An acquaintance of mine is a Microsoft MVP in one of the developer tools. His sig for all business email correspondence reads: Joe Blow Company zzz Microsoft [productName] MVP Many have commented that it is inappropriate for business. His coworkers, who are more qualified in the product than he is resent it. One stated: "I could also be an MVP if I elected to answer Usenet questions all day as opposed to working". Is it appropriate for an employee of a Fortune 500 type company to answer questions throughout the day on company time to maintain MVP status? Opinions? I do not think so. However, if a person is an independent consultant, it makes sense as business leads can be generated by this. Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 137999
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    - Testking & Transcender - Exam Takers Please Read This has probably been said many times, but people just don't seem to get the point! And although I've been posting on this NG for only few weeks its beginning to annoy me seeing people (such as Sathir Puchnabe, Maria Zapatta) post 'I passed my exam thanks to Testking' or 'I'm taking the exam soon, does anyone know if Transcender have a paper on it?'! If you use Testking or Transcender or any other software/study guides/braindumps that give you the actual test questions and answers then YOU ARE CHEATING, you are obtaining your qualification illegally, you might as well use one of those dodgy internet diplomas! If everyone cheated and took the exams, then we'd have millions of MCPs/MCSAs & MCSEs wandering around who don't know sh*t. It would mean that those of us who really studied and took the exam legally would have our certification degraded to the point where it became pointless. I'm only an MCP now, but I'm working towards MCSA, then MCSE, and I want to know that in the end it's going to be worth all the effort! Secondly if you become an MCSE through cheating, and you don't really know what your talking about, and then get a job based on that qualification, then what happens when a real problem arises in your job, and you have no idea how to sort it? Testking won't be able to help you then will they!? And you'll look like a real pro in front of your new boss and fellow MCSE team, won't you! If you really want that MCP/MCSE qualification WORK for it, study the literature, work with the OS to gain experiance, above all, remember TestKing/Transcender is NO help to you, you might think it is when you pass the exam, but in reality it is just giving you a false qualification, and you'll fall flat on your face sometime in the future! And in the end I think its much more satisfying to achive something (whether its an MCP qualification or anything else in life) knowing you did it through hard work, and not by cheating! Lastly, if you are going to cheat, don't post to this newsgroup, or any other microsoft newgroup for that matter, telling everyone about it! -- Ben IT Professional, MCP 70-210 "On my way to becoming fully certifiable!" Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 137986
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    - Russian PC Support Tech: HEAR ME ROAR I remember when Windows 95 was called Chicago, and came on 25 floppy disks disks. I kick ass and you people that are just starting out are lame. You have no idea what a command prompt is. I remember when office was version 4.3 you don't know what I'm talking about. I remember when Windows 3.1 had a utility called file mangler, you have no idea what I am talking about. Fear the experience, fear me the russian computer man who can solve any PC issue quicker than you and your best PC guy. Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 137976
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    - MCSE Degree Hello all, I heard that the MCSE and the MCAD certifications are equivalent to a bachelor degree in the computer science in the USA, is this right? Thanks in advance for your care. Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 137966
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    - JAcksonville Fl New Horizons has 2 Programs for Military, Dependents, Retired etc. Jacksonvile Office ONLY $5995.00 For 1 year of classes. 29 courses worth about $48,000 bucks For MCSA/MCSE/CCNA/A+/NET+/SEC+ We also have a 6 month program for Applications, web design, and graphics for $599.00 New Horizons has 250 schools in 51 countries. Email me to get more Info: paul.yuknis@newhorizons.com Non-Military may still contact me and i'll be glad to pass your name to our Educational Counselor I have 24 years in the military, we offer financing too. Don't let the good jobs go by ! Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 137964
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    - AD Everyone Change Password Right Every user object in my AD tree has Everyone set to change password right = true. Is this 'normal'? Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 137952
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    - MCSE Security Exams If you certify MCSE Security under Windows 2000 are you still only required to take the two tests to upgrade to Windows 2003? From what I have read on MS website it looks like you also have to take the security portion of the test unique to Windows 2003 in order to get the upgrade? Anyone else finish this course? Rich Tag: OT: Last Friday Fun Tag: 137949

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