xp or windows 7. cert.

ITpatrick82 · **07-30-2010, 12:59 PM**

SO i been lazy.. and havent started my certs. I am studying hard for my MCP - by taken 70-272.. then will take 271 and get an MCDST...

What i was wondering... is the XP MCDST still worth it... or should i scrap it and focus on a Windows 7 MCDST.... i was going to start xp, then do the upgrade path... then work on mcse..

please help

BosonMichael · **07-30-2010, 01:04 PM**

Considering most companies still heavily utilize XP, I'd say it's of great value.

Tinus1959 · **07-31-2010, 05:21 AM**

MCDST also gives a very good base for the support exams for windows 7. You learn HOW to troubleshoot, at least, that is part of the goal.

Geezersoft · **08-02-2010, 04:50 PM**

If the W7 exam is like that for Vista - the XP one will stretch you far more. So do the XP one and the W7 will seem like a gift.

Tinus1959 · **08-03-2010, 02:26 AM**

Not quit. The W7 exam is harder than the Vista exam. Vista was a laugh.

varelg · **08-18-2010, 12:25 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ITpatrick82

SO i been lazy.. and havent started my certs. I am studying hard for my MCP - by taken 70-272.. then will take 271 and get an MCDST...

What i was wondering... is the XP MCDST still worth it... or should i scrap it and focus on a Windows 7 MCDST.... i was going to start xp, then do the upgrade path... then work on mcse..

please help

I see W 7 adopted wider and wider in the end- user world, so if your decide to pursue helpdesk role by all means go for the Windows 7 exam. They will all have to upgrade to 7 at certain point, xp can only carry on so far.
In the server room however, Windows Server 2003 seems to be set to last a tad longer than anyone expected, so MCSE title is still a very valid goal to pursue. But if my goal would be MCSE, then I'd choose to forego the helpdesk exam and focus solely on MCSE exams.

BosonMichael · **08-18-2010, 01:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by varelg

I see W 7 adopted wider and wider in the end- user world, so if your decide to pursue helpdesk role by all means go for the Windows 7 exam. They will all have to upgrade to 7 at certain point...

Who says? They don't *have* to upgrade to anything. Windows XP works just fine.

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Originally Posted by varelg

...xp can only carry on so far.

Yep: until 2020.

Windows XP isn't disappearing anytime soon.

Quote:

Originally Posted by varelg

In the server room however, Windows Server 2003 seems to be set to last a tad longer than anyone expected...

Eh? I expected it would last this long, and I expect that it will last a whole lot longer, as do most techs who work with Windows Server 2003. In fact, many companies still use Windows 2000 Server in their infrastructure.

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Originally Posted by varelg

...so MCSE title is still a very valid goal to pursue. But if my goal would be MCSE, then I'd choose to forego the helpdesk exam and focus solely on MCSE exams.

I don't mean to come down hard on you, Varelg... that is not my intention. But that's some potentially bad advice you're giving out. And considering you don't have ANY Windows Server 2003 experience, do you think you're qualified to give this advice?

Like I said in one of your threads, the MCSE is designed for people who have at least a year of real-world IT experience administering servers in a multi-site, multi-server environment. If ITpatrick82 doesn't yet have that experience, he is exactly right in pursuing the MCDST certification, because getting the MCSE would overcertify him for his experience level. And this is NOT a good thing.

07-30-2010, 12:59 PM	#1
ITpatrick82 MS-DOS 1.0 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: usa/maryland Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	xp or windows 7. cert. SO i been lazy.. and havent started my certs. I am studying hard for my MCP - by taken 70-272.. then will take 271 and get an MCDST... What i was wondering... is the XP MCDST still worth it... or should i scrap it and focus on a Windows 7 MCDST.... i was going to start xp, then do the upgrade path... then work on mcse.. please help

07-30-2010, 01:04 PM	#2
BosonMichael Site Ogre Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: near Nashville, TN Posts: 6,101 Thanks: 332 Thanked 459 Times in 383 Posts	Re: xp or windows 7. cert. Considering most companies still heavily utilize XP, I'd say it's of great value. __________________ BosonMichael MCSE+I, MCSE: Security, MCSE: Messaging, MCDST, MCDBA, MCTS, OCP, CCNP, CCDP, CCNA Security, CCNA Voice, CNE, SCSA, Security+, Linux+, Server+, Network+, A+ www.boson.com Served proudly, US Army, 98C Intelligence Analyst, '89-'92

07-31-2010, 05:21 AM	#3
Tinus1959 Senior Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands. Posts: 4,959 Thanks: 178 Thanked 413 Times in 342 Posts	Re: xp or windows 7. cert. MCDST also gives a very good base for the support exams for windows 7. You learn HOW to troubleshoot, at least, that is part of the goal. __________________ There are 10 types of people: those who understand binary numbers and those who do not. Trainer is the most efficient job you could have: you sell your knowledge and still keep it yourself.

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Geezersoft Windows 98 Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 176 Thanks: 2 Thanked 34 Times in 27 Posts	Re: xp or windows 7. cert. If the W7 exam is like that for Vista - the XP one will stretch you far more. So do the XP one and the W7 will seem like a gift. __________________ A+, Network+, Security+, MCP, MCTS, MCSA Security, MCSE Security, MCITP SA, Project+, PRINCE2 Practitioner, ITIL V3 Foundation

08-03-2010, 02:26 AM	#5
Tinus1959 Senior Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands. Posts: 4,959 Thanks: 178 Thanked 413 Times in 342 Posts	Re: xp or windows 7. cert. Not quit. The W7 exam is harder than the Vista exam. Vista was a laugh. __________________ There are 10 types of people: those who understand binary numbers and those who do not. Trainer is the most efficient job you could have: you sell your knowledge and still keep it yourself.

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