Problem with name appearing on certificates

Hi all,
I just completed my mcsd certification. I have not applied
through the microsoft website to receive my certificates yet because
there is an issue with the way my name is to be printed on the
certificates. I have no surname. My name is just 1 word. But both
prometric(where I registered for the exams) and microsoft have an issue
of not having a lastname(or surname).

While registering for the exams, prometric suggested I leave a '.'(a
period) in my firstname and place my actual name under the last name
field. These were mandatory fields and could not be left blank. I
followed their advise to proceed with the registration.

Now that I have completed my exams and I want my name to appear as it
is in my certificates, microsoft seems to give me the same crap
insisting that I put a lastname( or surname). They even suggested I
leave a period or a 'mr' as my firstname and my actual name to be
placed in the lastname.
If I agree to this and have something as my lastname/firstname, this
may allow organisations to question the certificates' ownership since I
do not have a surname in my identity card.

I wrote a lengthy email to Microsoft Regional Service Center for South
East Asia. But their reply was as simple as '...Kindly be informed
that it's a requirement to enter your first name in your individual
profile. Thank you for your understanding....'

Have anyone encountered this before. Can someone advise me on what I
can do to resolve this issue?

Thanks in advance.

uyireh@yahoo.com

Hey, there. That sounds really frustrating. I'm not sure I can do anything
(as I work in Redmond and not in the distribution center that creates and
sends all of our MCP materials) but I will check to see if there is any way
around this on a one-off basis.

You have my sympathy... as a person with 18 letters and two spaces in her
name, I've felt your pain with computer name formats and restrictions!
--
Trika, Microsoft Learning, Microsoft Corp. This posting is provided "AS IS"
with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"" wrote:

> Hi all,
> I just completed my mcsd certification. I have not applied
> through the microsoft website to receive my certificates yet because
> there is an issue with the way my name is to be printed on the
> certificates. I have no surname. My name is just 1 word. But both
> prometric(where I registered for the exams) and microsoft have an issue
> of not having a lastname(or surname).
>
> While registering for the exams, prometric suggested I leave a '.'(a
> period) in my firstname and place my actual name under the last name
> field. These were mandatory fields and could not be left blank. I
> followed their advise to proceed with the registration.
>
> Now that I have completed my exams and I want my name to appear as it
> is in my certificates, microsoft seems to give me the same crap
> insisting that I put a lastname( or surname). They even suggested I
> leave a period or a 'mr' as my firstname and my actual name to be
> placed in the lastname.
> If I agree to this and have something as my lastname/firstname, this
> may allow organisations to question the certificates' ownership since I
> do not have a surname in my identity card.
>
> I wrote a lengthy email to Microsoft Regional Service Center for South
> East Asia. But their reply was as simple as '...Kindly be informed
> that it's a requirement to enter your first name in your individual
> profile. Thank you for your understanding....'
>
> Have anyone encountered this before. Can someone advise me on what I
> can do to resolve this issue?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>

hey, i'm trying to send you a mail so i can get your info (MCP ID, etc) and
see what we can do.
--
Trika, Microsoft Learning, Microsoft Corp. This posting is provided "AS IS"
with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"" wrote:

> Hi all,
> I just completed my mcsd certification. I have not applied
> through the microsoft website to receive my certificates yet because
> there is an issue with the way my name is to be printed on the
> certificates. I have no surname. My name is just 1 word. But both
> prometric(where I registered for the exams) and microsoft have an issue
> of not having a lastname(or surname).
>
> While registering for the exams, prometric suggested I leave a '.'(a
> period) in my firstname and place my actual name under the last name
> field. These were mandatory fields and could not be left blank. I
> followed their advise to proceed with the registration.
>
> Now that I have completed my exams and I want my name to appear as it
> is in my certificates, microsoft seems to give me the same crap
> insisting that I put a lastname( or surname). They even suggested I
> leave a period or a 'mr' as my firstname and my actual name to be
> placed in the lastname.
> If I agree to this and have something as my lastname/firstname, this
> may allow organisations to question the certificates' ownership since I
> do not have a surname in my identity card.
>
> I wrote a lengthy email to Microsoft Regional Service Center for South
> East Asia. But their reply was as simple as '...Kindly be informed
> that it's a requirement to enter your first name in your individual
> profile. Thank you for your understanding....'
>
> Have anyone encountered this before. Can someone advise me on what I
> can do to resolve this issue?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>

Thanks Trika. Looking forward to your email.

Thanks again.

Trika Harms zum Spreckel (MSFT) wrote:
> hey, i'm trying to send you a mail so i can get your info (MCP ID, etc) and
> see what we can do.
> --
> Trika, Microsoft Learning, Microsoft Corp. This posting is provided "AS IS"
> with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
> "" wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> > I just completed my mcsd certification. I have not applied
> > through the microsoft website to receive my certificates yet because
> > there is an issue with the way my name is to be printed on the
> > certificates. I have no surname. My name is just 1 word. But both
> > prometric(where I registered for the exams) and microsoft have an issue
> > of not having a lastname(or surname).
> >
> > While registering for the exams, prometric suggested I leave a '.'(a
> > period) in my firstname and place my actual name under the last name
> > field. These were mandatory fields and could not be left blank. I
> > followed their advise to proceed with the registration.
> >
> > Now that I have completed my exams and I want my name to appear as it
> > is in my certificates, microsoft seems to give me the same crap
> > insisting that I put a lastname( or surname). They even suggested I
> > leave a period or a 'mr' as my firstname and my actual name to be
> > placed in the lastname.
> > If I agree to this and have something as my lastname/firstname, this
> > may allow organisations to question the certificates' ownership since I
> > do not have a surname in my identity card.
> >
> > I wrote a lengthy email to Microsoft Regional Service Center for South
> > East Asia. But their reply was as simple as '...Kindly be informed
> > that it's a requirement to enter your first name in your individual
> > profile. Thank you for your understanding....'
> >
> > Have anyone encountered this before. Can someone advise me on what I
> > can do to resolve this issue?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> >

How do I reach you?
--
Trika, Microsoft Learning, Microsoft Corp. This posting is provided "AS IS"
with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"" wrote:

> Thanks Trika. Looking forward to your email.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Trika Harms zum Spreckel (MSFT) wrote:
> > hey, i'm trying to send you a mail so i can get your info (MCP ID, etc) and
> > see what we can do.
> > --
> > Trika, Microsoft Learning, Microsoft Corp. This posting is provided "AS IS"
> > with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> >
> >
> > "" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > > I just completed my mcsd certification. I have not applied
> > > through the microsoft website to receive my certificates yet because
> > > there is an issue with the way my name is to be printed on the
> > > certificates. I have no surname. My name is just 1 word. But both
> > > prometric(where I registered for the exams) and microsoft have an issue
> > > of not having a lastname(or surname).
> > >
> > > While registering for the exams, prometric suggested I leave a '.'(a
> > > period) in my firstname and place my actual name under the last name
> > > field. These were mandatory fields and could not be left blank. I
> > > followed their advise to proceed with the registration.
> > >
> > > Now that I have completed my exams and I want my name to appear as it
> > > is in my certificates, microsoft seems to give me the same crap
> > > insisting that I put a lastname( or surname). They even suggested I
> > > leave a period or a 'mr' as my firstname and my actual name to be
> > > placed in the lastname.
> > > If I agree to this and have something as my lastname/firstname, this
> > > may allow organisations to question the certificates' ownership since I
> > > do not have a surname in my identity card.
> > >
> > > I wrote a lengthy email to Microsoft Regional Service Center for South
> > > East Asia. But their reply was as simple as '...Kindly be informed
> > > that it's a requirement to enter your first name in your individual
> > > profile. Thank you for your understanding....'
> > >
> > > Have anyone encountered this before. Can someone advise me on what I
> > > can do to resolve this issue?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > >
>
>

Hi Trika,
you can contact me via . I can
send you my official email address(that I use for correspondence with
microsoft) and other details that you require once I receive your
email.

Thanks Trika. Really appreciate your help in this matter.

Trika Harms zum Spreckel (MSFT) wrote:
> How do I reach you?
> --
> Trika, Microsoft Learning, Microsoft Corp. This posting is provided "AS IS"
> with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
> "" wrote:
>
> > Thanks Trika. Looking forward to your email.
> >
> > Thanks again.
> >
> > Trika Harms zum Spreckel (MSFT) wrote:
> > > hey, i'm trying to send you a mail so i can get your info (MCP ID, etc) and
> > > see what we can do.
> > > --
> > > Trika, Microsoft Learning, Microsoft Corp. This posting is provided "AS IS"
> > > with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> > >
> > >
> > > "" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > > I just completed my mcsd certification. I have not applied
> > > > through the microsoft website to receive my certificates yet because
> > > > there is an issue with the way my name is to be printed on the
> > > > certificates. I have no surname. My name is just 1 word. But both
> > > > prometric(where I registered for the exams) and microsoft have an issue
> > > > of not having a lastname(or surname).
> > > >
> > > > While registering for the exams, prometric suggested I leave a '.'(a
> > > > period) in my firstname and place my actual name under the last name
> > > > field. These were mandatory fields and could not be left blank. I
> > > > followed their advise to proceed with the registration.
> > > >
> > > > Now that I have completed my exams and I want my name to appear as it
> > > > is in my certificates, microsoft seems to give me the same crap
> > > > insisting that I put a lastname( or surname). They even suggested I
> > > > leave a period or a 'mr' as my firstname and my actual name to be
> > > > placed in the lastname.
> > > > If I agree to this and have something as my lastname/firstname, this
> > > > may allow organisations to question the certificates' ownership since I
> > > > do not have a surname in my identity card.
> > > >
> > > > I wrote a lengthy email to Microsoft Regional Service Center for South
> > > > East Asia. But their reply was as simple as '...Kindly be informed
> > > > that it's a requirement to enter your first name in your individual
> > > > profile. Thank you for your understanding....'
> > > >
> > > > Have anyone encountered this before. Can someone advise me on what I
> > > > can do to resolve this issue?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance.
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >

Hi Trika,
can you see my email address that was attached to my
reply earlier? I have not received any email from you. I dunno whether
you have overlooked my reply.

Thanks.

Got it. Just sent a mail.
--
Trika, Microsoft Learning, Microsoft Corp. This posting is provided "AS IS"
with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"" wrote:

> Hi Trika,
> can you see my email address that was attached to my
> reply earlier? I have not received any email from you. I dunno whether
> you have overlooked my reply.
>
> Thanks.
>
>

Hi all,
I managed to get my name printed on the certificates the way
I wanted it to appear on them. This was possible because of 2 persons
from microsoft. I want like to thank both
Trika Harms zum Spreckel and Russ Parker for their help without which
this could not have been possible. Thank you both.

Regards,
Nagarajan



Trika Harms zum Spreckel (MSFT) wrote:
> Got it. Just sent a mail.
> --
> Trika, Microsoft Learning, Microsoft Corp. This posting is provided "AS IS"
> with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
> "" wrote:
>
> > Hi Trika,
> > can you see my email address that was attached to my
> > reply earlier? I have not received any email from you. I dunno whether
> > you have overlooked my reply.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >

Hi all,
I managed to get my name printed on the certificates the way
I wanted it to appear on them. This was possible because of 2 persons
from microsoft. I want like to thank both
Trika Harms zum Spreckel and Russ Parker for their help without which
this could not have been possible. Thank you both.

Regards.

Trika Harms zum Spreckel (MSFT) wrote:
> Got it. Just sent a mail.
> --
> Trika, Microsoft Learning, Microsoft Corp. This posting is provided "AS IS"
> with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
> "" wrote:
>
> > Hi Trika,
> > can you see my email address that was attached to my
> > reply earlier? I have not received any email from you. I dunno whether
> > you have overlooked my reply.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >