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Hi,

I am planning to do 70-271 exam as part of MCDST but wondering if I decide
to do MCSA in near future do I need to take 70-270 again? It looks there is
no difference between both.

can you shed some light on this please?

"JohnSmith1" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am planning to do 70-271 exam as part of MCDST but wondering if I decide
> to do MCSA in near future do I need to take 70-270 again? It looks there
> is
> no difference between both.
>
> can you shed some light on this please?

Although 70-270 and 70-271 would appear very similar, there are some
important differences. Mostly that 70-270 looks at XP from an Network
Administrator viewpoint, whereas 70-271 looks at XP from a user/tech support
viewpoint.

To move to MCSA, you will have to take a client elective. Your MCDST will
satisfy the MCSA open elective, but not the client elective. You will
therefore have to take either 70-210 (2000), 70-270 (XP), or 70-620 (Vista).
Note that 620 at this time does not appear to satisfy the client elective
for MCSA:S, or MCSA:M.

John R

"John R" <jsr^^^813@zoom^^^internet.net> wrote in message
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> Although 70-270 and 70-271 would appear very similar, there are some
> important differences. Mostly that 70-270 looks at XP from an Network
> Administrator viewpoint, whereas 70-271 looks at XP from a user/tech
> support
> viewpoint.
>
> To move to MCSA, you will have to take a client elective. Your MCDST
> will
> satisfy the MCSA open elective, but not the client elective. You will
> therefore have to take either 70-210 (2000), 70-270 (XP), or 70-620
> (Vista).
> Note that 620 at this time does not appear to satisfy the client
> elective
> for MCSA:S, or MCSA:M.
>
> John R

Yeah, what he said. But don't trust us, visit
http://www.microsoft.com/learning
--
Michael D. Alligood, MCSA, MCDST
The I.T. Classroom - http://www.theitclassroom.com/
CertGuard, Inc. - http://www.certguard.com

"Michael D. Alligood [CertGuard, Inc.]" <> wrote in
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> "John R" <jsr^^^813@zoom^^^internet.net> wrote in message
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>>
...snip..
>> John R
>
> Yeah, what he said. But don't trust us, visit
> http://www.microsoft.com/learning
> --
> Michael D. Alligood, MCSA, MCDST
> The I.T. Classroom - http://www.theitclassroom.com/
> CertGuard, Inc. - http://www.certguard.com
>
>

Everything I say is a lie. Am I lying?