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I have attended Mark's lectures several times. I have
read Mark's Mastering Windows 2003. It gave a general
overall good description on Windows 2003. It is a good
book! It is not meant as a preparation for a specific
exam!

However for you to pass the exams, you must focused on
the exam objective for each specific exam. Another
consideration is that there is not too much lab in Mark's
book, although he described many real life situations.

I am MCSE W2k, so I used MSPress Upgrade kit for 70-292
and 70-296 supplemented with Syngress's Upgrade kit with
many Technet, MSDN, KB and whitepapers. I like MSPress
book for its lab exercises. Syngress for its readability.
For practice exams, I used Transcender and Redmond!

An afterthought, I think I was over prepared but I
enjoyed the reading.

Good luck in your study!
Cheers,
Chops


>-----Original Message-----
>Hello:
>I have 6 years experience in window NT and 2k. I passed
5 exams on the NT
>track, and Win2k PRO. Now, I'd like to start with my
MCSA in Windows 2003.
>Looking at what book(s) to buy, looks like the best one
is Mark Minasi
>Windows 2003 Server. I need your opinions, is this a
good book to use for
>certification exams? or after reading these book I will
need a different
>book to focus on the exam?
>I know Minasi will teach me 2003 very well, but will
help me pass the tests?
>Thank you
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