What to do with Windows 2000 track books from Sybex?

Hello all,

I am looking for advice from folks familiar with the Windows 2000 track
books from Sybex. I bought the set a number of years but never got to use
them very much. I am now gearing up for the MCSE Windows 2003 exams. Will
these books still be useful, or would I do better selling them and getting
2003 books?

Thanks for any and all advice,

Jonathan

 

Hi Jonathan,

Having gone through the Windows 2000 track (got as far as MCSA only) and
then went on to the Windows 2003 track (so far MCSA but still going) I can
answer you honestly that you MUST invest in the new books in order to start
passing exams.

Windows 2003 is based on Windows 2000 so a lot of the technology from one
will apply to the other. That being said, There is no way for you to pass a
2003 exam having studied 2000 material. The differences are just too many
and Microsoft will very often test based on the new. Invest in the new
books, and leave the 2000 books on your shelf as reference materials. (I am
sure they will look as nice on your shelf as they do on mine!)

There are some aspects of the technology that are the same. You would not
need to buy a new book that covers DNS or IP Addressing or DHCP - you can
still study those chapters from the 2000 books.

As well if you are comfortable on Windows 2000 Professional you can still
take the 070-210 exam as your desktop exam - you do not need to buy a book on
Windows XP.

One last thing - you are certainly not the first nor last to buy the books
and have them sit for years. That being said you have now waited at least
three years to start studying for your cert exams. Get going because soon
Windows 2003 will also be old technology, and the new certs will be if not
harder then certainly an unknown for now. Get going!

Good luck and let us know how you do!

M

 

Hi Jonathan,

Having gone through the Windows 2000 track (got as far as MCSA only) and
then went on to the Windows 2003 track (so far MCSA but still going) I can
answer you honestly that you MUST invest in the new books in order to start
passing exams.

Windows 2003 is based on Windows 2000 so a lot of the technology from one
will apply to the other. That being said, There is no way for you to pass a
2003 exam having studied 2000 material. The differences are just too many
and Microsoft will very often test based on the new. Invest in the new
books, and leave the 2000 books on your shelf as reference materials. (I am
sure they will look as nice on your shelf as they do on mine!)

There are some aspects of the technology that are the same. You would not
need to buy a new book that covers DNS or IP Addressing or DHCP - you can
still study those chapters from the 2000 books.

As well if you are comfortable on Windows 2000 Professional you can still
take the 070-210 exam as your desktop exam - you do not need to buy a book on
Windows XP.

One last thing - you are certainly not the first nor last to buy the books
and have them sit for years. That being said you have now waited at least
three years to start studying for your cert exams. Get going because soon
Windows 2003 will also be old technology, and the new certs will be if not
harder then certainly an unknown for now. Get going!

Good luck and let us know how you do!

M

 

Hi Jonathan,

Having gone through the Windows 2000 track (got as far as MCSA only) and
then went on to the Windows 2003 track (so far MCSA but still going) I can
answer you honestly that you MUST invest in the new books in order to start
passing exams.

Windows 2003 is based on Windows 2000 so a lot of the technology from one
will apply to the other. That being said, There is no way for you to pass a
2003 exam having studied 2000 material. The differences are just too many
and Microsoft will very often test based on the new. Invest in the new
books, and leave the 2000 books on your shelf as reference materials. (I am
sure they will look as nice on your shelf as they do on mine!)

There are some aspects of the technology that are the same. You would not
need to buy a new book that covers DNS or IP Addressing or DHCP - you can
still study those chapters from the 2000 books.

As well if you are comfortable on Windows 2000 Professional you can still
take the 070-210 exam as your desktop exam - you do not need to buy a book on
Windows XP.

One last thing - you are certainly not the first nor last to buy the books
and have them sit for years. That being said you have now waited at least
three years to start studying for your cert exams. Get going because soon
Windows 2003 will also be old technology, and the new certs will be if not
harder then certainly an unknown for now. Get going!

Good luck and let us know how you do!

M

 

Hi Jonathan,

Having gone through the Windows 2000 track (got as far as MCSA only) and
then went on to the Windows 2003 track (so far MCSA but still going) I can
answer you honestly that you MUST invest in the new books in order to start
passing exams.

Windows 2003 is based on Windows 2000 so a lot of the technology from one
will apply to the other. That being said, There is no way for you to pass a
2003 exam having studied 2000 material. The differences are just too many
and Microsoft will very often test based on the new. Invest in the new
books, and leave the 2000 books on your shelf as reference materials. (I am
sure they will look as nice on your shelf as they do on mine!)

There are some aspects of the technology that are the same. You would not
need to buy a new book that covers DNS or IP Addressing or DHCP - you can
still study those chapters from the 2000 books.

As well if you are comfortable on Windows 2000 Professional you can still
take the 070-210 exam as your desktop exam - you do not need to buy a book on
Windows XP.

One last thing - you are certainly not the first nor last to buy the books
and have them sit for years. That being said you have now waited at least
three years to start studying for your cert exams. Get going because soon
Windows 2003 will also be old technology, and the new certs will be if not
harder then certainly an unknown for now. Get going!

Good luck and let us know how you do!

M

 

well windows server 2003 is the advanced version of windows server 2000 so
there'll be a some modifications in the curriculum.

 

well windows server 2003 is the advanced version of windows server 2000 so
there'll be a some modifications in the curriculum.

 

Thank you very much for this reply. I have been patiently monitoring
this thread for a reply since I posted. I am glad I checked Google
Groups as it seems my news server (Cox) is not giving a solid feed on
this group and others!

Thanks again. I appreciate your sharing your experience and
information w/ me. I'm working on it now also. Hope to take my first
test in August.

Jonathan