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Essential tips and advice to keep your career on track. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Access online IT books FREE: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,17663,00.htm?smartcertify - New Site Feature: SearchWin2000.com Product and Vendor Guide http://knowledgestorm.techtarget.com/searchwin2000/MainServlet?ksAction=Home&Offer=p&vguisur =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. CERTIFICATION TIPS - Good news for MCP test takers - By the numbers on Microsoft's MCP Web site - Ask Ed Tittel: Where can I find cut-off scores for MS exams? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Best Web Links: Training, certification and conferences - Blooper Finalists: Pick a winner! Vote for your favorites! - Featured Topic: Secrets of desktop deployment - Chapter Download: Group policies ___________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: SmartCertify Solve your toughest IT problems FAST! SmartCertify's Referenceware gives you over 2,000 top-rated IT books online in an easy, searchable format. You'll get the complete text, graphics and code from IT books by leading IT publishers right online! PLUS new books are added to this extensive IT reference library weekly. Find ALL the information you want on ANY IT subject. >> Try it now FREE! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,17663,00.htm?smartcertify ___________________________________________________________________ GOOD NEWS FOR MCP TEST TAKERS | by Ed Tittel In a reversal of its decision last year to report only pass-fail status, Microsoft is once again offering information to exam candidates about their areas of strengths and weaknesses on MCP certification tests. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid1_gci921544,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BY THE NUMBERS ON MICROSOFT'S MCP WEB SITE | by Ed Tittel Since last October, Microsoft has been taking official responsibility for posting numbers on its MCP population. Find out how many people are currently qualified as Microsoft certified professionals and in what categories. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci863036,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHERE CAN I FIND CUT-OFF SCORES FOR MS EXAMS? | Ask Ed Tittel Dear Ed: I am trying to get more information regarding Microsoft exams, including the cut-off scores. Do you know where I can find such information? >> CLICK to read Ed's expert response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid541442_tax285126,00.html Want more tips like this one? Then sign up to receive SearchWin2000.com's "Tips from our Experts" biweekly newsletter. 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This guide covers a wide range of areas for you to thoroughly research, including infrastructure and systems management, Web application and development, security solutions and much more. http://knowledgestorm.techtarget.com/searchwin2000/MainServlet?ksAction=Home&Offer=p&vguisur ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TRAINING, CERTIFICATION AND CONFERENCES | Best Web Links Faster than you can say Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: That's how quickly Windows technology is changing and why you have to keep your skills sharp. Look here for the hottest conferences, the most highly-rated on-line tutorials and the latest MS certification requirements. >> CLICK for best certification links... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax540,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PICK A WINNER! VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES! | Blooper Finalists It seems somewhat unkind to gain from another's misfortune -- but we'll promise to look the other way while you read and vote on our blooper contest finalists. Learn from the mistakes of fellow users as you help your favorite contenders qualify for this month's slick MP3 player prize! >> Share a prank in blooper #112: IT think, therefore IT am http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci918982,00.html >> Snack on blooper #108: Out to lunch http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci914635,00.html >> Foil pesky telemarketers in blooper #111: Call interrupted http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci917841,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SECRETS OF DESKTOP DEPLOYMENT | Featured Topic >From Windows 9x to XP, we have answers to your most pressing desktop questions. Load up on desktop solutions from our tips, expert responses, articles and online resources. http://www.searchWin2000.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci920393,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GROUP POLICIES | Chapter Download Windows Server 2003 offers extensive control over system configuration and user environments through a feature called group policy. 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