Customer Reviews

70-290: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment Package (Microsoft Official Academic Course Series)

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This is a great book if you are taking the Microsoft Official training in a classroom. However, the book falls flat if you are studying at home because you will need three computers running Windows 2003 Server and one of them has to be configured as a Domain Controller. On top of that, you will need all the batch files and scripts that are only included on the instructor disc. Unfortunately, the instructor disc is NOT included with this book.

So, to reiterate, you cannot do the labs in this book without the purchase of three machines or the purchase of one machine running virtual server running three virtual Windows 2003 Server sessions.

Last but not least, I found the Microsoft Press book (70-290 exam prep) to have over 50% more material than this book had. And so I don't know how anyone can pass the exam by using this book alone. I passed the 70-290 exam using the MS-Press book and the accompanying Exam Cram book.

I got this book as part of a class. I took my test on December 29, 2008 and passed. HOWEVER, I also used a Transcender Study guide and practice test which WAS VITAL. This book does not cover all the topics necessary and I would not recommend it as your only guide. It is a pretty easy read though.

this book came in time like as told, alot of good information and shows step by step lab work.

I never received the product. It was meant as a gift to my nephew, who needed it for a course to graduate from Cal State Long Beach. After waiting more than a month and wasting countless hours trying to track it down. We gave up. He ended up buying it somewhere else.
It was a very costly and embarrassing mistake. I won't use that service again and will warn others not to get ripped off.

I just want a refund.

I do not know for I never received the product and the place do not want to refund my $60 dollars. i purchased this item at my school.

Product was in VERY good shape and as described. Seller made sure I received my product in excellent time.