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IIS 4.0 MCSE Study Guide

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This book will definitely not give you the "ultimate competitive edge"! One half of the book is basic and useless info on nt security and network config, in which everybody who reads this book should already have plenty of experience. The other half is a haphazard collection of advanced topics with no structure or organization, impossible to understand in the format presented. This book is a huge waste of time and money.

This book is very incomplete: it contains no Index Server topics, no SQL Server integration, but has a lot of useless stuff. If you want to study for the exam, you'd better choose another study guide.

This book is the worst study guide I have encountered in my pursuit of the MSCE. I have 5 out of the 6 required certifications, and I realize now that the time I put into this book as an exam preparation has been mostly wasted. I will have to consult other books and learning materials to feel confident about taking the exam. I found it poorly organized, badly written, and lacking in clarity. It is not bad if you simply want a reference manual, but I would advise anyone who wants to pass the exam not to rely solely on this study guide as an educational resource. It is a waste of money.

I used all the other books in the series Windows NT 4.0, TCP/IP, Networking Essentials and they were all I needed to ace the exams. However this one barely got me through. It is the worse one in the series by far. However I have not found one nor have others that I know took the exam that cover this exam well. For the IIS test you'll need more than one book. For the other exams the other books in the series are all you need.

I found that after taking the IIS 4.0 twice, few books out there are any good at all for test prep. This one at least covers most of material that's on it. For practice questions it is as poor as the rest. I highly recommend the Transcender tests for any one who actually wants to pass IIS 4.0.

-Greg Nichols MCP+Internet, MCSE

I haven't yet read the complete book but so far it seems to be one long story about how great it is and not focusing on teaching. It doesn't get to the point....

After I read the first chapter I got my self confused. After I read the whole book I found my self lost in the jungle. I had to reread all the chapters, doubled my effort, read the online IIS help, got my eyes opened until morning in order to made my self know what the IIS 4.0 is. Yes, I finally passed the IIS exam with score 873 (not too bad indeed), but I could have made my self be prepared for another exam instead of just wasting my time reading everything. What a miserable book. I don't want to recommend it to anyone. I am a CCNA, MCP+I, MCSE.

This is the most useless book i ever bought in ages. I have always used MSPRESS books for all of my other exams, also for this one, however i decided to buy this book and all i can say to you is: Dont buy it! Take a look at MSPRESS training kits, they are great!

While the book may cover IIS 4.0 in some depth there is no Proxy Server portion to the book as the synopsis states. If you are looking for a book on MS Proxy Server the only available and current book I have found is Microsoft Proxy Server 2 by Kevin Schuler ISBN 1576102599.

I'm trying to get my last Exam for my MSCE, and found this book to give you the basics, but not enought to pass any simulation exams...