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MCSE Fast Track: Windows NT Workstation 4

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I took a class on NT Workstation through an ATEC in the summer, then waited three months before taking - and failing - the exam. As I went back through my notes from the class it was apparent that even if I took the exam the day after the class, I still would have failed.... there just wasn't enough corelation between what was in the course and what was on the exam.

I was on the verge of forgetting about it when I saw another person using this book to study for the exam. I'd already wasted close to $2k, so what was $16?

That $16 was the best investment I've ever made.

I did not buy this book to pass the Microsoft exam - I just needed something to explain to me why Windows NT Workstation was doing some of the things on my system that it was. A friend of mine who was studying for the exam suggested I get this book, and I did.

Not only do I understand NT a whole lot better than I did after reading other books, but I understand more of how NT interacts with everything else - particularly NetWare servers and Dial-up networking.

I would buy this book again in a heartbeat, and plan on buying others in the series.

I spent a lot of looking over the coverage of key topics in half-a-dozen Workstation books. This one covered them in as much or more detail than any other. The small size comes from the fact that the non-critical nonsense has been removed, which saves me from having to jump over a dozen pages here and there.

I found the book to be easy to read, easy to understand, and all that it was advertised to be, and then some.

After years of struggle, NT Workstation won the client war in my workplace and it was decided that 1000 users had to be changed over from every other thinkable operating system to NTW.

I knew some about the OS, but not much. I also knew that someone would have to become an MCP in order to convince corporate that IT knew what is was doing and to leave us alone. In order to accomplish those goals, I needed a quick solution, and the Fast Track seemed like it.

To make a long story short, I learned more about the OS from this book that I ever imagined, and passed the new adaptive exam (much less questions) with flying colors.

Not only is this an excellent book for certification study, but it is one of the best technical books I've ever read on NT Workstation. I typically buy three or four books on a topic when studying for an exam to avoid wasting time if I get a junk one. In this case, I read only the one and intend to buy only one now for any study topic the fast track is available for.

All needed I to become MCP and start getting benefits. Exam now questions 15 with adaptive format. Know the material here well and you pass first time out.

If you've ever seen a large sponge that someone has sucked all the water from and seen how small it can get and still be a sponge, then you understand the premise of what is here. All the other NT Workstation books have had the fluff sucked from them to make this book - what is left has no wasted space/thoughts/text.