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Microsoft Internet Information Server Taining, with CD

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Once again, it's interesting to read another Microsoft Press book that has absolutely no relationship to the test on their own product. I didn't learn the first time apparently. I was however prepared for this and memorized my Transcenders (hint hint [if you didn't know already]) and did lots of hands on. You'd think Microsoft Press was an unrelated company. I found it interesting that roughly 20% of the questions in the Transcenders relate to Index Server and the book dovotes exactly three sentences to it - in typical MS Press fashion. But, the smart little box is the best looking of the MCSE books on my desk!!

This book is concise and includes some good practice excercises. It also has a cd-rom with good quality multimedia presentations. However, I would not recommend this book for the current IIS 3.0 exam. Spend your money on the Sybex IIS Study guide instead. It more closely follows the exam objectives and covers Index Server.

You are guaranteed to miss the MCP test questions for version 3.0 and this is still the most current Microsoft Press Training guide!! Of course, enough of version 2.0 is still in the test that you probably will still pass this easiest of the MCSE electives.

This book gives NO information on Index Server. After reading this book, you may know how to master a Internet Information Server but there is NO WAY you will pass the 70-077 Exam !! Try to study the online documentation and leave this book alone.