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Summary: Not up to snuff with rest of the stuff from Sybex
Review: Average book on the subject but defintely not the best. Failed to properly cover parts of the exam in enough detail to prepare for the exam. Other sections were covered in too much detail and were unnecessary in prep for exam. I suppelmented my study with hands-on knowledge from work and from white papers from Microsoft itself. If you do not have hands-on knowledge with W2K3, then be prepared to get smacked down if you only used this book as your prep.
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Summary: Not detailed enough, few annoying mistakes in text
Review: I always love Sybex books for MS cert exams . This book also confirmed my confidence in myself when i took Exams . Belive me all case studies explained in the books came in the actual exams. I bought MS book also but this book is above . I love to rate this book as 5 Star not because i passed with this book it deserved it ..
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Summary: Great Book for Exam Preparation
Review: I always love Sybex books for MS cert exams . This book also confirmed my confidence in myself when i took Exams . Belive me all case studies explained in the books came in the actual exams. I bought MS book also but this book is above . I love to rate this book as 5 Star not because i passed with this book it deserved it ..
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Summary: this book is ok!
Review: I have passed about 20 Microsoft exams. This book is ok, with review questions per chapter that are right on the mark. I have found errors, but every book has errors. This is an upgrade book, so to me it's ok that not every detail is covered.
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Summary: lots of technical errors
Review: I purchased this book after reading mostly favorable reviews from this site. Also I've bought 5-6 Sybex books in the past and have always been happy. As a previous reviewer mentioned, there are allot of careless technical errors through the book. The chapters also are quite inconsistent. Some are well written and easy to follow, however some important chapters, mostly in the second half (70-296) are completely lacking and feel like they were written by people with little experience with the product. It seems like this book was rushed out without being properly edited. I'll need to buy another book to fill in the gaps before taking the exam. I'll be thinking twice before purchasing my next Sybex book.
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Summary: I'd rather be doused with battery acid
Review: Just took 70-292, and passed but no thanks to Sybex's book. Glaring omissions, thin material and some outrageous technical errors make this book a $40 doorstop. The sheer amount of patently false information (one test question on the CD actually said that you should apply a Group Policy to a security group!) makes on wonder if the authors and editors at Sybex were gassed up on nitrous when this went through. The amount of material that in the book that actually appeared on the exam was minimal, and some exam subjects weren't even mentioned in the MCSA section of the book! I felt that I had wasted my time and money by using this book. For those Win2k MCSEs out there looking to upgrade, get the book from MS Press instead. Don't make the same mistake I did.
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Summary: Not detailed enough, few annoying mistakes in text
Review: The book supposedly covers both exams, but ends up doing a rather half hearted job instead. Once you start doing practice exams and finally the exams themselves, you will find this book sorely lacking in detail. For the amount of fairly obscure questions that came up in the exam about SUS and Terminal Services the book's detail is woefully inadequate. I've used several Sybex books in the past and found them to be usually very good, but this one is next to useless really. Do not buy this on it's own and expect to pass.
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Summary: Good book, hard exam...better bone up
Review: The exam was harder than I thought, and I'm glad I used this book. It covered most of what I saw, though there were a few things that I think I got just from my experience (two years network admin.) Overall, I think the book does a very good job. I've used Sybex a bunch, and like them.
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Summary: Not Another Anonymous Spoiler Review
Review: There is actually nothing wrong with this book and studied enough in depth it will get you through the exams. IT IS NOT GARBAGE THE PREVIOUS REVIEW OR IS IT REVIEWER IS! What other books did this nit picking master of 2003 read because at this time (Feb 2004) there are precious few which actually come up to the mark of this book - check the reviews for yourself - in fact there are so few especially for 70-296 one wonders where like the Easter Bunnie he/she/it conjured them up from. Buy it read it and pass, but of course always try to find additional study material......even if it is out of the magicians hat!!!!
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Summary: Not Another Anonymous Spoiler Review
Review: There is actually nothing wrong with this book and studied enough in depth it will get you through the exams. IT IS NOT GARBAGE THE PREVIOUS REVIEW OR IS IT REVIEWER IS! What other books did this nit picking master of 2003 read because at this time (Feb 2004) there are precious few which actually come up to the mark of this book - check the reviews for yourself - in fact there are so few especially for 70-296 one wonders where like the Easter Bunnie he/she/it conjured them up from. Buy it read it and pass, but of course always try to find additional study material......even if it is out of the magicians hat!!!!
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