"May I use 70-620 as an MCSE elective?" and other FAQ about Vista cert exams

This is going to be long and ugly, but hopefully functional. These questions came from the Vista live meeting in early December (find the recording on this page).

If I understand correctly you can use the 620 exam as a CLIENT elective instead of XP in MCSE/MCSA certification

Yes, and this will be updated soon on the microsoft.com/learning site...<ADDING MORE DETAIL ON JANUARY 12>70-620 will satisfy the client elective for both MCSA and MCSE (on both 2000 and 2003) as will 70-210 (Windows 2000 Pro) and 70-270 (Windows XP Pro). It can also satisfy the elective requirement for MCSA and MCSE (on both 2000 and 2003) as long as the candidate does not use it as both their client elective and a general elective – it can satisfy one or the other but not both.

 

can I use 70-621 as an elective for MCSE?

No...upgrade exams may not be used as electives. If you want to upgrade your MCDST and work on the MSCE, I would take the long road to MCITP: Enterprise by taking 620 and 622.

 

What about other Vista exams as electives?

exams 621, 622, and 623 may not be used as MCSA or MCSE electives because they are Pro/Job Role exams. Exam 624 is a TS exam and may be used to satisfy the general elective requirement for MCSA and MCSE on 2003 only.

 

Is there any new certification about security?

Moving forward, Security will be incorporated into all of our individual exams and we will move away from covering Security as a separate topic/path.

How different are the scope and limitations of the Consumer and the Enterprise Technologies?

About 70% of the materials is common to both. The 30% delta is home networking, media center edition, media center extenders, xbox integration, etc...

Will there be something special for Vista deployment (like 74-139 was) ?

Yes. The Vista Deployment exam (70-624) will be out in Mar/April time frame.

Will The 70-620 Expire also, or only the 70-622 and 70-623?

The Vista TS certification (which you get by passing exam 70-620) will expire when mainstream product support from Microsoft for Windows Vista expires. The Pro credentials you get by passing 622 and 623 will require re-certification every three years.

Which examination in Vista Windows is similar to 70-270?

620

is it too late to become a charter member? are you supporting that program for Vista?

no charters for vista, exchange, and office...

Is the vista 70-620 exam valid for all editions of business vista

Yes

is 70-620 required before you take 70-622

yes

What will be the cost for the 620 ?

 exams are still priced at $125 US - with some differences depending on region. You'll have to check with your local test center to confirm the costs. T

I have 290 which do I need to do before doing the 620 + 622

 not related -- so you can start right with 620 and 622.

Comments

• Anonymous
  January 11, 2007
  Very useful info and recap from the LiveMeeting dated back Dec 2006 ! Hope to hear from you and let us know when the beta exams of 71-620 will be available.

• Anonymous
  January 11, 2007
  Hey Trika. When referring to the new exams, do not forget to change the prefix from 70 to 71. This may confuse individuals. Also, MCITP in Consumer and Enterprise are now required to recertify every 3 years?

• Anonymous
  January 11, 2007
  Does anyone know where I can find exam questions for 70-620?

• Anonymous
  January 11, 2007
  I would like to know also where I can purchase some test prep exams, as to be prepared for what we can expect.

• Anonymous
  January 12, 2007
  I have been following this exam pretty closely, so I think I can help answer some of the questions. Vincent - Beta exam has come and gone. 70-620 is now live. You can write it any time. Michael - Only the beta exams get the 71 prefix. Once they go live, they'll get the 70 prefix. I attended the Microsoft Certification presentation in Toronto last year and they it was explained to me on recertification was this: MCTS cert did not need renewing MCITP cert expired and needed to be renewed. Audifreakje;MRJVO - there is a Microsoft Press book for the 70-620 exam coming out at some point. Looks like it will also have some study questions as well. http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/10721.aspx

• Anonymous
  January 24, 2007
  Sorry if I'm a little off topic but it was available in beta on Vue.  As an MCT I had access to the beta code, registered and accepted to sit for the exam 2/3.  Vue cancelled my seat and other MCTs as well this morning saying it was a Microsoft decision. Any idea what happened and when the exam might be available for beta test?

• Anonymous
  January 24, 2007
  You are not the only one and I got the email from VUE (on behalf of Microsoft) and I just wonder what is going on for 71-623 ??

• Anonymous
  January 28, 2007
  When this will be updated soon on the microsoft.com/learning site abbot 70-620 will satisfy the client elective for both MCSA and MCSE?

• Anonymous
  January 29, 2007
  ALL: I got the scoop on 623 and will respond tomorrow. hold tight! When: I'm not sure. I believe it is in the queue now, but I will check. THank you for the reminder. Tiamothe: Thanks for sharing the info!

• Anonymous
  January 29, 2007
  Any news about beta results?

• Anonymous
  January 30, 2007
  The comment has been removed

• Anonymous
  March 25, 2007
  For both MCSA and MCSE 2000 and 2003, 70-620 ("Big Vista" exam) can be used to satisfy: core exam for