Microsoft Windows 2000 Core Requirements Training Kit: Exams 70-210, 70-215, 70-216, 70-217

I found these books to be Good to Excellent. They are fairly technical but they also cover a lot of the details that you can expect to find on the exams. I have passed 5 of 7 MCSE tests using these books and practice questions from Transcenders. These questions are helpful because of the long winded, detailed answers. Also, if you really want to learn networking, try the lab videos at trainsignal, www.trainsignal.com, they pick up where the books and questions leave off.

The listing promises a coupon for 15% off the testing fee, but when the books arrived yesterday, Feb 5th, 2004, the coupon had expired on December 31, 2003.

Unless you have the two plus years of experience, or your own Win 2K lab, I would start with the "Jump Start" guides, and the inside scoop for Windows 2000 Pro. The MCSE is an undertaking for the new be, and using these books alone is like tying to learn how to drive a car by opening the glove box and reading the owners manual.

This set of books are written for people who have some experience in the IT field. If you have never worked in the IT field this set of books are useless unless you have live instruction with them. These books are written in what you might call micronese as opposed to easy to read and understand laymans lauguage. The labs in the books assume you have some understanding of MSDOS(CMD). Almost all chapters reference other chapters taking you on a confusing tour of total confusion. I have replaced my set with the Sybex books which takes you step by step through all labs with full easy to understand lauguage.

Along with purchasing the 70-218 book, I used this kit, hands-on experience, and a commercial assessment tool and attained MCSA status. It's Microsoft who offers the certifications, why not use their books? Know your stuff + know what they want you to know = PASS !! For the price of the bundle and the accuracy of the information, you can't go wrong.