Beta Exam | Todd's Blog

I was reading the Beta Exam Announcements blog and noticed that the first Windows 7 exam is going into Beta. Registration begins April 27th and you can write the exam from May 5th – May 18th. The exam is available on a first come, first serve basis.

I plan to sit the exam and I hoping David Myers is too. If we do write, I will try and post some study notes, help articles, etc that we used to help us prepare for this exam.

Here is the information from the blog.

Registration begins: April 27, 2009

You are invited to take beta exam 71-680: TS: Windows 7, Configuring. If you pass the beta exam, the exam credit will be added to your transcript and you will not need to take the exam in its released form. The 71-xxx identifier is used for registering for beta versions of MCP exams, when the exam is released in its final form the 70-xxx identifier is used for registration.
By participating in beta exams, you have the opportunity to provide the Microsoft Certification program with feedback about exam content, which is integral to development of exams in their released version. We depend on the contributions of experienced IT professionals and developers as we continually improve exam content and maintain the value of Microsoft certifications.

71-680: TS: Windows 7, Configuring counts as credit towards the following certification(s).

· MCTS: Windows 7, Configuration

Availability

Registration begins: April 27, 2009

Beta exam period runs: May 5, 2009– May 18, 2009

Receiving this invitation does not guarantee you a seat in the beta; we recommend that you register immediately! Beta exams have limited availability and are operated under a first-come-first-served basis. Once all beta slots are filled, no additional seats will be offered.

Testing is held at Prometric testing centers worldwide, although this exam may not be available in all countries (see Regional Restrictions). All testing centers will have the capability to offer this exam in its live version.

Regional Restrictions: India, Pakistan, China

Registration Information

You must register at least 24 hours prior to taking the exam.
Please use the following promotional code when registering for the exam: WIN7J
Receiving this invitation does not guarantee you a seat in the beta; we recommend that you register immediately.

To register in North America, please call:

Prometric: (800) 755-EXAM (800-755-3926)

Outside the U.S./Canada, please contact:

Prometric: http://www.register.prometric.com/ClientInformation.asp

Test Information and Support

You are invited to take this beta exam at no charge.
You will be given four hours to complete the beta exam. Please plan accordingly.

Microsoft has extended their offer to write the Microsoft exam 70-113: TS: Windows® Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring. This is the exam where you don’t get a score but it is for Microsoft Learning to test their deployment and for your trouble you will receive 3 three exam vouchers. I have written this exam and some words of advice, don’t arrive too early for the exam, you can’t start the exam until the time you selected. For example, I arrived at 8:45 and started my 9:00 exam. I had to sit and twiddle my thumbs until 9:00 while the counter counted down because the VM you run your test in
doesn’t get prepped until a few minutes before the exam. So don’t be like me, arrive a little early for your test but don’t start the exam until your allotted
time.

Normally I would say good luck, but in this case, there is no
score, so have fun. Below is the official text.

Registration open
till October 25th for testing New Virtual Lab based Exam 70-113: TS:
Windows® Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring

Responding
to a ton of positive and productive feedback and many customer requests,
Microsoft extends the registration for exam
70-113 till October 25th. Call to your near test centers before
October 25th to learn and experience it now to prepare for your experience
during scored testing. The new pilot exam 70-113: TS: Windows® Server 2008
Active Directory, Configuring tests candidate’s abilities to actually perform
tasks and solve problems in virtual lab environment like they would do it
normally in a real world. We are pleased to offer you the opportunity to
experience this pilot exam at no charge and obviously we are eager to receive
your opinion.

Now
virtual lab based pilot Exam 70-113 is available worldwide, with high
concentration of test centers ready to receive registrations for this pilot exam
in Ireland, Singapore, Canada,
Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, UK,
Egypt, UAE, South Africa, US, India, Eastern Europe, Russia (Moscow),
China.

Upon
completion of this pilot exam, the first 3000 candidates will receive
3 (!) free exam vouchers that can be used to register for any
Microsoft Certification exam delivered at a Prometric testing center. The
voucher will be distributed electronically 4 weeks after end of Pilot. This
pilot exam will not provide you with a score as with normal beta exams.
This pilot is a test of the exam experience, so only a portion of the final exam
will be presented to you during this pilot. This pilot exam will not be added to
your transcript and you will need to take the exam in its released form in order
to be awarded the credential. Find exam preparation information: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-640.mspx

Registration
Information

You
must register at least 7 days prior to taking the exam. Register before October
25^th to take the exam before October 31^st.
Please use
the following promotional code when registering for the exam: H640
(promo code is active till October 31st)
Receiving this
invitation does not guarantee you a seat in the pilot; we recommend that you
register immediately.

•	· Go to the Prometric Website: http://www.register.prometric.com/ClientInformation.asp · Select Microsoft exam 70-113: TS: Windows® Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring · Enter Promo Code H640 (promo code is active till October 31st)

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Windows 7 Beta Exam

Registration open till October 25th for testing New Virtual Lab based Exam 70-113