2 down, three to go. passed the workstation with an 850 or so, and an 836
on the server. Thanks to all, the brain dumps that i had were REALLY
HELPFUL, i am trying to get one done for the workstation.

70-67 was pretty much as your brain dumps had it.

70-73 had a couple on multi-link and how to configure it (# of phonebook
entries). can you run a script to automatically connect via your ISP, how
to enable the RAS log if w/s is disconnecting.

the PEP exam situations were there. the PEP really helped for the $70 it
cost.

had the 4-5 on sysdiff by itself.

a few on unattended installs, not to many.

setup local security, numerous users with sensitive data on the
workstation. what 3 things must you have?

know that a share only affects users via the network, not locally.

know what install types do what.

protocol binding order.

volume set on a FAT partition (gimme).

ETC, thank again.


Hi everyone,

Just got back from taking the Workstation exam with a smile on my face :-)

Got a 901!  Going into the exam, I felt less prepared than I did when I
took the Server exam, but I got a better score on this exam.  Actually,
this test was very similar to the Server exam, in that it had a lot of
questions on Netware connectivity and RAS.

Here's what I remember being on the test:

-RAS (particularly multilink questions)
-PWS (Gopher, FTP, WWW)
-Netware (CSNW, NWlink)
	Printing options using a Netware Server (on CSNW, you can choose
	print banner, notify when printed, and Add Form Feed)
-Uninstalling Winnt in a Winnt/DOS dual boot
-Installing Winnt on a system that has CD-ROM not on Winnt's HCL
-In a TCP/IP routed network, what do you need to configure?  IP address, 
-Default Gateway and Subnet Mask........in a NON-routed network, only 	need
to configure IP address and Subnet Mask
-Share and NTFS directory and file permissions (I had two questions on
this)
-Sysdiff, UDF, Unattend.txt

Sorry if this info is a bit general, this stuff is just off the top of my
head.
  
Only differences were that I had two Proposed Solution-type questions:  One
about unattended installs and one on optimizing disk resources.  Actually,
I had about 5 questions overall covering Unattend.txt, UDF files and
Sysdiff.exe.  My pool of questions had nothing on Performance Monitor,
although my instructor told me today that her exam did have questions in
that area, so better to be prepared.

I think the majority of the Workstation questions will be trivial for you
if you studied for the Server exam.  The Server exam, in my opinion, was
much harder than this one.  When I took the Server exam, I didn't have
enough time to review all my answers, but on Workstation, I finished with
about 20 minutes left to go.  A lot of it has to do with the fact that you
get more and more used to taking these types of tests.

Good luck with your exams and studying.

Jeff 

I just passed the NT 4 wks test.

1. No questions about registry.
2. One question about printing to the HP printer connected directly to the
network.
3. Many questions about file security while copying files between partitions
4. Two or three questions about connecting to Netware servers.
5. Passing score is 705

For preparation I used Transcender test, Ressource kit for NT4 wks and New
Reiders MCSE Study Guide.


I just wanted to let everyone on the list know how I faired on the NT 4.0 WS Exam today. I scored 823/1000 and took a healthy 80 minutes to complete, including a final review of all questions.


Test consisted of 51 questions, 705/1000 passing score, and 90 minutes allowed.


I used the New Rider's MCSE Study Guide, as well as the STS exam, the 70-73 exam that came with New Rider's, and the MS Assessment for 4.0 exam.


I also used a file I downloaded from MS called "Guide to Automated NT Setup" which really helped me out with the unattended/automatic installation questions on the exam (which New Rider's barely touched on, such as sysdiff, /udf, unattend.txt). I'll be glad to send it to anyone who may want a copy.


My scoring was as follows:


Planning 66%

Install/Config 84%

Managing Resources 81%

Connectivity 77%

Running Applications 66%

Monitoring and Optimization 100%

Troubleshooting 88%



I felt slightly let down (albeit still happy) after coming off of scoring a 965 on my 70-58 exam three weeks ago. This exam seemed somewhat more difficult than the Net Ess exam, due mainly to the specific nature of the questions (what button, which icon, etc) and also due to my limited usage of NT WS.


Here are a few problems that perplexed me:


1. You have TCP/IP installed and need to send out trap messages to another workstation...what service or protocol do you need to install?


a. SNMP

b. Network Monitor Agent

c. DNS

d. RIP

e. something else


2. Which takes precedence? System policy or a roaming user profile?


3. Are NTFS file/dir permissions cumulative or do you use the most restrictive?


4. There were 5-6 questions re: unattended/auto installs.

   The questions were scenario based with the same old "satisfies all    objectives, one objective, none" etc. 


One thing that confused me was that one of the solutions described the unattend.txt file as the one that handled hardware specific information.

I thought only the /UDF file (UDB) did that?


Anyway, I can't remember any more right now...there were several questions (4-5) on permissions, 3-4 on NTVDM and 16bit apps running in sep memory space, 4-5 Netware questions, etc.


The brain dumps that have already been posted were very helpful and should be useful to anyone taking the exam.


I am scheduling the 70-67 exam for the 23rd which will be #3 for me.



Regards,



Tracy

I am reposting this as I never saw it originally hit the list

Took 70-73 today. I FLEW through the test in 25 minutes!!!! Got a 862, needed
705 to pass.  I used SYBEX Study guide mostly, Resource kit as a cross
reference, and also referred back to my MOC for NTServer4.0 for info on
printing/perf monitor/Dr watson.  I found a tremendous amount of info and
help from all of the other contributers to this list. Thanks to all, to
numerous to name (or remember).  
5 down, one more to go!!!!

DOWNLOAD ATTACHED TEXT FILE FOR BRAINDUMP

What application manages accounts 
Default memory area for 16 bit Windows apps
What is the smallest unit that can be managed by the scheduler 
How can you change your Netware password  from NT Workstation
What needs to be running on the server so you can auto configure TCP settings on workstation
You have 2 ISDN adapters, with 2 B channels on each, The same situation on the server you are calling, how do you set up  MultiLink.
 
You need to set up the workstation as a ftp server. What components are required 
What protocol you need to print to Mac printer 
How do you create a script for a PPP connection in RAS
NW 312 server with same account name as your NT Workstation. How do you to connect to it. 
You need to upgrade a 386 server with 16 mb RAM running NT3.51 You don't want to reinstall apps.
Can you do this? How?
You need to install a UPS that is in the HCL list. What steps do you need to do. 
100 identical computers. How you can automate installation of apps and system. 
You need to install Soundcard w/ midi support. Where do you do it 
You have NT member server 3.51. You need to install NTWKS 4 & configure it for dual boot. How do you do the install 


Dial Up users disconnect after 3 seconds. What would you use to find more info on why this is happening


How to move NT workstation from one domain to another
How to add path in user environment
How to remove NT from a FAT partition
You need to install NT Workstation as member of a specific domain at time of install How do you do it.)
Ho do you reduce the amount of paging 
How can you see processor utilization, pick 2
How do you run 16 bit apps in specific memory areas
How to search registry to find key value ( regedit )
How to allow a user to see the Security log 
You lost Admin password, tried to restore from Backup - didn't work, restored from ERD disks. What happens to all other user accounts & passwords.


You installed incorrect network adapter & you can't start. What would you do. 
You need to disable the shutdown button in logon dialog box, how? 
A user retired. His replacement needs access to files that only he had access to.  What do you do. 
How to disable banner page on NW printer
You need to lock the workstation if the user is away for more than 10 min .  What do you use? 
You setup system policy for a domain group, but 3 users don't 	get this policy why?
You need to share new printer for W95, NT4, NT3.51 clients. What drivers do you install and where? 
How do you install/upgrade NTW4  on a NTW351 HPFS partition 



Just came back from taking the exam, my first in pursuit of mcse certification.
YES - I passed with a 823, 705 required, and I used almost all the allotted
time of 90 minutes. 
There are several questions very close to those on the Transcender practice
exams, however being proficient on those will not necessarily allow you to pass
the actual test. 
I don't know what version of the exam I received, but it didn't seem to coincide
with the rather elaborate brain dumps I've seen at various sites. 
I had 4-5 scenario questions, with the meets all, none, main plus 1 etc.
The "windiff" ringer was involved in one of those solutions, and also putting
the most used protocol at the bottom of the list in another. Thanks to this
list I was aware of these two.
I also received the question involving Dr. Watson, which I couldn't resolve.
You want to obtain a memory dump of applications area at the time of failure.
Your presented two frames (left/right) on the display, on the left Dr.Watson,
on the right the start/stop crash dump menu. You are to pick the frame and check
box to accomplish this. The key being "application" so it's Dr. Watson, however
no matter where in the frame I clicked it left the answer for the question as
a circle with a cross in it. I used the comment utility at the end to note my
frustration with it. I also inquired with the test administrator, who could not
figure it out either.
Lots of Netware stuff, printers, and a couple on file/folder perms. 
I was told this was a difficult exam by people who have taken several so far,
and I definitely agree. I actually thought I knew the material better than the
score indicates, but it is a pass, and in 3 hours it's Miller time.

I've had several people ask me to resend this message (I sent it just as
the unsubscribe/subscribe business was happenning) so here goes (sorry
if this wastes bandwidth)

I passed NT Workstation yesterday with 960.  I studied using MCSE Server
and Workstation from New Riders, and had a quick look at the Transcender
tests.

The New Riders book covers just about all the topics, although you'll
have to also review the server sections on RAS and Performance Monitor.
The book seems to get bogged down with a lot of Registry Keys and
meanings, if you're working with NT4 you'll soon learn which are the
more common ones, learn a bit about these, and use a reference for the
others.

The transcender tests are good, worth the money.  I'll be buying others
especially for the options.  I found the actual test substantially
easier than transcender's one.

On with the Brain Dump

51 Questions, 90 Minutes, 705 Pass:

INSTALLATION

1.	Know the minimum requirements for NT 4 - 120M Disk, 12M RAM (I386),
16M RAM (RISC), and 486-DX33 [1Q]
2.	Learn about unattended installs - what setup.inf, unattended.txt and
the UDF files are for, and how SYSDIFF is used.  (Don't get this
confused with windiff).  An excellent recource is Microsoft's Deployment
Guide: Automating Windows NT Setups, which can be found at
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation. [5Q]
3.	Know how to uninstall NT. Boot to DOS, run SYS.COM and remove the NT
directory and file. [1Q]

ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT

4.	Learn about Creating and Deleting accounts, and the audit
capabilities in Account Manager.
5.	Know when to delete and when to disable an account
6.	Know how to rename an account, and when to copy an account, and that
the copied account DOES NOT have the same permissions to resources as
the original (unless all resource permissioning is done by groups - i.e.
how it is in the real world)

CONFIGURATION

7.	Learn a bit about the registry.  If you're using NT in your work
environment, what you learn here should suffice for the exam - common
keys...Learn about the differences between REGEDT32 and REGEDIT.
REGEDT32 allows permissions to be set etc, REGEDIT can search for
values.
8.	Learn about control panel - What each Applet can do - Know that sound
drivers are installed with the Multimedia applet, and which applets to
use to install SCSI disks, UPS etc.  You should also know which applets
are machine specific and which are user specific (I don't think it's
tested but it helps th know in real life.)


FILE SYSTEMS

9.	Learn about file systems - NTFS, FAT & HPFS.  NTFS has file level
security, and is faster over 400M, but bigger overhead, FAT is
compatible with MSDOS & win95. (Note  Win95 FAT32 is NOT NT compatible).
 For upgrading NT3.51 HPFS you must upgrade to NTFS BEFORE upgrading the
OS.
10.	Learn about Disk Administrator, what the menu items contain, and
when you need to Commit Changes.  Learn about Volume Sets and Stripe
Sets.  Know that voulme sets do not improve performance, but stripe sets
do.  Know that you can expand NTFS volume sets, but not Stripe sets.


SECURITY

11. 	Learn about Permissions both for Shares and Local Access.
Permissions are cumulative, except for No Access, which overrides
anything.  If you have NTFS and Share permissions, add up the cumulative
permissions of each, and take the most restrictive of these two. [4Q]
12.	Kown what happens when you move files or folders between NTFS
partitions, and within them.  My rule of thumb is that if a new file is
created, it inherets the permissions of the target folder.  Copying
within a partition - new file - target folder permissions.  Moving
within a partition - no new file (directory pointers are just updated) :
original permissions.  Moving across partitions - this is a copy/delete
action - new file - target folder permissions.

APPLICATION SUPPORT

13.	Learn about application support:  Default MS-DOS have their own
NTVDM - each NTVDM is like it's own DOS computer, single thread and
separate memory space.  Win16 all share WOW NTVDM - shared memory space,
but single thread for each process.
14.	Learn how to start WIN16 apps in own NTVDM, and when to do this.
Some Apps are unstable, but need to share memory - start these in the
default NTVDM, start others in their own NTVDN.  If Win16 apps use DDE
they do NOT have to share the default NTVDM
15.	Learn about Application priorities - LOW, NORMAL, HIGH and REALTIME
(admin only).  Know about CONTROL PANEL | SYSTEM | PERFORMANCE.
16.	Know about starting applications from the command line using
/separate, /min, /high etc etc

NETWORKING

17.	Know how to share a folder, and who can do it - Admins and Power
Users
18.	Know how to set security on shares.
19.	Know how to install networking protocols, TCP/IP, NetBeui and
NWLink, and in which environments they should be used.  Know that
NetBEUI in non-routable.  Learn about TCP/IP, that a unique address and
the correct subnet mask are needed.  Know that to talk to remote
computers a default gateway will also be needed.
20.	Know that NWLink is Microsoft's version of IPX/SPX Netware Core
Protocol, and that this is ALL that is needed for Applications to talk
to Netware servers.  For File and Print services the workstation must
also be running CSNW.  Learn about the CSNW applet in control panel -
esp. Print Banner, Print Form Feed and Notify When Printed.
21.	Learn how to connect to a Netware 3 server with Bindery emulation
(Preferred Server in CSNW), and a Netware 4 server using NDS  (Default
Tree and Context.)
22.	Know how to change a password on a netware server - Setpass and
CTRL-ALT-DEL

PRINTING

23.	Know how to set up a printer and document defaults.  Know about
Microsoft's terminology Print Device is the hunk of metal and plastic, a
Printer is basically a concept the print driver as such, Spooler is the
driver that does the work.  Learn about setting printer priorities and
about setting print times.  Learn about printer pools, and how to
restrict long reports to after hours.
24.	Learn about the options in the print folder and print manager -
Document Defaults, Server Properites - ports, forms and advanced.

TROUBLESHOOTING

25.	Learn about the Emergency Repair Process.   You CANNOT boot from
this disk, you must boot from the three setup disks (regenerate them
using WINNT.EXE  /OX).  The repair process inspects the registry files
(and returns them to the state on the repair disk), inspects the startup
environment, verify the system files and inspect the boot sector.
26.	Have an idea about what sort of errors occur if Boot.ini, NTLDR or
the kernal are missing or damaged.
27.	Learn about ARC paths
28.	Learn about EVENTVWR (event viewer) and that only local
administrators can see the security log.
29.	Have a working knowledge of Performance Monitor, and know that you
can use Task Manager to see the processor utilization.


There are probably more, and I'll post them if I remember them.  Thank
you to all on the list that have taken time to give advice and tips.  My
major piece of advice is to have a good play with NT4, get familiar with
the UI and with what is available in each of the menus etc.


     Got a 921 so that means I missed 4 questions.  I had 14 questions 
     marked then changed 5 of those when I reread the question carefully so 
     I was pleasantly surprised to see I only missed 4.
     
     Perhaps someone can shed more light on some of the questions below.
     
     Brain Dump:
     
     1. What Control Panel applet is used to configure modems?
        a. Modem applet.
        b. Devices applet.
        c. Services applet.
        d. Adapter in network applet.
     I guessed d.  Wrong-o.
     
     2. You are installing NT and testing the monitor type and the screen 
     goes black.  When you reboot you are put back into the Monitor Type 
     selection screen.  What is the problem?
        a. Refresh rate.
        b. Resolution.
        c. Monitor Type.
        d. Color Depth.
     I choose c cause abd may have blacked my screen but never caused a 
     crash.
     
     3. What two things do you need to print to TCPIP printer on network?
        a. Hostname + IP.
        b. Hostname + netmask.
        c. IP + printer name.
        d. Printer name + hostname.
     I guessed c.  Does anyone know?
     
     4. What protocol/service do you need to send TCPIP trap messages to 
     another computer?
        a. SNMP
        b. Simple TCPIP Services.
        c. NWlink
        d. Network Monitor Agent
     I guessed a.  Anyone know and why?
     
     5.  You are installling NT from CD.  After first reboot while trying 
     to install a driver you get the following error message: 
     "CopySingleFile: blah blah blah non-critical error could not copy file 
     whatever.drv."  What is the problem?
        a. Your hard drive failed.
        b. The file already exists on the hd. 
        c. The CDROM is not compatible with NT.
        d. The hard drive has conflicting interupts with another device.
     I guessed c since I supposed NT was loaded on reboot.
     
     
     Other Questions:  (Can someone answer these also?)
     
        Do you need Network Monitor Agent to monitor Ethenet packet 
        statistics?
     
        "Streams Environment" kept popping up as an answer.  Does it exist? 
         What is it's purpose?
     
        Can you connect to Netware 4.1 as a bindery server or not?
     
     
     Thanks, and hopes this helps others be prepared for some of MS tricky 
     questions.


Passed NTW 4.0 yesterday with 901. I found the test hard, took the full =
1hr and 30 minutes to complete the test. There were questions on the =
following areas:

moving NTFS files to another NTFS partition as well as to another NTW =
NTFS computer.

Changing from workgroup to domain from your NTW to map a drive on the =
NTS 4.0, how do you do it?

Multilink question with and without call back security.

5 question on unattended, UDF and Sysdiff, in the form of Required, =
optional and proposed solution. Then you pick if the proposed solution =
meet all or some of the required and optional requirements. They tried =
to slip in Windiff.exe instead of Sysdiff.exe, thanks to the list I =
caught that question. These type of questions really make you think. I =
left those to the end and I answered all the easier ones first.

In the most of the questions, Microsoft tries to confuse you with a lot =
of details that are not important, I tried to pick out the details that =
were important to the answers given in the question.=20

3-4 questions on permission on NTFS files and folder and FAT shares. =
Most restrictive and least restrictive. A few with answers No access!=20

Question on DLC for HP printers

2 questions on changing partition from NTFS to FAT and FAT to NTFS.


Hi Ruth, good luck on your exam.

I found the NT WS 4.0 to be straight forward (no tricks).  If you've gone
through the basics then I would make sure and review the following:

1.  Share permissions vs. NTFS directory permissions vs. NTFS file
permissions.
2.  Files and exe's used when mass installing NT WS 4.0.
3.  Memorize all those "cute" applets (sp?) in the control panel and note
that Microsoft will sometimes refer to them as "control panel".  i.e. go
the modems control panel (vs. applet).  Also know what options you have
once you double click on an applet.
4. Know the difference between regedit and regedit32.
5. Know about Volumes and Stripe sets (stripe without parity, i.e. no fault
tolerance), and the issues about FAT vs. NTFS and when and why you would
select one over the other.
6.  Relax, breath deeply, and remember...you know what you know, anything
on the exam you don't know will become something you do know.  When I took
my exam I marked off those questions I wasn't completely sure about, took
my best guess, and continued.  Then at the end I counted up those marked
questions, and since there were only about 8 I figured there was nothing to
worry about.


I took the NT WS 4 exam today and passed it with score 901.

Exam pass mark: 705; No of Qs: 51
Time allocated: 90' (120' for countries whose first language is not
English)

Here's what was on it:
- several TCP/IP Qs: nothing very difficult (DHCP, Wins, DNS, TCP/IP
parameters etc)
- three four Qs involving unattend.txt/UDFs: nothing difficult (you need to
know what each one does)
- know sysdiff.exe and what we use it for and how we use it (windiff.exe
the NT 3.51 RK utility was mentioned twice - always wrong)
- four five Qs about printing (TCP/IP, HP Nic printers)
- Upgrading from Win95 to NT 4 (know the issues - what can't be done;
alternative solutions)
- a couple of profile Qs and how they work (and that dreaded Roaming user
profiles vs Policies: which one wins? or a combination?)
- a bit about disk admin and performance of stripe sets
- group admin and permissions (multiple scenario Qs and normal Qs)
- a couple Qs about troubleshooting (bootdisk)
- how you configure Dr Watson to generate application crash dumps.
- about five Qs on performance monitor (excessive paging, using with
respect to SNMP traps, Network Monitor agent)
- some easy staff about NwLink and CSNW (and what you can do with it) -
know that NDS is supported
- one Q about regedt32 vs regedit (which one allows you to search branches
for values?)
- one Q about Multilink with CallBack (not working with multiple phone
lines)

That's all I can remember..

BTW, nothing on x.500 naming or PPTP (although it was mentioned as a
possible reply to some Qs) and no complicated UDF/unattend.txt Qs.

Overall, I was expecting something a lot worse...

And what is the Streams Environment?  It was mentioned in almost all the
Network Monitor Qs...

Thanks to the list for all their assistance.

David

Exam 70-73: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Here is almost full list of questions, which I had. I Hope, this will help
you. 
I am going to have 70-67, 70-68, 70-58, so, please,  mail me list of Q, or
links to pages where I can find it.
As I understand transcender preparation exam are very good, so if somebody
can give them to me, I will be very glad.
Remember, that I go only 882, not 1000, so here may be some mistakes.
Please mail me about them.

P.S. I am language is not native english, so sorry for any mistakes.

Ok, here is the list:
=======================================================================
1.	What app manage accounts ( User Manager ).
2.	Default memory for 16 bit Windows apps ( shared ).
3.	What is the smallest unit, that can manage scheduler ( process ) 
4.	How You can change password on Netware Server ( b, d )
A.	Net :.
B.	Setpas ( NW utility, I don't remember exactly name ) - 
C.	Net pass
D.	Press CTRL+ALT+DEL
5.	Something I don't remember exactly about TCP via router.
6.	What do you need to auto configure TCP ( DHCP )
7.	You have 2 ISDN adapters, with 2 B channels on each, The same situation
on server. Each B channel have own number. How You can create MultiLink: (
D )
A.	:.
B.	Phone book entry with 4 numbers
C.	:..
D.	Phone book for Multilink
8.	You need to set up ftp server. What components are required ( Simple
TCP/IP services )
9.	What protocol you need to print to Mac printer ( Apple Talk )
10.	Script for PPP connection
11.	NW 312 server with same account name. How to connect. ( Select
Preferred Server )
12.	How to map to share Public on sales server, that has DNS server
SALES.CORP.COM  ( \\ SALES.SORP.COM\Public )
13.	You need to upgrade 386 server with 16 mb RAM. You don't want to
reinstall app: ( You can't, need 486  )
14.	You need to install UPS that are in HCL list. What actions do you need
to do: ( b, d )
A.	Connect UPS by parallel cable.
B.	Connect UPS by serial cable
C.	Use Control Panel \ Devices
D.	Use Control Panel \ UPS
15.	100 identicall computers. How you can automate installation of apps (
sysdiff / snap, install app, sysdiff / diff, isnstall on others )
16.	You need to install Sound blaster with midi support. Where you can do
it ( Control Panel / Multimedia )
17.	You have NT member server 3.51. You need to install NT 4 & configure it
for dual boot.
A.	Install typical
B.	In own dir
C.	Install + modify boot.ini 
18.	Sysdiff  ( automate install apps )
19.	Dial Up users disconnect after 3 seconds. What would you use: ( c )
A.	Autid
B.	Open dial up monitor
C.	Set Record a log file in connect options
D.	Pop up terminal window after connect
20.	How to move NT workstation from one domain to another ( change  in
Control Panel / Network / Identification tab  )
21.	How to add path in user environment: ( a )
A.	Add path to environment in CP/ System / environment / User  environment
B.	Autoexec.nt
C.	Config.nt
22.	How to remove NT from FAT ( use sys  )
23.	You need to install NT Workstation as member of domain corp. How can
You do it. ( Specify that NTW - member of domain + give domain
administrator account + password )
24.	You install NTW that have CDROM supported from DOS & not supported by
NTW. How can you install ( a )
A.	Start MSDOS + Winnt
B.	Start MSDOS + Winnt32
C.	Copy all to net & use winnt32
D.	Start from installation disk
25.	Situation question : 30 identical laptop + 50 identical desktop.
Required Automate installation. Optimal - 1. join domain, 2. Automate apps
installation. Solution: write setup.inf, use 1 udf with hardware specific
corrections, install NTW + sysdiff/snap, install apps, sysdiff/ diff  on
one. Install on others unattended +  sysdiff / apply on all others. ( I
think that required + 2 optinal tasks was completed )
26.	Situation question :  You have 4 SCSI HDD 2 GB each, 32 MB RAM. All 
partition with FAT + page file on boot partition. Required - Speed ,
Optional 1 faster paging, 2 faster network access. Solution: Volume set +
boot partition. ALL formated with FAT ( FAT VOLUME SET ON 6 GB - I thought
that FAT have 4 GB barrier for volume set too, or only for partition ? ) +
bind least often at top of list. ( Nothing was completed )
27.	You see big paging - add RAM
28.	How can you see processor utilization ( perfomance monitor + task
manager )
29.	You need to install + configure protocols
A.	Install MS LOOPBACK
B.	Cancel installation of network adapter + install protocols without
binding
C.	Something about NE2000
D.	Again Something about NE2000
30.	3  16 bit app use share memory block to communicate with each other.
You need to protect other 16 bit apps from fault of this 3 ( run this 3 in
default mem & other in seporate memory space )
31.	How to search registry to find key value ( regedit )
32.	How to allow to see Security log (  include in local administrator
group, there wasn't Power users in list of choices )
33.	You lost Adm pass, tried to restore from Backup - didn't help, restored
from ERD disks. What happened to all accounts & passwords. ( all acounts,
as they was at moment of creation of ERD )
34.	Startup fails. You suspect problem in boot sector or corrupted system
files ( A )
A.	Start from setup disks + repair
B.	Start from MSDOS + modify boot.ini - include /SOS option
35.	You need to set up Multilink on 3 modems with callback ( You can't )
36.	You enabled audit for printing, many documents was printed but you see
nothing in log ( In User manage enable audit File & Object access )
37.	You installed incorrect network adapter & you can't start. What would
you do. ( start with Last known good )
38.	You need to disable shutdown button in logon dlg ( Use system policy )
39.	Adam retired. His replacement Bara. Adam worked with confidential 
files. : ( Rename )
40.	How to disable banner page on NW printer ( configure CSNW )
41.	Q about access throw share
42.	Q about access throw share with no access
43.	Q about local & remote rights  Share: READ, NTFS: Directory: Full
Control, File Full Control  ( Remote Read, Local Full Control )
44.	DavidG - member of only one group - users. He need to share a
directory. ( Log on as Adm  )
45.	Automate printing big documents at night ( 2 prinetrs for each device,
PR1 available only during notworking hours, instruct  users to send big
docs at PR1 )
46.	You need to autolock console when user is away for more than 10 min ( B
)
A.	User profile
B.	Pass protected screen saver
47.	You setup system policy for group Domain Users, but 3 users don't get
them ( They have there own system policies )
48.	You need to share new printer for W95, NT4, NT3.51 clients. Where you
must install drivers ? ( Install on you computer )
49.	You are planning to install 200 identical  comp with same soft. What
files will you use ( A, C, D )
A.	Unattended.txt
B.	Sysdiff.exe
C.	Udf
D.	Setup.inf
50.	Install on HPFS partition ( need to convert to NTFS first )
51.	3 users work with different files, want to customize desktop:,  ( A, B,
C )
A.	Create account for each
B.	Create home dir on ntfs
C.	Ensure you give right permission
D.	Create profile
E.	Create home dir on fat
F.	:


For those planning to take the 4.0 workstation test, here's what I can recall
of mine.  Our company used the Logical Operations "overview" course, then a
"personalized" review session led by our Asst Dir, who's one shy of his MCSE. 
We used handouts from MS' Web site, reviewed the Logical Opns course book (NB
this is not designed to prepare you for the test), and our AD created sample
questions and we used the PEP and MS 3.51 assessment exams from the MS site 
as review tools. Also made good use of lost sleep time to study. BTW, this is 
going out at 1:43 AM, EST, so lost sleep mode is still functioning <grin>.

51 questions, 705 to pass. All credit to the MARK and review feature - don't be
shy about going back to answer a question.  I ended up with 16 ?? that just
didn't make sense on the first pass.  Rather than spend more time than
necessary on one, MARK it and go on.  Otherwise I would have gone nuts.


2 questions on RAS - one from the Server side, using 3 modems and
Multilink/Callback and what happens when you call in - will it
work, do the modems call back, etc., can you configure it. The
other ? about calling out using ISDN lines, 2 B-channels and how
RAS is configured to do that, with regard to phonebook entries.

A question about permissions and permission sets for shared
folders with the example being local users having what perms.,
and the remote users having what perms. on a shared folder.

Another perms question about a user in 2 separate groups and his
perms on a file - not a shared folder file.

Also a question about cumulative perms on a file - No Access was
the answer.

2 or 3 about automated installs, sysdiff, /udf and so forth - One
of these was a "what files do you need to do such and such",
along with 2 questions about different types of systems, how many
files you need to create to get the same apps. One of these was a
"meets/doesn't meet goals" thing.

A question about installing NT, without a NIC, how do you do it
so you can install it later - Install, then remove a NIC, MS
Loopback and a generic NE2000 NIC were mentioned as possible
responses.

Installing NT on a 386/33 with lots of memory.

NT on a DOS box with a CD-ROM not in the HCL - what do you do -
Run it anyway, copy files to a network drive (the system wasn't
noted as having a network connection), using the install disks to
boot and let them figure it out?

A "does it meet goals" ? about a system w/4 2 gig SCSI drives
(FAT files all), the page file on the boot partition, 1-10 meg
graphics files on the same thing, and how to optimize for quick
response of the page file and graphics, etc. Did the offered
solution meet all, some of the goals?

How to put the path of an app into a user's environment? Put it
in REG.DAT, the user's environment variable, AUTOEXEC.NT or
CONFIG.NT?

Changing a user name to allow the new user to use the old
fired/quit user's files.

Disabling an account for someone who will be gone for awhile.

Creating separate accounts  with specific home dirs, for users
who want to manage the security of their own files - this was on
an NTFS partition.

A question about auto setting the IP address pointed toward DHCP

What protocol needed to use a Macintosh printer - I answered AppleTalk, simply
because I had no clue.

How to change from DOMAIN1 to DOMAIN2 - reinstall NT, a couple of other song
and dances, or use the Identification tab in Network in Control Panel. Might
have been a reference to a Server Manager here, too, as a possible.

Where to set up MIDI driver stuff - which Control Panel icon.  I don't recall
which I chose, but I think it was multimedia.  Should have been something else,
I'm sure.

A question about how to set up a UPS - 2 part answer - where to connect the
UPS (ser port w/appropriate cabling), and UPS icon in CP to configure.

A question or two regarding Client for Netware Services - connecting to a NW
box was one, can't recall the other.

Setting a system policy to hide the Shutdown option on the Ctrl-Alt-Del Task
Mgr - why doesn't it work for threes users in a group? I answered it because
they have specific individual policies for their accounts.

How to lock a workstation after you're gone for 15 minutes - I used the pwd
protected screensaver

How to schedule long print jobs after regular business hours - create 2 
printers, one with time set for those hours

How to map to a server called Sales, with a folder called Reports, over the
Internet. Domain is sales.future.com (or something). I think I chose
www.s.f.c/reports.  ftp.s.c/reports, was an option, so was \\sales.f.c\reports. 
I obviously had no clue

A question about performance - how to increase after looking at Perf Monitor -
I chose add RAM, other option was increase pagefile, do some other things that
were looney

How to view processes - Perf Montior and Task Manager were the 2 answers I
chose.

Make an all FAT system a DOS boot only, and get rid of NT - Rollback was a 
choice.  I used run SYS.COM, then delete all the NT stuff.

They asked the ping question - ping the component farthest away that will show 
the others in the "path" are working.


Guy's and Gal's,

As I mentioned in a brief post yesterday I past NT WK 4.0. (and I can't
tell you how happy this makes me!) This was the second time I took the test
(the first time was a week ago today. As I took the test twice in a short
period of time, perhaps I can offer a few unique observations.

1. Unattended installs:

Basically the same question showed up on both tests.  The question was an
objective / solution format format. There were required and optional
results offered.  Since there seems to be no real definitive authority on
the subject of unattended installs these questions were nail biters for me,
but the questions were not real difficult, nor did they require more then a
superficial understanding of the basic functions.  Although my best
information came from people on this list. The question started out with
"your installing NT on X number of desktop computers and X number of laptop
computers."  This was my cue to look for answers that included using more
then one answer file. From what I was able to get out of the NT Resource
kit there are 6 sections that can only be addressed in the answer file. 
they are:

1. Unattended
2. OEMBootFiles
3. MassStorageDevices
4. KeyboardDrivers 
5. PointingDeviceDrivers
6. DetectedMassStorage

It seemed to me that by saying you were installing in a lap top and a
desktop the point of different hardware setting would be hard to miss.

After that the optional results had to do with installing applications
which was my cue to look for solutions that required the sysdiff utility. 
I did well on both tests in this area.

2. TCP/IP 

Basic questions like what three parameters must you configure to connect to
a host in a routed environment, or what service must be running on the
domain server.  Not too difficult but I'll admit, "connectivity"  was a
test area that I did poorly on both times (55% and 66% respectively)  so I
need to look at this area again for my own sake.

3. Printing 

4 or 5 questions each about configuration and trouble shooting.  I know I
got a question wrong the first time because I did not know the difference
between resume and restart.

4. Running applications

I got help with this right here in the list. The same question cam up on
each test, but with a twist.  The first time you had three Win 16 apps that
supported OLE and DDE, you were asked to select the configuration that
would allow them to share information, with the least amount of
interference to other win 16 apps.  The 2nd time same question only the win
16 apps supported shared memory for information exchange. (I went from 66%
to 100% in this category)  So I guess the moral of the story is know the
difference.

5 . A few questions on NetWare support.

 what you can do, how to do it.  One thing that helped me was knowing that
NWLink is automatically installed with CSNW (again the list to the rescue!)

6. Configuring RAS 

A number of questions both times and I don't think I did too well.  One was
configuring two ISDN lines.  How that would be configured in the phone
book.  (I've got to look that up.)  Some questions about multilink Call
back and troubleshooting.

7. Performance tuning.

Same kind of experience as with the unattended install.  same scenario both
times, different solutions offered. The dead give away for me was
understanding the difference between a volume set and a strip set. and the
knowing about setting the binding order to improve network performance. (I
got 100% in this category both times :) 

8. Know the difference between Regedit.exe and regedt32.exe

9. Permissions -

A number of questions on both times, I did well in this area the second
time (Thanks to Herb!).  they give you a grid (it was different on each
test)  Across the top columns are listed Share, Directory, and file On the
side they listed various groups that our hero was a member and permissions
that each group had for the share, the directory and the files.  Then you
asked to give the effective permission for the files.  

For me I just keep on rule in mind.  Like permission groups are cumulative
and different groups are most restrictive.  So I went down the share column
and determined the effective permission, same for the directory and then
the file.  So I'm thinking in terms of single permissions for each level. 
from there your down to a much simpler question.

10. System polices and Server Questions

Both times there were questions that I thought had know business being on
the Workstation exam. After I failed the first time I read the whole
section on the server in the New Rider study guide about the server and
read up on the system policy editor and primary domain controllers and
such.  Heck the system policy editor isn't even included in the workstation
product, so I did not have an opportunity to explore it in any depth. 
Frankly I saw nothing on the MS Preparation guide that would suggest any of
it would be included on the workstation exam, well live and learn.

11 and the rest

Two or three UPS questions, when to use the Rdisk and when to use
lastKnowGood. Know that too much paging to hard disk is your cue to add
RAM, and why you should not put the pagefile on the boot sector if you can
help it. 

Well I hope it helps! 

Oh, and because so many of you have asked:

A "quick Hank Snow" is an obscure southern idiom referring to the title of
Hank Snows major hit record "Moving on".  For one to say "Time to Pull a
quick Hank
Snow" is to say  "I gotta be moving on, and how."

Ask your rockabilly friends

Hello All!

I want to extend my thanks to everyone on this list for your thoughts,
advice and suggestions.  A week ago, I passed my first certification
exam, Windows NT Workstation 3.51 with an 858 and this past Friday, I
passed my second exam, NT Server 3.51 with a 933.  I'm on my way to
becoming an MCSE!

Since a couple of people have posted requests for advice on the Server
exam, I've listed some things that seemed especially important or
surprised me on the exam. This list is not intended to be
all-encompassing.  In my opinion, the best resource for an complete list
of test topics can be found on the Microsoft Roadmap CD.  If you know
all the topics on the list, you'll do fine on the exam. Also, take the
assessment - I had questions from the assessment on my exam! 

1) Know your RAS! Know supported RAS dial-in and dial-out clients for
both PPP and SLIP (Server is not supported as a SLIP dial-in).  RAS
security features were covered on the exam, especially encryption.  Know
that RAS has the ability to function as a NetBIOS gateway and know when
it should be implemented as one.  Know what protocols are supported
under RAS.  Know when to use MODEM.INF and know how to configure RAS
logging (DEVICE.LOG)

2) Printing: Know the difference between create and connect.  Understand
what protocols are necessary in different network configurations and
different platforms.  On some of these questions, I actually drew out a
diagram.  Also know how to set up printer drivers. Know UNIX printing,
HP, TCP/IP.  Know how to set up a printer poola and add a printer to a
printer pool.

2)Client support: On my exam I had a couple of questions on Windows for
Workgroups - know how a WFW machine logs on to a domain.  Understand
client installations over a network.  You need to know how to use the
Network Client Administrator and which client software is provided with
Server.  Know the capabilities of the full redirector vs. the basic
redirector.

3)Netware: Know that a slow network connection could be due to the wrong
frame type.  Know the difference between GSNW and CSNW.  Know how to
designate a preferred server and when it is necessary to configure an
internal network number. Know how to configure GSNW.

6)Domains and Trusts: Expect lots of questions on these. I found that
most of the basic trust questions were very straightforward if you knew
the material - no tricks here.  Know the four domain models and under
what conditions each is used. Know that trusts are not transitive.
Understand how Global groups and local groups work in a domain.  Expect
some questions that combine these concepts with permissions (this is
where they get tricky).  Map out diagrams of the questions.

7)Groups and permissions: Know what rights each of the built-in groups
have.  Understand how permissions on a file change when it is copied or
moved.  Know that when a user has both share and resource permissions,
the most restrictive permissions take precedence (Local and group
permissions are cumalitive) And again, understand Global and local
groups. D.J. Keleman posted a mnemonic that I really liked. U.G.L.R.
(Uglier): Users go into Global groups, Global groups go into Local
groups and Local groups access Resources.

8)Disk resources: I had some real toughies here. Of course, know what
happens to file permissions when moving files to FAT, HPFS and NTFS
partitions.  Understand fault tolerance.  Know disk mirroring and
duplexing, disk striping with and w/out parity and volume sets. Remember
that when configuring disk striping, the largest possible volume is not
necessarily going to use all the available free space (you may need to
use three disks instead of the available four) When implementing a
stripe set with parity, the usable amount of disk space is smaller than
the total amount, since one disk must be used for the parity information
(I believe this is why you need three disks for stiping with parity and
only two are required for striping w/out parity - is this correct?
Anybody know?)

9) Understand when to use the ERD and Last Known Good.  Know what these
can and cannot do. Know the ins and outs of using Rdisk. Know how to
create an NT boot disk and when to use it.  Also know NT backup and how
the Registry can be backed up.

10)UPS:It needs special cabling.  It uses a com port (serial). Interface
voltages need to be configured positive or negative.

11)Networking: Know the various protocols and when they should be used.
For TCP/IP, understand the basics of DHCP, WINS, HOSTS and LMHOSTS.

12)Macintoshes: They need the NTFS file system installed on each server
they access.  Know the basics of Services for Macintosh, file access,
printing, etc. Know the difference between Localtalk and Appletalk.

13) ARC naming conventions and boot.ini - know and understand these.  I
had questions on this topic on both exams!


Hi All,

I took the exam this morning and just wanted to let you know what kind
of questions came up.

A lot of questions ~ 35 out of 162 on installing Workstation - make sure
you know about UDF files, unattended.txt and that registry import/export
tool sysint.exe (Or something can't remember the name of it at the mo')
One nasty scenario question on the above you, want to automate the
installation of NT on 20 laptops and 30 desktops, and also install some
software and join a domain, how can you automate this.
Lots more questions like this. 

A couple of questions on Mulilink modems (kinda weird didn't think they
were in Wrkstation).
~12 questions on Netware, a couple of nasty NW 4 context setting q's
~3 q's on Point-to-point Tunneling protocol
~a couple of q's on PeerWeb services

What really struck me was the almost total lack of File System questions
 - I was expecting a lot more. Other than that the exam seemed very
similar to the 3.51 exam. I'd finished in 2 hours.

Ed



Well, I took the NTW 4.0 Beta yesterday and was quite surprised at the
number of questions that were actually 4.0 specific.  For instance, the
number of questions about the System Policy Editor and Multilink - both
of which I've never used.  I was also surprised at the greater depth of
the Netware questions - a total change from the NTW 3.51 test.  And I
was definitely not ready for the unattended setup questions.

Before taking the Beta test, I took the 4.0 assessment exam on MS'
website.  It was not a good example of the Beta.  It wasn't even close.
The questions were so simplistic that it would lead someone to believe
that the actual exams are not that hard.  Is this a promotional effort
by MS or what? 


Ok, here's a quick memory dump of what I remember from the NT 4.0 WS
Beta Test:

Several questions on multi-link RAS, both setting up dial-out using
multi-link and setting server call back.

Several Netware integration questions.  Client service for Netware
questions, both working with 4.x and 3.1x servers.  Some questions about
logging in to Netware directory trees, etc.  Also printing and file
access to Netware (how to map drives and info on print banners, etc.)

Several TCP/IP questions.  Fairly basic info on configuring IP.  (What
you use WINS and DNS for, what parameters have to be set for IP to work
right, what happens if you have duplicate addresses, etc.)

Several security questions (file, directory, share permissions, and
logon security).

A few disk configuration questions (how and why to set up stripe sets,
how much stripe space can you get out of a given amount of free space on
x number of drives, when (or if) to use volume sets).

Several upgrade questions, from WFW, 95, NT 3.51, and OS/2.  (What
desktop setting can you migrate and what will not migrate).

Several automated setup questions.  How to use unattend.txt, UDF files,
sysdiff.exe, etc.

A question or two about starting tasks at different priorities, a
question or two about tape backup and installing tape drivers, a few
questions on configuring dump files for the system and for Dr. Watson.

One or two questions about talking to HP printers and Unix servers.
(Protocols to use.)

One or two questions about how to uninstall NT or revert a system back
to DOS.

A couple of printing questions.  (How to set up printers to serve
various OSs:  95, NT 3.51, NT 4.0.  How to bypass downloading print
drivers (?), what's needed to set up LPR printers, how to reset a failed
print job.)

Hope this helps!  I didn't think the test was too hard.  I did have some
trouble with the Netware integration and the automated install stuff
because I haven't used it, but all in all I think I did ok.

Thanks to those who posted earlier today on what they remembered!  It
really helped me!