Hi Conor. I totally agree with you. I did the 70-642. I barely passed the exam. In the practice tests, I consistently scored in the upper 90%, which was supposed to be a pretty good indication that I would duplicate such score in the real exam,
or at least hit in in the ball park. I purchased the Microsoft Press Self Study guide fopr 70-642, which was 1st Edition. Although the guide was sufficiently adequate, it was riddled with errors. Some topics were covered in much greater detail than
the exam required, while others we scantily covered. Furhtermore, the book was riddled with errors in its Answers section, as well as typo errors.
What stunned me was that the 2nd Edition had a near complete face lift. It also covered many topics in Server 2008 R2. I was exasperated during the exam at how structurally different it was in format and structure than what I used in the practice test
CD provided with the book.
Now, here is my beef: Microsoft must at least provide most up todate information about the suitability of their study guides for current exams. They should provide this info in their website, where they recommend study guides to the exams. About 1 month
prior to the exam date, and at the time of my studies, the website was still recommending the 1st edition.
Now I am studying for 70-640. I have purchased the 2nd edition and have practically thrown away the 1st edition book. I am a lot wiser now. But I tell you, the 70-642 exam unselltled me. It had a new look and unfamiliar structure. I was really worried
that I was going to fail it. The score in my 70-642 exam sure shook my confidence until I revised the content of the 2nd edition book.
About buying the self-study guides in enterprise bundle, forget about it. Bad idea. If they get obsolete, you are looking at buying the whole collection again. Just buy the guide for present preparation and then buy the rest as per need basis. Besides
If you don't try, you won't resolve whatever
