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Title: Misleading hype -- and that's being kind...
Review: Right on the back is a green diamond that says "This kit offers complete preparation for taking and passing the Microsoft Certified Professional Exams 70-160 and 70-161". This is just flat out wrong. First, a great deal of extra software is required (VB 5.0 Enterprise Edition, IE4, Office Professional, and more) to complete the exercises. It seems to me that Microsoft could have included some kind of simulator software on the CD (as they did for the SQL Server Prep Kit). Second, I don't believe the book's sketchy treatment of its topics is sufficient -- I needed other resources (including many from Microsoft's own web) to prepare. Finally, it was published a mere two months before the covered exams were scheduled for retirement! MS Press is laughing all the way to the bank on this one!
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