Coping with Change on the Web Sooner or later, all the information we've shared with you about the Microsoft Certified Professional pages and the other Web-based resources mentioned throughout the rest of this book will go stale or be replaced by newer information. In some cases, the URLs you find here will lead you to their replacements; in other cases, the URLs will go nowhere, leaving you with the dreaded 404 File Not Found error message. When that happens, don't give up. There's always a way to find what you want on the Web if you're willing to invest some time and energy. Most large or complex Web sites (such as the Microsoft site) offer a search engine. On all of the Microsoft Web pages, a Search button appears along the top edge of the page. As long as you can get to the Microsoft site (it should stay at www.microsoft.com for a long time), you can use the Search tool to help you find what you need. The more focused you make a search request, the more likely it is that the results will include information you can use. For example, you can search for the string "training and certification"
to produce a lot of data about the subject in general, but if you're looking for the preparation guide for Exam 70-284, "Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003," you'll be more likely to get there quickly if you use a search string similar to the following: "Exam 70-284" AND "preparation guide"
Likewise, if you want to find the training and certification downloads, try a search string such as this: "training and certification" AND "download page"
Finally, feel free to use general search tools such as www.google.com, www.altavista.com, and www.excite.com to look for related information. Although Microsoft offers great information about its certification exams online, there are plenty of third-party sources of information and assistance that need not follow the Microsoft party line. Therefore, if you can't find something immediately, intensify your search. You might also want to visit certification-specific Internet portals, such as www.mcseworld.com and www.certtutor.net to get a feel for what others are saying about the exam for which you're preparing. | 