Hi Bill --

You are right as far as the old track was concerned....now (as of Oct 1) it appears that you have to pass a solutions consultant type of test, then a desktop apps test, and then a distributed apps test, and an elective. WinArch is gone. Unfortunately, the only two languages in the "core" desktop and distributed apps groups are VB and VC++.

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>Correct me if I'm wrong, but the requirements for MSCD and the other Microsoft certifications have always been at least the following: 2 operating systems tests and 2 languages tests.
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>From the MSCDs I've spoken to in my office, the operating systems were usually the Windows Architecture tests I and II, or whatever has replaced those tests. The trick has been learning two DIFFERENT languages well enough to pass certification tests. VFP 3.0 was one, but you still had to learn VB or VC.
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>Microsoft may be shuffling the deck somewhat, but when the cards are redealt, you still have to pass the same number of language tests as you always did.
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>If I am wrong about this, please let me know.
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>Bill Yater