>I've passed the Distributed FoxPro exam (70-155). My question is if I want to apply that as an elective towards an MCDBA, will I need to finish the MCDBA before the Fox exams are retired or does the retirement not affect that? I think I'm alright for the MCDBA, but I just wanted to make sure.

Hi Nirav,

On the page that discusses exams that are about to retire (http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcpexams/status/examstoretire.asp) it says, "no candidate requirements to retain certification." I take this to mean that you retain certifications based on the exams listed there, and by inference you would be able to use the 70-155 exam towards MCDBA.

To be absolutely sure this is the case you can send email to MCPHelp@microsoft.com.