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Hi everyone. . . im having some trouble at the present time with what i should or shouldnt be doing as far as my studies go for my IT Career. I have been a help-desk and Student tech. Aid at my old College for about a year, I didnt like the IT program there so i left to a 1 year technical skool called Chubbs Institute. Im about 5 month away from graduating, they helped me to get my first two certifications Comptia A+ & Network + at the same time wen i made the move to Chubbs from a 2year community college i also found a job as Jr.System Administrator, i do anything from monitoring Backups, Swaping Tapes, Some User Administration: Creating New Users, Deleting Old Users. Monitor 2003 Terminal Servers, just making sure they are up and running, applying updates, assiting remotes user with minor issues, fixing local and network printing issues usually dealing with drivers or crashed spoolers, and im in charge of Deploying Updates for all end-users. There are only about 40-50 users (small company). ok so now that u kno all that let me get to the point here! Do i really need more Certs!? my boss isnt pushing me to get any other certs, he very supportive of me going to skool n finishing, as im only working part-time right now. When im finish skool i'll be here full-time, not sure what my starting pay is, 1 co-worker told me about $32,000. As this is my first real full-time Job, im ok with that, because i still live at home, and sometimes i get alot of downtime so i feel thats a good start for me. Now i kno my job here is not secure just like any of us, at anytime something could happen n were off looking for a new job. Im not really worried about losing my job at the moment, and im pretty sure if i did, with about 2 years worth of entry level experience and 2 Comptia Certs, i feel pretty good about being about to land a new job in no time. even if its not the best paying position. Someone told me, well get more certs means higher pay! im not really modivated by money at all, being that i still live at home im single, and im pretty happy with how things are going in my life, so why should i try get more certs if i feel like i dont have any use for them!? I kno i kno. . . more certs=more money, higher positions, job security i guess, but having being in my current situation and being very happy in my situation, im not modivated at all to go for my MCSA!? but i know it really wouldnt hurt to have it!! im just looking for a motive to get it and just dont have it!? please help me find it! thanks

How many others besides myself will be deploying Windows Fundamentals in their Network? I am a Junior System Admin. in charge of End-User Support, Update Deployments & System Maintenance for about 40+ ThinClient Users, Currently using Domain Contolled Windows XP SP2 on Legacy Machines w/ lockdown scripts to emulate a ThinClient enviroment with only access to Remote Desktop w/ no User Rights to install or run any other Apps. I am currently Deploying Windows Fundamentals with a Custom LockDown Script loaded on each machine manually after a Fresh install. . . (which takes less than a minute to apply) As far as Updates go, i will be manually downloading them from Microsoft then deploy them under a time frame throughout the year via Manual Installation using a Silent Batch Script Install. (hopefully the Updates wont add too much overhead for Client Resources, as the OS Currently only Consumes about 30-40MB of System Ram) I've read reviews about it, and how Microsoft might of used NLite to Create this Tiny XP Version, Could very much be true. . .but non the less its defently worth it if your looking to save your company/bussiness some money and have a bunch of Old Dells or Gateways Sitting in Storage.

Hi everyone im New to this forum as you can tell. . .I was introduced to this Forum via a link on unattended.msfn.org!!! Awsome Website. . . it helped me to create my first real Unattended Windows XP SP2 + Intergrated HotFixes & Drivers Install!! Im proud of myself even thou i did go the Automated route how could i resist being that im new to the Position"Systems Administrator" and Had to Deploy XP w/ latest Updates for 30+ users. I work In Mahwah New Jersey, for a small to meduim size company called Flavor & Fragrance, they make flavors and other stuff for other companies such as Donkin Donuts. . and hmm thas the only one i remember. . . before this i was doing HelpDesk for about a Year or so at my x-college Bergen Community!! Well just saying hi for now. . . so HEY ALL