Yes, you needed to register for the Second Shot offer on the Microsoft Web site to receive your free exam voucher by May 31, 2008. If you registered for the Second Shot offer before May 31, 2008, and you have an exam voucher, you have until June 30, 2008, to complete your first exam and any retakes of exams that you did not pass.

You register for your first exam through the Prometric site or by contacting a Prometric call or test center. You must have the Second Shot voucher number available prior to registering for the exam.

Note This offer cannot be combined with other promotions. You must use a credit card to schedule your exam appointment.

If you do not pass the exam the first time you take it, you can register for the free retake exam offer by visiting the Prometric site or by contacting a Prometric call or test center. You use the same voucher number that you received when you registered for the Second Shot offer.

If you do not pass the exam the first time, you must wait at least one day before you register for your retake exam. When registering, please have your voucher number available.

The call is toll-free in some countries and regions; in others, a fee is required.

After you registered for the Second Shot offer on the Microsoft site, you received a confirmation e-mail message. If you lose your voucher number, check the e-mail message again, as it provides a link to a page where you can obtain a new voucher number.

The Second Shot offer provides you with one free retake for each paid exam that you do not pass on the first try.

No, you can only take beta exams once, so the Second Shot offer does not apply to beta exams.

If you registered for the Second Shot offer by May 31, 2008, and you have an exam voucher, you have until June 30, 2008, to complete your first exam and any retakes of exams that you did not pass.

No. To be eligible for this Second Shot offer, you needed to register for your Second Shot voucher before you took your initial exam. Registration for the Second Shot offer has expired. However, if you registered for exam vouchers prior to May 31, 2008, you can use the vouchers for a second shot at any IT professional, developer, project manager, or Microsoft Dynamics certification exam through June 30, 2008.

All retake timeframes are subject to compliance with Microsoft Certification Exam Retake rules, which state:

If you do not pass an exam the first time, you may retake it at any time. If you do not achieve a passing score a second time, you must wait at least 14 days to retake the exam a third time. A 14-day waiting period will be imposed for all subsequent exam retakes. If you have passed an exam, you cannot take it again. Beta exams may be taken only once.

Visit the Microsoft Learning site for tips on how to prepare for your exam and for links to exam preparation guides. Be sure to thoroughly read the preparation guide for the exam that you plan to take.

No, the Second Shot offer cannot be combined with any other offer or discount.

The Second Shot offer applies to all IT professional, project manager, and developer certification exams, and all Microsoft Dynamics exams (all 070 exams). The 072 series (academic) exams do not qualify for this offer.

No. this Microsoft Second Shot offer does not apply to academic exams (072 exams). However, there is an academic version of the Second Shot offer, and the academic (072) exams do apply to that offer. The Academic Second Shot offer is available through June 30, 2008, in selected countries and regions worldwide.

No. A voucher number applies to only one exam title.