Discontinued Microsoft Certification exams

Updated: June 2, 2008

Exams retired in 2008

The retirement of these exams does not affect any certifications you hold; certifications you have earned remain valid even if qualifying exams have retired. When an exam you have passed is retired, your transcript retains the record of the exam and identifies the exam as retired.

Exam number and name	Last date exam available
Exam 70-086: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0	March 31, 2008
Exam 70-210: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional	March 31, 2008
Exam 70-214: Implementing and Managing Security in a Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure	March 31, 2008
Exam 70-215: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	March 31, 2008
Exam 70-216: Implementing and Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure	March 31, 2008
Exam 70-217: Implementing and Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure	March 31, 2008
Exam 70-218: Managing a Windows 2000 Network Environment	March 31, 2008
Exam 70-219: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure	March 31, 2008
Exam 70-220: Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network	March 31, 2008
Exam 70-221: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure	March 31, 2008
Exam 70-222: Migrating from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows 2000	March 31, 2008
Exam 70-223: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Clustering Services by Using Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server	March 31, 2008
Exam 70-224: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server	March 31, 2008
Exam 70-225: Designing and Deploying a Messaging Infrastructure with Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server	March 31, 2008
Exam 70-226: Designing Highly Available Web Solutions with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Technologies	March 31, 2008
Exam 70-227: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000, Enterprise Edition	March 31, 2008
Exam 70-230: Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000, Enterprise Edition	March 31, 2008
Exam 70-232: Implementing and Maintaining Highly Available Web Solutions with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Technologies and Microsoft Application Center 2000	March 31, 2008
Exam 70-234: Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft Commerce Server 2000	March 31, 2008
Exam 70-244: Supporting and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Network	March 31, 2008
Exam 70-292: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA Certified on Windows 2000	March 31, 2008
Exam 70-296: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSE Certified on Windows 2000	March 31, 2008

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Exams retired prior to 2008

Exam number and name	Last date exam available
Exam 70-013: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft SNA Server 3.0	February 28, 2001
Exam 70-015: Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0	June 30, 2004
Exam 70-016: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0	June 30, 2004
Exam 70-018: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2	February 28, 2001
Exam 70-019: Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses With Microsoft SQL Server 7.0	June 30, 2004
Exam 70-024: Developing Applications with C++ Using the Microsoft Foundation Class Library	February 28, 2001
Exam 70-025: Implementing OLE in Microsoft Foundation Class Applications	February 28, 2001
Exam 70-026: System Administration for Microsoft SQL Server 6.5	February 28, 2001
Exam 70-027: Implementing a Database Design on Microsoft SQL Server 6.5	February 28, 2001
Exam 70-028: Administering Microsoft SQL Server 7.0	June 30, 2004
Exam 70-029: Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0	June 30, 2004
Exam 70-042: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51¹	June 30, 2000
Exam 70-043: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51¹	June 30, 2000
Exam 70-053: Internetworking Microsoft TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT (3.5-3.51)¹	June 30, 2000
Exam 70-055: Designing and Implementing Web Sites with Microsoft FrontPage 98	June 30, 2000
Exam 70-056: Implementing and Supporting Web Sites Using Microsoft Site Server 3.0	June 30, 2003
Exam 70-057: Designing and Implementing Commerce Solutions with Microsoft Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition	June 30, 2003
Exam 70-058: Networking Essentials	February 28, 2001
Exam 70-059: Internetworking with Microsoft TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0	February 28, 2001
Exam 70-064: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows 95	February 28, 2001
Exam 70-067: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0	February 28, 2001
Exam 70-068: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 in the Enterprise.	February 28, 2001
Exam 70-069: Application Development with Microsoft Access for Windows 95 and the Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit	February 28, 2001
Exam 70-073: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0	February 28, 2001
Exam 70-076: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Exchange Server 5	February 28, 2001
Exam 70-077: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0 and Microsoft Index Server 1.1^{1, 2}	June 30, 2000
Exam 70-078: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Proxy Server 1.0	February 28, 2001
Exam 70-079: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 by Using the Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK)	February 28, 2001
Exam 70-080: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 by Using the Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit	June 30, 2003
Exam 70-081: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5	June 30, 2003
Exam 70-085: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft SNA Server 4.0	June 30, 2003
Exam 70-087: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0	February 28, 2001
Exam 70-088: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0	June 30, 2003
Exam 70-091: Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft Office 2000 and Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications	June 30, 2003
Exam 70-098: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows 98	June 30, 2003
Exam 70-100: Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures	June 30, 2004
Exam 70-105: Designing and Implementing Collaborative Solutions with Microsoft Outlook 2000 and Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5	June 30, 2003
Exam 70-152: Designing and Implementing Web Solutions with Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0	June 30, 2004
Exam 70-155: Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0	June 30, 2004
Exam 70-156: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0	June 30, 2004.
Exam 70-165: Developing Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0	February 28, 2001
Exam 70-175: Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0	June 30, 2004
Exam 70-176: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0	June 30, 2004
Exam 70-240: Microsoft Windows 2000 Accelerated Exam for MCPs Certified on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0	December 31, 2001

¹ Candidates were required to upgrade to the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) track by June 30, 2001, to retain certification.

² Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer + Internet (MCSE+I) candidates were required to upgrade to Exam 70-087 by June 30, 2001, to retain certification.

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