yeah i got the same thing.

yeah in 2004!

i probably need to email someone at eccouncil to get that fixed up.  all i got in my welcome kit was giant bumpersticker and my certificate.

Great!! 

I got sent my "REAL" registration code by e-mail today, and I used it to sign up just as Don described and all went well.

I'm still baffled why they would need 2 different numbers.

The exam transcript is that piece of paper you get from the testing centre when you finish an exam that says whether you passed or failed, and it also has other info on it like your name, which exam you did, the exam date, your score, registration number, whether you did the exam via VUE or Prometric, etc.

For some exams like Microsoft, Check Point, etc, you also get a breakdown of the score by topic or section so that you can see which fields you have mastered and which ones need improvement.

If you've never recieved an exam transcript (and you want/need them) you could contact VUE or Prometric depending on which one you use for your exams, or alternatively get in contact with your test centre. If you were to contact Microsoft, EC-Council, Cisco etc, they'd probably just send you a copy of your cert but not the transcript.

Here is a good reason for having your transcripts handy.