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AssociatedLMrAndyPuppy on 18/01/2010 - 12:01 msdn.microsoft.com (2963 clicks)
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For those university/TAFE students enrolled in a technical degree, check whether your particular school/department (for example, the School of Engineering at University of XYZ) has a MSDNAA subscription. Windows 7 Professional is licensed for all students within these departments that have MSDNAA. Even better, if they have the free add-on called ELMS you can download Windows 7 directly from home without having to check out the disc from the uni IT guys.

Happy to answer any questions.

This is separate to DreamSpark (www.dreamspark.com) which is available to all students regardless of what they're studying (DreamSpark has Windows Server 2008, not Windows 7).

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  • Mikinoz on 18/01/2010 - 12:22

    Sounds like a good offer to me , now if i could only work out the criteria to become an MCP in Australia dont know a good contact do you ?

    • AssociatedMrAndyPuppy @ Microsoft on 18/01/2010 - 12:26
      +1

      MCP - as in Microsoft Certified Professional? Or something else? MCP requires you to pass a set of exams for the technology you're trying to certify on so you don't need a contact per se.

      Unless you meant something else?

      • Mikinoz on 18/01/2010 - 12:37

        doh sorry meant MCT i am an MCP already :) thanks

        i would like to become a Microsoft Certified Trainer as i am a qualified trainer already and have my mcp , just the criteria is very confusing as i can only find the north american one and very few Australian learning centres have any idea or none that i have found

        • AssociatedMrAndyPuppy @ Microsoft on 18/01/2010 - 15:49
          +1

          I've raised this internally to find out who you should talk to.

  • tonyjzx on 18/01/2010 - 12:36

    you can become an MCP by downloading PDFs, cramming and passing a $250 exam (vue? prometric?)

    rubbish cert. but employers don't mind it

  • drexxx on 18/01/2010 - 12:37
    +2

    FYI: I think my Uni, University of Newcastle only lets IT students use the MSDNAA account. not engineering or computer science. dammit.

    • AssociatedMrAndyPuppy @ Microsoft on 18/01/2010 - 15:36
      +1

      Unfortunately this will be dependent on each university and how they're organised. However, ALL students within a department that has MSDNAA are licensed. So, if it's the School of Computing and Engineering that has MSDNAA, all students studying, even one subject, are eligible. I've heard of some university IT guys interpreting it, or just deciding independently, that only those students studying a subject that requires the particular technology are given access.

      My advice is to let them know that the license agreement (EULA) does allow all students, especially if you're one and you want some of the software such as Win7.

      • OzBrogains on 18/01/2010 - 19:28
        +1

        Our uni (ANU) only gives it to those doing a PhD/Masters. Bastards. It probably doesn't cost them a cent to give it to other students but the nazi who was given the cool job of giving people the uni's MSNDA login details likes to flex his e-muscles it seems. //HALT! YOU MUST NOT CROSS THE MSNDAA TUNNEL!

    • LucasMoffitt on 18/01/2010 - 19:11

      Correct, (AT THE MOMENT) You have to be enrolled in an INFT course. e.g INFT1001 :)

  • mookie3three on 18/01/2010 - 12:37

    I'm using this at home, works well and you can download both x86 and x64 versions. At RMIT you can download it on campus and don't have to borrow the disk.

    • nulled on 18/01/2010 - 13:35

      Can you give the download link for this ?
      Thanks

      • pais on 18/01/2010 - 13:45

        The download links are only available inside the MSDN account — you need to have access to an account to download them.

  • viperxz on 18/01/2010 - 13:17

    I would assume that since the institution has the subscription they would own the license and the student would not be allowed to use the license once they have finished their degree?

    USYD is appears to be a member: http://www.ee.usyd.edu.au/help/licensed_software.php

    • FloatingPoint on 18/01/2010 - 13:30

      I think you can use the license as long as you like. I got my Vista business from MSDNAA few years ago and it still working after I finished my course.

      • viperxz on 18/01/2010 - 13:36

        Yeah, I started reading the 'fine print' over @ http://www.msdnaa.net/emea/FullEnglish_documentation.aspx.

        I would still probably fork out the $100-150 for an OEM version just to avoid the 'personal' and 'non-commercial use' clauses.

        If your not using it for work/commercial development and are eligible, I would highly recommend this though.

    • AssociatedMrAndyPuppy @ Microsoft on 18/01/2010 - 15:47
      +1

      Just note that the list shown on the USYD page is outdated, but their statement in the intro line is correct:

      "All of the software licensed under the MSDNAA Program is available for students, faculty and staff at their convenience."

      The software list now includes (not limited to, this is just a subset):
      Windows 7
      Windows Server 2008
      Visual Studio 2008
      Expression Studio 3
      Project 2007
      Visio 2007
      SQL Server 2008
      Exchange
      etc…

      By the way, the prices listed on the page I linked to are for the university to subscribe, not for the students - for the end-user - student, faculty, etc - it's no cost.

  • shawn_low on 18/01/2010 - 13:34
    +1

    This might sometimes change. Previously members of the IEEE could get Windows 7 Professional via the MSDN but they yanked it from the list of programs.

    • AssociatedMrAndyPuppy @ Microsoft on 18/01/2010 - 15:37
      +1

      That's interesting - that could be the administrator's decision, but MSDNAA subscriptions definitely include Win7 Pro for students, so if the IEEE has an MSDNAA subscription, you should be set. I would enquire as to the reason why it was pulled.

      • mini2 on 18/01/2010 - 17:32

        Both ACM and IEEE MSDNAA used to offer Windows 7 until lots of people signed up purely just to get a discounted or free Windows 7.

        • Autonomic on 18/01/2010 - 18:04

          AFAIK the problem wasn't too many new members, it was that 90% of them were not students.

  • brutus on 18/01/2010 - 18:58
    -1

    or for a small fee you can get a MSDN account you can access for 3 years and download all MS product with 10 legit keys each ;-)

    • pais on 18/01/2010 - 19:45
      -1

      "Legit" keys in the sense that they'll work - but not legal.

      • CereaL on 18/01/2010 - 19:50

        why arent they legal ?

        if you paid for the msdn subscription .. how can they not be legal ?

        • pais on 18/01/2010 - 20:31

          Because he's referring to the sale of MSDN accounts spawned by BizSpark exploitation.

    • mini2 on 18/01/2010 - 20:44

      Problem is, MSDN membership isn't cheap even when there are discount code flying around the place.

  • Kranbone on 18/01/2010 - 20:31

    Great deal but has it been posted before checks

    • AssociatedMrAndyPuppy @ Microsoft on 18/01/2010 - 21:35

      Apologies if it has been, but I'm reasonably sure it hasn't been posted previously.

      • Kranbone on 18/01/2010 - 21:56

        Maybe it was something similar, either way, great deal :)

      • blitz on 19/01/2010 - 11:14

        I haven't seen it? Thanks for the post.

  • myfinalheaven on 19/01/2010 - 19:41

    Yep, I got the MSDNAA version of Win 7 Pro 32bit and 62bit in August when it was released into the MSDN.

    Got 2 keys and you can install it with that key on as many computers as you'd like so long as they are 'your' computer. You just gotta call up MS to activate it over the phone if online activation doesn't work.

    I've installed my 32bit key on 2 desktops, 1 netbook and 1 laptop, all activated over the phone(except the first one) without a hitch.

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