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Dreamspark US with simplified Student Enrollment Verification

DreamSpark V2 for US has launched yesterday, June 15. It simplifies the enrollment verification system for higher-Ed students in US.

The existing verification methods continue to work -  a) Shibboleth-based verification by Universities (for Universities that are part of the InCommon federation)  and  b) Live@edu domain based verification (for Schools that use Live@edu).

Higher-Ed student enrollment Verification process for US DreamSpark™ v2?

1. On https://www.dreamspark.com/ sign-into LiveID.
2. Select product and Click on ‘Verify’.
3. Select Continent, Country, State (and optionally the City)
4. Select your School and hit Continue
• We have over 5000 schools listed and the verification proceeds based on the school selected.
• If a user cannot find their school (i.e. school is not listed), the  “Couldn’t get Verified” section has a  “Learn More” button that redirects them to a “Contact US” page where the user provides the name of the missing School so we can get it added to the list of 5000 schools.
5. Submit Name, Date of Birth and school provided .edu email address (i.e. an email address that ends in  .edu).  (We use this information to verify student enrollment status with National Student Clearinghouse.)
6. An activation email is sent to the .edu  email address provided with a 5x5 access code that when entered at https://www.dreamspark.com/Activate/ sets up 12 months of access to Dreamspark software downloads.

Support for Dreamspark can be reached at https://support.microsoft.com/contactus/emailcontact.aspx?scid=sw;en;1333&WS=DreamSparkCollege .

What is Microsoft DreamSpark™?

Microsoft DreamSpark ™ is a program that provides no-cost access to Microsoft designer and development tools and training for verified high school and university students around the world, to support and advance their learning and skills through technical design, technology, math, science and engineering activities. This program equips tomorrow’s developers with the professional tools to inspire and create today. https://www.dreamspark.com

Student feedback on Dreamspark has been enthusiastic –

“It is by definition another word for ‘awesome’ ". - Shawn Rakowski

“If you are a student, bring an umbrella, cause Microsoft software rains from the sky!  In my opinion, there is no better time to be a student then now.” - Michael Jacobsen

“I am on dream spark and this is a great idea….” - Joe Bateman Jr

“DreamSpark = amazing” - Alex Hagerman

The products that are included in Dreamspark program include:

Which one to get - MSDN or TechNet?

I was  just asked the  question -  which one to  get MSDN  or TechNet  subscription?

Both MSDN and TechNet  subscriptions include  Microsoft  software that  is licensed per  user.  MSDN Premium and TechNet Plus contain roughly the same software titles, though TechNet Plus does not include any Visual Studio or Expression products.

TechNet Plus subscriptions also include eLearning and other resources for IT Professionals. 

Both MSDN and TechNet Plus include Managed Newsgroups, Online Concierge, and Technical Support Incidents (2 incidents for TechNet Plus, MSDN Operating Systems, and MSDN Professional; 4 incidents for MSDN Premium).

The software provided with an MSDN Subscription is for design, development, testing, and demonstration of applications in a non-production environment.

The software provided with TechNet Plus subscriptions is for evaluation purposes only,

• to understand features to make usage, deployment or purchase recommendations or decisions
• Use Microsoft software with 3rd party applications to make usage, deployment or purchase recommendations or decisions on the Microsoft software
• Become familiar and keep up to date with the latest Microsoft software to support internal or external clients using or deploying the software.

DreamSpark: How to get Verified for the Microsoft Dreamspark software in US?

All Students at all accredited higher education institutions in US are eligible for DreamSpark at  https://www.dreamspark.com. There is no specific work necessary on the school's part to 'enroll'.

Given that there is No single method of verifying a student status across all higher-ed institutions in the US, there are a number of mechanism that DreamSpark uses:

1. For Universities that are in the InCommon federation and implement the Shibboleth protocol, the verification is done by the school
2. For students who are members of 'International Student Identity Card (ISIC)
   • student submits their name and ISIC ID #
3. National Students Clearing house verification
   • Student submits their name, school name and DOB
4. manual verification
   • student submits their name, email and student ID/Tuition receipt

Even though not all schools are listed on the DreamSpark site, all higher-ed students from all US  schools use the mechanisms 2,3,4 listed above to get their DreamSpark software.

On the DreamSpark site (at https://www.dreamspark.com/wayf/wayf.aspx) just below the list of schools is the following -- click on the “Learn More” button to get verified through JourneyEd http://www.journeyed.com/MSTools.

So, No your school does not have to be listed on the DreamSpark site for a higher-ed student in US to get the DreamSpark software just click on the “Learn More” button  it to get verified as a student.

How to get XNA Creator’s Club Academic Memberships from MSDNAA

XNA Game studio 3.0 is now part of MSDNAA and is also available in ELMS for  students, faculty and  lab machines. With just the XNA  Game Studio 3.0youcan create games for Windows or Zune.

XNA Creator’s Club membership is however needed to create games for the Xbox 360, to release Xbox 360 games to Community Games on Xbox LIVE, (or to peer-review submitted games). See http://creators.xna.com/en-US/faq#anchor_1_1 for additional details on XNA Creator’s Club.

In MSDNA-ELMS, a free XNA Creators Club 12-Month Student Trial Subscription is included for use by students, faculty and labs.

A couple of important points about the free XNA Creators Club 12-Month Student Trial Subscription in ELMS.

1. The free XNA Creators Club 12-Month Student Trial Subscription allows you to create games for the Xbox 360
2. The free XNA Creators Club 12-Month Student Trial Subscription will NOT give you access to premium content or services on the XNA Creators Club Online web site, including the ability to submit or peer review community games.
3. The free XNA Creators Club 12-Month Student Trial Subscription is only available (currently) in ELMS. It  is not available if you only have MSDNAA, without the ELMS  distribution mechanism. (If you already have MSDNAA,you can sign-up for ELMS for free at http://www.e-academy.com/MSDNAA_RequestForm_main.cfm).
4. There is no LabKey or Volume License for XNA Creators Club 12-Month Student Trial Subscription. If your school has a lab with 20 XBoxes, work with your MSDNAA program Admin to order and download 20 XNA Creators Club 12-Month Student Trial Subscription codes for each of the  lab XBoxes.

If you still have questions or run into any problems, call MSDNAA-ELMS support at 888-396-1447. 

If your STEM-D department or student club is not a member of MSDNAA, do ask them to sign-up at http://msdnaa.net.

How to Download and Install DreamSpark Software

Microsoft software from DreamSpark comes packaged in large, single files with .ISO or .IMG extensions. These files are “images” (exact copies) of the CD or DVD media on which the software would be shipped. (The name ISO refers to the standardized file format used for disc images.)

Since Microsoft software from DreamSpark often comes packaged in large ISO files (with file sizes on the order of gigabytes), downloading from the server with no download management system may cause your download to fail with no way to resume it. You may have experienced this if your connection timed out or if you ran out of disk space during a large download.

To address this issue, DreamSpark recommends the use of the Akamai Download Manager to steadily deliver the software to your computer. In the event that your connection to the server is reset, the progress you made on the download will not be lost.

Tip: If you have an external hard drive, download the large ISO images to it to conserve valuable disk space on your PC.

Akamai Download Manager

If you are using Internet Explorer, you will be able to install this tool as an ActiveX control on the way to downloading the software.

IMPORTANT: If you are using a browser other than Internet Explorer (including Netscape, Firefox, Opera, and others) you will need to manually install the Download Manager tool.

Now that Akamai Download Manager is installed, you can download software from DreamSpark.

WINDOWS VISTA USERS
If you are using Windows Vista, the built-in User Account Control feature will not allow you to download directly into system-owned folders. This means you must create your own directory for Download Manager DreamSpark downloads.

When your download is complete, you will have the ISO file to deal with. At this point, you have two options: mount the image, or burn it to a CD or DVD.

Installing Software from ISO Images

Option 1: Burning a Disc

If you need to create a bootable disc, or just want to create a “hard copy” of the software you’ve downloaded, it is a good idea to burn the image to disc.

Depending on the size of the file, you can use a CD or a DVD. Most software available through DreamSpark is too large to fit on a CD, so using blank DVDs is good practice.

You need the following items to burn the ISO image to a disc:

• A CD/DVD drive capable of writing DVDs (look for a DVD/R or DVD/RW symbol)
• A blank, writeable DVD compatible with your DVD writer
• A software program capable of burning a disc from an image file

Most CD / DVD authoring programs provide the capability to burn a disc from an image. Some freeware tools are available, such as ISO Recorder. Manufacturers of popular programs with this capability include Nero and Roxio. A list of other programs for managing ISO files can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_image

Using ISO Recorder to burn an image to disc

ISO Recorder is not a program you can launch, but an extension to the Windows shell. It allows you to right-click on an ISO image and choose Copy Image to CD, as shown below:

Selecting Copy image to CD will display a dialog titled CD Recording Wizard (or DVD Recording Wizard if it is a DVD ISO and you are running Vista). You can accept the defaults here and choose Next. Within a few minutes, your CD will be done!

Using Nero 7 Ultra Edition to burn an image to disc

1. Start Nero Burning ROM by navigating to Start menu | Program Files | Nero 7 Ultra Edition | Data | Nero Burning ROM…
2. On the New Compilation screen, press Cancel.
3. From the Recorder menu, choose Burn Image…
4. Browse to the ISO or IMG file you downloaded from MSDNAA and click Open.
5. Click Burn to start the burn process.

Voila! A Disc Copy of the Software

Now that you’ve burned your ISO to a DVD, you can treat it as if you bought the software in the store. Just insert it into your DVD drive and install as you would any other program.

Tip: By using the Burn ISO Image feature of your DVD authoring software, you can create bootable discs without worrying about special settings (in the case of operating systems, for example).

Option 2: Mounting the ISO Image

If you don’t want to go to the trouble of burning a disc, you can mount the ISO image using third-party tools.

IF YOU DOWNLOADED AN OPERATING SYSTEM… … such as Windows Vista, XP, Server, etc., do not attempt to mount the image in your current operating system to install it. A mounted drive is “remembered” by the operating system and the mounting tools, but will not exist between system reboots.   If you are trying to install an operating system, always burn a DVD and make sure the BIOS is configured to attempt to boot from the DVD drive as part of the boot sequence.

Mounting is the process of temporarily creating a virtual drive on your computer with the contents of the ISO package loaded in it, as if you had inserted a DVD into your existing DVD drive. Third-party tools are required to mount an ISO image. Most common CD and DVD authoring tools will allow you to mount an ISO image, and many freeware utilities are available as well (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_image)

Daemon Tools is a free and popular tool that allows you to mount ISO images. http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/download.php

Microsoft also has a free tool that you can use to mount an ISO image, available at the link below.
http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/b/6/7b6abd84-7841-4978-96f5-bd58df02efa2/winxpvirtualcdcontrolpanel_21.exe

Using DAEMON Tools

Follow these steps to mount an image using DAEMON tools.

1. Download DAEMON Tools for your current operating system from the following link:
   http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/download.php
2. Install DAEMON Tools. A system reboot will be required to set up the virtual disc environment.
3. Reboot your computer when prompted to do so.
4. DAEMON Tools installation will continue after your operating system starts up. You may receive some warnings notifying you that the setup is trying to continue. Allow the setup to continue.
5. Choose the options you want to install. You need the core files and the shortcuts. The Search Bar is optional advertising which you can safely avoid installing.
6. From now on, you will be able to mount ISO images by right-clicking the DAEMON Tools icon in your taskbar and following this menu sequence:
   Virtual CD/DVD ROM | Device 0: [Letter:] | Mount image
   Notice what drive letter you are mounting to.
7. This will bring up a dialog box allowing you to browse to and open image files. Select the .ISO or .IMG file you downloaded from MSDNAA and click Open to mount the image.
8. You can now access the image as if it were a CD or DVD by going to My Computer (or Computer in Vista) and double-clicking, auto-running, or exploring the contents of the virtual drive (the drive letter is the same as the one you noted above).

Running Software from a Mounted ISO Image

Once your ISO file is mounted, you will see a new drive show up in your My Computer (XP) or Computer (Vista) pane. You can interact with this virtual drive as if you had a CD loaded in it – by right clicking it and choosing AutoPlay, or by Exploring it and choosing Setup.exe, and so forth.

When installing the software, make sure to follow any instructions on the virtual CD, especially readme files.

Burning a Disc versus Mounting the Image

Are you unsure whether you should burn a disc or mount the image? Use the chart below to help you decide based on the purpose and type of the download.

Students' must-have products from MSDNAA

Students in US Colleges and Universities have downloaded the following professional software and tools for learning and research from the ~5000 MSDN AA memberships . These top products cover over 80% of the demand from Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Design (STEM-D) students for software and tools from MSDNAA.

Students - get the professional software that your peers demand - do not be left behind.

Educators - provide the software that students demand and are eligible for.

MSDNAA Program Admins: Here is the suggested list of products to make available to students on your campus- put them on your storefront.

1. Windows XP Professional with SP3
2. Windows Vista Business DVD with SP1
3. Visio Professional 2007
4. Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition (x86 and x64 WoW)
5. Project Professional 2007
6. IT Academy Course: Web Developer, Windows Sever, Database Developer, Windows Developer, Windows Client
7. Windows Vista Business 64bit DVD with SP1
8. Access 2007
9. Visual Studio .NET 2005 Professional
10. Windows Server 2008 Enterprise and Standard
11. Windows XP Professional 64bit Edition
12. Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition with SP2
13. OneNote 2007
14. Virtual PC 2007
15. Expression Studio 2
16. Expression Web 2
17. SharePoint Designer 2007
18. Windows Server 2008 Enterprise and Standard 64bit
19. SQL Server 2008 Enterprise (x86 and x64)
20. Office Groove 2007
21. Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition with SP2
22. MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2008 (x86 and x64 WoW)
23. Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise Edition
24. Windows Web Server 2008
25. InfoPath 2007
26. Office Accounting Professional 2008

Gaming Conference Cruise for $650

Are you interested in learning about Gaming technologies? Sign-up for a game development conference aboard the Disney Wonder Cruise ship, departing from Port Canaveral, Florida from April 26-30, 2009. get additional details about the conference at http://www.foundationsofdigitalgames.org/ and sign-up at http://www.foundationsofdigitalgames.org/registration.php?action=showInstructions

The registration costs are listed at http://www.foundationsofdigitalgames.org/registration.php as

Registration Costs: Registration for the conference includes a stateroom (shared), all meals onboard ship, bus transfer from selected Orlando airport hotels to the Disney Wonder, bus transportation from the Disney Wonder to the Orlando airport, port taxes and fees, all onboard gratuities, and conference registration.

• Early registration (until and including December 9)
• Cabin without balcony (has ocean view window): $650
• Cabin with balcony: $725
• Regular registration (until and including Feb 9)
• Cabin without balcony (has ocean view window): $775
• Cabin with balcony: $875
• Late registration (up until and including March 9)
• Cabin without balcony (has ocean view window): $950
• Cabin with balcony: $1025

What MSDN AA products are distributed in ELMS

The following is the set of products available for download from the ELMS system (as of Dec 1, 2008). To keep the list manageable, I am not listing the localized language editions.

1. .NET Framework SDK 1.1
2. Access 2007
3. Compute Cluster Pack
4. Compute Cluster Pack SDK
5. Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise Edition
6. Expression Blend 2
7. Expression Design 2
8. Expression Encoder 2
9. Expression Media 2
10. Expression Studio 2
11. Expression Web
12. Expression Web 2
13. InfoPath 2003 Toolkit for Visual Studio Tools for Office 2005
14. InfoPath 2007
15. IT Academy Course: Database Developer
16. IT Academy Course: Web Developer
17. IT Academy Course: Windows Client
18. IT Academy Course: Windows Developer
19. IT Academy Course: Windows Server
20. MapPoint 2004 European - Setup Disc (1/2), Run Disc (2/2)
21. MapPoint 2004 North America - Setup Disc (1/2), Run Disc (2/2)
22. MELL - Developer Edition for MSDNAA
23. MSDN Library - April 2007 (DVD)
24. MSDN Library - December 2006 - (DVD)
25. MSDN Library - May 2006 - CD1, CD2, CD3
26. MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2005 - CD1, CD2, CD3
27. Office Groove 2007
28. Office SharePoint Server 2007 Enterprise
29. Office SharePoint Server 2007 Standard
30. OneNote 2007
31. Project Professional 2002 (Single-User)
32. Project Professional 2003
33. Project Professional 2007
34. Project Server 2003
35. SharePoint Designer 2007
36. SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition
37. SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
38. SQL Server 2000 SP3a
39. SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition - 32-bit - CD1, CD2
40. SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition - 64-bit Extended - CD1, CD2
41. SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition - 64-bit Itanium - CD1, CD2
42. SQL Server 2008 Enterprise (x86 and x64) - DVD
43. Virtual PC 2007
44. Visio Professional 2007
45. Visual J# 2005 Express Edition
46. Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional - Full Install
47. Visual Studio .NET 2005 Professional - Full Install
48. Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server Trial Edition
49. Visual Studio 2005 Team Test Load Agent Beta 2
50. Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System
51. Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition with SP1
52. Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition (x86 and x64 WoW) - DVD
53. Visual Studio 2008 SP1
54. Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server Workgroup Edition (x86 and x64 WoW) - DVD
55. Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server SP1
56. Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Suite (x86 and x64 WoW) - DVD
57. Windows 2000 Advanced Server (with SP4)
58. Windows 2000 Professional (with SP4)
59. Windows 2000 Server (with SP4)
60. Windows 2000 SP 4
61. Windows Embedded CE 6.0 DVD
62. Windows Server 2008 Enterprise and Standard - DVD
63. Windows Server 2008 Enterprise and Standard 64bit - DVD
64. Windows Services for UNIX 3.0
65. Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with SP1
66. Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with SP1 (x64)
67. Windows Vista Business 64bit DVD
68. Windows Vista Business 64bit DVD with SP1
69. Windows Vista Business CD1, CD2, CD3, CD4, CD5
70. Windows Vista Business DVD
71. Windows Vista Business DVD with SP1
72. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (32bit- 64bit) - DVD
73. Windows XP Embedded
74. Windows XP Professional (Single User)
75. Windows XP Professional (Single User) 64bit Edition
76. Windows XP Professional with SP1a (Single User) ISO Image
77. Windows XP Professional with SP2 (Single User) ISO Image
78. Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005- Disc 1, Disc 2
79. XNA Creators Club Online Academic Subscription
80. XNA Game Studio 3.0 is NOT in MSDNAA ELMS yet and can be downloaded for FREE from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7D70D6ED-1EDD-4852-9883-9A33C0AD8FEE&displaylang=en

Products included in MSDN Academic Alliance

The following is the list of products included in MSDNAA (as of Dec 1, 2008) for US customers. To keep the list manageable, I have not listed the localized language products or the Beta releases that are availble in MSDN AA. 

1. .NET Academic Resource Kit
2. .NET Compact Framework 2.0 Redistributable
3. .NET Component Update CD
4. .NET Framework 1.1 SDK
5. .NET Framework 1.1 SP1
6. .NET Framework 1.1 SP1 for Windows Server 2003
7. .NET Framework 2.0 Redistributable Package (IA64)
8. .NET Framework 2.0 Redistributable Package (X64)
9. .NET Framework 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86)
10. .NET Framework 2.0 SDK (x64)
11. .NET Framework Redistributable 1.0
12. .NET Framework SDK
13. .NET Framework SDK 1.1
14. .NET Framework SP 2
15. .NET Framework SP3
16. Academic Resource Kit .NET CD1 Teaching Resources
17. Academic Resource Kit .NET CD2 Technology Resources
18. Access 2003
19. Access 2003 Developer Extensions
20. Access 2007
21. Amberpoint Express for Visual Studio 2005 Beta
22. Application Center 2000 Developer Edition
23. Application Center 2000 Developer Edition SP 2
24. Application Compatibility Toolkit 4.1
25. BizTalk Accelerator for HIPAA Enterprise Edition 3.3
26. BizTalk Accelerator for HIPAA Standard Edition 3.3
27. BizTalk Accelerator for HL7 1.0
28. BizTalk Accelerator for HL7 Enterprise Edition 1.3
29. BizTalk Accelerator for HL7 Standard Edition 1.3
30. BizTalk Accelerator for RosettaNet Enterprise Edition 3.3
31. BizTalk Accelerator for RosettaNet Standard Edition 3.3
32. BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT 2.1 Enterprise Edition
33. BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT 2.1 Standard Edition
34. BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT Enterprise Edition 2.3
35. BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT Standard Edition 2.3
36. BizTalk Server 2002 Developer Edition
37. BizTalk Server 2004
38. BizTalk Server 2004 Developer Edition
39. BizTalk Server 2004 Enterprise Edition
40. BizTalk Server 2004 Partner Edition
41. BizTalk Server 2004 SP1
42. BizTalk Server 2004 Standard Edition
43. BizTalk Server 2006 Developer Edition
44. BizTalk Server 2006 Enterprise Edition
45. BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Developer Edition (x86 and x64) - DVD
46. Cabinet SDK
47. Commerce Server 2002 Developer Edition
48. Commerce Server 2002 Feature Pack 1
49. Commerce Server 2002 SP 2
50. Commerce Server 2002 SP3
51. Commerce Server 2007 Developer Edition
52. Compute Cluster Pack
53. Compute Cluster Pack SDK
54. Connectix Virtual PC for Windows 5.2
55. Content Management Server 2001
56. Content Management Server 2002
57. Content Management Server 2002 Developer Edition
58. Content Management Server 2002 Service Pack 1a
59. Content Management Server 2002 SP2
60. CRC 3.05
61. Customer Care Framework 2005
62. Customer Care Framework 2008 (v3.0) - CD
63. Data Access Components 2.8
64. Data Analyzer
65. Data Analyzer 2002
66. Desktop Optimization Pack 2007
67. DirectX 9.0 Software Development Kit
68. DirectX 9.0c SDK (October 2005)
69. eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 with Service Pack 2
70. eMbedded Visual C++ Upgrade Wizard for Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2
71. Enterprise Instrumentation Framework
72. Exchange 12 Community Technology Preview
73. Exchange 2000 Server SP3
74. Exchange Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
75. Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
76. Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition
77. Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise Edition
78. Exchange Server 2007 Standard Edition
79. Expression Blend
80. Expression Blend 2
81. Expression Design 2
82. Expression Encoder 2
83. Expression Media 2
84. Expression Studio
85. Expression Studio 2
86. Expression Web
87. Expression Web 2
88. Forefront Client Security (x86 and x64) - CD
89. Forefront Security for Exchange Server with Service Pack 1 (x64) - CD
90. Forefront Security for SharePoint with Service Pack 1 (x64) - CD
91. Forefront Server Security Management Console (x86) - DVD
92. Glossaries- SDKs and Tools
93. Host Integration Server 2000
94. Host Integration Server 2000 SP 1
95. Host Integration Server 2006
96. Identity Integration Server 2003
97. Identity Integration Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
98. Identity Integration Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1
99. ILMerge v 1.1
100. ILMerge v 2.0
101. InfoPath 2003
102. InfoPath 2003 Toolkit for Visual Studio Tools for Office 2005
103. InfoPath 2007
104. InstallShield Express 5.0 FoxPro Limited Edition
105. Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1
106. Internet Information Services Diagnostics Toolkit (IA64)
107. Internet Information Services Diagnostics Toolkit (x86)
108. Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000
109. Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004
110. ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition
111. ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition SDK
112. ISA Server 2004 SDK
113. ISA Server 2004 Service Pack 2
114. ISA Server 2004 Standard Edition
115. ISA Server 2006 Enterprise Edition
116. ISA Server 2006 Standard Edition Beta 1
117. IT Academy Course: Database Developer
118. IT Academy Course: Web Developer
119. IT Academy Course: Windows Client
120. IT Academy Course: Windows Developer
121. IT Academy Course: Windows Server
122. Live Communications Server 2003
123. Macro Assembler 6.11
124. MapPoint 2004 European - Setup Disc (1/2) and Run Disc (2/2)
125. MapPoint 2004 North America - Setup Disc (1/2) and Run Disc (2/2)
126. MapPoint 2006 Standard Edition (North American Maps) - Disc 1 and 2
127. Mappoint SDK
128. MDAC 2.8
129. MELL - Developer Edition for MSDNAA
130. Mobile Information 2002 Server Development Edition
131. Mobile Internet ToolKit
132. MSDN Library - April 2007 (DVD)
133. MSDN Library - December 2006 - (DVD)
134. MSDN Library - January 2005 - CD1, CD2, CD3
135. MSDN Library - January 2005 (Full)
136. MSDN Library - January 2006 - CD1
137. MSDN Library - July 2003 (Disc 1, 2, 3)
138. MSDN Library - May 2006 - CD1, CD2, CD3
139. MSDN Library - October 2003 (Disc 1, 2, 3)
140. MSDN Library - October 2004 (Disc 1, 2, 3)
141. MSDN Library (Visual Studio .NET) CD1 ISO (Apr 2004)
142. MSDN Library (Visual Studio .NET) CD1 ISO (Jan 2004)
143. MSDN Library (Visual Studio .NET) CD1 ISO (Jul 2004)
144. MSDN Library (Visual Studio .NET) CD1 ISO (Oct 2004)
145. MSDN Library (Visual Studio .NET) CD2 ISO (Apr 2004)
146. MSDN Library (Visual Studio .NET) CD2 ISO (Jan 2004)
147. MSDN Library (Visual Studio .NET) CD2 ISO (Jul 2004)
148. MSDN Library (Visual Studio .NET) CD2 ISO (Oct 2004)
149. MSDN Library (Visual Studio .NET) CD3 ISO (Apr 2004)
150. MSDN Library (Visual Studio .NET) CD3 ISO (Jan 2004)
151. MSDN Library (Visual Studio .NET) CD3 ISO (Jul 2004)
152. MSDN Library (Visual Studio .NET) CD3 ISO (Oct 2004)
153. MSDN Library (Visual Studio .NET) Full (Apr 2004)
154. MSDN Library (Visual Studio .NET) Full (Jan 2004)
155. MSDN Library (Visual Studio .NET) Full (Jul 2004)
156. MSDN Library for Visual Studio .NET 2003- Disc 1, 2, 3
157. MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2005 - CD1, CD2, CD3
158. MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2008 (x86 and x64 WoW) - DVD
159. MSDN Subscriptions Library (Disc 1, 2, 3)
160. MSDN Subscriptions Library (Full)
161. MS-DOS 6.0
162. MS-DOS 6.22
163. MSXML 4.0 SP2
164. Office Accounting Professional 2007
165. Office Accounting Professional 2008
166. Office Business Contact Manager 2003
167. Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005
168. Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005 with SP1
169. Office Communications Server 2007 Enterprise Edition
170. Office FrontPage 2003
171. Office Groove 2007
172. Office Groove Server 2007
173. Office Live Communications Server 2005
174. Office Live Communications Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
175. Office Live Communications Server 2005 Standard Edition
176. Office Project Portfolio Server 2007
177. Office Project Server 2007
178. Office SharePoint Server 2007 Enterprise
179. Office SharePoint Server 2007 Standard
180. OneNote 2003
181. OneNote 2007
182. Operations Manager 2000
183. Operations Manager 2005
184. Operations Manager 2005 Workgroup Edition
185. Platform SDK (February 2003)
186. Project 2002 Professional (Volume License Ed.)
187. Project 2003 SP1
188. Project Professional 2002 (Single-User)
189. Project Professional 2003
190. Project Professional 2003 (Vol License Ed.)
191. Project Professional 2007
192. Project Server 2002 (Vol. License Ed.)
193. Project Server 2003
194. Project Standard 2002
195. Project Standard 2003
196. Remote Debugger for Visual Studio 2005 Beta 1
197. Services for Netware 5.0 SP 2
198. Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP
199. SharePoint Designer 2007
200. SharePoint Portal Server 2001
201. SharePoint Portal Server 2003
202. SharePoint Portal Server 2003 SP2
203. SharePoint Products and Technologies 2003 SDK
204. SharePoint Services with SP1
205. Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition
206. Soap Toolkit 2.0
207. Soap Toolkit 3.0
208. Software Update Services Server with SP1
209. Speech Application SDK 1.0
210. Speech SDK 5.0
211. Speech Server 2004 Enterprise Edition
212. Speech Server 2004 Standard Edition
213. SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services SP 3
214. SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine SP 3
215. SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition
216. SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
217. SQL Server 2000 Notification Services 2.0
218. SQL Server 2000 Personal Edition
219. SQL Server 2000 Resource Kit
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424. XNA Creators Club Online Academic Subscription
425. XNA Game Studio 3.0 is NOT in MSDNAA yet and can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7D70D6ED-1EDD-4852-9883-9A33C0AD8FEE&displaylang=en

How can Students get access to MSDN AA software

Any eligible STEM-D (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Business and Design) student is eligible to get all the software and tools in the MSDN Academic Alliance program from their department - any STEM-D department in which you are currently taking any class.

Here are 3 options for you to get MSDN AA software:

1. Find out if your school is currently a member of the MSDN Academic Alliance Program at http://www.msdnaa.net/search/SchoolSearchUS.aspx (be entering the state and city of your school)
• if your department (any department in which you are currently taking any class) is listed, just contact your faculty or IT department to get you signed-up to download the MSDN AA software onto your PC. ALL students enrolled in any course in the STEM-D department are eligible to get ALL of the MSDN AA software onto their personal PCs.
• Once your department's MSDN AA Program Admin sets up your account, just  'Get Software Link' to login and download the software you need.
• If your department (any department in which you are currently taking any class) is NOT listed, approach the department IT admin or faculty and have then sign-up for MSDN AA at http://msdnaa.net
2. Search for any Student Club registered with MSDNAA (or STEM-D department) in your city at http://www.msdnaa.net/search/SchoolSearchUS.aspx.
• Approach the Student club, provide proof of your enrollment in a STEM-D class and request a login-into their MSDN AA software distribution mechanism.
• If you have a student club that is not a member of the MSDN AA program, have them sign-up for MSDN AA at http://msdnaa .net
3. Are you a member of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) or the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) or National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE).

• Approach your local ACM, NSBE  or IEEE- Computer Society chapter and ask them about obtaining a login id to get  access to all of the MSDN AA software from:
• ACM MSDN AA ELMS membership at http://msdn01.e-academy.com/ACM
• IEEE-Computer Society MSDNAA ELMS membership at http://msdn04.e-academy.com/ieee_cs_r9
• NSBE MSDN AA ELMS membership at http://msdn01.e-academy.com/nsbe_it

If your STEM-D department or student club is not a member of MSDNAA, do ask them to sign-up at http://msdnaa.net.

What are the benefits included in MSDN AA? How does MSDN AA cost?

MSDN AA includes thousands of dollars worth of software, tools and IT Academy Student Pass Training material, that you can provide all eligible students in the member STEM-D department, for installation on their personal machines and on your lab machines.

In addition to the free ELMS software distribution mechanism (http://www.e-academy.com/MSDNAA_RequestForm_main.cfm), the following benefits are included in your MSDN AA membership:

• unlimited MSDN AA support at msdnaa@microsoft.com or Phone: 866-643-9421
• unlimited ELMS support at msdnaa_softwarecenter@e-academy.com or phone: 1-888-396-1447
• 4 technical product support incidents (phone: 800-936-5800) as listed at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/bb266240.aspx (needs program admin sign-in)
• MSDN managed newsgroup for free technical support  on popular Microsoft technologies as described at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/aa974230.aspx

The Cost for MSDN -Developer Academic Alliance, in the US is:

Additional details at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/academic/bb250623.aspx for MSDN-Developer Academic Alliance.

The Cost for MSDN AA/Designer Academic Alliance, in the US is:

Additional details at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/academic/bb250623.aspx for MSDN-Designer Academic Alliance.

How to sign-up for MSDN AA - a step-by-step guide

MSDN AA is an important program where Microsoft works with universities to put Microsoft software in the hands of students registered in a science, technology, math, and/or engineering program. MSDN AA is a paid membership program for college and university departments that enables them to issue software to their students. In addition, any student club is also eligible to sign-up for the MSDN AA program.

Here is a 20-step guide for any eligible STEM-D department or student club to sign-up for the MSDN AA program at http://msdnaa.net.

1. website: Go to http://msdnaa.net or http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/academic/default.aspx
2. register: Select "Register for  Developer Academic Alliance".
• For STEM departments (99% of eligible departments) the Developer Academic Alliance (Developer AA) membership is the right option and covers all the software in MSDNAA.
• For VIDA (Visualization, Illustration, Design and Art) departments, Designer Academic Alliance (Designer AA) membership could be the right option. This membership offers a subset of MSDN AA software, while Developer AA is a super set of all MDNAA software.
• High School select the High School Academic Alliance.
• Compare the software offerings in these 3 memberships at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/academic/bb676724.aspx. For most institutions the Developer Academic Alliance (Developer AA) membership is the way to go.
3. EULA: In another browser window, read the license agreement (EULA) for MSDN AA at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/academic/bb250608.aspx.
• Because the MSDNAA EULA is a supplemental license  to MSDN License, also read the MSDN License agreement at http://download.microsoft.com/documents/useterms/MSDN%20Subscription_Premium%20Edition_English_36b85cb5-cdc0-43d8-90c1-fa168f15ee6d.pdf
4. Wizard: Select 'Country = United States' and click on Register (or Renew if you already have a membership).
5. School info: Provide the Institution (name, type)  and Department (name, student size) information and click Continue
6. Discount code: Provide any promo code or Campus/School agreement number to get discounts on the cost of MSDN AA membership and select Continue.
7. membership type: Select the 3 year MSDN Developer AA membership for $1025 (or 1 year membership for $499) and select the online download (as media type). Click on 'Proceed to Checkout'. Applicable sales tax is added.
8. Contact info: On the next screen,
• Provide the contact email for the MSDNAA Program Admin at your school
• Provide your Tax ID and mail tax exempt certificate to  MSDN AA tax exemption department or Fax (661) 775-6475
• provide the Billing address and Shipping Address (of the MSDN AA program Administrator)
• Review the privacy policy statement at https://oms.one.microsoft.com/tc/privacypolicy.asp?Locale=en-us
• Click on Continue
9. Review you membership and Customer information.
• Choose your payment type and enter the PO Number, Credit card details or mail your check to the amount shown.
• Select 'I agree to the terms and condition'
10. Confirmation: At this point the MSDN AA Order is created and sent for processing
• On the confirmation page, note the 14 digit Order Reference Number (example:01142017827308), and any documentation you need to submit
• Print the confirmation page and include a copy with all your communication.
• This confirmation page states "to ensure you receive the first shipment of program software and your membership kit". The "first shipment and membership kit" are only mailed out if you selected the DVD media option. Most sign-up do not choose this option and hence do to receive any physical material in the snail mail.
11. email: A confirmation email is sent from msdnaa@microsoft.com, to the contact email entered in step 8 (with title of "Microsoft Order in Process -- Order Number: 01142017827308") including the 14 digit Order Reference number (example:01142017827308) and another 8 digit Membership Reference Number (example: T89-00369)
• This mail states that "You will receive your membership number and access instructions within three business days".
• However, this is true only if there is no information or documentation you have to submit.
12. submit: Please submit all the required documentation (example: Tax exemption Certification, copy of your Purchase order, check) at the earliest opportunity. Include the 14 digit Order Reference number (example:01142017827308) in all your communications.
• Once all the required documentation is submitted, your MSDN AA membership will be activated in 3 business days.
13. Activation: You will receive an email from msdnaa@microsoft.com (sent to the contact email entered in step 8), confirming the activation of your MSDN AA account. This will be 3 business days after all your documentation and payment have been received.
• Your 9 digit Membership ID Number (example: 900591288) is included.
• Instructions on accessing your online membership are included
• Step 1 : Go to http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions   OR  go to http://msdnaa.net, scroll to the bottom of page and select Subscriber Downloads.
• Step 2: On the right hand side, in the "My MSDN Subscription box", click on "Associate your subscription with your Windows LiveT ID". Sign-in with an existing Live ID or create one.
• Step 3: Log into the Live ID to associate it with your MSDN AA membership.
• Note:  Because only one Live ID maybe associated with a MSDN membership, create a Live ID that you can share with persons who may need to administer this MSDN membership in your absence.
14. Support: At any time during this process, if you need any assistance email msdnaa@microsoft.com or phone (866)643-9421 or fax (661) 775-6475 to reach the MSDN AA support.
15. ELMS: Sign-up at http://www.e-academy.com/MSDNAA_RequestForm_main.cfm for an ELMS account, providing
• your 9 digit MSDNAA membership # (example: 900591288)
• Name of your Institution and department name
• program Admin name  and email
16. email: You will receive a confirmation email from e-academy.com (ex: rapid_deploy@e-academy.com) providing you
• a URL for your MSDN AA Online software system (example: http://msdn70.e-academy.com/demo)
• your admin user name: gautamr@microsoft.com
• your admin password: **********
17. Information about ELMS can be obtained at http://www.e-academy.com/IT_MSDNAA_main.cfm
• ELMS for MSDNAA Introduction and Overview
• ELMS for MSDNAA Setup Instructions
• Hosted ELMS Guide
18. Login: To get started,
• Login to your ELMS with your Admin user name and admin password
• Click on the ADMINISTRATION button located on the horizontal navigation bar (beside SOFTWARE and SUPPORT).
• Review the Hosted ELMS Guide  and Admin FAQ for information on
• configuration,
• product setup,
• batch importing student email (identity)
• getting support
19. Configure Product: To make software available on your Cloud Hosted ELMS server
• Click on "Hosted ELMS" icon on Right hand side (OR Product Management / Rapid Setup / Configure Hosted ELMS now)
• On the "Rapid Setup - Hosted ELMS" page, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "Enable ALL" button
20. Add users: To upload student emails (identities)
• On the Left Hand Side, click on User Management/ Groups / Add New Group
• Create a Group Name such as "2008 Fall CS Students" and set an expiry date for the end of the term: January 31, 2009
• Create a plain text file (.txt) with a list of all students taking classes in the CS department for Fall 2008 - one complete email address  per line in the text file (gautamr@u.washington.edu) and save as '2008 fall CS Student list.txt'
• A best practice is to get the list of ALL students taking any class in your department, from the department office, for upload.
• Import this List by  clicking on (the Left hand Side) the User Management/ELMS Authentication / Import List.
• Import the test file created previously: 'Desktop\2008 fall CS Student list.txt'
• Select the Group: 2008 Fall CS Students

That's it. Each of the students whose email you uploaded in step 20 will receive an email from elms_support@e-academy.com with a link to your online MSDNAA Software system: http://msdn70.e-academy.com/demo, from where they can down the software you enabled in step 19 and also get the product keys. All the program Admin has to do is to wait out the semester and upload a new set of students taking a class in the department.

If you need help configuring your Hosted ELMS delivery solution, please email our support staff at msdnaa_softwarecenter@e-academy.com

How is the MSDN AA software distributed to students in STEM departments?

After the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) department sign-ups for a MSDN AA membership, getting the MSDN AA software and tools to your students and faculty involves 3 simple steps:

1. Selecting the software distribution mechanism: (once per Lifetime)
• Once per lifetime of the MSDN AA membership, select from the among the 4 options (detailed below) to choose from. 
• Recommendation: The 'ELMS with Cloud Hosted Server' is the simplest and easiest to setup and administer.
2. Identifying the software to distribute (once per lifetime)
• Once per lifetime of the MSDN AA membership, select all software listed in the MSDNAA and ELMS system as ALL students registered to take a class in the your department are eligible to receive all the MSDN AA software (whether their class uses any software or not), for their self-learning.
• Every semester, add any new software added to MSDNAA , especially the newer releases
3. Collecting the student identities (emails) to enable the distribution of the Software and license keys (every semester)
• Every semester/quarter, collect the student emails of all students registered to take a class in your department and upload these identities to the ELMS system (In the case of the 2 ELMS options) or inform them of software availability (in the case of the other 2 options)

Software and License keys can be distributed by one of the following 4 options:

i. CD/DVD option:

• One copy of the physical software media (CD/DVD) is mailed out you (the program Admin)
• Make copies (CD/DVD) of the ALL software received for check-out by students and faculty.
• The Program Admin downloads the product keys from MSDN Subscriber Downloads for distribution to each student/faculty.  Each student/faculty will require a unique product key to activate the software.
• The Program Admin collects the student identities (emails) of all registered students that semester and sends them a note providing them instructions on how they can check out the software and obtain the product keys.

ii. Electronic Media option:

• Using an online download for the one copy of software by Admin and then making copies (CD/DVD) for check out by students and faculty    OR    put the software on a secure server for students to download from the server.
• The program Admin then downloads the product keys from MSDN Subscriber Downloads for distribution to each student/faculty. Each student/faculty  will require a unique product key to activate the software.
• The program Admin collects the student identities (emails) of all registered students that semester and sends them a note providing them instructions on how they can check out the software/download software from secure server, and obtain the product keys.

iii. *ELMS with Campus Hosted Server:

• Setup a secure Campus Hosted server and download for the one copy of the software onto this Campus Hosted Server
• The program Admins selects all the software from the ELMS system that is available for students.
• Admin uploads student identities (emails) of all registered students that semester so that the students can log into their accounts to get the product keys themselves.
• ELMS system send the students instructions on how to get the product keys by signing into their accounts. Students/faculty with accounts download software from the secure campus Hosted server and the product keys from ELMS.

iv. *ELMS with Cloud Hosted Server: (Recommended)

• The program Admins selects all the software from the ELMS system that is available for students.
• Admin uploads student identities (emails) of all registered students that semester so that the students can log into their accounts to get the software and product keys from the ELMS Cloud Hosted Server.
• ELMS system send the students instructions on how to get the software and product keys by signing into their accounts. Students/faculty with accounts download software from the secure Cloud Hosted server and the product keys from ELMS.

This option involves the least amount of work for the admin as there is no need for media or product key distribution (in option 1 or 2) OR for maintaining a secure server (option 2 or 3). In addition, the option 4 (and option 3) have an automatic tracking of license keys provided to each student identity (email), thus making the accounting easy for the Admins. hence option 4 is highly recommended. Did I mention, all these distribution options are included in the cost of MSDN AA membership so please avail the option that is simplest for your campus.

• *ELMS: E-academy License Management System is a web-based software distribution system as described at. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/academic/bb250602.aspx

Why should MSDN AA software be made available to ALL eligible students (even if their class does not use the software)?

Technology skills are important for the student's career development, are increasingly a key ingredient of their  life and learning. Employers demand the latest technical skills, irrespective of the student's major in college. thus technology skills can be a huge differentiator but are also a requirement in today's technology-driven world.

Educational institutions can add value to their offerings by making MSDN AA software available to all eligible students. the professional software included in MSDN AA program gives students a view of the real-world tools and practices. MSDN AA software not only enhances the student learning during their school years but it also prepares them for the professional careers by providing them familiarity with the tools and practices used in the commercial world.

Besides the software in MSDN AA, Microsoft is providing other learning resources to help students learn the technical skills with elearning programs, demonstrate their learnings with the Imagine Cup student competition and connecting them to potential employers with the Students2Business program. 

• Access to FREE e-Learning courses for extending your IT or developer skills at http://www.microsoft.com/education/MSITAcademy/itastudentpass.mspx
• Support for any questions that arise during your learning at http://support.microsoft.com/ and/or Microsoft Technical Communities - http://www.microsoft.com/communities
• A World-wide competition to test your learning at http://imaginecup.com/ and enhance your resume with additional team-skills
• FREE 6-month complimentary access to the E-Reference Libraries from Microsoft Press, at http://imaginecup.com/Competition/LearningResourcesOverview.aspx
• Entrepreneurship resources from http://microsoft4me.com/imaginecup/innovation/index.htm and assistance in starting your own company at http://www.microsoftstartupzone.com/ and www.microsoftstartupzone.com/bizspark
• Connection to Jobs, internships, and additional career resources that use the skills learned to find a job today! The comprehensive S2B portal provides you with access to jobs, internships, and additional career resources at http://www.microsoft.com/studentstobusiness/

So, even when a software is not used in-class, students can avail the software from MSDN AA and the the learning resources provided by Microsoft and other partners to better position themselves in a competitive job-market. The school/department should make ALL of the MSDN AA software and tools  available to ALL eligible students so the students can enhance their learning and be better citizen in a technology-laden world.

Can any student get MSDN AA software?

MSDN Academic Alliance (http://msdnaa.net) is an important program where Microsoft works with universities to put Microsoft software in the hands of students registered in a science, technology, math, and/or engineering program, for non-commercial use. It will continue in close cooperation with schools around the world. MSDN AA is a paid membership program for college and university departments that enables them to issue software to their students.

• MSDN AA software and tools offering is for distribution and use by students and faculty of STEM-D (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Design) departments for in-class teaching and research use, and by students for out-of-class self-learning.
• Any student registered to take a class in a STEM-D department is eligible to get access to ALL of the MSDN AA software and tools (not just the software being used in the class they are taking).
• The student does not have to be a major in the STEM-D department; the student must just be registered for taking a class in STEM-D department. Also the class the student is registered for does not need to be using any of the MSDNAA software in the class. Just being registered for a class in STEM-D program is sufficient for the student to get access to ALL of the MSDN AA software -for self-study, out-of-class projects, etc.
• For example: at Wayne State University the computer science program runs a service course CSC 1000 - Introduction to  Computer Science. This course is only for non-computer science majors and is used by the non-cs Wayne students to  satisfy the Computer Literacy  Requirement. the course itself teaches  introductory computer concepts and desktop office applications. there were 15 sections offered in Fall 2008 - http://www.cs.wayne.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=19&id=65&Itemid=55
• In this scenario, all students enrolled in the CSC 1000 are eligible to get ALL software from MSDN AA. 
• STEM-D Students (and faculty) can install ALL software on their personal machines; in addition all department machines in labs and faculty machines can be installed with MSDN AA software.
• Students and faculty can retain all the software on their machines even after students graduate or when faculty stop teaching.
• In all cases the MSDN AA software can only be used for non-commercial use, such as teaching, learning, research, in or outside the classroom. The students receiving MSDN AA software are expected to conform to the non-commercial use agreement.
• The MSDN AA Licence agreement (EULA) provides the details and is posted at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/academic/bb250608.aspx