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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24772 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-20 00:31:28
September 20 2009 00:31 GMT
#1
Are you familiar with Dreamspark? It's a website that's been out for a year or two (by Microsoft) that allows you to download computer programming and server software for free if you have a college e-mail address. Some stuff they have:

MS Visual Studio 2008
Expression Studio 3
Windows Server 2008
etc

I verified myself as a student because I have a college e-mail account where I am getting my Masters, and was able to quickly download Expression Studio 3. I think this might also work for high school students but I'm not sure how you could verify yourself. If anyone could clarify, that would be great.

Just wanted to share this!

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ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
Saracen
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States5139 Posts
September 20 2009 00:59 GMT
#2
I am not familiar with Dreamspark, but it looks cool? Despite the ... interesting website.
il0seonpurpose
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5638 Posts
September 20 2009 01:00 GMT
#3
Wow, nice! Thanks for sharing
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-20 01:05:48
September 20 2009 01:04 GMT
#4
Sound basically like this:
http://www.e-academy.com/

There was a thread with more info about the site posted, but I can't find it ATM. It's basically like the same thing though. I registered at my college and was sent an account so I could download Microsoft software as well.

EDIT: Found the thread.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=100171
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movmou
Profile Joined September 2009
United States142 Posts
September 20 2009 02:18 GMT
#5
I used this website last year to download MS Visual Studio 2008. And yes, it does also work for high school students. I forget exactly the process I had to go through to get verified, but they outline it pretty well on the website. If you haven't already looked at the site and are in high school/college and wouldn't mind some free MS programs, I'd check it out.
haxorz
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States138 Posts
September 20 2009 02:51 GMT
#6
Wow, sweet. Thanks for the tip. I was just thinking about Visual Studio last week.
And theres the GG.
Cube
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Canada777 Posts
September 20 2009 04:22 GMT
#7
i know i can get vmware through a similar program :D
MamiyaOtaru
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States1687 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-20 05:14:04
September 20 2009 04:47 GMT
#8
A popular search engine could help one appear to be a student at a Chinese institution using a proxy
v[1.8]c
Profile Joined July 2009
44 Posts
September 20 2009 05:14 GMT
#9
Basically a more public and inferior version of MSDNAA
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24772 Posts
September 20 2009 05:23 GMT
#10
On September 20 2009 13:47 MamiyaOtaru wrote:
A popular search engine could help one appear to be a student at a Chinese institution using a proxy

You simply need to confirm the school's e-mail address.
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MamiyaOtaru
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States1687 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-20 05:43:04
September 20 2009 05:41 GMT
#11
On September 20 2009 14:23 micronesia wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2009 13:47 MamiyaOtaru wrote:
A popular search engine could help one appear to be a student at a Chinese institution using a proxy

You simply need to confirm the school's e-mail address.

right, it can be done without a proxy. It's a helpful keyword for the search engine though. And in case I am reading you wrong, it's a solution for people not currently attending college
haduken
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Australia8267 Posts
September 20 2009 08:26 GMT
#12
can anyone tell me how to go about getting msdnaa softwares? I just want Windows 7.
My university is apparently registered but there is no information at all.
Rillanon.au
v[1.8]c
Profile Joined July 2009
44 Posts
September 21 2009 01:27 GMT
#13
On September 20 2009 17:26 haduken wrote:
can anyone tell me how to go about getting msdnaa softwares? I just want Windows 7.
My university is apparently registered but there is no information at all.


Talk to the chairman of your CIS department. Usually at each start of the semester (s)he will notify the other instructors in the department but some of them don't relay the messages to the students.
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