Dreamspark

micronesia

United States24779 Posts

September 20 2009 00:31 GMT

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!

Saracen

United States5139 Posts

September 20 2009 00:59 GMT

I am not familiar with Dreamspark, but it looks cool? Despite the ... interesting website.

il0seonpurpose

Korea (South)5638 Posts

September 20 2009 01:00 GMT

Wow, nice! Thanks for sharing

Grobyc

Canada18410 Posts

September 20 2009 01:04 GMT

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

movmou

United States142 Posts

September 20 2009 02:18 GMT

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

United States138 Posts

September 20 2009 02:51 GMT

Wow, sweet. Thanks for the tip. I was just thinking about Visual Studio last week.

Cube

Canada777 Posts

September 20 2009 04:22 GMT

i know i can get vmware through a similar program :D

MamiyaOtaru

United States1687 Posts

September 20 2009 04:47 GMT

A popular search engine could help one appear to be a student at a Chinese institution using a proxy

v[1.8]c

44 Posts

September 20 2009 05:14 GMT

Basically a more public and inferior version of MSDNAA

micronesia

United States24779 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.

MamiyaOtaru

United States1687 Posts

September 20 2009 05:41 GMT

#11

On September 20 2009 14:23 micronesia wrote:

Show nested quote +

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

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.

v[1.8]c

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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