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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Bob-san on October 08, 2008, 02:57:48 pm

Title: Microsoft DreamSpark
Post by: Bob-san on October 08, 2008, 02:57:48 pm: https://downloads.channel8.msdn.com/

Check it out. If you're a student of higher education, you can get free access to a lot of Microsoft's current portfolio....

Visual Studio 2008 Pro
Server 2008 Standard
SQL Server 2008 Developer
Expressions Studio 2
XNA Game Studio 2.0

&c.
Title: Re: Microsoft DreamSpark
Post by: Colonol Dekker on October 09, 2008, 02:49:08 am: Quote from: Bob-san on October 08, 2008, 02:57:48 pm
https://downloads.channel8.msdn.com/

XNA Game Studio 2.0

Any good?
Title: Re: Microsoft DreamSpark
Post by: Bob-san on October 09, 2008, 07:44:00 am: The downloads work, it's all legal stuff, real serial codes. I don't know about the XNA 2.0 stuff: I only grabbed Server 03 R2, 08, Visual Studio 05, and 08. I am considering replacing XP Home with Server 03 on my laptop and keeping Server 08 for later. Or, keep em all for later, since I now effectively have a copy of XP Pro 32-bit and Vista 32-bit or 64-bit. Comes in handy for third/fourth computers, saving $90-140+ on an OS. I'm setting it all up in Virtual Machine 07 to see how they all work, so I don't screw up. So far Server 03 R2 has like SP2 already installed, and all updates wnt smoothly in my opinion. It took about an hour to get Windows updated.
Title: Re: Microsoft DreamSpark
Post by: Colonol Dekker on October 09, 2008, 08:29:21 am: WOrth knowing about for future use :yes: I might well sticky it at some vague point....
Title: Re: Microsoft DreamSpark
Post by: Ghostavo on October 11, 2008, 08:10:37 am: I'm trying Server 2008 on my laptop and it looks fairly decent. Far faster than I thought it would be. The only problem seems to be getting drivers compatible with Vista/Server 2008.