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Microsoft gives away free developer software to students
The programs available include:
- Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition
- Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
- SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
- Expression Studio
- XNA Game Studio 2.0
- XNA Creators Club Online
You'll need a Windows Live ID to participate. And Microsoft will take steps to verify that you're really a student, so you need to enter the name of the school or institution that can confirm your status before you can download your program.
[via TechCrunch]
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Subscribe to commentsPhilFeb 19th 2008 10:56AM
Is there an age limit to how old the student needs to be? Could I download one for my son in primary school?
lillblackdemonFeb 19th 2008 10:56AM
If your school is not registered with Microsoft already, you need to pay a $2.95 fee for them to add you via a third-party service.
Not cool.
@Phil: It looks like it's only for colleges now, but if you go through the questions (I did not, I canceled when I saw the fee on the third-party site) there are options for K12 students.
emmzeeFeb 19th 2008 10:56AM
"The only catch? You need to be a student in college or graduate school."
mertzFeb 19th 2008 10:56AM
Developers Developers Developers!
OliFeb 19th 2008 12:21PM
Just a quick note for anyone signing up for this. If your educational institute is not listed and you have an ISIC card (e.g. NUS in the UK), then simply select "ISIC" on your country list, then enter your card number.
For NUS users, you need to enter "S" and then the last 12 digits on your card. (for example: S012345678912). This may also work with other student cards. It seems you need to add an "S" at the start of your number in order to be accepted by the site (I found that out through trial and error).
Peter KirnFeb 19th 2008 12:22PM
Weird that XNA is on there, as it's already free. It looks like they *might* be offering Creators' Club free -- which they really should do for everyone, anyway. (CC allows you to play your games -- and games other people have created using XNA -- on your Xbox 360. For some reason known only to Microsoft, they think a good way to promote indie game development on Xbox 360 is to charge a fee from this, presumably because they don't like the idea of inexperienced programmers putting code in their box.)
DullestFeb 19th 2008 12:28PM
Anyone else notice that the 3rd party site is pretty much crippled? Loading times are 10 min for me.
David VanFeb 19th 2008 8:48PM
I downloaded it without being in college! Just sign up for live ID or sign in, go selectt your software to download, choose United States, Select: University of California - Los Angeles, Sign up in UCLA site, select The second option: That means you are not in UCLA or college/university YET...., Finish it... Close the tab, reload the download page, select verify, if you see an error just accept it and it should go to the school selection page, select US and UCLA, and press enter, login, wait for it... DOWNLOAD! Be sure to set your bithdate to over 25 to be safe!
Congratzz@! FREE STUFF NOT VIA WAREZ!
RED_404Feb 20th 2008 7:50AM
This is nothing relay new all you school has to do it be a Microsoft academic partner and they can setup one of these
http://msdn07.e-academy.com/elms/Storefront/Storefront.aspx?campus=fhtc_itd&np1=112
like my tech college
BTW don't base the quality of the collage on my spelling or grammar I know it sucks.
Nirmal ZipherMar 13th 2008 12:01AM
I think it's great. We at Nirmal Zipher (http://www.nztest.co.za) need test analysts to be trained in Microsoft products and this is an excellent way of getting kids on board.
Nirmal
test@nztest.co.za