MSDNAA@NDSU
ISO Burning Station
The Computer Science Department and the
Accounting and Information Systems Department at NDSU are members
of the Microsoft Developer Network Academic Alliance,
MSDNAA. As a member of the Academic Alliance these departments
are able to make selected
Microsoft software products available to qualified students. The Academic Alliance software includes
Microsoft's operating systems,
servers, development tools, and
some applications.
Sorry -
The Microsoft Office Professional Suite is not part of this program.
The best place that I know of to purchase the Microsoft Office
Professional Suite is the electronics department in the Varsity Mart
Bookstore. Be sure to go to the courter and ask for the specially
priced student offer. This offer is about $99. Students see below for a better $60 deal. You do not
want the academic version off the shelf that is priced at about $189.
You will need your NDSU ID to receive this special price and this
offer is limited to students, faculty and staff.
Note - If you only need the Access application it is available in this (the MSDNAA) program.
>>>>> Here is a Great Deal on Microsoft Office 2007 for $60. This $60 deal is for students only, sorry no faculty or staff. <<<<<
The ISO Burning Station is the primary method for delivering the MSDNAA software packages to the students. See the How To Get Your Software
section for detailed instructions on how to order your software
packages and how to use the ISO Burning Station to burn your own copies
of these packages.
Below is a table of the most popular software that is currently available on the
MSDNAA ISO Burning Station.
Icons for the software package with green background appear on the
ELMS storefront.
Software packages with the white background can be found by using the
drop-down box located above the storefront icons.
| Available
Software |
Blank Media
Required |
Media
Sales Available |
| Category |
Title |
CDs |
DVDs |
Developer
Tools |
Expression Studio 2
Includes: Expression Web 2; Expression Blend 2, Expression Design
2, Expression Media 2, Expression Encoder 2, Visual
Studio Standard 2008. |
1 |
na |
no |
| Developer
Tools |
Expression Web |
1 |
na |
no |
| Developer
Tools |
Visual Studio 6.0
Visual Studio 6.0 - Service Pack 6
MSDN Library for Visual Studio 6.0 (optional) |
2
1
3 |
na |
no |
| Developer
Tools |
Visual Studio .NET 2005
Professional
MSDN Library for
Visual Studio .NET 2005 Professional (optional) |
2
3 |
1
1 |
yes |
Developer
Tools |
Visual Studio 2008
Professional |
na |
1 |
no |
Office
Application |
InfoPath 2007 |
1 |
na |
no |
| Office Application |
Office
FrontPage 2003 |
1 |
na |
no |
| Office Application |
Project
Professional 2003 |
1 |
na |
no |
| Office
Application |
Project
Professional 2007 |
1 |
na |
yes |
| Office Application |
Visio
Professional 2003 |
1 |
na |
no |
| Office
Application |
Visio
Professional 2007 |
1 |
na |
yes |
| Office Application |
Access
2003 |
1 |
na |
no |
| Office
Application |
Access
2007
|
1
|
na
|
no
|
Office
Application |
Office Grove 2007 |
1 |
na |
yes |
Office
Application |
Office One Note 2007 |
1 |
na |
yes |
Office
Application |
SharePoint Designer 2007 |
1 |
na |
yes |
| Operating
System |
Windows Vista - Business Edition with SP1
Only the Business Edition is available through MSDNAA. |
na |
1 |
yes |
| Operating
System |
Windows Vista - Business Edition with SP1 - 64 bit edition
Only the Business Edition is available through MSDNAA. |
na |
1 |
no |
| Operating System |
Windows
XP Professional |
na |
na |
yes |
| Operating
System |
Windows
XP Professional with SP3 |
1 |
na |
no |
| Operating System |
Windows XP Professional -- 64 bit edition |
1 |
na |
no |
| Operating System |
Windows XP Tablet Edition 2005 |
2 |
na |
no |
| Operating
System |
Server
2003 Enterprise |
1 |
na |
no |
| Operating
System |
Server
2003 Standard |
1 |
na |
no |
| Operating
System |
Server 2008 Enterprise and Standard Edition |
na |
1 |
no |
Operating
System |
Server 2008 Enterprise and Standard Edition - 64 bit edition |
na |
1 |
no |
| Server |
Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise |
1 |
na |
no |
| Server |
Exchange
Server 2003 Standard |
1 |
na |
no |
| Server |
Exchange Server 2007 Standard and Enterprise
Both the standard and enterprise versions are on the same DVD image.
This DVD image is 5.5GB and will require dual layer media to burn. |
na |
1
dual layer |
no |
| Server |
Office SharePoint Server 2007 Standard and Enterprise
Both the standard and enterprise versions are on the same CD image. |
1 |
na |
no |
| Server |
SQL
Server 2005 Standard |
na |
1 |
no |
| Server |
SQL Server 2008 Enterprise 32 and 64-bit editions |
1 |
na |
no |
Step # 1 -
Be Qualified
Qualified students will
receive two email messages sent to your NDSU email address.
The first message
will be from the MSDNAA@NDSU administrator (Joesph.latimer@ndsu.edu)
informing you that you are qualified to participate in the
MSDNAA program and will provide you with:
- your ISO Burning Station user name
- your ISO Burning Station password
- remember these, you will need them later
The second message
will be from MSDNAA E-Academy License Management System
(ELMS) informing them that you have been registered
with ELMS and provide you with:
- a link to the MSDNAA On line Software System
- your ELMS user name
- your ELMS password
- remember these, you will need them later
Step # 2 -
Order Your Software
- To order you software log on to the MSDNAA
Online Software Center using your ELMS user name and ELMS
password.
- Once you have logged on, navigate to the store front to
select the software that you wish to order.
- Icons for the most recent versions of the most requested
packages appear on the store front (these packages have
the green background on the Available
Software table).
- Older versions and other packages can be found by using the
Selector Bar (drop down box) above the icons on the store front (these
packages have the white background on the Available Software
table).
- Place each software package in your shopping cart and be
sure to check out when you have completed your selection(s).
- To get your license key(s) select the My Software link and
for each software package click on the associated delivery type link
(usually the ISO_Burning_Station) link. Your serial number
(license key) will be towards the bottom of the table.
- Wait for your software selection to be placed on the ISO
Burning Station.
- After you complete your order at the
MSDNAA Online Software Center you will receive an email Order
Confirmation from billing@e-academy.com. This Order Confirmation does NOT mean that your software is on the ISO Burning Station.
- An MSDNAA@NDSU Administrator will check for new orders after 4:00pm each regular business day (Monday through Friday).
- The administrator will place the software package(s) that you
have
ordered into your account on the ISO Burning Station.
- Software ordered before 4:00pm will be on the ISO Burning Station the next business day.
- Software ordered after 4:00pm will not be processed until the
following business day and will not appear on the ISO Burning Station
for two business days. For example:
- software ordered before 4:00pm Monday will be available on Tuesday.
- software ordered after 4:00pm Monday will be available on Wednesday.
- software ordered before 4:00pm Friday will be available on Saturday.
- software ordered after 4:00pm Friday will available on Tuesday.
- University holidays are not regular business days.
- For a few software packages you have the option of purchasing
the packages from ELMS and having them send you the CDs or DVDs.
The cost of these packages is shown when you select the Mail Order/Shipping
Deliverable. Packages ordered using the Mail Order/Shipping
Deliverable option will not be placed into your account on the ISO
Burning Station.
Step # 3 - Burn Your Software
- Wait for your software selection to be placed on the ISO
Burning Station.
- Take your blank media to the ISO Burning Station located in
the Technology
Learning and Media Center, IACC 150C.
- Check the Technology Learning and Media Center Web Page for hours of operation.
- The Technology Learning Center does not provide blank media.
- Blank media can be purchased from the
- ACM Club, IACC 162
- Varsity Mart, Memorial Student Union
- Varsity Mart, vending machine in IACC vending area
- The Available Software table shows the media requirements for each package.
- Log on to the ISO Burning Station using your ISO Burning
Station user name and ISO Burning Station password
- Once you have logged on you should see icons corresponding
to the software packages that you have requested.
- Be sure to select the icon that corresponds to the package
and media type that you want to burn.
- Each icon is clearly
named with its package and media type.
- For example if you request Windows Vista 32-bit you will see icons for:
- Windows-Vista-32-bit-CD-1-of-5.iso
- Windows-Vista-32-bit-CD-2-of-5.iso
- Windows-Vista-32-bit-CD-3-of-5.iso
- Windows-Vista-32-bit-CD-4-of-5.iso
- Windows-Vista-32-bit-CD-5-of-5.iso
- Windows-Vista-32-bit-DVD-1-of-1.iso
- Place your blank media in one of the DVD/CD drives
- Double Left-Click on the icon corresponding to the package that
you want to burn to your media and select the DVD/CD drive.
- The top selection corresponds to the top drive,
- The bottom selection corresponds to the bottom drive.
- Wait for the burning process to complete.
- The ISO Burning Station is capable of burning two disk at
the same time.
- If you have a second image to burn you can safely
start burning it on the other DVD/CD drive while your
first image is being burned.
- Be sure to log out of your account when you are done.
- To log out of your account on the main window title bar
select System => Log Out
Qualified
Students
In order to participate in the MSDNAA a student must be currently
enrolled in one of the following courses at NDSU:
Any Computer Science (CSCI)
course.
Any Management Information Systems (MIS)
course
ACCT 420
ACCT 620
If you believe that you qualify for this program and have not received both of the email messages described in the
How To Get Your Software section
by the beginning of the fourth week of class contact your
MSDNAA Administrator.
Keep in mind that these email messages are sent to your NDSU
email account. Be sure to check you NDSU email account before
contacting your administrator.
The MSDNAA license requires that
we verify current enrollment.
Software Licensing Requirements
MSDN Subscription Terms
MSDN subscriptions offer each user the right to use the software
included in the subscription to design, develop, test, and demonstrate
their products. Please see the Master End-User License Agreement (PDF). You may also visit Microsoft's main Licensing page for more details, and common questions are addressed in the Licensing FAQ.