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We will update this page as required, if we become aware of a common problem
the answer to which is not covered by any of the references currently on this
page, or any of our other Microsoft Imagine webpages.
If you have a question which is not answered on this page, you might find the
information you require on one of the following :-
Developer Academic Alliance Usage Guidelines
MSDN Academic Alliance Membership FAQs
Microsoft NZ student blog site (MSDNAA section)
the MSDN License Agreement (EULA) (There are links to other useful pages on the right-hand side of the EULA page.)
The FAQ page on the ELMS site
our MSDNAA usage page
Contents
Q: Where's Microsoft Office, Word, PowerPoint,
etc?
Q: Why aren't all the products available for the
MSDNAA available on our ELMS server?
Q: I have been given a CD for Windows XP by someone.
When I tried to use the registration key I got from ELMS, it wouldn't
work. What gives?
Q: I upgraded my computer, and now I can't
reactivate my MSDN software, since the activation key no longer works. Help?
Q: I lost / forgot to print out my registration
key when i selected my software. How can I get it back?
Q: I downloaded the kit, and I have ISO file.
What do I do with it now?
Q: I have read all of the FAQs and my question
is still not answered. Who can I talk to?
Q: Where's Microsoft Office, Word, PowerPoint, etc?
A: Those products are NOT included in the
Microsoft Imagine program.
(They are NOT development applications).
The Department provides alternatives for you to use in the labs - you could
ask a Teaching Fellow or a Demonstrator what is available, or e-mail
cshelp. If you need software you
can use on your own computer, get yourself a copy of
OpenOffice (OpenSource, Free-for-all)
or
StarOffice (Free for Academic users). The only real cost with {Star,
Open}Office is that it is slower than the MS Office Suite apps.
Q: Why aren't all the products available for the Microsoft Imagine available on our ELMS server?
A: There are currently over 500 individual product line items available through the MSDNAA. As we are locally hosting the most likely software people will need, we have set those up first. We will continually add titles as we see a need for them. If there are any titles you feel that we really should be hosting, you can e-mail the CS MSDNAA Site Admin with a request that local hosting of that image be considered.
Top of FAQQ: I have been given a CD for Windows XP by someone. When I tried to use the registration key I got from ELMS, it wouldn't work. What gives?
A: The Registration keys you get Microsoft Imagine products at the ELMS site work only with the Microsoft Imagine distribution kits you get from the ELMS site. (there may be some kits that work either way, but you are on your own if you want to go down that dark alley).
Please download the Microsoft Imagine kit from the ELMS site to use with the registration key you get from the ELMS site.
Top of FAQQ: I upgraded my computer, and now I can't reactivate my Microsoft Imagine software, since the activation key no longer works. Help?
A: You have to contact Microsoft here. The FAQ on Microsoft Product Activation is at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326851
Top of FAQQ: I lost / forgot to print out my registration key when i selected my software. How can I get it back?
A: Please read everything that is presented to you in
your download transactions. One of the first things that pops up when
you order the software is a receipt with the registration key(s) on it. You
should print this or save it to a file, or write it on a piece of paper for
transferring to a secure place later.
If you fail to do so, you can still retrieve it by click the
"MY PROFILE" button on the left side of the ELMS
screen, then select the "My Software" option.
Click on the right column for anything you downloaded and the receipt screen
for that product will be presented to you.
Q: I downloaded the kit, and I have an ISO file. What do I do with it now?
A: Here's a list of suitable programs to burn the files...
Mac:
Use the [Disk Utility] app that is a part of Mac OSX
Windows:
Use [IsoRecorder] - http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm
Use [ActiveISO] - http://www.ntfs.com/iso_burner_free.htm
Linux:
Use the [K3B] utility
Top of FAQQ: Q: I have read all of the FAQs and my question is still not answered. Who can I talk to?
A: If you have read everything in this FAQ and your question has still not been answered, then send an e-mail to the MSDNAA administrator.
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