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Tomm
10-10-2009, 06:45 PM
Hey,

Finally got my technet subscription ^^

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/6242/technetv.png

I'd strongly recommend it to anyone who wants to use Microsoft products ^^ You get access to alot of products and early access to some testing products.

Tom
Stephen!
10-10-2009, 06:54 PM
How much per year?
Tomm
10-10-2009, 06:57 PM
Order Total £284.57


How much per year?
Oleh
10-10-2009, 07:00 PM
Are the downloads all full versons? or evaluations?
Tomm
10-10-2009, 07:03 PM
Full retail/volume licensing keys. Although the legal stuff says your not suppose to use them in a production environment.


Are the downloads all full versons? or evaluations?
Oleh
10-10-2009, 07:07 PM
Perfect for a business then?
Tomm
10-10-2009, 07:09 PM
No, as your not allowed to use them in a production environment - only for evaluation.


Perfect for a business then?
Hitman
10-10-2009, 07:33 PM
Nice... I've got a question... what version is the release one for shops? 7600? Just wondering...
Recursion
10-10-2009, 07:34 PM
Wow £285 is a bit steep for us students!! :P

And Hitman, yes 7600 is the Windows 7 release version, a.k.a Final.
Lost
10-10-2009, 07:35 PM
My uncle bought me a disc that has all the latest Microsoft features, and it updates by itself i think...

I was going to give it to a friend but someone said it was illegal, so I decided not to give it to him :P
Hitman
10-10-2009, 07:42 PM
Wow £285 is a bit steep for us students!! :P

And Hitman, yes 7600 is the Windows 7 release version, a.k.a Final.
Thanks Recursion! Would rep but I can't.
AgnesIO
10-10-2009, 09:40 PM
What is technet?

Like I get sort of the gist of things, but what do you get for your money?
Oleh
10-10-2009, 09:46 PM
it seems you get every microsoft product for free (for the £285)
AgnesIO
11-10-2009, 10:14 AM
it seems you get every microsoft product for free (for the £285)


Thats what it looked like but I thought they must lose SO much profit? :P

I mean Microsoft Ultimate is 159-230 pounds ALONE :P
Tomm
11-10-2009, 11:51 AM
Hence why I recommended it ^^
AgnesIO
11-10-2009, 11:54 AM
Hence why I recommended it ^^


So that is what it basically does?

If that is the case when I am in college I may get it.
Recursion
11-10-2009, 11:55 AM
Usually colleges etc will provide it to you for free, MSDNAA.
Hitman
11-10-2009, 12:21 PM
Usually colleges etc will provide it to you for free, MSDNAA.
Only if you're doing a computing course though. :(
Recursion
11-10-2009, 12:48 PM
Not necessarily :P
Hitman
11-10-2009, 01:00 PM
Not necessarily :P
I emailed my colleges IT dude and he said you have to be on a computing course. :( But he was going to find out if he could get W7 cheaper than £30 for us... so far no reply :'(

I torrented x64 Windows 7 7600, in hope that my Vista key would work on W7... :(
AgnesIO
11-10-2009, 02:49 PM
I emailed my colleges IT dude and he said you have to be on a computing course. :( But he was going to find out if he could get W7 cheaper than £30 for us... so far no reply :'(

I torrented x64 Windows 7 7600, in hope that my Vista key would work on W7... :(


How much cheaper do you want it? :P
Hitman
11-10-2009, 03:27 PM
How much cheaper do you want it? :P
Free.

As cheap as possible. :P Most of us like to get things as cheap as possible. :D Seeing as I downloaded it yesterday, I just need the key, so I suppose I'll just buy a key from College if they'll allow me.
AgnesIO
11-10-2009, 03:32 PM
Free.

As cheap as possible. :P Most of us like to get things as cheap as possible. :D Seeing as I downloaded it yesterday, I just need the key, so I suppose I'll just buy a key from College if they'll allow me.


I know but its already half price haha

Obviously I would WANT it free, just not THAT pushy :D
You deserve a +Rep just for your ways :)
Hitman
11-10-2009, 03:46 PM
I know but its already half price haha

Obviously I would WANT it free, just not THAT pushy :D
You deserve a +Rep just for your ways :)
True, but if it was even cheaper I'd have more monies to spend! :D

Haha thanks. :P
AgnesIO
11-10-2009, 03:48 PM
True, but if it was even cheaper I'd have more monies to spend! :D

Haha thanks. :P


I'll order it for you.. Haha jokes (sorry :()

Anyway I am really looking forward to the release - Hopefully Dixons can get it right and send me the CORRECT package (and actually send ti to me lol)
Tomm
11-10-2009, 08:21 PM
Yay ;D

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/2043/win7activated.png

http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/7621/winsrv08activated.png
AgnesIO
11-10-2009, 08:40 PM
Yay ;D

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/2043/win7activated.png

http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/7621/winsrv08activated.png


So basically you just got Ultimate and that other thing free (under the technet subscription?)
Recursion
11-10-2009, 08:41 PM
How backwards compatible is Server 08 with XP in terms of being on a Domain with GPOs etc?

He gets all MS software free for "evaluation" through TechNet.
AgnesIO
11-10-2009, 08:43 PM
How backwards compatible is Server 08 with XP in terms of being on a Domain with GPOs etc?

He gets all MS software free for "evaluation" through TechNet.

Evaluation meaning..? :P
Recursion
11-10-2009, 08:59 PM
He's not meant to be using it in production environments :P
Tomm
11-10-2009, 09:23 PM
Works fine, the windows xp client just ignores any new GPO features that it can't apply though. (e.g redirection of Download folder)


How backwards compatible is Server 08 with XP in terms of being on a Domain with GPOs etc?

He gets all MS software free for "evaluation" through TechNet.
Invent
11-10-2009, 09:42 PM
I have a spare invite to Microsoft Bizspark/MSDN (which I believe is the same as TechNet? :S) which lets you download the same Microsoft apps for free if anyone's interested..:).
N!ck
11-10-2009, 09:47 PM
I have a spare invite to Microsoft Bizspark/MSDN (which I believe is the same as TechNet? :S) which lets you download the same Microsoft apps for free if anyone's interested..:).

Hell yes, if you don't mind?
Recursion
12-10-2009, 06:45 AM
I have a spare invite to Microsoft Bizspark/MSDN (which I believe is the same as TechNet? :S) which lets you download the same Microsoft apps for free if anyone's interested..:).

I would be eternally grateful ;)
Hitman
12-10-2009, 07:55 AM
Wow srsly? Those guys are first anyway. ^ :P Never knew there were invites!
AgnesIO
12-10-2009, 09:47 AM
I have a spare invite to Microsoft Bizspark/MSDN (which I believe is the same as TechNet? :S) which lets you download the same Microsoft apps for free if anyone's interested..:).


How much for it? haha
Flisker
12-10-2009, 05:08 PM
Emailed my college technicians to see if they can get me a copy of 7 pro via MSDNAA.
Markeh
12-10-2009, 05:13 PM
I think our school have something similar to this, as I'm sure I saw a webpage similar to this on a monitor in the Tech Support office. Plus they had at least 2 laptops running W7.
xxMATTGxx
12-10-2009, 05:15 PM
I think our school have something similar to this, as I'm sure I saw a webpage similar to this on a monitor in the Tech Support office. Plus they had at least 2 laptops running W7.

I noticed that my teacher in college runs Windows 7. Never got round to asking him about it to be honest. :(
Hitman
15-10-2009, 08:13 PM
Got W7 installed and running nicely... love it. Found x64 drivers automatically.

http://i37.tinypic.com/52ji8p.png

100% genuine from MSDN. :8 Much better than when I used the BETA versions... has a new BG instead of the fishys.
Recursion
15-10-2009, 08:15 PM
OH EM JEE COMPUTER NAME THIEF.

Lucky :(, I still have to wait until next Thursday :(
Hitman
15-10-2009, 08:18 PM
OH EM JEE COMPUTER NAME THIEF.

Lucky :(, I still have to wait until next Thursday :(
Haha. :P Is that when they allow you to download from that offer? It'll be worth the wait... I'm in love with W7. :D
The Professor
15-10-2009, 08:21 PM
I noticed that my teacher in college runs Windows 7. Never got round to asking him about it to be honest. :(

We've had windows 7 on all computers since school started because we're awesome :P

HitmanTom how did you go about getting that and can I have one? :P
Hitman
15-10-2009, 08:31 PM
We've had windows 7 on all computers since school started because we're awesome :P

HitmanTom how did you go about getting that and can I have one? :P
Had to ruin my moment. :'( :P The PC's at our College all say Vista on the outside, but are XP... :$ It doesn't say Vista compatible, it actually says they're running Vista... oh well, XP > Vista.

Errr well I had to do a favour for somebody, and he gave me an MSDN subscription. I suppose you could try asking your College (I can't actually give them out). :(
AgnesIO
16-10-2009, 06:41 AM
Had to ruin my moment. :'( :P The PC's at our College all say Vista on the outside, but are XP... :$ It doesn't say Vista compatible, it actually says they're running Vista... oh well, XP > Vista.

Errr well I had to do a favour for somebody, and he gave me an MSDN subscription. I suppose you could try asking your College (I can't actually give them out). :(


Our schools ones say that.

It's because if they make them vista half the people will be like 'ZOMGS WOW VISTA!!! Now how the **** do \i use it' :P
Hitman
16-10-2009, 06:45 AM
Our schools ones say that.

It's because if they make them vista half the people will be like 'ZOMGS WOW VISTA!!! Now how the **** do \i use it' :P
Ah makes sense. People in my College still don't know how to use XP so it's doomed anyway. :P
Joe!
16-10-2009, 02:11 PM
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3353/windows7dl.png
Downloading Windows 7 Pro from MSDNAA at the moment, as you can see :)
AgnesIO
16-10-2009, 02:53 PM
Ah makes sense. People in my College still don't know how to use XP so it's doomed anyway. :P


Haha yeh :D Are your computers RM? As RM try and stay infront of technology, but schools don't :P
Hitman
16-10-2009, 03:02 PM
Haha yeh :D Are your computers RM? As RM try and stay infront of technology, but schools don't :P
Nah ours are dell, they're quite nice... would be great if they upgraded them all to W7!

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