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  • 01-12-2012 10:50pm
    #1
    AGB_Ghost
    Registered Users Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭


    Simply go Here, find your college, sign in with your college account and enjoy.


    Select the third tab, the one entitled:

    3. More Software Through Your School

    https://www.dreamspark.com/Student/Default.aspx


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    #2
    GreenWolfe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,731 ✭✭✭GreenWolfe


    Not quite. Unless you're content using Windows Server versions as a desktop, your institution needs to have a Dreamspark Premium subscription, an account can then be set up for you. Unless you're a STEM student, forget it.

    And despite my college having a Dreamspark Premium sub, and myself doing a Software masters, I still haven't gotten access yet :( That's probably my college being irritating about the whole thing.

    Link to check Dreamspark Premium subscription status for your school: https://www.dreamspark.com/Student/Default.aspx (pick tab 3)


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    AGB_Ghost
    Registered Users Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭AGB_Ghost


    EarthlyPangaea wrote: »
    Not quite. Unless you're content using Windows Server versions as a desktop, your institution needs to have a Dreamspark Premium subscription, an account can then be set up for you. Unless you're a STEM student, forget it.

    And despite my college having a Dreamspark Premium sub, and myself doing a Software masters, I still haven't gotten access yet :( That's probably my college being irritating about the whole thing.

    Link to check Dreamspark Premium subscription status for your school: https://www.dreamspark.com/Student/Default.aspx (pick tab 3)

    Yeah, sorry, should have been clearer that you need to select that particular tab, thanks. :D

    Here's a screenshot if you have any doubts about if it's the correct Windows 8 :)

    win8.png


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    jumbone
    Registered Users Posts: 609 ✭✭✭jumbone


    Has anybody in a UCD undergrad course been able to get this working?

    Also, is this a 2 year licecne only?


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    Fysh
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 11,022 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    jumbone wrote: »
    Has anybody in a UCD undergrad course been able to get this working?

    Also, is this a 2 year licecne only?

    The Dreamspark licences are perpetual, as far as I know - the 2 years/24 months mentioned is for access to your download and installation key.

    That said, since the Technet subscription terms changed recently (just as I was thinking it would be worth the annual punt of a couple of hundred pounds :mad:) it wouldn't be entirely surprising to see the Dreamspark terms change soon to some time-limited form...


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    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,925 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    None of my regional 3rd levels are part of this program of course.


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