i'm a CSC student and i think there's a website where i can get software, but i don't know the link.

anyone know anything about this? i'm asking because i'm building a new computer and wanted to download a copy of Windows XP (legally).

i tried searchin tech talk but didn't come up with anything

3/2/2006 3:39:35 PM

are you talking about the MSDN thing?

you should have gotten a login/password in your email, IIRC the website is:

http://msdn.e-academy.com/ncsu_cs

3/2/2006 3:44:26 PM

you'll need your username and password, the link wont really help

just open your webmail, click 'show all', search for msdn
the email will have your username and password and a link to the msdn



[Edited on March 2, 2006 at 3:45 PM. Reason : ^ TGD beat me]

3/2/2006 3:44:39 PM

im too slow

[Edited on March 2, 2006 at 3:46 PM. Reason : im too slow]

3/2/2006 3:45:49 PM

haha I'm first in a thread for once

I had forgotten all about this stuff, I might have to go cobble together a PC just to play around with the software...

3/2/2006 3:47:27 PM

shit

who do i email to find out what my login info is? i probably got that email a long time ago, so most likely it has been deleted

but yeah, thanks for that link, that's the site i was talking about

i found a link to a help email addy for csc @ncsu, so i sent them an email. hopefully they can help me out.

thanks

[Edited on March 2, 2006 at 3:56 PM. Reason : ]

3/2/2006 3:49:50 PM

User: loginid@unity.ncsu.edu
Password: unity password when you joined

3/2/2006 4:01:55 PM

i clicked "forgot my password" using the above username (thanks), and now it says:

Quote :

"Username: If you have recently changed courses, it's possible that you no longer qualify for access to this system, and as a result Your account may have been disabled. If you are unsure, please contact the MSDNAA Program Administrator on your campus, or contact the administration office for your department. Your MSNDAA Program Administrator's contact information can be found under the Support section."

weird

3/2/2006 4:06:05 PM

http://msdn.e-academy.com/elms/Storefront/Home.aspx?campus=ncsu_ece

try that one, its different..

3/2/2006 4:30:34 PM

yeah that looks like the ece one. i tried it and it said username is invalid. i think it found me on the first link, but for whatever reason my account is deactivated so i will have to get that fixed.

thanks

3/2/2006 4:53:00 PM

i switched majors, but i was hoping it would still give me access...oh well

3/2/2006 5:26:51 PM

i got my account set up and everything, but when i tried to download windows it wouldnt connect. the "possible reasons" it gave for this was "no connection".

anyone else have problems downloading from here?

4/3/2006 11:47:32 AM

You'll need to contact the IT folks in your department (i.e. submit a help ticket through the MSDNAA system) if you are having issues with downloading stuff.

4/3/2006 1:13:51 PM

its broken right now, i get the same errors trying to download mssql for x64. i sent them an email myself, but no reply yet.

4/3/2006 1:18:59 PM

^yeah i sent an email as well. i'm thinking we should just call, that tends to get quicker response. is there a number for IT?

4/3/2006 1:26:12 PM

You might be a CSC major, but are you taking any CSC classes right now? If not, you won't have access.

4/3/2006 1:27:16 PM

yeah i know, i called and got that taken care of. i have access now, and can log in and tell it what i want, but i can't download it. it sounds like im not the only one with this problem.

4/3/2006 1:46:05 PM

yeah, i can log in but can get the download feature to acutally work.

4/3/2006 3:51:31 PM

what's up with that?

damn

4/3/2006 3:52:54 PM

yeah im trying to download regular xp pro now and the same shit is happening. it does give me a serial number though, so technically i could install the OS from someone else's CD and just use the serial they gave me on the site right?

if so, does anyone have win xp x64 or win xp pro sp2 i can borrow?

4/3/2006 5:16:15 PM

The move to EBII has backlogged quite a few things ... MSDNAA is probably the least of their worries. Unless a faculty member needs something specific for one of their classes ... probably not that high on the priority list.

4/3/2006 5:27:04 PM

nm.

[Edited on April 3, 2006 at 10:57 PM. Reason : s]

4/3/2006 10:54:45 PM