MSDNAA GUIDELINES
HOW TO OBTAIN YOUR FREE MICROSOFT SOFTWARE
The IT and Business Division of the Virginia Beach Campus of Tidewater Community College subscribes to the Microsoft Developers’ Network Academic Alliance (MSDNAA). As a member of this alliance, the Division can offer its students access to certain Microsoft products that are being utilized in the classroom.
The process of obtaining software has been automated. At the beginning of the third week of each semester, students enrolled in ITD, ITE, ITN, and ITP classes that are more than 2 credits are eligible to check out or purchase Microsoft products.WHAT SOFTWARE IS INCLUDED?
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The Microsoft Office Suite is NOT included in the available software. If you have the Home Version of Microsoft Office 2003 or 2007, you can obtain Microsoft Office Access 2003 or 2007.
NOTE: ITE 115 classes currently use Office 2007.
HOW TO CHECK OUT OR PURCHASE SOFTWARE
(VIRGINIA BEACH CAMPUS STUDENTS)
You need to log on to the following site: http://msdn05.e-academy.com/tcc_vbc using your entire VCCS email address as your login name and the password sent
to you in an email from MSDNAA.
Most products require a Product ID or Serial Number to install. You can see the Product ID when
you order the software by clicking on the link to the software at the end of
the checkout procedure.
To view Product IDs at a later date, log into the site. Click on My Software. Locate the product and then click on the link under Delivery Type. Write them down, access is only available during the current semester.
FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CHECKOUT OR PURCHASE SOFTWARE ON OTHER CAMPUSES
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HOW TO OBTAIN YOUR PASSWORD FOR THE MSDNAA SITE
The password will be sent in an email to your VCCS email mailbox. You can
access your mailbox through TCC’s home page: http://www.tcc.edu. Click
on the myTCC button, enter your username and password, and then click on Email.
Locate the email from: User Import with a subject line of Welcome to MSDN Academic Alliance. . . . Your login name and password will be provided for the MSDNAA site. Please note: Your username and password for the MDSNAA site is NOT the same as your TCC username and password. Your MSDNAA username is your VCCS email account (ex: jjones0001@email.vccs.edu).
If you were previously enrolled in an IT class at the Virginia Beach campus,
you will not receive a new email.
If you do not get an email by the end of the 3rd week of the semester or if you forget
your password, you can go to the MSDNAA site at: http://msdn05.e-academy.com/tcc_vbc.
Click on the Login button. Under Login Help, click here. Enter your MSDNAA username (Ex: jjones0001@email.vccs.edu) and then click Submit. Your password will be sent to your email.vccs.edu address.
HOW TO USE THE MSDNAA SITE TO OBTAIN SOFTWARE
Once you receive your welcome email from MSDNAA, you can reserve or purchase
software at:
http://msdn05.e-academy.com/tcc_vbc.
Your login name is your VCCS email account (Ex: jjones0001@email.vccs.edu ). Your password will be the one given in the email you received from MSDNAA. Once in the site, you can change your password by clicking on the My Profile button.
To obtain software, click on the Software button at the top of the page. Some software may be purchased for a nominal price, and some can be obtained for free at the open lab (H208) in the ATC. Regardless of whether you are purchasing or obtaining for free, add the product to your cart. If obtaining for free, you have three days to bring blank, recordable CDs or DVDs (depending on the software) to the open lab. The lab assistant will show you how to burn copies.
This software can be used on your personal computer for the purposes of studying and research only. You cannot give or sell the software to anyone else. It cannot be used on a business computer. You will have to accept the End User License Agreement (EULA).
DISCLAIMER
TCC will not provide installation instructions, nor is TCC responsible for any data loss during installation.
Revised Summer 2008
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