HOW TO OBTAIN YOUR FREE MICROSOFT SOFTWARE
The Business Division of the Portsmouth 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.
At the end 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: IT classes currently use Office 2007.
HOW TO CHECK OUT OR PURCHASE SOFTWARE
(PORTSMOUTH CAMPUS STUDENTS)
You need to log on to the following site: http://msdn02.e-academy.com/tcc_pc/ 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. Your username will be the same as your VCCS email account (ex: jjones0001@email.vccs.edu).
If you were previously enrolled in an IT class at the Portsmouth Campus, you will not receive a new email.
If you do not get an email during the 4th week of the semester or if you forget your password, you can go to the MSDNAA site at: http://msdn02.e-academy.com/tcc_pc.
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 download software from: http://msdn02.e-academy.com/tcc_pc.
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. Click the icon of the software you want. Click the Add to Cart button. Read the agreement page and then click the I agree button. Click the (Continue shopping button or) Check out button. The Customer Information Page is displayed. Click the Next button. Click the Download button. A page that has the serial number for installing the software is displayed. You should print this page. Click the Download button to start downloading the software.
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.
DISCLAIMER
TCC will not provide installation instructions, nor is TCC responsible for any data loss during installation.
Revised Summer 2008