I checked the e-Academy MSDNAA site for the University of Waterloo and it seems like they’ve updated their software selections available, so Vista and all the other UW-licensed apps are available. Anyone with a UWDir login should be able to access the site. However, there are a few caveats with the available files:
- Vista apparently is only available in 5-CD format, and you have to check the CD’s out at the CHIP (MC 1052.) I’m probably going to head down there tomorrow and see if the DVD version’s available for checkout – since it’s the same DVD for any version of Vista, I’d just rip and burn an ISO. I also wouldn’t look forward to swapping in discs during the installation; last time I did that, it was a 35-floppy install of Office 4.0.
- Access and the other Office-like applications can be downloaded. Do this using Internet Explorer, because Firefox doesn’t handle the download process correctly.
The complete list of software that’s available follows:
- Access 2003
- Access 2007
- InfoPath 2003
- InfoPath 2007
- OneNote 2003
- OneNote 2007
- Project Professional 2003
- Project Professional 2007
- Virtual PC 2004
- Visio Professional 2003
- Visio Professional 2007
- Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional – Full Install
- Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition CD1
- Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition CD2
- Visual Studio 6 Pro – Disc 1
- Visual Studio 6 Pro – Disc 2
- Windows Vista Business CD1
- Windows Vista Business CD2
- Windows Vista Business CD3
- Windows Vista Business CD4
- Windows Vista Business CD5
- Windows XP Professional with SP2 (Single User) ISO Image