Vista Builds

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2006-02-16 09:17am

Google has failed me, does anyone know where to get the latest Vista builds?

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2006-02-16 10:21am

Tried checking the Microsoft homepage?

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2006-02-16 10:26am

General Zod wrote:Tried checking the Microsoft homepage?

Thats stuff relating to Vista, for developers.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2006-02-16 10:33am

The latest Vista builds are available on MSDN.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2006-02-16 10:33am

Ace Pace wrote:
General Zod wrote:Tried checking the Microsoft homepage?
Thats stuff relating to Vista, for developers.

Only place I can find within the MS homepage about where to get the Vista beta. Even links in their forum direct me to that page.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2006-02-16 10:35am

Destructionator XIII wrote:I'm pretty sure you need a MSDN subscription to get them right now.

And that requires $s?

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2006-02-16 10:37am

Ace Pace wrote:
Destructionator XIII wrote:I'm pretty sure you need a MSDN subscription to get them right now.
And that requires $s?

Yes. Lots of $$.

Xon · Post by **Xon** » 2006-02-16 11:40am

phongn wrote:Yes. Lots of $$.

Actually not much.

For 1-2 years for $300-$400 if you have a business you get access to basicly every bit of supported Microsoft software except games. The product licences are valid even after the MSDN subscription runs out, and you only get a limited number of keys(but just phone up and get them to reactivate the same key multipule times, toll-free number and 5-10 minutes of your time For Teh Win).

I believe it is called an Action Pack or something like that.

Or go bug someone with an MSDNAA subscription.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2006-02-16 12:07pm

ggs wrote:For 1-2 years for $300-$400 if you have a business you get access to basicly every bit of supported Microsoft software except games. The product licences are valid even after the MSDN subscription runs out, and you only get a limited number of keys(but just phone up and get them to reactivate the same key multipule times, toll-free number and 5-10 minutes of your time For Teh Win).

Forgot about the Action Pack -- I was thinking more of the MSDN Universal subscription.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2006-02-17 12:32am

phongn wrote:
Ace Pace wrote:
Destructionator XIII wrote:I'm pretty sure you need a MSDN subscription to get them right now.
And that requires $s?
Yes. Lots of $$.

Is not there a free version of MSDN available online at http://msdn.microsoft.com/ ? The downloads for the CD versions of MSDN are on the MSDN site anyway. So would readers of the online version be able to download material llike purchased version of MSDN ?

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2006-02-17 09:17am

Sarevok wrote:Is not there a free version of MSDN available online at http://msdn.microsoft.com/ ? The downloads for the CD versions of MSDN are on the MSDN site anyway. So would readers of the online version be able to download material llike purchased version of MSDN ?

The free MSDN is only the documentation; the software dwonloads generally cost money.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2006-02-18 02:09am

I see. I think the files should stayed on the CDs. The decision to move all of them to the web has caused problems for people without fast internet like me. Before I could just browse the CD and go through various sample code, demoes etc at my leisure. Now I got to wait at least a few mins for viewing anything.

Netko · Post by **Netko** » 2006-02-18 04:06am

Erm, actualy the MSDN library is instalable from the Visual Studio CDs/DVDs, most versions anyway. At least that has been my expirience with both VS.net and VS 2005. The internet connection part is nice to have for the latest info, however in everyday use the local library is more then enough.

Maybe the diffrence is that it now no longer resides on the CDs but has to be installed?