Vista will be available for MSDNAA on Nov. 17th

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Just an update for any of you in Computing Science at SFU here in Vancouver, Canada, our MSDNAA site now has Vista Business listed, and keys are available from that site as well. I got my key so total that up I now have 2 Business Keys and 1 Ultimate Key. Sweet.

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Just an update for any of you in Computing Science at SFU here in Vancouver, Canada, our MSDNAA site now has Vista Business listed, and keys are available from that site as well. I got my key so total that up I now have 2 Business Keys and 1 Ultimate Key. Sweet.

Do you know if you can use the same CD from windows beta (The Final RTM Copy)? I'm too lazy to go over to CSIL and burn it.

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The DVD AND a CD version (5 disks!) has appeared on my MSDN. I just need a key, like everyone else. I was going to go today but my campus was closed due to extremely high winds o_0

EDIT: Actually nevermind! I just checked and I have a key on my MSDNAA, so I guess everyone else should be getting automatic ones soon!

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hey guys. Just install vista from MSDNAA. Its the business edition. The ISO is 2.49GB. Im thinking bout doing Vista upgrade anytime. It says you must have a anytime disc? Does my ISO have every edition of Vista on it? I presume it only has Bussiness 32bit? Also are you able to upgrade MSDNAA editions to ultimate?? - lol maybe that should have been the first question!

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Hmmm cool. Now i need to decide whether to upgrade or not. I ll be upgrading to get MCE. I ve tried open source but they arn't vista compatible. Knowing my luck ill pay for an upgrade and then they ll put Ultimate on MSDNAA

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My advice would be to install Business and use that for now, dual booting XP so you don't lose functionality (because certain programs and hardware are bound to not work) and give it a try for a few months, then see if ultimate comes on MSDN.

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WarStorm

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My advice would be to install Business and use that for now, dual booting XP so you don't lose functionality (because certain programs and hardware are bound to not work) and give it a try for a few months, then see if ultimate comes on MSDN.

Yep thats exactly the setup i ve got at the moment.

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got my key an hour after request. :D

be better once Ultimate Edition turns up mind you ;)

Dont think its going to happen.

hey guys. Just install vista from MSDNAA. Its the business edition. The ISO is 2.49GB. Im thinking bout doing Vista upgrade anytime. It says you must have a anytime disc? Does my ISO have every edition of Vista on it? I presume it only has Bussiness 32bit? Also are you able to upgrade MSDNAA editions to ultimate?? - lol maybe that should have been the first question!

I was wondering that, Must be the case. Whats the price for upgrading to Ultimate from Business

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I can't seem to install the DVD version for some reason. I always get a checksum error trying to boot off of it. I tried different DVD media. burning at different speeds and burning using different drives, all result in the same error.

Should I download it again? What is the cksum of the .iso file?

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the schools wont supply ultimate edition. business is ultimate edition minus bitlocker and media center. The school isnt gonna care that you want media center. Students are supposed to be using windows for school related stuff not watching movies. I already asked lol

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Tom B

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I have had vista installed for a while using my MSDNAA version..

My hard drive is failing and I'm going to replace it.

Can I activate my MSDNAA version of windows a second time?

If not, is there any way to copy the activation across? (After all it's the same machine, just differnt hard drive)

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Vista showed up yesterday on my school's MSDNAA. Two SKU's, one was a 5CD set and one was a all inclusive DVD. Im not sure if the system will give you another serial though...now that would be tight.

Can I activate my MSDNAA version of windows a second time?

If not, is there any way to copy the activation across? (After all it's the same machine, just different hard drive)

Well even if you did image the drive, it might get upset over it. Worst case scenario, call Microsoft and they'll sort it out for you.

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Tom B

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Hmm, i'm not sure thinking about it

I couldn't download the DVD, I had to physically pick up the disk (with a printed key on it) and I was only borrowing it. They wanted it back so I copied the disk and the key.

Hmm, i'll try it and see what happens, worst case scenario I have 30 days to phone microsoft, right?

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Kushan

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Vista showed up yesterday on my school's MSDNAA. Two SKU's, one was a 5CD set and one was a all inclusive DVD. Im not sure if the system will give you another serial though...now that would be tight.

On my MSDNAA, We have at least 3 versions of XP Pro. There's XP Pro, XP Pro SP1, XP Pro SP2 and another one I think. But they all give you different keys and each key can be used in any of them (obviously I used them all with an SP2 slipstreamed disk) so chances are, you'll get at least one other key.

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