Help with TechNet Plus Direct Subscription

[IceDogg]

@stametis, I got that too. It took a day or two more before it will worked it's way into their system.

[stametis]

stametis, I got that too. It took a day or two more before it will worked it's way into their system.

Thanks IceDogg, I tried again this morning, and it seems to be working! :D

[IceDogg]

Thanks IceDogg, I tried again this morning, and it seems to be working! :D

NP I was the same way.. I was like I want it NOW :woot: but I thought I had maybe messed something up too.

[Whinges]

Thank god I found this post.

I paid by visa today for my subscription and was wondering why I couldn't log in and download anything. I guess I'll have to wait until after the holidays before I get my email.

[ehlo]

I got my subscriber info (welcome info, subscriber no. etc) on the 22 and I still can't login :(

[FINPJENN]

Hi everyone, I have signed up especially because of this post.

I am debating whether or not to take out a TN Plus subscription, but I have found the TN site to be very vague in terms of what you get with the subscription.

Does anyone have a complete list of software which is available through the subscription?

Also, would an MSDN subscription provide you with more software?

Many thanks

Phil

P.S. Great post.

[AltecXP]

Xp Pro, XP Pro x64

All versions of Server 2003

All versions of Vista

Office, 95, xp, 2007

and a few other programs that are mostly for server use. (MOM, Exchange, accounting things sct.)

[FINPJENN]

Thanks for your reply AltecXP, is it possible someone could post screenshots of the download page of TN?

[spavacer]

How about this

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/default.mspx

[Zyphrax]

On the left side in Technet you can see all of the downloadable software.

Below is that list:

Applications

- Access

- Accounting

- Business Contact Manager

- Business Scorecard Manager

- Communicator

- FrontPage

- Groove

- InfoPath

- InterConnect

- Office

- OneNote

- Outlook

- Project

- Project Portfolio Server

- Publisher

- SharePoint Designer

- Small Business Accounting

- Virtual PC

- Virtual Server 2005

- Visio

Microsoft Dynamics

- AX 4.0

- Axapta 3.0

- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

- GP (Great Plains)

- Microsoft Dynamics ISV Developer Registration Agreement (English)

- Navision 4.0

- Point of Sale 1.0

- Small Business Accounting

- Small Business Manager

- Solomon

Operating Systems

- Compute Cluster Pack

- Internet Explorer

- Small Business Server

- Windows Server "Longhorn"

- Windows Server 2003

- Windows Server 2003 R2

- Windows Services for UNIX

- Windows Vista

- Windows XP

- Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

Servers

- BizTalk Server

- Commerce Server

- Content Management Server

- Customer Care Framework 2005

- Data Protection Manager 2006

- Exchange Server

- Forms Server

- Groove Server

- Host Integration Server

- Identity Integration Server 2003, Enterprise Edition

- ISA Server

- Live Communications Server

- Microsoft Operations Manager

- Project Server

- SharePoint

- Software Update Services

- Speech Server 2004

- SQL Server

- System Center Capacity Planner

- System Center Data Protection Manager

- Systems Management Server

- Windows SharePoint Services

TechNet Technical Information Library

- English

- International

- Japanese

- Tools, SDKs, and DDKs

- .NET Compact Framework

- .NET Framework

- Application Compatibility Tool Kit

- Bookshelf Symbol 7 Font Removal Tool

- CRC 3.05

- Data Analyzer 2002

- Identity Integration Server 2003 Tools

- ILMerge

- Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Administration Kit

- Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar Beta

- Internet Information Server Resource Kit

- Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0

- Internet Information Services Diagnostics Toolkit

- Live Communications Server 2005 with Service Pack 1 Resource Kit

- Log Parser

- Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer v2.0

- Microsoft XML Parser 3.0

- MSXML 4.0

- Office Resource Kit

- Services for Netware

- Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP

- SQL Server 2000 Resource Kit

- SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition

- SQL Server Health and History Tool (SQLH2)

- SQL Server Migration Assistant

- Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)

- Windows Hardware Compatibility Test

- Windows Installer

- Windows Rights Management 1.0

- Windows Server 2003

- Windows Server Update Services

- Windows XP

- WinFS

Virtual Images

- Exchange Server 2007 Beta 2 with Office Live Communications Server 2005 (VHD)

- ISA Server 2006 (VHD)

- SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition (VHD)

- Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (VHD)

That's about all, I'm not going to list all sublevels (the languages/versions).\

A screenshot would be a bit useless (it's a treeview).

Enjoy!

[FINPJENN]

Zyphrax, thanks for your reply.

Has anyone ever had any problems getting hold of extra keys?

Thanks, Phil

[FINPJENN]

Anyone?

Thanks, Phil.

[Sleeper Veteran]

got my technet plus direct account free when i purchased a MS Exam with exam insurance, just waiting for the details to come through :D

[Zyphrax]

Zyphrax, thanks for your reply.

Has anyone ever had any problems getting hold of extra keys?

Thanks, Phil

How it works

On Technet you have a section called "Product keys". When you select it you get a long list of Microsoft Products (similar, but shorter than the list I provided earlier), some products with product key and some without product key. The ones with product key are general product keys, not specificly bound to you. To get a product key for the rest of the products you have to select the product and hit a Generate button. After that a unique product key will be generated.

In Technet you get 1 (and only 1) product key per product. When a product requires activation (like XP, Office, Vista) you can activate up to 10 PCs (bound to the hardware of the machine) with it. So you won't get 10 unique serials for e.g. Vista Ultimate, you can activate 10 PCs with the same product key.

If you find it really necessary to activate more than 10 PCs (or wish to recycle an activation), then you can call Microsoft to request an 11th activation or to reset a previous activation.

Remember the Technet program is meant for testing-purposes only :)

[FINPJENN]

Many thanks for the info - really appreciated.

[FINPJENN]

Also, just out of curiosity, if money was no object and you had to choose between MSDN Premium and TechNet Plus, which would you go for any why?

[Zyphrax]

Have a look at this:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/aa718661.aspx

MSDN is far more focussed on development. But it seems that they offer much of the same.

I would prefer Technet, because of the 10 activations of 1 product.

But that's probably because I currently have Technet, and I'm not that familiar with MSDN premium.

[lsquare]

Let me get this straight, for 283GBP, anyone can download all of the software and get up to 10 licenses for each? Will I get access to all versions of Office 2007 and Vista?

[Zyphrax]

Let me get this straight, for 283GBP, anyone can download all of the software and get up to 10 licenses for each? Will I get access to all versions of Office 2007 and Vista?

How it works

...

In Technet you get 1 (and only 1) product key per product. When a product requires activation (like XP, Office, Vista) you can activate up to 10 PCs (bound to the hardware of the machine) with it. So you won't get 10 unique serials for e.g. Vista Ultimate, you can activate 10 PCs with the same product key.

If you find it really necessary to activate more than 10 PCs (or wish to recycle an activation), then you can call Microsoft to request an 11th activation or to reset a previous activation.

Remember the Technet program is meant for testing-purposes only :)

Watch the software list above for more info.

On Vista they offer Ultimate and Home Premium and Office Ultimate.