What is DreamSpark – A cheat-sheet for DreamSpark
What is DreamSpark?
DreamSpark is a direct-to-student online software download mechanism for technology students to obtain the latest in professional-level software from Microsoft onto their personal computers for non-commercial use in learning and research. Visit https://www.DreamSpark.com to sign-up with your .edu email address and download software at no cost.
Who gets DreamSpark Software?
Any Student technologist with an interst in desining or developeing software solutions is eligible for DreamSpark software. ‘Student status’ is verified by DreamSpark using school provided .edu email address, Live@edu membership or Shibboleth [InCommon federation]
How to sign-up for DreamSpark?
How to download and install DreamSpark software (.iso images)?
https://blogs.msdn.com/b/gautam/archive/2009/01/13/how-to-download-install-dreamspark-software.aspx
How to get Support for DreamSpark?
- Questions about getting/obtaining/downloading software from MSDNAA or DreamSpark? Ask them at in the Technology Forums on the Student Lounge at https://www.msstudentlounge.com/forums/tabid/65/Default.aspx
- Questions about learning Microsoft’s tools and technology? Get hands-on learning https://www.microsoft.com/student/en/US/TechStudent/Hands-On.aspx
- Questions about using Microsoft’s tools and technology? Ask them at: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/
- Questions about Microsoft? Browse https://www.microsoft.com/student/en/us/techstudent/
Software |
Description and Support Forum |
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Windows Phone Developer Tools CTP download includes the Visual Studio IDE for design, dev and testing, the API header and library files you will need to access Windows Phone functionality as well as documentation, sample application projects, and emulators that allow you to deploy and debug your application, even if you don’t have a Windows Mobile device. Do review the Release Notes for before running setup. The Windows Phone Developer Tools CTP includes:
Supported Operating Systems :
Have question about the product? Post it on the Forums at: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsphone |
326 MB (.exe) |
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Create killer apps for the Web, Windows, mobile devices, the Microsoft Office system, and more, using the Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Professional Edition development system. Integrated drag-and-drop tools, along with a set of language extensions, editing features, and a simple one-click deploy feature, make it easy to use and make you more productive. Have question about the product? Post it on the Forums at: |
3.3 GB (iso) |
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2.18 GB (iso) |
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard is a powerful workhorse for servers running applications for networking, messaging, inventory, databases, and customer-service systems. Used by organizations throughout the world, it provides high availability for mission-critical applications through such features as failover clustering, Server Core, fault-tolerant memory synchronization, and cross-file replication. Have question about the product? Post it on the Forums at: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsserver |
2.8 GB (iso) |
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1.75 GB (iso) |
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Open up a whole new world of creative possibilities with Microsoft Expression Studio 3 design software. This suite of professional design tools and innovative technologies helps you gain expertise in producing standards-based Web sites, cross-platform technology experiences, and rich Windows applications. It includes all the Expression products you need to develop compelling, impactful, and expressive designs for the desktop and the Web. Have question about the product? Post it on the Forums at: https://social.expression.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/categories |
250 MB (iso) |
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Use Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Developer data management software to develop, test, and demo applications that run on SQL Server on 32-bit, ia64, and x64 platforms. SQL Server is the leading database management software and intelligent data platform used by organizations around the globe. Have question about the product? Post it on the Forums at: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-us/category/sqlserver/ |
3.03 GB (iso) |
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XNA Game Studio 3.1 and XNA Creator’s Club Trial (Academic) membership* |
Get your game on with the Microsoft XNA Game Studio 3.1. Create cool new game apps for Windows, the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, and the Zune digital media player. XNA Game Studio includes an extensive set of tools and managed libraries that help simplify game development for the most novice of programmers. Join the XNA Creators Club, and you can even build, test, and share your games on the Xbox LIVE online game service. Have question about the product? Post it on the Forums at: https://forums.xna.com/forums/ |
73 MB (.exe) |
Ready to get really creative? Try your hand at developing robotics applications using Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R2. This software includes a lightweight, asynchronous services-oriented runtime, a set of visual authoring and 3-D simulation tools, plus templates, tutorials, and sample code to help you get started. Have question about the product? Post it on the Forums at: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/roboticscommunity/threads/ |
414 MB (.exe) |
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Microsoft CCR and DSS Toolkit 2008 R2 Academic |
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320 MB (.exe) |
Want to run multiple operating systems on your PC? With Windows Virtual PC 2007, you can create virtual computers on a single PC and avoid application incompatibility—even test desktop applications using a variety of operating system environments. Install operating systems in any order and without disk partitioning. Minimize or expand the virtual PC window just like a program or folder, and switch between it and other windows on your desktop. Have question about the product? https://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/default.aspx |
30.4 MB (.exe) |
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Windows Embedded CE is a componentized, real-time operating system to deliver compelling experiences on a wide range of small footprint consumer and enterprise devices Have question about the product? Post it on the Forums at: https://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/community/development.mspx |
3.79 MB (iso) |
Software |
Size Disk 1 (+Disk 2) Extension |
SQL Server 2008 Express Edition x86 |
89 MB (.exe) |
Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition |
2.57 MB (.exe) |
Visual C# 2008 Express Edition |
2.55 MB (.exe) |
Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition |
2.57 MB (.exe) |
Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition |
2.60 MB (.exe) |
Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition |
598 MB + 600MB (.iso) |
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition * |
594 MB + 121MB (.iso) |
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