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Using the MSDNAA Software Center

Although the MSDNAA Software Center uses security measures to protect the software

provided, use a virus scanner to check all software downloaded before running the software.

For additional information about the Software Center, see the help system on the Software

Center website.

1. Once you receive an e-mail from the Software Center with your account information, access

the Software Center at http://msdn05.e-academy.com/usmgulf_ba

2. Log in using the account information provided by the Software Center.

The first time you access the Software Center, you should change your password.

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3. Search for software by (1) typing the name of the software in the search box and clicking

the corresponding Go button or (2) using the search drop-down list to select the software

and clicking the corresponding Go button.

4. Once you locate the desired title, select the Download option and click the Add To Cart

button.

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5. Read and accept the student use guidelines by clicking the I Agree button.

6. You may continue “shopping” for additional software. Once you have selected all the

software you wish to download, click the Check Out button on the View Shopping Cart page.

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7. Provide the required customer name and e-mail address. Click the Next button.

8. Click the Download link to access product information and start the download.

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9. Record the Serial Number or Product Key as you may need this information during

installation. Click the Download button to retrieve a downloader for the software. The

downloader is a small program that manages the download of the actual software.

10. Save the downloader to your computer.

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11. Once the downloader finishes downloading, go to the location you specified for the

download. Run the downloader to retrieve the actual software.

12. Specify the location to store the software and click the Continue button.

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13. The downloader shows the status of the download process. You may terminate the

downloader at any time and resume the download process later.

14. Once the downloader finishes downloading the software, click the Launch Install button to

go to the location of the downloaded software.

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15. Depending on the software title you select, the downloader downloads an executable

program or a CD file system image called an ISO image file.

Executable Program: You may install the software by running the program.

ISO Image File: You may burn the image to a CD or DVD depending on the image size

using standard CD/DVD burning software such as Roxio. For example,

when using Roxio select the Burn Image option to burn an ISO file to a

disc. This produces a CD or DVD in the same format as a standard

software distribution.

You may use a program such as MagicDisk (available as freeware on

the Tutorials page at http://www.magiciso.com) to mount the ISO file

as if it were an actual CD or DVD. Once you do this, you may access

the mounted ISO file as if you would any CD or DVD in a drive.