Making Windows 7 available to Students from their school/department download centers

Windows 7 Client Retail Professional Edition English (x86 and x64) and Windows 7 Enterprise Edition English (x86 and x64) are available in MSDN Academic Alliance since August 6th for download by MSDN AA Administrators.  Today (Aug 13), Windows 7 Client Retail Professional Edition English (x86 and x64) are available in ELMS (e-academy License Management System) that distributes the software to students. Enterprise editions of Windows 7 are for lab installs and so are not in ELMS.

See the snapshot of my ELMS download center with Windows 7 Professional (x86) highlighted below. Note that Windows 7 Professional is shown in the dropdown list as well as the box-shot below – either location is valid for obtaining the software.

MSDN AA members using the ELMS download as a distribution mechanism (“Hosted ELMS”) need their MSDN AA Program Administrator managing their school/department ELMS site  to enable Windows 7 at their local school/department, thereby making it available to all members at their school/department for download. ( I just  enabled it on my ELMS site).

Students can then download Windows 7 from their school/department ELMS download servers (where they have membership accounts).

If you have additional questions, contact your MSDNAA Program Administrator by clicking on the ‘Support’ tab of your school/department ELMS download center and looking for the contact information shared by your Program Administrator.

If you do not know your school/department's MSDNAA-ELMS download site, search for it at https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/academic/dd861349.aspx and click on the "Get Software" link against your department.

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Comments

• Anonymous
  August 14, 2009
  Hmm, still not up on the MSDNAA site for my university, just send the support guy an email, so hopefully it'll be there soon enough.

• Anonymous
  August 20, 2009
  What if I would like to install windows 7 (from msdnna x64 version) both on my PC and Netbook? Can I obtain second serial?

• Anonymous
  August 21, 2009
  When it will be available in local languages? Thanks

• Anonymous
  August 22, 2009
  For example I can download language dvd from elms, but I don't know if this information can help you...

• Anonymous
  August 22, 2009
  but aren't language packs only for enterprise and ultimate editions?

• Anonymous
  August 23, 2009
  I have one more question, can I develop java/qt/others commercial applications on that PC that I installed Windows 7 from MSDNAA? I have also Notebook with Vista OEM license, but I like to work on my Desktop PC :) I know that I can't develop commercial application with Visual Studio from MSDNAA but what about Windows use...? Thanks for advance

• Anonymous
  August 25, 2009
  On how many computers can we install Windows 7...is it just a license for one computer or can we install on all the computers we have at home?

• Anonymous
  August 28, 2009
  arghhhhhhhhhhhhh,hate websites that dont just give u the link easily instad of avin to fo all this sorta stuff

• Anonymous
  September 01, 2009
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• Anonymous
  September 01, 2009
  Why just students?  Why can't an instructor get this program?  My school ELMS administrator said I couldn't!

• Anonymous
  September 07, 2009
  Will the Enterprise Edition ever be available to students? I can't unterstand why it is in MSDNAA, if students are not able to download it...

• Anonymous
  October 17, 2009
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• Anonymous
  October 22, 2009
  You will get 1 license for 3 computers. :D

• Anonymous
  October 24, 2009
  How come one license for 3 computers???? is it via MSDN-AA??

• Anonymous
  October 26, 2009
  This is just the RC and it expires in a couple months...when will the real windows 7 be available on msdnaa?

• Anonymous
  October 30, 2009
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• Anonymous
  October 30, 2009
  Thankyou for providing Windows7 for nepals students. It will surely help you to progress. Thank you again

• Anonymous
  October 31, 2009
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• Anonymous
  November 21, 2009
  Que tal, soy de Mexico y mi pregunta es ¿Que necesito para instalar Windows 7 en mi PC y en mi portátil?, ¿Cuáles son los pasos a seguir?.

• Anonymous
  November 27, 2009
  Necesitas el DVD. Paso 1. Lo compras. Paso 2. Lo instalas. Tan tan.

• Anonymous
  November 28, 2009
  Thanks for windows 7. I got one from my university.

• Anonymous
  December 02, 2009
  Hi, is this Windows 7 Professional OEM version or retail?

• Anonymous
  December 11, 2009
  MSDNAA includes Windows 7 Professional Retail.

• Anonymous
  December 23, 2009
  Is the license for windows 7 only active as long as you are a student? In other words, what happens after you graduate and are no longer a valid student but had already installed the free windows 7 offered to you as a student? Are the terms the same for the 39.99 offer for students?????

• Anonymous
  December 23, 2009
  Students registered to take a STEM class can obtain any and all the software from MSDNAA (including Windows 7). Once the student installs the MSDNAA software, they can continue to use it for non-commercial purposes in perpetuity. i.e. you do NOT have to remove the installed software after you graduate. I am not sure about the $39.99 student offer, but i suspect it has the same conditions.