DreamSpark Verification Update
Just a quick post today with a couple of bits of useful info about DreamSpark...
I have had a few mails from people who can't find their university listed in the 'Select your school/organization' list on the DreamSpark site. If your uni isn't listed you should still be able to verify using either your Athens ID (provided by most universities) or ISIC (number on ISIC or NUS Extra cards) - see below.
If you have an NUS Extra card all you need to do is select ISIC and enter the last 12 digits from your NUS Extra card.
If your university isn't listed, you're not provided with Athens IDs and you don't have an ISIC or NUS Extra card then take a look at the FAQ. If you still can't get verified then click here to get in touch.
If you have downloaded software from DreamSpark but are wondering what to do with the iso file then there is an excellent guide on Channel8 written by UK MSP Kris Athi. Check it out here.
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Comments
Anonymous
February 19, 2008
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March 08, 2008
Oh thank you very much, its working fine now and i downloaded Expression Studio with my Athens ID thanks againAnonymous
April 06, 2008
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April 21, 2008
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April 25, 2008
Hey Bill, I have asked for the list to be refreshed and aparently this has happened now. Let me know if you're still not on the list. Thanks, EdAnonymous
April 27, 2008
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April 28, 2008
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December 13, 2008
I have had a long string of rejections by the Dreamspark site on my ISIC number. I was advised by the card issuer to omit the alphabetic characters from each end - just using the numeric part (which I don't think is documented anywhere). Lo and behold, validated ...Anonymous
December 21, 2008
Great post, really helped me understand how this all works, thank you! I will come back again.