MSDN Academic Alliance

(Thanks to SCC's John Delgado for providing this information)

You will need a MySCC account to participate in the MSDNAA. You will already have an account if you registered online. Follow the instructions below if you don't have a MySCC account.
  1. Go to www.scc-fl.edu and click the MySCC icon.
  2. Click the "Create a New Student Account" link.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Shortly after the deadline to drop classes (usually the end of the first week of classes) you will receive a MSDNAA Welcome Letter email to your SCC email account. You can check your SCC email account at http://mymail.scc-fl.edu . Your log in name/password will be the same as those you use to login to your MySCC account. Your MSDNAA email will contain the following information:
  1. Instructions on how to access MSDNAA
  2. Your MSNDAA username. All usernames follow this pattern:  [SCC UserID] @mymail.scc-fl.edu
  3. Your password which will be randomly generated
  4. A URL for the MSDNAA web site
  5. Once you have your username and password, you can access the MSDNAA web site and download free software!

Download Instructions

  1. Click on the link in your MSDNAA Welcome Letter
    -or-     http://msdn06.e-academy.com/scc-fl_net
     
  2. Click on the "Log In" button to login to the Academic Alliance


     
  3. After logging on, you will need to select the software you wish to download, you may click on the "down arrow" of the "Search by product titles" drop-down text box to view all of the software available.  Once you click on an item, click on the "Go" button to take you to that title.  Alternatively, you may select the picture "boxshots" of the software shown under the gray search box.


     
  4. The next screen will confirm the title you wish to download.

    If this is the title you wish to download, Make sure you click on the button!
    If this is NOT the title you wish, click on the button.


     
  5. After you select the   button, you will be presented with the:
    MSDN Academic Alliance --Student Use Guidelines
    Please select the     button.
     
  6. Next you will be presented with the contents of your "Shopping Cart"



    If the title listed is the only title you wish to download at this time, select the button.
    If you would like to select other titles to download, please select the button.
     
  7. After selecting the   button,



    Please enter your LAST name, FIRST name, and EMAIL address on the "Customer Information Form." then click on the "Next"  button.
    You may leave the MSDN Student Flash checkbox "checked" or you may "uncheck" the checkbox.
     
  8. Next, you will be presented with your "Order Details:"


     
  9. Click on the software title-- e.g.- Access 2007


     
  10. Click on the   button.

     
  11. You may receive a Security Warning similar to the following:

     

    If this occurs, please click on the  button.

     
  12. The Save As dialog box will now open....



    Select to save this file on your DESKTOP
    --> This way you will be able to find it!
    --> DO NOT CHANGE THE NAME OF THIS FILE!!!!
    --> Select the  button.

    NOTE:
    This file is a "DOWNLOADER"..... it is not the full download of the TITLE you selected!
    The purpose of this DOWNLOADER is to Download, Uncompress, and Decode the the TITLE you selected!
     
  13. The "DOWNLOADER" should now appear on your desktop. 
    The DOWNLOADER will have an icon of a yellow lightning flash surrounded by a purple circle....
    The icon should look similar to this:


    If the icon looks like the following:


    Then the name may have been changed in step 14. 
    To fix this, just add the extension ".EXE" to the end of the filename.
    --> The icon should then appear properly as above (purple/yellow icon).
     
  14. Double-click on the Purple/yellow icon. 

     
  15. Click on "RUN".... The following screen should appear. 
    NOTE:  Do not change the folder name!  Leave it as:     C:\Temp
     
  16. Step 2 looks like the following:
    Please be patient.... The download process can take a while depending on your internet connection.



     
  17. Step 3 will proceed, and finally step 4 will look like this:


     
  18. If you click on:

    Then the application setup utility will attempt to install the software onto your machine. 

    NOTE1:  This only works if the downloaded file(s) is/are not in ISO format. You may now copy the downloaded file(s) to a CD-R for backup if the files(s) is/are not ISO format.
    NOTE2:  If the download IS an ISO image, the folder that contains that image will open.
    No install will happen. You must burn an ISO image to a CD-R if the file(s) is/are in ISO format. The installation will only occur from this CD-R.