Fall and Spring Semesters Only (Sorry, not available in Summer)

NOTE: I am not the Imagine/Dreamspark manager, and students should not contact the manager directly. Your instructor will handle all communications with the manager.

Because of your enrollment in this Fall or Spring Computer Studies class, you can get free Microsoft software through SRJC's membership in Microsoft Imagine (formerly known as Dreamspark and MSDNAA - the Microsoft Developers Network Academic Alliance) through the end of this semester.

The products include Microsoft operating systems, (Windows 7 Professional*, Windows 8.1 & 10, etc.) server platforms, studios, developer tools and some applications. You can get Visio, Project and Access (each of these retailing for hundreds of dollars).

You download the software as an ISO image, or you can get some products on CD or DVD for minimal purchase.

• How to Write ISO Files to CD or DVD
• How to mount an ISO file directly (WikiHow)

For Microsoft Office, you can buy a four-year Office 365 University subscription inexpensively.

Your instructor will compile a list of student e-mail addresses and send it in.

Then, ELMS, the administrator group of the program for Microsoft, will send a message to you with your username and password; look for this, especially as many filters will label this email as SPAM, and follow the instructions. DO NOT LOSE THIS EMAIL! You agree to various conditions in the EULA and then can download the programs..

Expires end of semester:  Your Microsoft Imagine/Dreamspark enrollment expires at the end of the semester.  If you want access after the semester is over, you'll have to enroll in another qualified course whose instructor offers Microsoft Imagine/Dreamspark.

* MSDNAA Dreamspark: How to Upgrade Windows 7 Home to Windows 7 Professional - Microsoft Answers forum: see the message near the bottom of the page.