Since i am a student and since this membership and software access is legit, it is totally genuine, while the bios-modding mass-distribution-license-and-key-installing isn't. And its not the easy-route-taking. All my bioses are SLIC2.1 (for testing, and for the fun of it), but i prefer having a legit, genuine bottom layer of software. Maybe for peace of mind. And the $50 upgrade is just one license, i have 2 pcs and a girlfriend, which would set me back a $150...or $19 Bad idea. You can as well go the bios modding way, because the license wouldnt be yours and trading msdnaa licenses is not allowed too. Come on, its $19. How much was your [insert expensive computer component here] again?
ikarusx3, explain why is a 2.1 SLIC bios, OEM certificate and OEM:SLP key is less genuine? You got to be kidding.... thousands...no millions of desktop PC's and notebook are delivered that way and is 100% genuine.
Having a license is genuine. License != serial number... Using the same way the manufacturers pre-activate their pcs doesnt mean you have the same legal status after. Because these pcs do have a license sticker with a unique key. Thats the difference here. Do people actually think they run a legit windows with this cracking and hacking?
Legal no, genuine yes, try to keep your story straight, one time you are taking about genuine, and now about legal...these are not the same!
I´m only buy this keys because first of all I´m a student and second when I had windows 7 utimate RTM "activated", on boot it takes two minutes black screen with the white blinking cursor before continuing. With genuine keys no more worries with updates in the future and it´s so cheap.
Your GF has nothing to do with this, as your student licence don't cover her computer. So it's max. $100 you're talking about anyways. Oh... wait. I just realized that you practically begged nasty joke on this matter, but I'll refrain myself...
Do remember people, you do have to be a student to get this. And you do give them legit information because of a credit card verification. This has been on slick deals for awhile now. It is a legal way to get MSDNAA without going through your school. It would be a shame if this got abused and taken away from the people who use it needfully.
Hi, ikarusx3 I've signed too, just as you did, but the password i've received is not working. Do i have to wait a while for it to work? Or is it supposed to work right after i recieved the e-mail? Did you have this problem too?
Thanks, ikarusx3. I contacted de admin and the problem is solved. One question though... Is the serial key provided permanent? Or is it going to expire sometime in the future? Regards.
The first choice is totally free (going to your school's admin). The others are, technically, too, you dont pay for the license, just for the membership. The license does not expire but the limitations to personal use still apply.
Look at this! Look at these shots. The first one is just after I've received my username and password for MSDNAA three weeks ago. The second is from today. Do you see any difference?
I just noticed that there were new ones. But im missing german and japanese and instead have simplified chinese...weird
I sgned up yesterday and i received the acm login info( [email protected]) email and password. But clikcing on the Dveloper AA says its pending credit card approval. Is that normal? Im a student and have no problem with them checking my identity and confirming it with school? Do I need to call acm ?