Questions tagged [msdn]

The Microsoft Developer Network is a collection of websites that bring certain services to developers for Microsoft platforms.

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What is VL build?

I was about to download a copy of Windows 7 from my MSDN account when I noticed that some links have VL Build as part of the description. Something like this: Windows 7 Professional, VL Build (x86) - DVD (English) As I was typing this question I…
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MSDN Ultimate - using Office 2010 for general business purposes

It seemed to be the case in the past you could use Office on a single device for general business purposes (as well as, I believe, use copies on development machines provided the user had an MSDN subscription) However, the latest guidance seems to…
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How can one buy/obtain Microsoft DVD/CD media when you have download only version MSDNAA

As the title says, how can one buy Microsoft CD/DVDs, if one already has a legitimate licence key for the product? Incidentally, it is not that I have lost the CDs, it is that I am member of MSDNAA Developer program, which provides Computer Science…
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Where can I find the original (non-slipstreamed) Windows 10 1607 retail en-US ISO (MSDN)?

MSDN offers isos of all of the Windows OS software. The problem is that for Windows 10 1607, they only offer the "updated" version of the ISO, which has all updates through Jan. 2017 slipstreamed into it. This actually causes issues, so I'd really…
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What can I do to finish registering with Microsoft Live so I can access MSDN?

I was given an MSDN subscription and the notifying email gave my email address as the username, but no password. Since that didn't seem to be adequate, I am attempting to set up an account, but it won't send me the email to finish the process. …