Vista Academic

[Guest]

My son goes to school and we are thinking about upgarding to vista.
Recently i noticed many sites stating that the is a Windows Vista Home
Premium Academic Upgrade edition. Will this academic version have any
features that are not in the normal Home Premium edition

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

They are the same.

 

[Richard Urban]

High School or college? If college, best to wait and get it from your son's
college book store. Then he will likely be getting the version that will
work properly with the college network. You may well need the ultimate
edition if the college so stipulates.

Other than that, Vista Home Premium should be the same for both Academic and
retail editions.

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If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Ian]

The academic versions or normally the same as the retail as far as features
go.

 

[Chad Harris]

Rhino90--

Disclaimer on the post:
(Anyone having a problem with these links--don't take it to *me as someone
previously did. I don't make MSFT web pages; Microsoft does. They are all
web pages from the company who makes Vista and Office who at the time of
typing was after much investigation Microsoft. No one on this group
incluiding the MSFT personnel who have been here make the web sites on sales
either--they work in specific Vista team areas).

This info was also helped by a meeting with Microsoft today.

Take anything you don't like about their sales links up with 1-800-Microsoft
where they'll be glad to clarify and listen to your suggestions about their
links lol.

I spoke with MSFT just now,and there will be NO Vista so called Home
Premium or any other Vista Academic edition ever sold individually or with
that title as "Vista Academic" with specific features, but I do know there
will be a volume license verison available for purchases by academic
institutions via volume licensing. See all the hyperlinks in this article
at the link below:

There will be an Office Home and Student 2007 available, that can be
purchased as an individual non-volume license, and it will contain Word,
Excel, Powerpoint, One Note and will *not contain Outlook.

Office Home and Student 2007 Try It Now: (Free Trial)
http://us20.trymicrosoftoffice.com/product.aspx?family=officehomestudent&culture=en-US

Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 product guide
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/HA101680041033.aspx

Microsoft Office Home and Student Document Download
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101662611033&CTT=5&Origin=HA101680041033

Search on the Office site for Home and Student
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/results.aspx?qu=office+home+and+student
I don't see a Home Premium Academic listed on MSFT's site and again, MSFT
just said there is no such named entity for *Vista although there are
agreements to purchase a Vista version through shcol volume licensing
agreements and those are linked below.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/editions/home_premium.mspx

Windows Vista Upgrade Planning
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeinfo.mspx

Windows Vista Editions
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/editions/default.mspx

See for Volume Academic Licensing:

http://www.microsoft.com/education/selectvista.mspx

Get discount software with Student Select
http://www.microsoft.com/education/studentselect.mspx

Get discount software with Student Select
Updated: November 14, 2006
K-12 and higher education customers can pass on the tremendous discounts of
Academic Select to their students by participating in the Student Select
program. Student licenses* are currently available for:

• Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007

• Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Professional Edition

• Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007

• Microsoft Office OneNote 2007

• Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007

• Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007

• Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2007

• Windows Vista Business Upgrade**

"Vista Academic" term search on www.microsoft.com
http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&q=vista+academic

MSFT Resources for Students
http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.mspx

Good luck and further questions could be direct to 1-800-Microsoft picking
the appropriate sales option for you.

CH

 

[Chad Harris]

Both K12 and college, graduate schools of all types can all go through the
volume licensing program I've linked for academic purchases, but there will
be no Vista Academic per se with features. There will be an individual
purchase of Office Home and Student 2007

Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 product guide
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/HA101680041033.aspx

See for Volume Academic Licensing:

http://www.microsoft.com/education/selectvista.mspx

Get discount software with Student Select
http://www.microsoft.com/education/studentselect.mspx

Get discount software with Student Select
Updated: November 14, 2006
K-12 and higher education customers can pass on the tremendous discounts of
Academic Select to their students by participating in the Student Select
program. Student licenses* are currently available for:

CH

 

[Chad Harris]

In the case of Vista that's true as far as edition features and any academic
discounts are through the programs I've linked on two posts on this thread.

As to Office, there will be an Offie Home and Student 2007:

available, that can be
purchased as an individual non-volume license, and it will contain Word,
Excel, Powerpoint, One Note and will *not contain Outlook.

Office Home and Student 2007 Try It Now: (Free Trial)
http://us20.trymicrosoftoffice.com/product.aspx?family=officehomestudent&culture=en-US

Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 product guide
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/HA101680041033.aspx

Microsoft Office Home and Student Document Download
http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT101662611033&CTT=5&Origin=HA101680041033

Search on the Office site for Home and Student
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/results.aspx?qu=office+home+and+student


See for Volume Academic Licensing:

http://www.microsoft.com/education/selectvista.mspx

Get discount software with Student Select
http://www.microsoft.com/education/studentselect.mspx

Get discount software with Student Select
Updated: November 14, 2006
K-12 and higher education customers can pass on the tremendous discounts of
Academic Select to their students by participating in the Student Select
program. Student licenses*

CH

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Ok, I know you can run 98 on modern hardware, but just to be safe, what are
the specs on those PC's? The only qualified versions of Windows you can
upgrade to are 2000 and XP. Also, are those machines x86-x64 compatible?

 

[Jabez Gan [MVP]]

You cant upgrade to Vista. If you are from a uni, check with them if they
have mdsn aa subscription. If you have then hopefully you can get it from
free.

But usually client os has no discount for students/teachers.

 

[Pete]

Ok, I know you can run 98 on modern hardware, but just to be safe, what
are the specs on those PC's? The only qualified versions of Windows you
can upgrade to are 2000 and XP. Also, are those machines x86-x64
compatible?
--
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My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry

You may get it for $69. See:
http://www.campustech.com/c/campust/MSCD23142WIAE.html

-Pete

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

You will be able to purchase the Academic version of Vista after the January
30 release date. You cannot upgrade from Windows 98, so you will need to get
the full version.

Check with your campus store to see if they will be offering any deals on
the new OS.

You need to check your systems thoroughly for compatibility with Vista and
especially for the 64 bit version.

Microsoft U.S. academic retail pricing:
http://www.microsoft.com/Education/USAcademicPricing.mspx

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor FAQ:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/faq.mspx

 

[TheBetaTester]

And for others with say academic XPpro?
Running Vista beta's at the moment.

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

I don't think there would be a problem upgrading XPPro, regardless of
whether it's the academic version or not. The Academic versions are the same
as the retail version except for the label discount price.