Get a Free year of MSDN Library

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Well heres a way you can get a free year's subscription to MSDN Library if you record the serial number off the Help...About dialog.

I've gotten my MSDN Library July 2000 edition DVDrom a few weeks back, you can chose either CD(bout 4 CDs) or DVD(1 DVD) for your library format. (if yer in a hurry, you can look at MSDN library free online at msdn.microsoft.com)


For those of you that aren't aware, Microsoft is giving away a one year subscription to MSDN if you're the owner of one of the Visual Studio development tools (VB, Interdev, C++, J++). Just go to http://msdn.microsoft.com, and click on MSDN subscriptions, and then Subscription info. Then click on the FREE MSDN icon. You can specify either CDROM or DVD. Well worth the time it takes to fill out the form.

KICK ASS!!!
After the first year, do they continue to charge me, or do they cancel the subscription?

Hmmmmmm..... I'za been searching fer a while(about 5~10 minutes) and I don't see no free subscription button...

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After the first year they are not going to charge you, they may probally send a bronchure giving you some kind of discount if you chose to continue subscription, also the Exact URL is.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/offer/default.asp

also if you are worried about using the serial from say multiple copies, most copies share the same serial, also the enterprise edition has an unlimited lisence so it's not unlikely they will all have the same serial and have a problem, it has worked for me and several others.

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heres one of the question from the FAQ about this free year subscription thing.


Who is eligible for the free one-year MSDN Library Subscription offer?

Licensed customers of Visual Studio 6.0 Professional or Enterprise Edition tools and Microsoft Office 2000 Developer are eligible to register for a free one-year subscription (4 quarterly issues) to MSDN Library. The complete list of eligible products is as follows:

Visual Studio® 6.0, Professional and Enterprise Edition
Visual Basic® 6.0, Professional and Enterprise Edition
Visual C++® 6.0, Professional and Enterprise Edition
Visual InterDev™ 6.0 Professional Edition
Visual J++® 6.0, Professional Edition
Visual FoxPro® 6.0 Professional Edition
Office 2000 Developer and Developer Tools
This offer expires on June 30, 2001. Only one free one-year MSDN Library Subscription per customer and/or Product ID.

Microsoft has amended its MSDN Library Subscription licensing terms. The new terms allow all employees within a customer's organization to freely install, access and use the contents of the MSDN Library Subscription. There is no restriction on the number of end users installing, accessing or using the MSDN Library Subscription, or the number of computers (including servers) that the MSDN Library Subscription is installed on.

Therefore if your organization has one copy of an MSDN Library Subscription you can install it on the server or copy it on your PC and you really do not need any more copies - you are licensed and legal with one copy.

Note: This license change applies to MSDN Library Subscriptions only and to no other MSDN Subscription offering. For more information, please see the Amendment to the MSDN Subscription End User License Agreement.

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I am a current MSDN Library subscriber and have also purchased a Visual Studio 6.0 tool. How do I take advantage of this new offer?

We will extend your MSDN Library Subscription by a year. Here’s what you need to do to take advantage of this offer:
If you are not currently registered as a Visual Studio 6.0 Professional or Enterprise edition tool or Office 2000 Developer owner:
To activate this offer you need to go to the offer’s registration page and register your eligible Office 2000 Developer/Visual Studio 6.0 Professional or Enterprise edition tool.
If you are a registered Office 2000 Developer/Visual Studio 6.0 Professional or Enterprise edition tool owner:
Once we verify you have been setup with an MSDN Library Subscription, we will automatically extend your MSDN Library Subscription by 1-year.
If you are not sure if you have registered your Office 2000 Developer/Visual Studio 6.0 Professional or Enterprise edition tool:
Even though you may have registered your tool, to activate this offer you need to go to the offer’s registration page and register for the offer.

THANKS!!!!!!