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USING MICROSOFT

SOFTWARE TRIALS FOR

FREE

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Web location for this

presentation:

http://aztcs.org

Click on “Meeting Notes”

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SUMMARY

You can download and use

software trials from Microsoft.

They provide free, time-limited

trial copies of their operating

systems and their application

software programs for you to

use.

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TOPICS

• "Microsoft Office Professional

Plus 2013"

• "Windows 7 Enterprise Trial"

• "Windows 8.1 Enterprise

Evaluation"

• Virtual machine trials of

"Windows.."

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"MICROSOFT OFFICE PROFESSIONAL PLUS

2013" TRIAL

• “Microsoft Office Professional Plus

2013” at

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-

us/evalcenter/jj192782

can be installed for a free 60-day

trial into any computer that is

running "Windows 7“,"Windows 8“,

or “Windows 8.1”

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"MICROSOFT OFFICE PROFESSIONAL PLUS

2013" TRIAL (continued)

• “Microsoft Office Professional Plus

2013” downloads as a .IMG file

which is equivalent to an .ISO file.

• In “Windows 7”, the .IMG file can be

burned to a DVD with the free

"ImgBurn" program or mounted into

"Windows Explorer" with Slysoft’s

free "Virtual CloneDrive“ program.

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"MICROSOFT OFFICE PROFESSIONAL PLUS

2013" TRIAL (continued)

• In "Windows 8“ and “Windows 8.1”,

the .IMG file can be burned to a DVD

with the bundled "Windows Disc

Image Burner" program or mounted

with the bundled "File Explorer"

applet.

• See

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMG_(file_f

ormat)

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FREE VERSION OF "WINDOWS 8.1"

• The free, fully-functional (but

time-limited) 64-bit and 32-bit

versions of "Windows 8.1

Enterprise Evaluation" are

available for download at

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-

us/evalcenter/hh699156.aspx

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FREE VERSION OF "WINDOWS 8.1"

(continued)

• Our detailed instructions for

using it can be found at

http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/

winhardsig/win8.1/win8.1entev

al.pdf

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FREE VERSION OF "WINDOWS 8.1"

(continued)

• As of April 9, 2014, "Update 1" (for

Windows 8.1) has been incorporated

into the free "Windows 8.1 Enterprise

Evaluation" when you install it either

from its .ISO file or from a DVD that

you have "burned" from its .ISO file.

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FREE VERSION OF "WINDOWS 8.1"

(continued)• The “Windows 8.1 Enterprise

Evaluation” can be used to

make “Windows To Go

Workspace” external hard

drives that can then be used to

non-destructively boot up other

computers for testing and

training.

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FREE VERSION OF "WINDOWS 8.1"

• Hauppauge's not-free, bundled

"WinTV 7“ software program and

their USB tuner devices work great in

"Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation"

• Do not "activate" software programs

that cannot be later "de-activated",

since you will then have to buy

another copy of the program

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FREE VERSION OF "WINDOWS 8"

• The free, fully-functional (but time-

limited) 64-bit and 32-bit versions of

"Windows 8 Enterprise

Evaluation" are still available for

download at

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-

US/evalcenter/dn407368

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FREE VERSION OF "WINDOWS 8"

(continued)

• Our detailed instructions for

using it can be found at

http://aztcs.org/meeting_no

tes/winhardsig/win8/win8en

teval.pdf

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FREE VERSION OF "WINDOWS 7"

• The free, fully-functional (but

time-limited) 64-bit and 32-bit

versions of "Windows 7

Enterprise Trial" are still

available for download at

http://technet.microsoft.com/en

-US/evalcenter/dn407368

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FREE VERSION OF "WINDOWS 7"

(continued)

• Our detailed instructions for

downloading, installing, and

using it can be found at

http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/

winhardsig/win7eval/win7eval.

pdf

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FREE VERSION OF "WINDOWS 7"

(continued)

• After installing the "Windows 7

Enterprise Trial" into a real computer or

a virtual machine, you can install the

"Service Pack 1" for "Windows 7.." by

either installing it from within "Windows

Update" in the Control Panel or you can

download it as an .ISO DVD image file at

http://www.microsoft.com/en-

us/download/details.aspx?id=5842

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VIRTUAL MACHINE TRIALS OF

"WINDOWS.." Microsoft offers free time-limited virtual

machines running the 32-bit editions of

"Windows XP Professional SP3",

"Windows Vista Enterprise SP2",

"Windows 7 Enterprise SP1",

"Windows 8 Enterprise",

and

"Windows 8.1 Enterprise" for you to

download at http://www.modern.ie/en-

us/virtualization-tools

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VIRTUAL MACHINE TRIALS OF

"WINDOWS.." (continued)

To extend the trial period

from 30 days to 90 days,

see

http://www.sitepoint.com/virt

ual-machine-browser-

testing-modern-ie/

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Screen shots of a free

"Windows 7 Enterprise"

virtual machine from

Microsoft:

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Screen shots of a free

"Windows 8 Enterprise"

virtual machine from

Microsoft:

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Screen shots of a free

"Windows XP

Professional" virtual

machine from Microsoft:

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