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USING MICROSOFT
SOFTWARE TRIALS FOR
FREE
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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"
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• 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.
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FREE VERSION OF "WINDOWS 7"
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• 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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