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dmegatool
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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2006-09-02, 10:50

I need xp for 3dsmax.

What is the best price you found ? And more important, where ?

**Obliviously, I need SP2

Edit:Pro would be nice for the multi-processor

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GladToBeHere
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2006-09-02, 12:27

I don't know about retail, but I can get it through my university for $8.50 US. Have access to a school?
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dmegatool
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2006-09-02, 12:42

I know someone who goes to university. I will ask her.

Is there the Pro version at your university ?

**Actually, the cheapest i found is 130$ on ebay (pro, sealed box)
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GladToBeHere
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2006-09-02, 15:38

I think that is for pro, but not certain.
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macleod
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2006-09-02, 15:39

May I ask what type of a program the university has where you can get it for 8.50? How does that work?
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GladToBeHere
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2006-09-02, 17:59

To be honest, I don't know. Not sure that's it's available to everyone. I am part-time faculty/staff and saw a sign posted at one of our media help desks. have heard from a lab mate that it's true, but haven't tried it myself. Did by SPSS and FrontPage, each for $5, though, so $8.50 can't be far off.

It is a large university-- 30,000+, so there's obviously some sort of site licensing. I could ask next week and get back to you with specifics...
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Kurtwagner84
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2006-09-02, 18:03

At Washington State University, XP pro is offered for free to every student. It's through something called MSDNAA I know the MS stands for microsoft and the AA stands for Academic Alliance, not sure what the DN stands for, probably Developer's Network.
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macleod
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2006-09-02, 18:06

I am at a University with about 20,000 and we don't have a program like that at all! I wish we did though! I would buy a copy of XP to put on my Mac Pro seeing as I already installed mine on my MacBook!
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GladToBeHere
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2006-09-02, 19:31

Actually, I've been considering getting a couple copies of XP just in case I get a macbook at the beginning of the year like I've planned. When Vista comes out, I'm concerned the university will force us to get it, likely at a much steeper price. With Vista's likely problems, I don't want to lose out on the deal.
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macleod
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2006-09-02, 19:54

Yeah that is probably a good idea to get some copies just to have incase of a forced switch to Vista! I am probably going to buy Vista when it comes out but it might take me a while to decipher which of the versions I need!
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