1. MSDNAA AND YOU
THE BASICS FOR GETTING THE SOFTWARE YOU NEED ON YOUR
COMPUTER
2. REQUIRED IS PROGRAM SOFTWARE
• Microsoft Visio
• Microsoft Project
• Visual Studio
• Windows 7, 8 or 10
• Oracle Virtual Box (if on a Mac)
3. MINIMUM HARDWARE RECOMMENDATIONS
• At least 80 GB of overall HDD Space (30 GB free)
• No less than 4GB of RAM on Windows, or 8GB of RAM on OSX*
• *Macintosh computers must be virtualized and require more RAM
• An i5 processor or greater, OR AMD processor of equivalent
power
7. SECURE DOWNLOAD MANAGER
• In some cases, you will need to
download
the MS secure download manager
before
downloading your file
• MS appears to be moving away
from this format
• Download and run the SDM file
after the secure download manager
is installed
8. MOUNTING AN .ISO (WINDOWS 7)
• Windows 8 and 10 include
mounting software by default
• Virtual Clone Drive is recommended
for Windows 7 users
• www.elby.ch/en/products/vcd.html
• Right click the ISO file and Open
with Virtual Clone Drive
• Windows 8 and 10 users may double
click or right click and select ‘Mount’
without downloading VCD
9. INSTALL YOUR SOFTWARE
• Doubleclick softwarename.exe or setup.exe
• In some cases, you will need to go to a x64 (64bit) or x86 (32bit) folder
and run setup.exe from there
• For Project and Visio, choose the system architecture that matches your
version of MS Office. For example if you have x86 Office installed, you
must install x86 Viso and Project, even if your computer runs x64
architecture.
10. VIRTUAL BOX FOR
OSX
• VirtualBox will allow Macintosh
users to run Windows 10
• Download Windows 10 off of
MSDNAA
• Download Oracle VirtualBox
• https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/
Downloads Choose ‘OS X hosts’
• Install the software and open it
• Select ‘NEW’
11. VIRTUAL BOX CONTINUED
• Fill out the name and version
of your VM
• Allocate at least 4GB
(4096MB) of RAM
• Allocate at least 30GB of HDD
space
12. INSTALLING
WINDOWS 10
• Browse for your Windows 10 .ISO
file
• Have your product key ready
(available on MSDNAA Orders
page)
• Go through normal Windows 10
install process
13. CONGRATS YOU HAVE A VM
• Download and install your Microsoft Software in your virtual
machine using the steps noted earlier in the presentation
• For information on how to enhance your VM with fluid screens,
shared folders, and more check out the full tutorial on the ISY
Wiki:
• http://isy1.isy.vcu.edu/~jessi/VM%20Tutorial.pdf
14. THE NETWORK TECHNICIANS WILL NOW
PROVIDE PERSONALIZED SUPPORT
Please feel free to ask them any questions!
