Doug Steele
dbdoug at gmail.com
Thu Jun 23 10:37:07 CDT 2011
Darn! Hit the Send key too soon. The other nice feature of a Technet subscription is that, if you let it expire, you can still use all the license keys you already have, you just can't download any new versions. Doug On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Doug Steele <dbdoug at gmail.com> wrote: > If you're looking at spending that kind of cash, why not check out a > Microsoft Technet subscription. For $250 (that's what I paid, anyway) > you get a year's access to all MS Office, Windows, and SQL Server > versions. You get 5 product keys for each item, and each product key > can be activated a number of times on different computers. The only > catch is that you are supposed to be doing development/testing, not > actual production work. If they find that you're selling the software > to clients, you'd be in some kind of trouble, I guess. > > You can even download Windows 2.1 if you're an old fashioned kind of guy! > > Doug > > On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 8:25 AM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote: >> Well Microsoft's not giving anything away. Even at Gradware W7 is still >> $120 for Home Premium Upgrade, $300 for professional, $320 for Ultimate. :( >> >> R >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Doug Murphy >> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 7:58 AM >> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' >> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Rocky - computer build >> >> Gradware? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin >> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 6:05 AM >> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' >> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Rocky - computer build >> >> Done! We had a problem with the thing just NOT starting - no post screen - >> nothing. The fans powered up, HD turned, DVD lit. So we knew there was >> power to the mobo. >> >> Finally figured out we had left off one important connection to the >> motherboard - the CPU power connector from the PS - guy a Fry's helped us >> with that. Felt pretty dumb. But the mobo installation instructions left >> out that step. :) >> >> He ended up with the AMD Phenom II Black - hexacore @ 3.2GHz, 8GB 1333 RAM, >> 1TB HDD, MSI 870U-G55 motherboard, GTX 560Ti graphics card that dims the >> lights in the house when it fires up, and a 600W PS. >> >> The chip has some function on it where it will reduce itself from 6 to 3 >> cores and up the speed to 3.4GHz. It's also set up to overclock easily. >> >> It took three trips to Fry's to get the job done, but he's happier than a >> pig in dirt. Busted his budget - I gave him $600 - he figured to get there >> for $700. Probably be closer to $850 when the dust settles. >> >> One thing he hadn't counted on was the OS - my copy of W7 Ultimate would not >> load for some reason on his machine - says key invalid. :( >> >> So he put 64-bit XP on for the moment and will upgrade when he gets some >> dough saved up. >> >> Does anyone have a cheap source for W7? >> >> TIA >> >> Rocky >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby >> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 5:29 AM >> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >> Subject: [AccessD] Rocky - computer build >> >> Is the son busy building his computer? Is dad in there with sleeves rolled >> up? >> >> :) >> >> -- >> John W. Colby >> www.ColbyConsulting.com >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >