Microsoft Action Pack

Hey All,

Once upon a time when I was studying for my microsoft certifications a friend of mine had an action pack. he let me use some of the software to study for my certifications.

Is it possible to get a action pack for these reasons?

Does anybody have more information on this? Reason I ask is windows 7 + server 2008 can get expensive.

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darkerosxx

MAPs, or Microsoft Action Packs, are available only to Microsoft Partners, as far as I know.

What you'd be looking at is a TechNet subscription, found here:

Buy, Renew or Upgrade Your TechNet Plus Subscription

Hyper-Me

darkerosxx is right, Action Pack is an MSPartner thing.

Technet would be the best bet.

forkvoid

I have a TechNet subscription. It's pretty sweet.

jsolari

is there still the $99 student special? any coupon codes?

Plantwiz

darkerosxx wrote: »

MAPs, or Microsoft Action Packs, are available only to Microsoft Partners, as far as I know.

What you'd be looking at is a TechNet subscription, found here:

Buy, Renew or Upgrade Your TechNet Plus Subscription

The TN subscription is about the same price as the AP. I used to get AP then MS told me someone from 'my' company already had a subsciption

Considering I was the only person in my company...I didn't see how that was possible, but after many conversations and e-mails...my mystery employee won. Worst part they would not provide me with 'who' (and remember the person didn't exist) was so...TN is a cleaner way to go IMO.

tiersten

There is a difference in how the software is licensed for usage though. The Action Pack subscription is for a partner to use internally in a live environment whilst a TechNet subscription is for evaluation only. The software you get access to and the number of keys you get is slightly different between Action Pack and TechNet as well.

If you just need eval copies of the server software which have a limited duration then you can just download those off the Microsoft site without needing a subscription. If you want the other software or don't want the limited durations then you'll need to get a subscription. What you're doing with the software then determines what package you need.

wd40

jsolari wrote: »

is there still the $99 student special? any coupon codes?

http://www.techexams.net/forums/off-topic/49933-technet-promo-code-2010-a.html