1 From: MIT MS Campus Agreement <ms-campus-agreement@MIT.EDU>
2 Subject: Windows Vista upgrade - student download
6 Thank-you for visiting Information Services and Technology's (IS&T) download
7 site for Windows Vista Enterprise. This software upgrade service is
8 provided via MIT's Microsoft Campus Agreement (MSCA).
10 MIT has signed a three year Campus Agreement with Microsoft effective
11 through June 2007 which allows IS&T to provide Windows Vista Enterprise
12 software upgrades at no cost to MIT undergraduate and graduate students.
13 MIT students are entitled to install this software on one personally owned
14 machine to be used for educational purposes. Graduating students retain the
15 continued right to run the last version of the software received while at
16 MIT by completing the Campus Agreement Student License Confirmation. This
17 agreement will be e-mailed to you during your last semester at MIT.
19 Undergraduate or graduate students who withdraw, transfer, or otherwise
20 leave MIT prior to graduation do not have the continued right to use this
21 software and should delete it from your machines.
23 Your right to use the software shall be governed by the most current license
24 rights, which you may view at
26 <http://www.microsoft.com/education/license/terms.asp>.
28 The following website includes helpful information about Windows Vista
29 Enterprise and topics to consider prior to upgrading one's machine
31 <http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=735>
33 Windows Vista Enterprise does not require a product key to install or use
34 the software. Instead, Activation is used instead of a product key. If
35 properly configured, your machine will automatically activate when on the
36 MIT Network. If you have troubles activating your system or are using on a
37 machine that is not on the MIT Network, such as a home machine, see the
38 Activation instructions at
40 <http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=8299>
42 IS&T wishes to remind colleagues and students of the importance of keeping
43 one's computer current with operating system patches. IS&T recommends the
44 use of vendor's automatic update services in tandem of our local
47 MIT Windows Automatic Update Service (WAUS)
48 <http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/windows/updates/>
50 What is MIT Windows Automatic Update Service?
52 The MIT Windows Automatic Update Service (WAUS) enables the MIT community to
53 utilize Microsoft's "Automatic Update" feature with a more conservative
54 selection of patches -- focused on critical security updates -- than those
55 available directly from Microsoft. This service may be used by MIT faculty,
56 staff, and students on MIT-owned and personal machines.
58 Should you have any questions or concerns about the operating system
59 upgrade, please contact the Computing Help Desk, <computing-help@mit.edu>
60 Questions, comments or suggestions about the Campus Agreement may be
61 directed to the Software Release Team, <swrt@mit.edu>
65 Information Services and Technology