Computer and Information Systems

SPU maintains a subscription for certain Microsoft products under the Microsoft Campus License Agreement program that allows current SPU faculty, staff and students to install and use the software. This software may be installed on a primary personal computer (a desktop or a laptop) and a secondary computer. Faculty and staff are covered under "work-at-home-rights" and may install it on personal computers that they use for SPU educational or business purposes 80% of the use should be for institutional purposes).

SPU makes the software available in two ways. You may purchase one copy for each version released in the form of a DVD, or you may use the SPU Download Center.

SPU currently provides Microsoft products for purchase to current students, faculty, and staff members. DVD's for Windows 7 Ultimate, Office 2007 for Windows, and Office 2008 for Mac, are available for $15.00 cash or check through the CIS HelpDesk with a limit of one title per person. Please do not lose your disks as they are not replaceable. Be prepared to present your SPU ID card at the time of purchase.

Visual Studio 2008 is available at Microsoft's DreamSpark site (for more information, see our help page) and is no longer for sale at CIS. This software is free to use and is available for students for educational purposes.

Some Microsoft software is also available through the SPU Download Center. Items available through this site do not come with physical media and are limited to two downloads of each program per person. Microsoft Office 2007 Professional and Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac are available through the SPU Download Center.

We generally distribute the most current versions of each product. When new versions are released it may take several weeks before official Microsoft media is available for resale or download.

Microsoft Office 2007 Professional
Office 2007 includes Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook and Publisher. If you have a 60 or 90-day trial that came with your computer you will need to uninstall it before installing the SPU licensed copy.

Microsoft Office Mac 2008 Professional
Office 2008 for Macintosh includes Word, Excel, Entourage, and PowerPoint.. Previous versions, including trial copies, must be removed before installation.

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
Windows 7 Ultimate is the most complete edition of Windows 7. With all of the built in features in Ultimate, users have the ability to smoothly shift between play and productivity. We recommend that users do a clean install on a computer that meets the minimum specifications required by Microsoft.

Common Problems:

Remove duplicate or trial versions of Office and Visual Studio before trying to install the SPU licensed versions. We recommend that you perform a clean install of Windows 7 Ultimate when installing the SPU licensed versions.

The DVD versions of these products have an activation code that must be used as part of the installation process. You are allowed to install the software on up to two, personally owned and used computers. At times it may be necessary to reformat your hard-drive or purchase a new computer that will require a new activation code. You must contact Microsoft Technical Support at 1-888-571-2048 for assistance with the product activation codes.

After installing any of these new products it is recommended that you immediately go to the Microsoft Update Site to make sure all of the patches and updates are installed.