MSDN Windows Vista DVD (disc 4455.01) - too big to make local copies?

De : Steve F

Let me give a few quick information. (If you don't care that go to paragraph 3). I am the administrator of the program for the software system MSDN Academic Alliance here at my college. We have our system MSDNAA configured via E-Academy, so that students can sign it, sign up for a MS product, get an online product key and then go visit to get the installation media.

We have a method of distribution of DVD copy custom on our site: instead of students to download ISOs of the software they want (which may take more than 18 hours on our trendy slow campus), allow us them copies of MSDN distributed under the MSDNAA program disks. From a functional point of view, this is equivalent to letting students discover records and return them, but it allows them to have access to their installation disks for the long term (with an extraction program does not). It was working fine, until recently.

From the summer of records received 2008, titled "Windows Vista with Service Pack (x 64 and X 86) (English)" and numbered "Disc 4455.01", DVD discs indicate that 5.7 GB and are therefore too large to copy disc-to-other.»»» I usually just our students burn a copy to retrieve and install, but now Nero won't let them, saying that the disk does not fit on a standard 4.7 GB DVD media. This leads to several questions.

First of all, why the Windows Vista DVD is distributed via MSDN liked 4.7 GB? Is it a double disc layer or some other new technologies, and if so does that mean that it will cause problems in certain student DVD players? If it is a standard DVD, then why he reported to 5.7 GB when the standard tops out at 4.7 GB? Is there a way to copy it, or are we stuck with only one departure program?

I suppose another option would be to download and burn copies on MSDN, but the representative MSDNAA told me it would be identical to what we received in the mail. Does this mean that they too will be 5.7 GB, that is to say, too big to burn? (When searching in the MSDN Downloads, I see not a disc image that matches one in front of me, but rather separate downloads for x 64 and X 86. Maybe that's the answer.)

In any case, this is really two questions. The first is, why the Windows Vista DVD to 5.7 GB and that problem? The second is, I somehow a version of the Windows Vista DVD that students can actually use to copy so that we can continue our program of distribution of copy?

In an aside, technical support E-Academy sent me to support MSDNAA, which sent me to MS software Support, who told me MSDNAA had a support agreement for media support and they could charge me $250 or send me here. Then... I am here.

From: Mike Brannigan

> Let me give a few quick information. (If you don't care that go to)

(> paragraph 3) I am the administrator of the program for the MSDN Academic

> Alliance

> software here at my college system. We have our MSDNAA system put in place by the intermediary

> E-Academy, so that students can connect, sign up for a MS product.

> get an online product key and then me visit for installation

> media.

>

> We have a method of distribution of DVD copy custom on our site: instead of

> making

> students download ISOs of the software they want (which can take up

> of

> 18 hours on our trendy slow campus), we allow them copies of the

> MSDN

> discs distributed under the MSDNAA program. From a functional point of view, it is

> is equivalent to letting students discover records and return them.

> but

> it allows them to have access to their records of installation for the long term

> (which

(> extraction program does not work). It was working fine, until recently.

>

> From the summer of records received 2008, titled "Windows Vista with.

> Service Pack (x 64 and X 86) (English) "and numbered 'Disc 4455.01', the DVD.

> drives report only 5.7 GB and so are too large to copy disk to another.

> Usually,.

> I have just our students burn a copy to retrieve and install, but now

> Nero

> won't let them, saying that the disk does not fit on standard 4.7 GB DVD

> media. This leads to several questions.

>

This is because, as with the movie DVD here now drives media 8.2 GB double layer (DL).  These are fully supported by Nero and you CAN copy them as long as you use the double disc layer and a writer of the double layer.

> First of all, why the Windows Vista DVD is distributed via MSDN liked 4.7 GB? Is it

> a

> double-layer disc or some other new technologies, and the fact that he wants to say

> will cause problems in certain student DVD players?

Yes, it's a disc double layer (not exactly new technology). Large capacity is needed to adapt the WIM image format now used for the distribution of the operating system.

> If it's a standard DVD.

> then why he reports to 5.7 GB when the standard tops out at 4.7 GB?

> Is

> there a way to copy, or we stayed with an extraction only program?

>

See above is a double-layer disc

> I guess that another solution would be to download and burn copies of the MSDN

> website, but the representative MSDNAA told me it would be identical to what

> We

> receipt by mail. Does this mean that they too will be 5.7 GB, that is to say, too

> large

> to burn?

Not too big for burn - you just have to DL discs and a DL burner.

> (When searching in the MSDN Downloads, I do not see a picture disc that)

> matches the one in front of me, but rather separate downloads for

> x 64

> and X 86. Maybe that's the answer.)

>

Yes it works as the unique images ISO MSDN x 86 and x 64 are compatible layer because they are less than 4 GB

> In any case, this is really two questions. The first is why is the Windows Vista

> DVD to 5.7 GB and this problem?

no problem see above

> The second is, can

> I have somehow a version of the Windows Vista DVD that students can actually get

> use

> copy so that we can continue our program of distribution of copy?

>

No handset x 86 and x 86 media is available in some programs - it can be put at your disposal, as the media you provided are perfectly usable for installation of software etc.

> As an aside, E-Academy support sent me to support MSDNAA, who sent

> me

> MS software Support, who told me that MSDNAA had no support

> contract for the support of the media, and they could charge me $250 or send me

> here. Then... I am here.

Are you sure that you are allowed to make "copies" of the media for distribution, you have the option to purchase spare media and that's what you are supposed to provide students, if you are authorized to distribute copies of MSDNAA software to them. If I'm not mistaken the front of the drive has still the text - do not copies of this disc... "is it not?

--

Mike Brannigan

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