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Subject: Old MSDN downloads
Group: microsoft.public.msdn.general
Date: 5/19/2008 4:00:26 AM
From: "Brian Ross" [Email Address Protection]

Hi,

Can we go back to the old style of MSDN downloads... please?

Everything about this new style is worse than before:

- General browsing
- Looking for what downloads has been recently added
- Trying to find volume license keys and activation counts

Thanks
Brian

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Subject: Re: Old MSDN downloads
Group: microsoft.public.msdn.general
Date: 5/19/2008 9:25:21 AM
From: "Leen" [Email Address Protection]


"Brian Ross" <brian.ross.x@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> - Looking for what downloads has been recently added

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/downloads/default.aspx

On the right side you see "New Subscriber downloads"

Via RSS:
http://www.microsoft.com/feeds/msdn/en-us/subscriptions/msdndata.xml

Although it's not 100% up to date (".. what's new.. huh... ;-) ).


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Subject: Re: Old MSDN downloads
Group: microsoft.public.msdn.general
Date: 5/19/2008 10:18:27 AM
From: "Brian Ross" [Email Address Protection]


"Leen" <ms_windows_2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Brian Ross" <brian.ross.x@rogers.com> wrote in message
> news:%23dU6a%23ZuIHA.2208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
>> - Looking for what downloads has been recently added
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/downloads/default.aspx
>
> On the right side you see "New Subscriber downloads"
>
> Via RSS:
> http://www.microsoft.com/feeds/msdn/en-us/subscriptions/msdndata.xml
>
> Although it's not 100% up to date (".. what's new.. huh... ;-) ).


I am aware of the link but there is far too much noise.

The 5 most recent additions at the moment are:

Windows XP Home Edition-Retail
Windows XP Professional-Retail
Windows XP Professional-VL
Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack Beta
Office 2007 Service Pack

Why is Windows XP listed? Is this because SP3 has been released? I can't
really tell if this is the real reason but when I click on the link I get to
a generic Windows XP search result rather than the recently added content.
This is the way most of the items in the list are.

The old MSDN interface would just provide links to the new files.

Thanks
Brian


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Subject: Re: Old MSDN downloads
Group: microsoft.public.msdn.general
Date: 5/19/2008 11:07:56 AM
From: "Leen" [Email Address Protection]

"Brian Ross" <brian.ross.x@rogers.com> schreef in bericht
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> Why is Windows XP listed? Is this because SP3 has been released?
Maybe a XP that has SP3 integrated?


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Subject: Re: Old MSDN downloads
Group: microsoft.public.msdn.general
Date: 5/19/2008 12:29:17 PM
From: "Brian Ross" [Email Address Protection]


>> Why is Windows XP listed? Is this because SP3 has been released?
> Maybe a XP that has SP3 integrated?

Then maybe tell me that the new file is:

- Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 (x86) - CD (English)

?

Rather than just say "Windows XP". If there are multiple XP related files it
should list each one.

I am interested in the Volume license version of XP with SP3 but can't seem
to find it. I don't see how I can rely on new downloads for this
information.

Thanks
Brian


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Subject: Re: Old MSDN downloads
Group: microsoft.public.msdn.general
Date: 6/1/2008 6:05:15 AM
From: "Rob Nicholson" [Email Address Protection]

> Can we go back to the old style of MSDN downloads... please?

Hear hear!



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Subject: Re: Old MSDN downloads
Group: microsoft.public.msdn.general
Date: 6/1/2008 6:05:43 AM
From: "Rob Nicholson" [Email Address Protection]

> Can we go back to the old style of MSDN downloads... please?

PS. Has it been Silverlighted?? If so, then not a great advert to the
developer community...



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