[OSX-Users] (attn Julian) - vmware order failing?

[Jules Field]

Last October, I switched from registering ECS addresses to registering 
university addresses as usernames in both the VMware and DreamSpark 
stores (which are totally separate, just provided by the same company).

Most of the old ECS addresses still work there, but from now on people 
should use their university addresses for these sites. When I bulk 
registered everyone with their university addresses last October, both 
stores will have sent everyone emails about it, detailing their exact 
username for each store. But I know no one ever reads those. :-)

The VMware licences you get from their store are valid for 365 days. At 
the end of each year you simply go back to the store, "buy" the latest 
version and get another 365 days of licence.

Cheers,
Jules.


On 16/03/2016 22:23, m.c. schraefel wrote:
> huh
> well
> that’s weird - three licenses under the ecs id
> thanks for the hack
>
> when using the uni one, had to re-register (it’s the one for MS stuff 
> except for office and os’s it seems) - already registered)AND got 
> asked all sorts of questions about when i’m graduating??
> but yup, could download.
> just fyi
>
> seems a wee bit odd
> again thanks
>
> m.c.
>
>
>> On 16 Mar 2016, at 22:12, Jules Field <Jules at ecs.soton.ac.uk 
>> <mailto:Jules at ecs.soton.ac.uk>> wrote:
>>
>> Try using your username at soton.ac.uk <mailto:username at soton.ac.uk> as 
>> your username on the site, not your @ecs one.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jules
>>
>>> On 16 Mar 2016, at 9:59 pm, m.c. schraefel <mc at ecs.soton.ac.uk 
>>> <mailto:mc at ecs.soton.ac.uk>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Julian
>>> in case this affects other folks allow me to share:
>>> have tried to download vmware 8 and am told first
>>> your eligibility has expired; renew it
>>>
>>>
>>> <Screen Shot 2016-03-16 at 21.55.22.png>
>>> i get this:
>>>
>>> <Screen Shot 2016-03-16 at 21.50.50.png>
>>>
>>> but then when i go to download i get the same thing - when i check 
>>> this tab are you eligible? i get two “no’s” and a “yes”
>>>
>>>
>>> <Screen Shot 2016-03-16 at 21.50.36.png>
>>>
>>> in any case, on clicking the link to download, goes back to main 
>>> product page and this cycle repeats.
>>>
>>> Help?
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> m.c.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>

Jules

-- 
Jules Field MEng MBCS CITP CEng
email+iMessage: Jules at ecs.soton.ac.uk
Twitter: @JulesFM

Senior Tutor, Electronics and Computer Science
Teaching Systems Manager, Faculty of Physical Sciences and Engineering
University of Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK


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