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Windows Vista
 Windows Vista is a Microsoft operating system. An
upgrade to this operating system is available to those eligible under
the terms of a campus-wide license agreement with Microsoft Corp. to
various groups at Columbia. This product can be installed on eligible
systems used for your Columbia-related work.
If you need help with this software after installing it on a home
computer, please get support from a third-party service provider in
your local area. One option is a company called Techs in a
Sec, with whom Columbia has arranged a discount.
Note: Currently, administrative applications are not certified to run on Windows Vista. Additionally, Windows Vista is only an install supported product; CUIT does not support Windows Vista functionality at this time.
(Please check your eligibility to download Windows Vista at our Microsoft Campus License Agreement information page.)
Note: Please make sure your computer meets the necessary requirements to install Windows Vista Business with Service Pack 1.
- Note: You must use an alternative browser to Internet Explorer (Firefox, Opera, Safari). Internet Explorer will not work to download files larger than 4 GB in size as is the case for this download.
Download the ISO image (required UNI login):
- Save the ISO image to your hard drive, and make a note of where you saved it.
- The ISO image windowsvistasp1.iso must be recorded to a blank, writeable DVD. Please follow the instructions of your burning utility to record the ISO to a DVD.
If you do not have ISO burning software, you can obtain any of a
number of unsupported applications: the commercial Nero, Roxio, etc.
- After the ISO has been recorded, start your computer using the DVD you just burned.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation/configuration of Windows Vista.
- After Windows Vista has finished installing, please follow the activation instructions to fully activate it.
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Windows Vista Activation
Windows Vista Homepage
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Windows Vista with Service Pack 1