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Software >
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.
Eligibility to download Microsoft Windows Vista is generally limited to University officers, support staff and faculty, with exceptions for specific graduate/professional students (e.g., Business School, CUMC and SIPA). If you are not eligible, you will not be able to download the installer and will be redirected to a page with additional information. For more information, please visit our Microsoft Campus Agreement information page.
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):
 Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 (4GB)
- 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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