Microsoft Campus Agreement Software
The MSCA provides licenses as a common good to CU-Boulder faculty and staff (including student employees) for select Microsoft products and upgrades. Learn more.
Options:
Computers purchased with CU-Boulder funds
1. Download software
- Log in with your IdentiKey to download disc images.
- Burn .ISO disc image files to CD or DVD.
- What you'll need: fast internet connection, blank CDs or DVDs, ISO Recorder Power Toy utility for Windows.
2. Tier 2 CSR assistance
- Check with your Tier 2 CSR. The CSR may already have media, and can request media from ITS.
3. ITS Desktop Support (BugBusters) assistance
- BugBusters can perform installations in the Walk-in Center and at your CU-Boulder office during a scheduled appointment.
Computers purchased with personal funds for work-at-home
1. Download software
- Log in with your IdentiKey to download disc images.
- Burn .ISO disc image files to CD or DVD.
- What you'll need: fast internet connection, blank CDs or DVDs, ISO Recorder Power Toy utility for Windows.
2. ITS Desktop Support (BugBusters) assistance
- BugBusters can perform installations in the Walk-in Center.
- BugBusters cannot provide work-at-home customers Microsoft media (DVDs).
Note: Neither ITS or Tier 2 CSRs can provide Microsoft media (DVDs) for customers that use personally funded computers for work-at-home.
Resources:
- List of Available Software
- Download Site—All software and license keys can be downloaded from here.
- Support—includes:
- How to download software from the Microsoft Campus Agreement website.
- How to get a license key from the Microsoft Campus Agreement website
- How to burn an ISO to a disc (required for Windows)
- Microsoft support links.
- Enterprise Client Access License (CAL) information
- Information for Tier 2 CSRs
- Frequently asked questions and answers
Microsoft Select Program
The state of Colorado still has a contract with Insight to cover the Microsoft Select program. Purchasing through this contract is optional to state agencies such as the University of Colorado at Boulder but for Microsoft products the pricing is very good. This pricing is especially good for purchasing multiple copies of software for offices or labs.
The Select Program will still be available for all software licenses that are not covered under the Microsoft Campus Agreement (see above).
When a license purchase is made under the Select Program, the ordering department is only buying authorization to have Microsoft software on their machines. Your department will only receive an invoice with this purchase; no license certificate, disks, or manuals. You must order disks and documentation either on your purchase order or separately. Each software CD costs an additional $23 (approx).
The phone number for ordering is 1-800-269-2523.
To place an order, you will be asked for the following information:
- name
- phone
- email address
- ACARD number
- Postal address (and shipping address, if you order CDs)
- UCB Insight account number (1284660 for ACARD, 1294034 for purchase orders)
See help documentation for more
information.
