While Microsoft has a Trial Software Center, locating direct links to all of their free trial software is still difficult – until now (^_^)
DESKTOP SOFTWARE
Digital Image 2006 Trial Software – Easy-to-use tools help you effortlessly create, organize, enhance, and share your digital photos. (60 day)
PC Game Trials – Games, Puzzles and more.
Virtual PC 2004 Trial Edition – Now you can run multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single computer. (45 day)
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Trial Software – Get the standard in more secure, efficient, dependable computing—now in an x64 edition. (120 day)
MICROSOFT OFFICE
Office Standard Edition 2003 Trial Version – Get easy-to-use document authoring, analysis, presentation, and communication applications that help you work smarter and faster. (60 day)
Office Professional Edition 2003 Trial Version – Use updated, yet familiar programs to build powerful connections between people, information, and processes. (30 day)
Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive includes essential tools that can help you transform the way you create, share, and manage ideas and information using all four Office 2004 for Mac programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage. (30 day)
FrontPage 2003 Trial Software – Let the updated features, flexibility, and functionality help you build more-compelling Web sites. (30 day)
InfoPath 2003 Trial Version – Gather information in dynamic forms to more effectively reuse and share it throughout your organization. (60 day)
MapPoint 2004 Trial Version – Preview how you can visualize and analyze location-based information and transform it into smart business solutions. (60 day)
OneNote 2003 Trial Version – Capture, organize, and use your notes on desktops, laptops, and Tablet PCs. (60 day)
Project Standard Edition 2003 Trial Version – Effectively schedule, plan, track, and communicate project information through familiar tools. (60 day)
Publisher 2003 Trial Version – Create and edit professional-looking marketing materials in-house, quickly and efficiently. (30 day)
Visio 2003 Trial Version – Easily create business and technical charts and graphs that present your ideas with impact. (30 day)
FREE: Office Add-ins & Tools
BUSINESS & ACCOUNTING
Money 2006 Deluxe Trial Version – Take advantage of simple tools that can help you manage credit and debt and make tax time easier. (90 day)
Small Business Accounting 2006 Trial Software – Easily manage all of your accounting, inventory, sales and purchase order processing, banking, and payroll. (20 launch trial)
Microsoft Small Business Financials Resource Kit – Get Microsoft Small Business Financials 8.0, plus a guided tour, module overviews, and case studies that explain how it can help you better manage your business. (60 day)
Microsoft CRM 3.0: Trial Versions – An all-new customer relationship management (CRM) system that gives every customer-facing employee the information they need to truly impress customers. (90 day) [ Support: CRM 3.0 SDK & NEW! CRM DemoLab]
Microsoft Dynamics GP Standard Modules provides the tools organizations need to effectively manage project performance while ensuring budgets are met and billing is both accurate and timely. (90 day)
Microsoft Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005 enables users to optimize business performance through strategic decision-making. (180 days)
WINDOWS SERVERS
Windows Server 2003 R2 Trial Software for 32-bit and 64-bit versions. – Frequently Asked Questions (180 day) [TechNet Virtual Lab: Windows Server 2003 & Security]
Windows Small Business Server 2003 Trial Software provides additional technologies and tools to help small businesses become more productive and efficient, including e-mail, shared documents and calendars, security-enhanced Internet access and data storage, reliable printing and faxing, and remote administration. (180 day)
WINDOWS SERVER SYSTEM
Application Center Trial Software – Quickly deploy and manage high-availability Web applications built on Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003. (120 day)
BizTalk Server 2004 Trial Software – Experience how you can easily integrate your internal applications and securely connect with your business partners over the Internet. (120 day)
NEW! BizTalk Server 2006 Trial Software – BizTalk Server 2006 is Microsoft's premiere server for building solutions for business process and integration. BizTalk Server 2006, the fourth major version of the product, builds on the innovation and success introduced by the three previous versions—BizTalk Server 2004, 2002, and 2000.
Commerce Server 2002 Trial Software – Test-drive an extensible solution that can help your organization rapidly deploy personalized portals. (120 day)
Content Management Server 2002 Trial Software – Create, deploy, and maintain mission-critical, content-rich Web sites, quickly and more cost-effectively. (120 day) [Support FAQ]
Exchange Server 2003 Trial Software – Try the messaging and collaboration server that lets you send and receive e-mail and other forms of interactive communication. This download requires Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003. – Tools & Support (120 day) [TechNet Virtual Lab: Exchange & Security]
Host Integration Server 2004 Trial Software – Integrate your IBM mission-critical host applications, data sources, messaging, and security systems. (120 day)
Identity Integration Server 2003 Trial Software – Synchronize identity information, and easily provision and deprovision accounts and identity information. (180 day)
Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 Standard Edition Trial Software – Easily maximize your existing information technology investments by improving network security and performance. (120 day) [TechNet Virtual Lab: ISA Server & Security]
Live Communications Server 2005 – Share presence, instant messaging (IM), and real-time communication capabilities with partners, customers, and suppliers. (120 day) [TechNet Virtual Lab: Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005]
Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 Trial Software – Preview the enterprise-class event and performance management that MOM 2005 delivers for your Windows Server System infrastructure. (120 day) [TechNet Virtual Lab: MOM 2005]
SharePoint Portal Server 2003 – Share, find, and easily publish information with Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server. [TechNet Virtual Lab: Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003]
Speech Server 2004 – Learn more about how to create, develop, and deploy speech-enabled applications using Microsoft speech technology and industry-standard speech tags. – Tools & Support (180 day)
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Evaluation Edition
delivers greater scalability, availability, and security to enterprise data and analytical applications. (180 day)
System Center Data Protection Manager 2006 Trial Version – Enjoy rapid and reliable recovery, fast and efficient protection, and operational simplicity. (120 day)
Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Trial Software – See for yourself how you can simplify Windows-based application deployment, asset management, and security patch management. (120 day) [TechNet Virtual Lab: SMS 2003 & Security]
Virtual Server 2005 R2 – Discover Virtual Server, the most cost-effective server virtualization technology engineered for the Windows Server System platform. (180 day)
Windows Server Update Services – Try Windows Server Update Services and get control over the distribution of updates to computers in your network.
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