Trial Software. Give It A Go!

Microsoft offers many versions of their software as trial versions. Evaluations vary from 30-, 60- or 120-day evaluations. Below is a list of some of the application, gaming and server software you can download and try for free.

Note that many of these trials are available for a limited time, so if you snooze, you may lose. Also note that some CDs require a minimal shipping and handling charge. Click the links below to go to the appropriate Microsoft web page for complete details on each item.

Applications

• Office XP Evaluation
  
  
• Office XP Developer's Version Evaluation
  
  
• Publisher 2002 Trial CD
  
  
• FrontPage 2002 Trial CD
  
  
• Visio 2002 Trial CD
  
  
• Project 2002 Trial CD
  
  
• MapPoint 2002 Trial CD
  
  
• Money 2002 Deluxe Trial CD
  
  

• Dungeon Siege Trial Version
  
  
• Crimson Skies Trial Version
  
  
• Starlancer Trial Version
  
  
• Close Combat Trial Version
  
  
• Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far Trial Version
  
  
• Close Combat III: The Russian Front Trial Version
  
  
• Age of Empires Trial Version
  
  
• Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome Trial Version
  
  
• Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Trial Version
  
  
• Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Trial Version
  
  
• Midtown Madness 2 Trial Version
  
  
• Motocross Madness 2 Trial Version
  
  
• Monster Truck Madness 2 Trial Version
  
  
• Baseball 2001 Trial Version
  
  
• NFL Fever 2000 Trial Version
  
  
• NBA Inside Drive 2000 Trial Version
  
  
• Links Extreme Trial Version
  
  
• Links 2000 Trial Version
  
  
• Links 2001 Trial Version
  
  
• Pandora's Box, Game of the Year Edition, Trial Version
  
  
• Pinball Arcade Trial Version
  
  
• Return of Arcade, Anniversary Edition, Trial Version
  
  
• Bicycle Card Games Trial Version
  
  
• Bicycle Casino Games Trial Version
  
  
• Casino Trial Version
  
  
• The Puzzle Collection Trial Version
  
  
• Zoo Tycoon Trial Version
  
  
• MechCommander 2 Trial Version
  
  
• Mech Warrior 4: Black Knight Multiplayer Demo
  

Servers

• Windows 2000 Advanced Server Evaluation
  
  
• .NET Enterprise Server Trial Software
  
  
• Exchange 2000 Server Trial Software
  
  
• Data Analyzer Trial Software

If the software you're interested in isn't on this list, check out the Microsoft Product catalog to find any Microsoft software at this link: http://www.microsoft.com/catalog/. Most software will show a "More Information" home web site for the software along the left of the catalog page. By going to the home page of each item, you can check the home page for link to any available trial version. Not all software will offer trials.

Also note that while testing the links on this page, I would occasionally receive a "page not found" error. Since I knew I'd copied the links correctly, I immediately clicked it again. Sure enough, the second time was the charm. So if you should get any errors using these links, close your browser and give it another shot. These links all were correct at the time of this writing.