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Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - A. Crow - 10-23-2009

I heard someone say something about this, yes, I still have a .edu email, where the hell do I go for the stuffs?

nm http://www.win741.com/

Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - at0m - 10-23-2009

(10-23-2009, 10:18 AM)Caffeine link Wrote: [quote author=CopulatingDuck link=topic=2632.msg119113#msg119113 date=1256269110]
[quote author=Surf314 link=topic=2632.msg119072#msg119072 date=1256252470]
I'm kinda curious as to if and how many people MS may be employing as shills to promote W7. Most normal people I've heard using it seem to be saying it's pretty good, better than Vista, but maybe not worth the $200. All over Digg and some on Reddit it's like the return of Jesus.

Related:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1414209&cid=29835259

its only $30 if you have a *@*.edu email address
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(10-23-2009, 10:27 AM)A. Crow link Wrote: I heard someone say something about this, yes, I still have a .edu email, where the hell do I go for the stuffs?
http://windows7.digitalriver.com/ <-- official Win7 student store. You have to dig around if you want Pro instead of Home Premium, but they sell them for the same price so you might as well.

My UIUC account is still active....
[/quote]YOU CAN DOO EEEET. Also, if your other hookup can hook you up, I'd be interested since it looks like my hookup is going to flake and I sold my $30 copy to Ertai.

(10-23-2009, 10:27 AM)A. Crow link Wrote: I heard someone say something about this, yes, I still have a .edu email, where the hell do I go for the stuffs?
Official student store: http://windows7.digitalriver.com/
Make sure you dig around and get the Pro version instead of Home Premium, since they charge the same for either.

Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - CaffeinePowered - 10-23-2009

My University email worked

HOWEVER


You can ONLY purchase this

Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade

Choose Either 32 bit or 64 bit



I want Ultimate full version, so...if anyone wants it, its yours

Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - HeK - 10-23-2009

What if you have a .mil, or .gov, or .gc email?

Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - A. Crow - 10-23-2009

i haven't tried .mil but I'm guessing it won't work.  However, you can purchase Windows 7 for full MSRP at the PX.  They tell me that once upon a time, the PX did not suck.

Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - Surf314 - 10-23-2009

Caff gave me a link on Newegg where you can buy the OEM for pretty cheap but you have to promise yourself to give yourself full technical support and you have to sell it to your self and warranty it to yourself and all kinds of self stuff.

Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - at0m - 10-23-2009

(10-23-2009, 11:07 AM)Caffeine link Wrote: My University email worked

HOWEVER


You can ONLY purchase this

Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade

Choose Either 32 bit or 64 bit



I want Ultimate full version, so...if anyone wants it, its yours
That's the only thing in the online store, but if you check it has a link that says you need to log into the school's domain or some such, if you hit that it lets you add Pro to your cart.

Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - zaneyard - 10-23-2009

(10-23-2009, 11:30 AM)Surf314 link Wrote: Caff gave me a link on Newegg where you can buy the OEM for pretty cheap but you have to promise yourself to give yourself full technical support and you have to sell it to your self and warranty it to yourself and all kinds of self stuff.
that's the system builders edition
if i wouldn't have gotten it for free that's what i would have bought
i have never in my life contacted MS support
that's what the internet is for.

Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - copulatingduck - 10-23-2009

Caff you can upgrade to Professional for free (there's a box during the checkout process that says something to the effect of "I need to connect to my campus network" that'll get you a free upgrade to Pro)

Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - copulatingduck - 10-23-2009

btw digitalriver's distribution suck's major dick, you should spring for the discs if you haven't made the purchase already. I bought it through them, they whiffed hard on the distribution, so I setup a vpn back at my school so that I can just use the school's version and get it authenticated through them.

Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - A. Crow - 10-23-2009

yeah, I downloaded pro, 64 bit, i'm backing everything up and we'll see if I can get vista home premium 32bit to upgrade to it (yeah, I know it's "not supported" but I think a custom install will do it.)

Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - Surf314 - 10-23-2009

So it's only for the upgrade? I can't believe they don't offer full version as well  Sad

Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - copulatingduck - 10-23-2009

it's called an "upgrade" but it's a full install, since nearly everyone on the planet has to do a clean format followed by a "custom" install.

Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - copulatingduck - 10-23-2009

btw if you're on 32bit and upgrading to 64bit, be prepared to work some voodoo to get it all to work right: http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/10/22/how-to-make-a-dvd-of-that-student-only-windows-7/

The exe you get from digitalriver is incapable of properly unpacking itself in a 32bit environment, you'll need to do a bit of google-fu before you can chop it into an iso and slap it onto a bootable dvd

why they didn't just give people an iso I will never understand.

Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - A. Crow - 10-23-2009

if all else fails I'll wait for the DVD to get here (yes, foresight, I has it.)

Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - CaffeinePowered - 10-23-2009

(10-23-2009, 01:40 PM)CopulatingDuck link Wrote: Caff you can upgrade to Professional for free (there's a box during the checkout process that says something to the effect of "I need to connect to my campus network" that'll get you a free upgrade to Pro)

Can I upgrade to Ultimate though...thats the kicker

Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - copulatingduck - 10-23-2009

Symphony of Science - 'We Are All Connected' (ft. Sagan, Feynman, deGrasse Tyson & Bill Nye)

Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - copulatingduck - 10-23-2009

http://www.merzo.net/index.html

Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - at0m - 10-23-2009

(10-23-2009, 01:40 PM)CopulatingDuck link Wrote: Caff you can upgrade to Professional for free (there's a box during the checkout process that says something to the effect of "I need to connect to my campus network" that'll get you a free upgrade to Pro)
\o/ for what i said two posts before yours Tongue

Re: New/Improved Longest Thread - copulatingduck - 10-23-2009

oh whoops lol. 2bad credit's mine get owned