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This has been up on Slickdeals for a while now but I think it's good to let ppl know so people don't end up paying when they don't have to.
basically, if you have access to MSDNAA (basically college students only and possibly alumni), Win7 Pro is probably out for you right now. Computer Science majors most definitely have access, while EECS majors most likely do, too! If you're majoring in somewhere no where close to these fields, like English or Philosophy or something, you're out of luck here.
Basically just search for your school then your department
http://www.msdnaa.net/search/schoolsearch.aspx
If your department is listed, then you have access. If you have trouble logging in, you're going to have to find out from your school (ie. find out who the msdnaa program admin is at your school) how to get access. (I personally had to email someone at my school requesting access. I then received an email from MSDNAA with my login and a generated password)
Turns out (this is for the engineering majors who may not qualify), if you join IEEE, you also get access to MSDNAA! And (this is for CS majors) if you join ACM, you get access as well
note: this is the full legit version, NOT beta or release candidate
So yeah, at the moment I'm running a legit Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. For free.
if you have questions, look through these
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=574457&t=1505441
(about IEEE): http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=574457&t=1505729
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this is actually pretty cool. my friends are gonna be happy 
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awesome
time to replace my unlegit version with a legit one
what version is this though, RTM?
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I only get access during the semester and I'm taking off for this fall, boo  .
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On August 19 2009 12:24 blabber wrote:
If you're majoring in somewhere no where close to these fields, like English or Philosophy or something, you're out of luck here.
Funny you should choose both of my majors as examples.... guess i'm out of luck
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So wait, if you know someone who has access to this, can you just use their login and download a copy of Windows 7 (that will work forever)?
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On August 19 2009 13:07 zizou21 wrote:
So wait, if you know someone who has access to this, can you just use their login and download a copy of Windows 7 (that will work forever)?
pass that shit homie g
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is there an expiry date on this one?
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Thanks for the heads up, I kept checking for it but only saw the RC (which is available to everyone and what I'm currently using). Downloading now.
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can somebody share a key? :D
I need a key not the whole thing since I can get it elsewhere ;p.
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oh, snap, my school is there but there's no info on the software center (I mean, there's no link), and In my school website, there's no info either.
I'm fucked .
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@funkie, contact someone in one of your IT departments and ask them about your schools MSDNAA program. Also no one can spare you a key because once you install and register these copies you can't register them twice. Meaning you would have to do something illegal to keep it installed and at that point it would be pointless not to just use a generated key.
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Woah that's cool. My program looks like it's eligible but I haven't actually started school yet so I don't have a username/pass. I don't have a new computer to put it on or anything and I don't really think it's worth the bother or changing my OS from Vista though.
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Cool, thanks for the update.
I'm not going to download it (~2.2gb) but I got two sets of CD keys for Windows 7 Pro and Windows 7 Ultimate.
All you University of Waterloo students get yours too.
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Well it says the business, CS, and eng schools at michigan state have it but i could only find an engineering website to e-mail for access...hopefully they'll still give it to me.
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oh thank you yay for being a cs major
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On August 20 2009 11:39 CorSairHeRo wrote:
beep
It is against forum rules and I suggest you edit your post before a mod sees it.
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my buddy got Windows 7 for free, when he got HIS buddy to fix his CPU up for him.
My buddies buddy can put it on like 10 comps, but I've seen Windows 7 and it looks pretty sweet, but I'm not smart with this stuff so I donno.
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Finally time to replace vista on this laptop with windows 7. For free!
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Nothing free on there for me . It all costs about 20 bucks.
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All of the computer science students at University of Toronto also receives a crap load of free software and probably include Win7. Too bad I am not part of it.
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I took 2 excel class a year ago in a community college, gonna contact the admin see what will happen. :o
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Got it
Cheers for the notice.
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yeah, I love MSDNAA. Expression Studio, Visual Studio and various Windows operating systems. All for free.
Though the administrator at my university is a bit slow... I had to email them 2-3 times before they finally fixed it. But now I'm also running win7 and loving it .
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Kentor
United States5784 Posts
college of chem @ berkeley doesn't get it
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School Department City Country Software Center
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LOOOL... When I was at Monash, they didn't register for MSDNAA and when I graduated, they signed up?
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Luckily I still have 3 classes left to take before I get my degree and my school is listed, but only the beta so I have to contact them either way there's potential....the reformat that's been waiting for ages might finally arrive! :D
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New Zealand310 Posts
Lol if i didn't have the risk of gettin my ass sued; I'd post the source code to the NT Research Kernel. But, since I do; I guess the computer science kids will have to get it themselves :p
Edit: I have no idea why you'd want a free copy of their SQL server though... Visual Studio... I mean seriously... (lol and Access, what a joke  )
Edit2: the lame thing is; that you can't update the build version if you were running beta... which means you'd have to do a complete reinstall, unless you mounted it as an ISO, and copied and made a link to the new Kernel... Like its not too hard to boot up the Research Kernel, so why not have an update system to replace the full Kernel?
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zzz my uni is the only one in melbourne not available
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Yay my school has this!
Which version of Windows 7 (32-bit or 64 bit) should I get?
I don't know much about this kinda stuff..
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On August 21 2009 05:45 1337o wrote:
Yay my school has this!
Which version of Windows 7 (32-bit or 64 bit) should I get?
I don't know much about this kinda stuff..
If your computer has more than 4 gigs of ram, get the 64bit.
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Just get the 32bit. Most software vendors still realize some on 32bit. 64bit only if you want to take advantage of some very specialized applications.
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New Zealand310 Posts
On August 21 2009 05:45 1337o wrote:
Yay my school has this!
Which version of Windows 7 (32-bit or 64 bit) should I get?
I don't know much about this kinda stuff..
Server version; its less cluttered with crap.
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Awesome! Thanks for bringing this to my attention...
On a side note: I just got my laptop for college and it has Windows Vista 64bit, do you guys think Windows 7 would be a good upgrade from my current OS?
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Hm I get a lot of free software through school, but I didn't know about this. Thanks. Although actually I'm getting a new laptop in a year so switching now probably isn't worth the effort.
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My school didn't even know about this.
I went into the IT department and asked them about this and supposeably didn't have one idea what I was talking about :\ and my school is on that list.
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United States3824 Posts
Oh man this is pretty cool. And also I don't really get it but wow!
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Hopefully this offer isn't limited time, I'll wait about a year until my RC runs out and get this when I'm off to college :D
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I wanted to get a legit one but I dont think my school offers them even though i am a Computer science major.
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Baa?21242 Posts
Oh fuck are incoming freshmen able to get in on this?!
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I can only see RC release candidate versions of windows 7 though... everybody is going to have to purchase an upgrade as the actual windows comes out don't they?
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haha my school is also listed, but i already knew that....
anyway, lets see if i can updrade my RC to a final version now!
windows 7 isn't listed yet for my school i guess :[
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w7 is listed for my uni, but you have to be studying a course in the school of information technology or something, so I can't get w7. Maybe I should sign up for a class anyway, get w7 then drop it?
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Dang UCSD EE isn't available. Is it available to student IEEE members right now, or not yet? Since I was planning on building a new rig soon, I would shell out the 30$ (I think that's what it was last time I checked) for the membership if it was available before October 22.
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Cool my major is on there, thanks man
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You technically aren't supposed to use MSDN product keys after your MSDN license is up (either through school, work, your own subscription etc) but they are just regular OEM keys so there's no way to enforce it
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Baa?21242 Posts
Woot, NYU Business lets us have Windows 7!
-eez happy-
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On August 21 2009 08:28 waavves wrote:
Hopefully this offer isn't limited time, I'll wait about a year until my RC runs out and get this when I'm off to college :D
as long as your school is part of msdn then it will always be there, until something like windows 9 comes out anyways.
got windows 7 working with everything except starcraft. The latest intel drivers don't allow me to change the aspect ratio so im playing sc on 16:10
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On August 21 2009 08:35 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:
Oh fuck are incoming freshmen able to get in on this?!
as long as your registered in a course for a program thats in msdn
could be buisness, comp sci, engineering + others
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LOL BLABBER I LOVE YOU!
I graduated but I'm still in the school's system until the end of august.. It worked perfectly!
Now I know what I paid my uni tuition for xD
THX SO MUCH :D
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Wow indeed my university already has it on their servers, too. Thanks for notifiying me
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Nice nice. This runs starcraft yeah?
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right now i'm running windows xp 32 bit on 2 gigs of ram...should i upgrade to win 7 64 bit and then get 4 gigs of ram later? or should i just stick to 2 gb
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I guess you could upgrade to win7 64bit if your CPU supports it.. I'd probably stick to the 32bit version with 2gb ram and upgrade later.
I just got keys for both versions (incl. XP/Vista ones ^^)
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Gah!! someone get me into college
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windows 7 final is out already?
o wow my university is actually listed o.o (schulich school of business in york university heh). sexy!
thanks op.
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I'm currently running Windows 7 x64 Ultimate (RTM-OEM), but I have access to MSDN-AA. Is there any difference between Ultimate & Pro?
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If you're an ACM student member then you can use your ACM account to access of all of the MSDN software (including Win7 pro)
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If anyone gets a copy and doesn't want it, I need one
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Yeah I've been running this for nearly 2 weeks now, and it's pretty awesome. It of course has lots of minor issues and such, but it blows the shit out of Vista, and it's worth it for all the little options/features/sexiness it has. =)
After a bunch of patches I'm sure it's going to be the new standard, it seems pretty solid.
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i love MSDNAA thx for posting
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did anyone at york (specifically schulich) any have luck of getting a username? i've contacted the program administrator and currently waiting for a response.
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great, works with my school account
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Blabber, come install it on my computer! =p
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In my university everyone with a laptop can go and get it, pretty cool
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holy shit, sweet! Thanks blabber! I'm sending an email the my admin right now for access!
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Thanks, I was aware of MSDNAA already and have just been waiting for Win7 to be released. I've been running the Release Candidate for a couple of weeks now and it hasn't crashed a single time. Lots of cute little features too. Seems like I successfully dodged Vista after all
Sent a mail to my university's software admin.
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Have anybody tried registering themselves in the IEEE, and gotten a free Win7 key successfully? And were your school registered in the MSDNAA program?
I'm not sure wether or not to register, as my school is not in the official program.
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Windows 7 is awesome, downloaded it from my MSDNAA and it works like a charm
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I currently have 32-bit Vista Home Pro running on my laptop with 4gb of RAM.
My question is: Is it worth it to do a fresh install of Windows Vista 64-bit AND THEN upgrade to Windows 7 x64? It would require me to update bios, drivers, norton 360, backup files, etc etc.
OR should I save my time and just upgrade to the Windows 7 x86 (32-bit)? Will I even be able to notice a difference in performance when upgrading to 7 x86?
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aers
United States1210 Posts
why would you fresh install vista 64 bit then install windows 7 over it instead of just fresh installing win 7 64 bit..?
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I was under the impression that that was the route I had to take. I assumed it had something to do with Vista 64 pre-configuring all the bios, drivers, when upgrading to Windows 7. I'm guessing that's not necessary? I've never had to upgrade my OS, so I'm completely new to this. Any help would be wonderful!
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On August 28 2009 08:09 SoLaR[i.C] wrote:I was under the impression that that was the route I had to take. I assumed it had something to do with Vista 64 pre-configuring all the bios, drivers, when upgrading to Windows 7. I'm guessing that's not necessary? I've never had to upgrade my OS, so I'm completely new to this. Any help would be wonderful!
you can go straight to 7.
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Baa?21242 Posts
I need to figure out if I want to run Win7 Pro on my netbook with 1GB of RAM, or if I should get it to 2 GB first...
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aers
United States1210 Posts
On August 28 2009 08:09 SoLaR[i.C] wrote:I was under the impression that that was the route I had to take. I assumed it had something to do with Vista 64 pre-configuring all the bios, drivers, when upgrading to Windows 7. I'm guessing that's not necessary? I've never had to upgrade my OS, so I'm completely new to this. Any help would be wonderful!
Win 7 is actually a million times better at supporting hardware after install than Vista. It'll probably install drivers for nearly everything automatically.
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im using 7 on the laptop and vista 64 on the desktop. i still like vista more than most, but 7 has been good so far.
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bio majors get no love </3
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Canada7170 Posts
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet. Thx ^^
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Okay guys, time for some serious technical help.
While in the initial stages of installation, a box pops up which says:
"A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing. If you have a driver floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive, please insert it now."
It then gives me the option of browsing through my computer for whatever it is that it's looking for.
I googled "windows 7 required cd/dvd drive device driver missing" and a TON of stuff came up. It looks like there isn't a single fix but that for many it has to do with sata and IDE stuff. I'm a bit lost and have no idea where to start... 
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not really sure. Care to post what brand/model dvd drive you're using?
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try inserting ur motherboard's driver CD when that message comes up
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On August 28 2009 16:26 blabber wrote:
not really sure. Care to post what brand/model dvd drive you're using?
Optiarc DVD RW AD-7560A ATA
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Not bad at all. Installed Win7 just now, it's smooth as hell. Got Visual Studio too.
About time CS majors got some perks.
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On August 20 2009 11:51 Meth wrote:
my buddy got Windows 7 for free, when he got HIS buddy to fix his CPU up for him.
My buddies buddy can put it on like 10 comps,
So... does anybody want to hook up a non-college student with a key/dl link? i'm still running a (genuine) win xp but i'd really like to upgrade to win 7 soon...
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You can get an ACM membership for $20, and it comes with 4 keys. I think you have to have a college email address though...
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Noob question.
How do I know if I can use the 64bit version?
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Shit...I'm philosophy major...probably the farthest discipline from this...T_T.
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chemies get this too ! its awesome ^_^
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awww mann, anybody got an extra key?
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cant wait to get this when i move in in two days ^_^
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Good find. My school is on the list. From being in the beta, I really like Windows 7.
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On August 31 2009 14:49 teh leet newb wrote:
You can get an ACM membership for $20, and it comes with 4 keys. I think you have to have a college email address though...
are you sure it comes with 4 keys? if you look at the sick deals forum (link in OP) it says "DO NOT PM ME FOR A LOGIN OR KEY!!! Each login only gets one key per software title - therefore you can't just simply use my login." at the very top.
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I could really use a copy for work (I'm a contractor so boss isn't going to pay for it). If anyone wants to hook me up, I'd appreciate it infinitely
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On September 06 2009 15:13 madnessman wrote:Show nested quote +On August 31 2009 14:49 teh leet newb wrote:
You can get an ACM membership for $20, and it comes with 4 keys. I think you have to have a college email address though... are you sure it comes with 4 keys? if you look at the sick deals forum (link in OP) it says "DO NOT PM ME FOR A LOGIN OR KEY!!! Each login only gets one key per software title - therefore you can't just simply use my login." at the very top.
right so there are actually separate keys for the different versions of Windows 7... like there's a key for 32-bit version, and another key for 64-bit version. Depending on which program you're under, you may also get more options, like under the MSDNAA for IEEE, there's a French version of Windows 7 which has it's own key (which you can use for your regular English copy iirc)
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So math majors get the software, but econ majors don't? Come on...(though, I am trying to avoid math-intesive courses like the plague at the moment ). :[.
Guess I'll trick my roommates who are engineering majors to sign up for this for me  .
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Noob question here...
To create a bootable disc after download the .iso from MS, what do I need to do? Do i extract from the .iso and burn those files? I'm assuming that I don't just burn the .iso because that would be like a DVD within a DVD.
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On September 19 2009 11:44 LxRogue wrote:
Noob question here...
To create a bootable disc after download the .iso from MS, what do I need to do? Do i extract from the .iso and burn those files? I'm assuming that I don't just burn the .iso because that would be like a DVD within a DVD.
In whatever software you're using, select some kind of "burn image to DVD" option and select your ISO. Indeed it's different than burning the ISO as a file onto the DVD.
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Umm I hate to bump but does anyone have a copy they aren't going to use? I'm probably going to buy this for my new comp but if I can save $300 from the kindess of a TL member I might as well try.
Thanks.
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i don't get how this works.. i'm an ucsd computer science major,
i've looked over the website, but i don't see anything about windows 7. help!
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you need to register for msdnaa which is usually available from your faculty or convenor.
my convenor is being a bitch and won't register me because I don't take any microsoft subjects rofl.
I went and payed $20 bucks for IEEE student membership but they pulled windows 7 lol.
god i hate microsoft.
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so its not completely free huh??
i mean whats the difference between this and
buying it for 30$ with student?
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it is completely free if you have some sort of MSDNAA access (whether it be from your school or from being in something like IEEE. IEEE just happens to cost money to join)
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www.win471.com
Just in case anyone doesnt know - if you are a student (have an .edu address) you can buy it for $30
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Nice, just saw it and logged in.
Saw this stuff plastered all over the campus/got multiple emails from Instructional assistants but never really paid attention, didn't know it was Windows7, thought it was just more minor crap that I wouldn't use, or know how to use.
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On October 22 2009 14:55 zizou21 wrote:www.win471.comJust in case anyone doesnt know - if you are a student (have an .edu address) you can buy it for $30
It's 741 not 471.
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I'm happy with 7 pro 
Dled a stable Xp version for my old comp too. ( Alphas aren't great to use nowadays ;d )
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On October 22 2009 14:55 zizou21 wrote:www.win471.comJust in case anyone doesnt know - if you are a student (have an .edu address) you can buy it for $30
That's only for US residents with .edu email addresses. FYI
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On October 22 2009 15:57 haduken wrote:Show nested quote +On October 22 2009 14:55 zizou21 wrote:www.win471.comJust in case anyone doesnt know - if you are a student (have an .edu address) you can buy it for $30 That's only for US residents with .edu email addresses. FYI
GO to www.Microsoft.com/student and the offers are now available for several different countries as well .
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This msdnaa thing is pretty cool, though nobody told me at my university :S.
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On October 22 2009 14:43 haduken wrote:
you need to register for msdnaa which is usually available from your faculty or convenor.
my convenor is being a bitch and won't register me because I don't take any microsoft subjects rofl.
I went and payed $20 bucks for IEEE student membership but they pulled windows 7 lol.
god i hate microsoft.
Wait WHAT? Source?
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On October 23 2009 01:01 MeriaDoKk wrote:
This msdnaa thing is pretty cool, though nobody told me at my university :S.
Yea people should spread the word ...
It was hard to find where i could get it.
Without TL i would not have 7
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On October 23 2009 01:18 mikeymoo wrote:Show nested quote +On October 22 2009 14:43 haduken wrote:
you need to register for msdnaa which is usually available from your faculty or convenor.
my convenor is being a bitch and won't register me because I don't take any microsoft subjects rofl.
I went and payed $20 bucks for IEEE student membership but they pulled windows 7 lol.
god i hate microsoft. Wait WHAT? Source?
huh? what source, I'm being emailing IEEE for like 2 weeks asking them why Window 7 is not on their repo and they just said Microsoft don't provide them.
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Wait, so if you go for the $30 student option, and get a CD, can you use the CD for a clean install or do you have to upgrade from Vista? I'm running XP 32bit right now, but I'd like to get a Win 7 64bit CD and do a clean install if possible.
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I thought they were selling it for 199.99?
My school is giving it out to students for free ^^ (although we probably paid for it in our tuition )
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sigh 3 computer related programs at my school and the one I'm in is called Computer Science yet our shitty major with the highest enrollment gets it...UGHHHHHHHHHHHH
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FYI ACM student membership no longer come with Windows 7
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On October 23 2009 13:41 haduken wrote:Show nested quote +On October 23 2009 01:18 mikeymoo wrote:On October 22 2009 14:43 haduken wrote:
you need to register for msdnaa which is usually available from your faculty or convenor.
my convenor is being a bitch and won't register me because I don't take any microsoft subjects rofl.
I went and payed $20 bucks for IEEE student membership but they pulled windows 7 lol.
god i hate microsoft. Wait WHAT? Source? huh? what source, I'm being emailing IEEE for like 2 weeks asking them why Window 7 is not on their repo and they just said Microsoft don't provide them.
haha damn that sucks dude. I was just about to do this, i was filling out the credit card info but I decided to look into it a little bit more before I hit purchase and read that they pulled it. Now I got it for $40 canadian with the student deal. Pretty sweet deal / OS.
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Canada7170 Posts
Found this on another forum.
Dear Students,
Due to a large influx of NON-computing (IT) students joining ACM just to get a copy of Windows 7 Final Release, it had to be taken out of the Microsoft Developer Academic Alliance package offered to ACM Student Members. Windows 7 Beta remains among a LOT of other software.
The Developer Academic Alliance is supposed to be JUST FOR COMPUTING-TYPE STUDENTS. Microsoft offers another package, Dream Spark, for those non-computing students.
I encourage you to check out ACM Student Membership for "real" since we really do offer a great bargain — free e-mentoring, free software from other companies, the digital edition to Communications of the ACM, Crossroads Magazine, etc., etc.
Have a look: [www.acm.org]
Lillian Israel
ACM Director of Membership
Fuck. I try to be proactive by getting my IEEE membership early and end up with this? Fuck.
If I buy it with the student pricing and MSDNAA decides to put it back on I will be super pissed. I shouldn't have to pay for 7 in any moral regard anyway, since Vista is such a POS they should be paying me for using it and dealing with bs every time it updates.
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If you are having trouble with the download process from the MSDN make sure to use IE. It doesn't work properly with other browsers.
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Anyone know of a good solution to live messenger windows being grouped and a pain in the ass?
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On October 23 2009 13:45 Slow Motion wrote:
Wait, so if you go for the $30 student option, and get a CD, can you use the CD for a clean install or do you have to upgrade from Vista? I'm running XP 32bit right now, but I'd like to get a Win 7 64bit CD and do a clean install if possible.
Yeah you can , you can even download it and burn it on a DVD that would work.
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Canada7170 Posts
Okay so my school has it but IEEE got pulled. So now I have to get MSDNAA through my school, which isn't a huge deal, but is still annoying.
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On October 23 2009 14:49 jimminy_kriket wrote:
Anyone know of a good solution to live messenger windows being grouped and a pain in the ass?
right click your taskbar, properties, pick "never combine"
only problem is that it applies to all applications
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I got the link for 30$ from win471 or something after using a college email.
What is the best version of Windows 7 to get? I see 32bit, 64bit, Home Premium, Professional upgrade.
Do I need original Vista to install or can I do a clean install from the Windows 7 file?
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On October 26 2009 15:53 [X]Ken_D wrote:
I got the link for 30$ from win471 or something after using a college email.
What is the best version of Windows 7 to get? I see 32bit, 64bit, Home Premium, Professional upgrade.
Do I need original Vista to install or can I do a clean install from the Windows 7 file?
if you know your processor can handle 64 bit, then get that
home premium includes all the windows eye candy and what not which is fine for most users. Professional includes some extra things that involve network and server support.
you can upgrade from vista or do a clean install
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On October 26 2009 17:49 CorSairHeRo wrote:Show nested quote +On October 26 2009 15:53 [X]Ken_D wrote:
I got the link for 30$ from win471 or something after using a college email.
What is the best version of Windows 7 to get? I see 32bit, 64bit, Home Premium, Professional upgrade.
Do I need original Vista to install or can I do a clean install from the Windows 7 file? if you know your processor can handle 64 bit, then get that home premium includes all the windows eye candy and what not which is fine for most users. Professional includes some extra things that involve network and server support. you can upgrade from vista or do a clean install
To be sure, I can put Windows 7 on a wipeout PC without having owned any previous Windows correct?
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On October 26 2009 15:53 [X]Ken_D wrote:
I got the link for 30$ from win471 or something after using a college email.
What is the best version of Windows 7 to get? I see 32bit, 64bit, Home Premium, Professional upgrade.
Do I need original Vista to install or can I do a clean install from the Windows 7 file?
Me Too! seems to be running better and booting up faster than the win7 evaluation version i had.
fyi i got the 64 bit version home premium/did clean install
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On October 26 2009 19:07 [X]Ken_D wrote:Show nested quote +On October 26 2009 17:49 CorSairHeRo wrote:On October 26 2009 15:53 [X]Ken_D wrote:
I got the link for 30$ from win471 or something after using a college email.
What is the best version of Windows 7 to get? I see 32bit, 64bit, Home Premium, Professional upgrade.
Do I need original Vista to install or can I do a clean install from the Windows 7 file? if you know your processor can handle 64 bit, then get that home premium includes all the windows eye candy and what not which is fine for most users. Professional includes some extra things that involve network and server support. you can upgrade from vista or do a clean install To be sure, I can put Windows 7 on a wipeout PC without having owned any previous Windows correct?
Yeah
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On October 26 2009 22:51 XoXiDe wrote:Show nested quote +On October 26 2009 15:53 [X]Ken_D wrote:
I got the link for 30$ from win471 or something after using a college email.
What is the best version of Windows 7 to get? I see 32bit, 64bit, Home Premium, Professional upgrade.
Do I need original Vista to install or can I do a clean install from the Windows 7 file? Me Too! seems to be running better and booting up faster than the win7 evaluation version i had. fyi i got the 64 bit version home premium/did clean install
Can other people confirm if this is legit?
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i want to install win7 on 2 computers, what excuse should i use to get 2 serials?
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On November 05 2009 17:07 saxena_j wrote:
i want to install win7 on 2 computers, what excuse should i use to get 2 serials?
You get access to 32 bit and 64 bit windows. They use separate keys.
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Fuck Microsoft. Australians will continue to be treated as second class consumers by these fags.
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One of my CS Professors slapped a bunch of Windows 7 CDs with keys to the Enterprise edition and said take one if you want it. I pretty much have Windows 7 Ultimate...but with the Enterprise brand.
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I downloaded it but I was unable to do a clean install. According to the website you need to order the actual windows 7 dvd which is like 20 dollars. Does anyone know a way around this?
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On November 05 2009 18:23 haduken wrote:
Fuck Microsoft. Australians will continue to be treated as second class consumers by these fags.
eh isn't that as high as you can get consider Americans > all?
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On November 06 2009 01:44 statix wrote:
I downloaded it but I was unable to do a clean install. According to the website you need to order the actual windows 7 dvd which is like 20 dollars. Does anyone know a way around this?
yeah theres a way to burn the upgrade onto a disc and do a clean install, thats what I had to do. Im short on time so i cant find the exact info but ill check this thread after and see if you figured it out. google should find it
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Actually it's free for everyone, you just have to know where to look =D
I love windows 7. Huge step up from shitty vista.
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On November 06 2009 02:12 jimminy_kriket wrote:Show nested quote +On November 06 2009 01:44 statix wrote:
I downloaded it but I was unable to do a clean install. According to the website you need to order the actual windows 7 dvd which is like 20 dollars. Does anyone know a way around this? yeah theres a way to burn the upgrade onto a disc and do a clean install, thats what I had to do. Im short on time so i cant find the exact info but ill check this thread after and see if you figured it out. google should find it
Dude I spent 4 hours yesterday trying to figure it out...Please help. Lol
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Jesus I suck.
Thanks for the link but I'm stuck at step 6. I dled AIK but I can't find oscdimg.exe in order to put it in system32. This is confusing >.<
edit: nvm i got it thanks jimminy
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Did you get it to make an iso? I found the instructions pretty tricky too but in the end i eventually got it to work.
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On November 06 2009 09:41 jimminy_kriket wrote:
Did you get it to make an iso? I found the instructions pretty tricky too but in the end i eventually got it to work.
Yeah. I actually got the oscdimg.exe file from a different website i stumbled upon while googling. I was unable to find it in that microsoft file. After that it was pretty easy.
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EPT
