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Statistical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 01:25 PM
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Do you have a student (.edu) email address or a student ID? You can get windows 7 for $29!
http://windows7.digitalriver.com/store/mswpus/en_US/DisplayHomePage

Microsoft has a promotion for students to pre-order windows 7 for $29.

You can choose either:
Home Premium (normally $119 upgrade / $199 full)
Professional (normally $199 upgrade / $299 full)

The software is the full retail version however one caveat the $29 version is for download only (you burn your own copy) if you want disc shipped to you it is $13 for S&H. Either way $29 or $42 is 75% - 90% off.

If you have a .edu email address you can get instant access. If you don't you can send in a scanned copy of a school ID.


Also they have office 2007 for $59....
http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-us/default.aspx

Lots of deals for students. Wish it was like that when I was in school.
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thunder rising Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 01:33 PM
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1. Oh the next big step in virus enabled operating systems...btw isn't this an ad? Is MS so fucking
cheap they will not pay the ad fee?
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Statistical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 01:37 PM
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3. Its not an ad and I don't work for microsoft.
If you don't want it then don't get it.

I just figured a student on a budget might like to get a 80% reduction on the price. They are doing it as a promotion so it likely won't last long.
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thunder rising Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 02:00 PM
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13. What part of that piece is not advertisement.
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Statistical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 02:02 PM
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16. Fine. Use the [Alert] button on left hand side and tell the mods.
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aikoaiko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 01:36 PM
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2. sweet deal. I wonder if my faculty id will work.

I am a student of life.
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Recursion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 01:38 PM
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4. Or with none of those, Ubuntu is still free!
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gkhouston Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 01:54 PM
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11. as is Centos. n/t
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LakeSamish706 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 01:39 PM
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5. If you are currently running Windows XP .... You had better read this before...
thinking about upgrading to Windows 7.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/01/AR2009100100491.html
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gkhouston Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 01:58 PM
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12. Whoa. Sounds like you'd want to back up files you want to keep, burn the
Edited on Thu Oct-01-09 02:00 PM by gkhouston
install disk, and then nuke your hard drive before doing a clean install. An upgrade this is not.

on edit: DBAN is great if you want to wipe an entire drive, but don't use it carelessly.
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Statistical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 02:00 PM
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14. +1. Clean installs just tend to be more reliable.
Backup, pop in DVD, reboot, installer runs from DVD and there is an option to format the drive. Clean install.
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Lance_Boyle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 01:40 PM
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6. I have a .edu email address
but why on Earth would I want to pay $29 for a turd?
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deadmessengers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 01:43 PM
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7. Great info, thank you!
I've been running the open beta for a while, and Windows 7 is a big step for them. And, for only $29, that's just icing on the cake! :)
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tishaLA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 01:50 PM
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8. Thank you. I have a friend who downloaded Windows 7
and loves it. But what do I know? I don't mind Vista.
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ddeclue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 01:53 PM
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9. We are the Borg of Microsoft - You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.
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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 01:54 PM
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10. I have an email address with .edu, but am not a student. Will that work?
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Statistical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 02:01 PM
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15. Probably. It looks like they send you a single use link to your email address.
Edited on Thu Oct-01-09 02:03 PM by Statistical
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