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So_1337
10-23-2009, 05:12 PM
I felt this was information that was important enough to distribute. If you have a .edu email account and your college or university is enrolled, you can get Windows 7 Home Premium for $30. To find out if you're eligible and to have it send an email your way, enter your .edu email address on the following page (http://windows7.digitalriver.com/store/mswpus/en_US/DisplayHomePage?resid=2MUAGgoBAkYAACiXGz4AAAAa&rests=1256302157328). Enjoy!

P.S. Since I've had it asked, I dug through the FAQs to confirm that the offer can also be used to purchase Windows 7 Professional for the same price.

Through this offer, you can also get Windows 7 Professional for $29.99.
This is important, as Home Premium doesn't allow you to join a domain, but Professional does.

trevius
10-23-2009, 05:51 PM
Now, if I can just find someone who can get that deal and will pickup a copy for me and send it for like 50$ or something :)

pfyon
10-23-2009, 07:25 PM
And if you're part of the IEEE or you're at school and your faculty participates in the MSDNAA then you can get copies for free as well.

Rogean
10-23-2009, 10:48 PM
I work for a certified microsoft and HP reseller, so yea.. free copies for meh

So_1337
10-24-2009, 07:56 AM
Same boat here, but just spreading the word for those who aren't as lucky =P

thepoetwarrior
10-24-2009, 10:53 AM
I'm going to wait a year.

blackdragonsdg
10-24-2009, 02:27 PM
Unless something has changed recently that $30 offer for Windows 7 was for an upgrade and not the full version. Upgrading from one OS to another by overwriting files creates a gigantic mess and for alot of people that upgrade process can take all day to complete.
Just something to be mindful of if you are expecting a quick and painless transition.

Kobaz
10-24-2009, 03:52 PM
A lot of people have been having major issues with the Digital Rivers offer:


http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itproinstall/thread/62675a69-2a19-4695-8c8d-8a83be589708

You might want to wait a few days before leaping at this offer....

daryl
10-24-2009, 04:08 PM
windows 7 is a load of crap

Valdaun
10-24-2009, 04:39 PM
For those that may not have known this, even when you buy an "Upgrade" edition, you can still do a clean install, which is almost always recommended. The "Upgrade" bit just means that officially you need to have owned a previous version of Windows to be eligible. Some older versions would have you pop in an older disc to prove this, though I don't know if 7 goes through that.

At any rate, $30 is a great deal especially for professional!

If you aren't a student, but have 3+ computers, you might consider the family pack too. That is $150 for 3 copies of Home Premium.

7 really is quite a bit better than Vista, I have been enjoying it so far. :)

Rogean
10-24-2009, 06:18 PM
I'm going to move to 7 as soon as HP starts offering it on their models so I can grab the keys; I'm stuck using vista due to XP 64 having no real support or compatibility.

yanntremblay
10-30-2009, 09:07 AM
Does anybody know if Everquest works well under Windows 7 ? Has anybody ever tried it ?

Valdaun
10-30-2009, 09:39 AM
It does work well; I was running it under the beta of 7 and now in production too. :)

ryder911
11-01-2009, 01:41 AM
IM running EQ on windows 7 64bit - running awesome