🔖 Deals Windows 7 Home Upgrade for college students $30

[PANDA]

http://windows7.digitalriver.com/st...=@4yWSgoBAkgAADNXAZsAAAAD&rests=1253245614928

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[importcrew]

Any way around this without a college email address?

 

[Yaj Yak]

i just used my college email for kicks and it said it didnt recognize it and microsoft will get back to me within 2 weeks.

 

[SaturdaysGS]

I used one for NIU when I applied.. it works, but I forgot the password, that was 2+ years ago

 

[ChrisRac]

I used my girl's email and it worked. However, I'm still gonna wait til it gets released in retail.

 

[Rebel]

Too bad it isn't for Ultimate. I would jump all over it. Maybe just buy it and sell to someone for cheap.

 

[Yaj Yak]

i did this a while ago- and they still havent sent me my code... sooo i dunno.

 

[Max]

Why Ultimate? You need extra language support? Doesn't seem to be too much of a difference between pro and ultimate...

And Radioshack in Decatur has them for sale right now...as they did a week ago She rang the pro up to see how much it was for me too...only $90

 

[Yaj Yak]

soooo i got the download code... should i do it?

 

[EmersonHart13]

Yes.

 

[Yaj Yak]

any downsides to me doin it?

 

[EmersonHart13]

What do you run now?

OS and Hardware please.

 

[Yaj Yak]

vista home premium

intel core 2 duor cpu t5250 @1.5 Ghz

3gb of ram...


i dont play games... primarily internet stuff... play with pictures... and tune my car...

wait will windows 7 work with hptuners?

 

[EmersonHart13]

Oh god, you have VISTA? Yes upgrade. As for HP Tuners if it works with VISTA it should work with 7. But I would double check. Otherwise only good things will come from this upgrade!

 

[PANDA]

Why Ultimate? You need extra language support? Doesn't seem to be too much of a difference between pro and ultimate...

And Radioshack in Decatur has them for sale right now...as they did a week ago She rang the pro up to see how much it was for me too...only $90

no ones supposed to be selling any till the 22nd....

 

[Yaj Yak]

Oh god, you have VISTA? Yes upgrade. As for HP Tuners if it works with VISTA it should work with 7. But I would double check. Otherwise only good things will come from this upgrade!

lol i havent had any problems with vista... everything happens cute and fast enough for me... I cant find if hptuners will work or not with it- worst case scenario- i just go back to vista right?

im not gonna lose any of my files or anything like that when i do this right?

 

[EmersonHart13]

Windows 7 is more or less Vista optimized, or how Vista should have been when it came out so you shouldn't have any issues with HP Tuners or anything else. Should just be better all around. I went from XP to 7 so I had to do a complete reinstall, but you should be able to do an upgrade which will make it much easier.

 

[Yaj Yak]

so i should sack up and whip out the cred card and make it happen for the whole 30$ its gonna cost me.

 

[EmersonHart13]

I grabbed it as soon as I could. It has gotten great reviews, especially compared to Vista. I see it as 30 bucks well spent, especially considering what you would pay if you weren't a student. At the very least you will own a license for a great discount.

 

[Yaj Yak]

do i do 32 bit or 64 bit?

 

[Yaj Yak]

i have 32 as of now

 

[Yaj Yak]

nvm. im retarded.

No. If you are currently running a 32-bit version of Windows, you can only perform an upgrade to another 32-bit version of Windows. Similarly, if you are running a 64-bit version of Windows Vista, you can only perform an upgrade to another 64-bit version of Windows Vista.
If you want to move from a 32-bit version of Windows to a 64-bit version of Windows Vista, you'll need to back up your files and then perform a custom installation of the 64-bit version of Windows Vista. For more information, see Installing and reinstalling Windows.
For detailed information about installing and upgrading 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows, go to Installation choices for Windows Vista (32-bit) or Installation choices for Windows Vista (64-bit) online.

 

[EmersonHart13]

I did 32. It is 'more compatible' and 64 is only really necessary if you are going to put in more ram. At 3 you are good with 32.

Check this:

http://www.w7forums.com/windows-7-64-bit-vs-32-bit-t484.html

 

[Yaj Yak]

oh and i started doin it... and it is just a preorder... will be sent a link on october 22nd for my download if i do it.

 

[EmersonHart13]

Yup, have to wait, which sucks but it is close.