student offer

  1. Students getting free Xbox 360s with a Windows 7 PC

    Calling all students: Microsoft wishes to aid your studies with one of its shiny new Windows 7 PCs! Then destroy them with one of its shiny, er, getting-on-a-bit Xbox 360 consoles! This is how it works: any student in the U.S. spending more than $699 on a Windows 7 laptop or desktop from May...
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    Windows 7 MS Win 7 Student Offer Advice Please

    I have just received my Students Offer of the Windows 7 Professional Upgrade disk package after months of chasing my college lecturer who purchased it on my behalf.I have not opened its sealed package.I had asked my lecturer to order me a 64-bit version but the package states WinPro 7 32-bit.I...
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    Windows 7 XPx32-win7x64 student offer download help.

    K so ive been looking all over the net looking for some help on this but all the help i find includes different files to what ive got. K so these are the files i have Link Removed due to 404 Error I need to make an iso to burn onto a dvd and then boot. I found this guide here Link Removed - Not...
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    Windows 7 Vista 32 bit to Win 7 (again)

    Hi, i had posted earlier, turns out requesting 64 bit from the Hp is useless. Plus they charge you 20 pounds for shipping. Where as i just found students can buy the upgrade windows just for 30 pounds. I still however have a question. Just to clear it out so i dont end up blowing my cash. (...
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    Windows 7 Upgrading to 64 bit 7 via the student upgrade?

    What is the best way to do this? I'm currently dual booting 32 vista (never use it, but just in case) and windows 7 32 rc (seems fantastic). Anyway, I'm eligible for the student upgrade offer, but I'm unsure how this works? its not a bootable disc/image apparently? How would i go about...
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    Windows 7 Have to reinstall windows but...

    Recently my hard drive became corrupt and i had to change my hard drive. I now have no operating system on. So usually you would just put the Windows 7 disc in and boot from it as your would have no windows, but i downloaded it on the student offer and my copy is not an ISO bootable copy so when...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Upgrade Induced Connection Problems

    Recently I upgraded from 32 bit Vista to 32 bit Windows 7 using the UK student offer. The upgrade went smoothly, although when it had finished I noticed I was having internet problems. I could browse using FireFox, although the connection speed was noticebly alot slower and I could not connect...
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    Windows 7 Unloading The Box

    Hello all please could someone help me on this please? I downloaded student offer of windows 7 home premium 32bit upgrade from Digital River for £30 online and once i try to install it i get the following message: Link Removed due to 404 Error The file or directory is corrupted and...
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    Windows 7 Uk student offer

    I have purchased a copy of windows 7 online and I already downloaded it from digitalriver. But I can not find my product key either on the confirmation web or in the confirmation email. Does anyone meet the same situation like mine? Or is the product key really in the confirmation email?
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    Windows 7 Anyone been charged yet for UK sudent offer?

    I ordered Win 7 Pro using the UK student offer and i got my download link this morning. But it doesn't apperear to have shown up in my bank account yet! Has anyone else been charged? Also, has anyone heard anything about or received their back-up media?
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    Windows 7 student-offer "upgrade" question

    hi ho ! I'm new here and my english aint the best since its not my mother tongue. so pls forgive my bad english, hope you'll understand my questions anyway i am a student and like to take advantage of this cool offer of M for students regarding Windows 7 currently i run : Vista...
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    Windows 7 Student Offer

    Hi to all, just need a simple question answered. I have pre-ordered the Windows 7 Professional student offer here in the Uk for £30 + a disk for £9. My wife is just about to order hers but do I need to order another disk or will the same one do and just use two seperate licences. I do plan...
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    Windows 7 Student Offer Question:XP 32-bit to 7 64-bit?

    Hi, I understand the need to do a clean install with Windows 7 when upgrading from XP, but here is my question. I have Windows XP 32-bit home edition and am pondering doing the Windows 7 upgrade student offer, the problem is that the Student offer makes you explicitly choose 32-bit or 64-bit...
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    Windows 7 Student offer confusion!

    Hi, Here in the UK I can pre-order Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional for £30 (inc VAT and delivery). I can also pay £9 for a disc as opposed to a digital download. I want to do this, but the disc is an upgrade disc, so I'm wondering what you'll need to perform a clean install. I...