College discount

[space oddity]

Can you still get windows 7 cheap if your a college student?

 

[soundguruman]

there is a website "microsoft software for students"
The vendor is digital river
you must use only your college e mail address
I think it was 40$ for win 7 pro, including the backup DVD.
You pay for a download, but I don't recommend it. It's
better to wait for the backup disk to arrive.
For win 7 64 bit, it allows a fresh install, the rest are upgrades.

I used the download and it worked as a fresh install, after I copied it
to an ISO disk. It's still working fine. I should have waited for the disk
to arrive. It was actually $27 for win 7 download and $13 more for the
disk. You really should buy the factory backup disk.

 

[COLGeek]

Can you still get windows 7 cheap if your a college student?

Just go here and follow the instructions:

http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=819e882b555b616d893656b55e241a2bd6ba715e9c0a5858d8f688870ccb8dbe44273de55445fe61

 

[Supermuncher85]

http://www.microsoft.com/student/en/us/office/default.aspx

 

[space oddity]

Can you do a fresh install with the upgrade version? Or do you need to have an OS already installed?

 

[COLGeek]

Can you do a fresh install with the upgrade version? Or do you need to have an OS already installed?

Yes, you can do a full install (boot from DVD) or an upgrade (boot to previous version of Windows and launch the update). Keep in mind that you can't upgrade from a 32-bit OS to a 64-bit OS. That requires a clean (custom) install.

 

[space oddity]

One more question, can i use this O/S for personal use (Im going to be building a gaming rig soon)?

 

[aford10]

One more question, can i use this O/S for personal use (Im going to be building a gaming rig soon)?

Yes. There aren't restrictions on your intended use.

 

[COLGeek]

One more question, can i use this O/S for personal use (Im going to be building a gaming rig soon)?

As long as you have a qualifying ".edu" email address you can use however you want.

 

[soundguruman]

they also have microsoft office pro for $57 and photoshop full professional version for $200.
The college e mail will get you a deal.

 

[soundguruman]

Just go here and follow the instructions:

http://click.email.microsoftemail.com/?qs=819e882b555b616d893656b55e241a2bd6ba715e9c0a5858d8f688870ccb8dbe44273de55445fe61

you have to put spaces in your link if you want to post it. the system edits it otherwise...
like this:
http://www.microsoft.com /student/en/us/software /windows/default.aspx

 

[mightymaxio]

Just be careful not to use the OS for business or profit, most of the times the software you buy at schools has that limitation and you cant use it for business or risk getting sued later on.