$29 Windows 7 Student Problem Solved With ISO
Now you can make a Windows 7 boot DVD or USB flash drive.
Did you take part in that stellar Windows 7 Home Premium deal for students? For $29.99, you can get an upgrade license to move up from Windows XP or Vista.
Unfortunately, a small number of users who tried to upgrade last week and over the weekend were met with technical difficulties. Microsoft has worked with distributor Digital River to come up with a solution that should fix all issues.
Instead of using an installer for the upgrade, Microsoft now suggests that those who have been experiencing issues run the software from a disc image. The Digital River site now has a solution which instructs users on how to upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit. This, of course, requires the creation of a Windows 7 DVD or bootable USB stick created from an ISO file. If that's something that interests you, click here for the full details.
The instructions mention that users need to contact Digital River technical support for links to the ISO file and the Windows 7 bootable tool, but you can save time by downloading from the links below.
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The key that people got still should work with this correct?
it will still work.
That was quickly resolved!
The link keeps cutting out after 30MB???
Marcus Yam 2/2 on decent articles today!
The key that people got still should work with this correct?
the retail product keys (like the student discount version) work with both the 32 or 64 bit version (the oem versions however, do not)
How hard is it for Microsoft and Digital River to get this right? The ISO download stops after 10MB. Tried different browsers and disabled firewall and antivirus software. Great fix!
How hard is it for Microsoft and Digital River to get this right? The ISO download stops after 10MB. Tried different browsers and disabled firewall and antivirus software. Great fix!
I'm at 200MB so the download IS working. Not sure what could be causing you trouble.
about damn time. took them long enough. download iso and dvd too now.
this is a 64 bit iso correct? anyone try it? report back please!
I am at 308 MB and it is downloading fine.
The link keeps cutting out after 30MB???
That's is an issue with IE, use another browser.
Timed out at 416
I am having the same issue with the link cutting out. I have tried several times and it stops anywhere from 10MB to 45MB. Not an isolated problem. Smae with IE and firefox.
That's is an issue with IE, use another browser.
I use Firefox...I wouldn't use IE if you payed me LOL...It worked though, finally was able to DL...Must have have too many people DL at the same time or something...It's weird though because I was DL'n at 1.5MB/Sec when it was cutting out, so there couldn't have too many people on...ohh well, who knows!!!
Do you need to have a copy of windows already installed on the pc, or do you just need to have access to the media/product key of vista?
Yey, now I can install it on my Studio 14z notebook
And with a tool from MS even! Thank you Marcus!
Would the USB DVD tool work on any edition of windows 7?
Digital Rivers has offered to send me a DVD ISO Image of Windows 7 64-bit due to the issue of going from 32-bit to 64-bit. It should be in the mail today!
I used the original file from digital river (the .box and setup) and ran the setup to uncompress the file (it gave me error at the end but it was ok). Afterward I ran Oscdimg.exe on the expandedSetup directory to create a bootable iso and burned it to a DVD using PowerISO. Re-boot with DVD in drive and setup started right up!
Digital Rivers has offered to send me a DVD ISO Image of Windows 7 64-bit due to the issue of going from 32-bit to 64-bit. It should be in the mail today!
i paid for mine
Marcus you've taken a lot of crap for your articles recently. This article is straight and to the point, it feels much more like news. There's no negative/positive dialect that can be construed as bias, just information. Good job. If you take this same approach with news that depicts problems with Microsoft products I doubt as many people will see you as a Mac Fanboy. Good Job.
the retail product keys (like the student discount version) work with both the 32 or 64 bit version (the oem versions however, do not)
@Hatecrime69 - I do not believe that this is correct. Just yesterday, I installed 32-bit Windows 7 Professional using a retail 32-bit DVD and an OEM key that came with 64-bit media. Activation was successful.
All retail, partner and licensing keys (MSDN, Technet, Assurance, MAPS, etc.) are for definitely interchangeable.
I did a clean install and of Windows 7 from the student upgrade files but the problem I have is that they key they gave me to activate it doesn't work. I keep getting an error saying I can't activate Windows because the key I have is only good for an upgrade not for a clean install, what kind of stupid person came up with that idea. It's things like this that will greatly influence my decision in the future to move to Linux.
@downwithdigitalriver:
Before you blow up, do a search. Here is how to (easily) install clean using upgrade media:
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/ [...] full-inst/
Last time I checked Windows does not natively burn a International Standards Organization (ISO) files like Linux and OS X can. You have to buy or find free-ware to do it. There is a nice free one called Image Burner that works well with XP, Vista too I believe. MS does not want to officially support it probably because they have no control (DRM) or do not make any profit from it.
Want a better ISO image thats free, wait till tomorrow and download Ubuntu 9.10, release date of 29 Oct.
I cant find the .iso for the Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. I bought it, but there was no option to download an .iso, only the .exe file. They still need to fix this! Does anyone know where to find it?
Last time I checked Windows does not natively burn a International Standards Organization (ISO) files like Linux and OS X can. You have to buy or find free-ware to do it. There is a nice free one called Image Burner that works well with XP, Vista too I believe. MS does not want to officially support it probably because they have no control (DRM) or do not make any profit from it.
Want a better ISO image thats free, wait till tomorrow and download Ubuntu 9.10, release date of 29 Oct.
That is true for previous versions of windows, but windows 7 introduces a built in ISO burner
On a side note, i too am excited to get ubuntu karmic koala
the link is flaky,that's why there's more problems.microsoft should have tested all this before going public,and as for digital river they should have done the same.
a download manager is required to compile the iso file because of connection issues,what a mess.
^i understand what your saying, but in a release as big is this it is practically impossible for them to catch all the bugs. All in all i think they have done a good job with this release, but that is just my opinion.
arrr 6 days after purchase/release, and I'm still waiting. I've tried to download this new and improved ISO file but here we go again - three operating systems, and three different isp's, the file still stops after a small percentage of the file downloads...
"Microsoft has worked with distributor Digital River to come up with a solution that should fix all issues."
right....
the link is flaky,that's why there's more problems.microsoft should have tested all this before going public,and as for digital river they should have done the same.a download manager is required to compile the iso file because of connection issues,what a mess.
they need mirrors. I don't think it makes sense to only use one distribution server.