The "It's Not Cheating" site has been updated and now sells Windows 7 for students.
The $49.95 is just for the download version, if you want the DVD its an extra $14.
This upgrade version is for both Vista or XP users, but in many cases you will need to do a clean install.
damn only 2months to get it :P
If you guys get this error "we are unable to create or save new files in the folder in which this application was downloaded please check the folder properties to make sure that you have security permission on the folder to write files and that the folder is not read-only"
which apparently A LOT of people have been getting with the upgrade from 32bit xp to 64bit 7
I went here to fix it!
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7install/t…
enjoy :)
Awsome, thou I got mine from MSDN (when they had it) for 30$
DAMN. u beat me to it. i knew i should have posted it this morning!
Slightly more expensive than the US counterpart but I'll take it anyway!
whats the us link?
win741.com
thats a stupid name for a website. ne way i jst think that MS is making more on the australian version especially now that the price has gone up. ah well. $50 is not too much to whinge abt
so i suppose you need a genuine version of vista to upgrade from?
well you can just install a fresh copy if ur worried abt it
pretty much what I was going to say. just get the DVD. don't see anyway they could check for previous versions if it's a clean install
It states that it is an upgrade version, doesn't that mean it needs to find a previous version of Windows to be used?
@Biggles: Yes I believe the upgrade trick doesn't work any more - you need to upgrade from an activated version of Windows first.
However, you can qualify for an upgrade if you used Windows XP
With Vista upgrade you could install Vista, install Vista over that again. With this, you must install from an activated install:
Windows XP any edition qualifies for upgrade pricing. Of course, if you are going to use the Upgrade version of Windows 7, you must have a qualifying activated version of Windows installed.
In order to install the upgrade version of Windows 7, you must have a qualifying Windows operating system installed and activated. You cannot install an upgrade version of Windows 7 on a blank hard drive. The installation procedure does not ask you to insert a Windows disc in the drive for verification, <b>the actual qualifying operating system must be installed.</b>
If you do not have a qualifying Windows operating system installed with a genuine license activated, then you cannot use the upgrade version of Windows 7 - you would need a "full version" Windows 7 license.
In summary:
- A qualifying Windows operating system must be installed.
- The qualifying Windows operating system must have a genuine license (product key) and it must be activated.
- To upgrade, boot to the qualifying Windows desktop, insert the Windows 7 Upgrade disc in the DVD drive.
- When the setup menu appears, select Custom (advanced) to initiate a clean install procedure.
ok I thought a previous serial would be required or something
Only University/TAFE Students! So no primary or secondary students!
So not all Australian Students :(
http://store.digitalriver.com/servlet/ControllerServlet?Acti…
edit:
Oops, didn't notice that. Fixed the title.
Not your fault, even Microsoft say all students. Then quantify it to just University/TAFE.
Been waiting for this for ages. Woke up damn early this morning and bought a copy. I've downloaded already and am in the process of installing W7!
To OP: Please edit the title so people know it's only for University & TAFE Students only. Not all Australian students can get it.
Will this upgrade work from a laptop that has Vista Home Premium installed? I know I'll have to do a fresh install, but will this copy work?
I see no reason why it wouldn't. Only issue may be some driver ones but I think for the core system/touchpad/ect you should be fine.
I did have issue with my laptops TV Tuner but the system itself was A-OK
It will upgrade no problem. You can do a clean install or an in-place upgrade. The latter keeps your files and settings, the former is a fresh install. If your copy of VHP is legitimate and activated (i.e., it came with the laptop) the you won't have a problem.
Can anyone confirm if I can upgrade from XP 32-bit to W7 64-bit? I.e. will it accept my 32-bit licence or are they exactly the same for licencing purposes? Thanks.
they will give u a new licence key when you purchase
Oh nice one!… thanks rodh!!…
So you might have to have it running but just choose clean install in the setup. Just didn't want my PC to be bloated lol…
So can I do a clean install of Win 7? or do I need to install vista then win 7?
Thanks for the help guys!! :)
what bothers me is that they call it an upgrade. so what if i jst bought a computer and didnt have ne thing on it. i wonder if it would still work.
haha yeah was just thinking, I don't want to install vista THEN install win 7 on-top-of that!!!
I realise it's a pain but if you have to (I'm unsure), it's only really an extra 40 mins or so. Just don't update it after install.
You will need a copy of Windows already installed in order to use the "Upgrade" versions of Windows 7.
this is what the faq says
There is no difference between the Windows 7 software you will install from the online store versus in retail stores. However, if you need to perform a custom (clean) install on your PC, we recommend you purchase the back-up DVD.
so i guess u can install from new!
Not really. To do a 'fresh' or 'clean' install you need to:
Have Windows XP/Vista installed AND activated - then put on Windows 7 and it will do a fresh/clean install for you. That's why they recommend the backup DVD so if you do the fresh install after it wipes your Windows XP/Vista then you have to either use a USB drive to install it or DVD.
i got a bit of a dilemma. i just graduated from uni, so do i still count ? the website says: "you must be a student enrolled at…" so im still on the uni system, but im not attending any classes. all it asks for is a valid email address though ?
yep pretty much all they need is a valid email address to send you the serial number
im not sure if they are going to have the time to check. Plus, till u graduate ur still a uni student.
Technically youre probably fine. Morally? Well thats your call.
If you are a university student and your uni are participated on the MSDNAA. You can get Win 7 Pro for free. So check with your uni and get access to MSDNAA :)
On that note some may require you to be enrolled in an IT/Engineering course of some description. Arts courses may not be in the program.
You can't install this onto a blank HDD. You have to have a qualifying OS already installed and activated to upgrade from.
However, you can choose to do a custom install which will format your drive and install Windows 7.
So in short you have to have a legally obtained and activated OS on your computer to upgrade from.
Does this mean in a year or two when i reformat my computer, and want to reinstall windows 7, i'll have to install XP again before i install windows 7? If its limited to upgrade only, then it'll be annoying to reinstall.
Pretty much. Pretty annoying, but obviously it is so people cant just get a Visat/XP disc from a mate and use that to verify the upgrade like you use to be able to do.
cheers alo1234, looks like my uni (deakin) is part of the msdnaa, i already got winxp free from them, so i just emailed the admin to see if i can get win7 ! and sorry for the nev rep i click the minus instead of the plug :(
and yup malignau, i have to do that everytime i format my pc. install an old copy of windows, and then upgrade to the new one. gets annoying but im used to it. takes about an hour to do the entire process so its not long :)
Hey Kamkam, did you end up getting a reply from Deakin?
I'm curious as well since I am a deakin student, but I don't know much about msdnaa and how to access it.
I haven't tried this myself, but you can probably get past the limit of 1 per student email account by using aliases. I know UNSW allows you to have up to 5 different aliases for your student account so you could possibly create 5 different aliases and buy 5 times (for friends that aren't uni/TAFE students).
yep you are right.
The uni i go to provides 2 emails, one based on name the other on student number. My friend (from same uni) couldnt get their email address working so i tried using my alias account and it worked.
Using your account to buy 5 copies for non-uni students is possible, but might be a bit mean on Microsoft LOL
Mean on Microsoft? I don't think that's possible : P
No, Microsoft is mean for charging regular folks upwards of $300 for an OS - i mean honestly, its a lot of cash for a home machine OS. It makes more sense to buy a sub-$1000 laptop and get it bundled.
This version at $50 is about what they should be charging in my opinion. It is really good that they do this, but doesn't help those non-uni people.
non uni people should be working thats how they justify it, and people with school kids get 50% deduction. also consider that they put millions of dollars in research and development
Upwards of $300 for the Ultimate edition which most home users would not need.
$200 for an OS that you get solid 5 years use out of? Fair to me. If you bought XP when it came out, your $200 would have gone 8 years and counting. Surely these 'regular' folk can afford it!?
How to set 5 aliases? thanks
with every copy of windows that microsoft sell, they make money. cuz the ppl that buy the $50 copy would have otherwise used a pirated copy ne way. so this way u benefit and so does microsoft. so stop complaining about using 10 email addresses. plus microsoft is trying to win market share.
the fine print says they may also ring you up to confirm you are a student. if you have found to have lied, you will be up for the full cost of the os - $1100
just quoting from the fine print :)
any student in university/tafe right? you don't have to be in Comp science or anything?
yep…any student at any of eligible university/tafes
refer to the list from their website:
http://store.digitalriver.com/servlet/ControllerServlet?Acti…
even if you're not there's a long winded way:
http://ms.bluehornet.com/surveys/submit_my_id/en_au
That's $1150 for Office Ultimate, not Windows 7.
Any uni/tafe student's are eligible in any course, you just have to be enrolled.
Just a quick question.
Seeing that ItsNotCheating only accepts Visa/Mastercard/Credit card payments, will a prepaid Visa gift card work? I don't have a credit card, so the only option for me is to duck down to post office and get a $50 gift card.
Will that work?
Can't see why not, that's what the prepaid cards are meant to do. The website won't know the difference between a prepaid and normal one (except that the prepaid one has a limit on spending obviously!)
I went down to my local BP store in the morning, grabbed a Canvas card, filled it with $100, came back activated and used it to purchase this all within an hour. It's pretty nice as I can use this for other purchases as well since I don't have a normal credit card.
Students still probably can't really afford $50 for a download of Windows 7.
well yes it is expensive but a lot better than $399
Who says you need to buy an operating system? Plenty of free ones last time I checked. Don't forget, you're not just outlaying $50 for Windows - you'll also need all the associated crap like a real-time internet security suite ($30 a year), DVD decryption support, Microsoft Office… and depending on your computer, a RAM upgrade to at least 1GiB to satisfy Windows 7's system requirements. What about a piece of older hardware that doesn't have updated Vista/7 drivers? Suddenly you're paying a lot more than $50 to make the choice to stick with Windows.
Use whatever operating system you want. But don't mistake this for being a bargain; there's too much else you may need to buy on this platform.
Still probably can't really afford it? Pretty much really doubt it!
Most of my student mates blow through $20 a day just on food and drinks alone, a night in town is easily $100.
$50 for something you can use for the next 5 years? Hmm.. if they can't afford that, then there's something wrong.
Not all of us dine on meegoreng.
can i use this to install on my new computer with no previous OS?
I've just bought it. You download a small executable. When you run this, you download three files - an executable and two files: setup1.box and setup2.box. setup1.box is nearly 3gb long. There doesn't appear to be any way to make this into an iso, and the file won't copy onto another drive!
BTW, the offer is open to staff as well as students.
Maybe not, but you should be able to download the appropriate version of Win 7 from elsewhere on the net ( as an Iso) and just use the the key you have been provided.
legally?
illegally or not. as long as you have the valid key. because its only illegal if u dont have a right to dl the file. in this case you do.
AFAIK it's still legal to download and use the release candidates, but they have a use-by date of march 2010 IIRC! ;)
I though the only way was to burn it into a disc and install it from there.
How would you keep a backup copy of Windows 7 otherwise?
PS:
And here's a forum discussion board showing you how to make a bootable ISO file out of your non-iso download.
http://windows7forums.com/windows-7-installation-upgrade/230…
Thanks. I was looking for something like this. They recommend that you pay them more money for a backup. I didn't, as I thought I was downloading an iso.
you've prolly done it already since last night, but if you click on the executable (~71.5mb) it expands the 2 box files into an 'expandedSetup' folder (2.34GB total). all the expanded stuff can be burnt to DVD.
okay 2 quick questions here:
what happens to my old XP (genuine) serial number if i decides to upgrade? can i still revert back to XP if i prefer to go to "old school style" again?
should i need to reformat/restore my PC, do i have to re-download the entire attachments again, or I can backup the executable files in an external HDD and boot them up in the future?
thanks!
u need to format and reinstal xp. from scratch
if u want old school style just turn off windows AERO themes and change it to classic. i dont see why u wud. i got used ti w7 in a matter of hours
if you have a decent pc, you might wanna download the dreamscene hack. it makes ur desktop sooo purrrty
if u "upgrade" everything except the OS is kept
if u clean install, u have to backup all ur files, and for executables, you need to have the installation files to reinstall them. simply having the .exes isnt enough as there are other files that need to be installed again.
I am running the free Release Candidate version of Windows 7. Do you think I could do a clean install with this upgrade?
Thanks.
Got my copy for free on the 8th of august ;-)
Really!? good deal, though my uni gives a copy of Win7 pro to every engineering student :)
Finally this comes along.
I got screwed over after signing up for MSNDAA thru ACM (since I'm not an IT student at my uni so couldn't get access via that) then having Win7 pulled the day after my membership was approved.
Not sure if I really want to hand over another $50 now. Being burned adds a sour taste in my mouth.
Well if your not an IT student you shouldn't have signed up to ACM in the first place (although tons of people did) so bit of karma really… ;)
Any other legal option is going to cost more than $50 so this is the cheapest way to get Win7.
Awesome deal.
Are there a lot of compatibility issues with Windows 7? ie. with drivers, software etc?
so, just to be sure.
does this let you download an iso?
otherwise how do you install it?
If not, would the serial work with someone elses DVD or a downloaded iso?
the download is a bunch of files. you can however turn those files into a bootable disk, thus eliminating the need to 'upgrade', and you can instead go from a blank hdd > straight to win 7. cehck this forum for details
http://windows7forums.com/windows-7-installation-upgrade/230…
also, when i go to purchase win7, i get the following
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Upgrade - 32 bit (details) * Electronic Download 49.95AUD
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Upgrade 32 Bit Disk Kit 14.00AUD
what is the 2nd item for $14 ?
It's the backup disk.
I don't get an email address, so I clicked the upload your student id/ enrollment details. I have to wait one week for the details to be confirmed though.
Yeah I'm not getting any email address. Anyone from Curtin University having this problem too?
What do you mean ur not getting any email address?
I don't even know ;) Not to worry it's fixed now. Curtin students: be sure you add Microsoft as a Contact or you will not receive your email. That is all.
I got my email fine without having Microsoft on my contact list. It obviously takes a bit of time as the site will be being hammered atm.
well I entered both tafe and RMIT addresses, and it says i'll hear from them in a week. shouldnt it be instantly?
mine was instant (deakin)
as was mine (monash)
just a quick question, sorry if its a stupid one. i purchased win7 through this deal with the DVD for $14, if i buy a new (blank) hard drive for my laptop can i use the DVD to boot win7 (clean/custom install) even though its an 'upgrade' version? i couldn't seem to find the answer to this one. any help —> much appreciated.
No you can't. It is an upgrade and you have to upgrade from a qualifying OS ie. XP or Vista.
You have the option to do a clean install but you still need to have XP or Vista on your HDD and it must be activated otherwise you can't use this.
Seriously, you guys need to get out more before posting FUD!
http://windows7news.com/2009/10/22/how-to-clean-install-from…
Very mixed reports if you read through the blog. There may be a difference licensing wise between the Academic Upgrade edition and regular Upgrade. Completely unsure though but someone there said their Academic UG did not work.
should be , sounds ok. the word upgrade is very wrong and confusing. its pretty much a fresh install disk. your just 'upgrading' from an older OS to a newer one :)
No it wont be ok. The word upgrade means it's an upgrade.
Err, still wrong…look above! :p
Beat me to it - Was just about to post this Awesome deal :)
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