Windows 7 Home premium or professional £30 for students

chigley · 30-09-09, 05:28 PM

My school email is valid

Not sure if I want to buy it or not though, haha!

Wem101 · 30-09-09, 05:30 PM

Same!

My total is £39 due to me wanting the CD as well, but Do I really need Windows 7

Jake · 01-10-09, 02:04 PM

I'd say it's worth it.

Either you are using vista which is a complete ram hog which throws up random messages all the time. It's not very well designed.

Or you are using XP which is 8 years old... Give it a couple of years and you'll be using an operating system from a decade ago. £30 is a complete steal.

delude · 01-10-09, 03:38 PM

I pre-ordered the full OS instead of an upgrade for forty something, so it's not bad!

digger600 · 01-10-09, 03:51 PM

IT guys at my school were no help

ah well

TheUserName · 03-10-09, 01:46 PM

Lol I tried my school email and it worked.

But I dont think your allowed to use it for these kind of things but oh well, it will be worth it!

keighley777 · 05-10-09, 08:56 PM

Cool thanks, btw noticed your at Leeds uni, i just started there

sameer004 · 07-10-09, 08:14 PM

Lexus11180 · 13-10-09, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jake

I'd say it's worth it.

Either you are using vista which is a complete ram hog which throws up random messages all the time. It's not very well designed.

Or you are using XP which is 8 years old... Give it a couple of years and you'll be using an operating system from a decade ago. £30 is a complete steal.

Lets be honest.. XP has another decade or so before it is technically outdated.

digger600 · 13-10-09, 09:27 PM

I got a school email address after constantly pestering them but guess what it doesn't work

kevan321 · 13-10-09, 10:29 PM

I'm considering getting this. But would it mean reinstalling everything? Also, does anyone know of compatibility issues with much software? I've not heard any mention.

Ilikefree · 13-10-09, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevan321

I'm considering getting this. But would it mean reinstalling everything? Also, does anyone know of compatibility issues with much software? I've not heard any mention.

99% of the stuff that works on Vista, works on 7.

Reinstalling everything actually doesn't take that long, unless you have loaaaaaaaaaaads of progs.

kevan321 · 13-10-09, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ilikefree

99% of the stuff that works on Vista, works on 7.

Reinstalling everything actually doesn't take that long, unless you have loaaaaaaaaaaads of progs.

Cheers,

I'll maybe check with my uni before I go for it

Ye, I suppose that's true, I've only got a few that I actually use much

kulla8 · 14-10-09, 02:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emma

Microsoft are offering students the opportunity to buy Windows 7 for an amazing discounted price, £30 for either Windows 7 Home Premium or Windows 7 Professional.

You can take advantage of this offer from October 1st but you will need to be quick as it is for a limited time only and is only eligible to college and university students with a valid .EDU email address (an email address given by the college or university, for example: Suzanne@leeds.ac.uk ), a PC that is currently running a genuine copy of Windows Vista or Windows XP and can run Windows 7.

This offer will be available from 1st October so please check back then for details on how to take advantage of this great offer.

Microsoft UK Education - Home - Ultimate Steal

found on HUKD Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional - £30 for UK Students - HotUKDeals Forum

Thanks! I'm not in university but my sister is and she was planning to buy a copy of windows 7 anyways!

antriver · 14-10-09, 04:04 PM

Windows 7 is definetely worth it, I've been running it since the beta and had the RC as well. I've got it free from my university now but I think I might still get this £30 offer and sell it to a friend or something as that's a really good deal.

Panda · 14-10-09, 08:07 PM

how big is the download may i ask?
x

Jon · 14-10-09, 08:13 PM

I'm using the RC now, shame I'm no longer a student

Panda · 14-10-09, 08:33 PM

Forget this

delude · 14-10-09, 09:37 PM

Hang on...can this be used to install Windows 7 from scratch? Say I wanted to use it for bootcamp and don't already have a copy of windows on there?

omairt · 14-10-09, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by delude

Hang on...can this be used to install Windows 7 from scratch? Say I wanted to use it for bootcamp and don't already have a copy of windows on there?

Yes, you can install Windows 7 Home Premium from scratch, but you need to have Vista for the Professional upgrade option.

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chigley Mini Mac Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bolton/London (home/uni.) Posts: 8,415	My school email is valid Not sure if I want to buy it or not though, haha!

30-09-09, 05:30 PM	#22
Wem101 iPod 20gb Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South East Posts: 438	Same! My total is £39 due to me wanting the CD as well, but Do I really need Windows 7

01-10-09, 02:04 PM	#23
Jake iPod Nano 4GB Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 316	I'd say it's worth it. Either you are using vista which is a complete ram hog which throws up random messages all the time. It's not very well designed. Or you are using XP which is 8 years old... Give it a couple of years and you'll be using an operating system from a decade ago. £30 is a complete steal.

01-10-09, 03:38 PM	#24
delude Mini Mac Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK Posts: 4,655	I pre-ordered the full OS instead of an upgrade for forty something, so it's not bad!

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keighley777 iPod Shuffle Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8	Cool thanks, btw noticed your at Leeds uni, i just started there

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antriver iPod 20gb Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canterbury Posts: 778	Windows 7 is definetely worth it, I've been running it since the beta and had the RC as well. I've got it free from my university now but I think I might still get this £30 offer and sell it to a friend or something as that's a really good deal.

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Panda iPod Nano 4GB Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 331	how big is the download may i ask? x

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Panda iPod Nano 4GB Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 331	Forget this Last edited by Panda; 14-10-09 at 08:33 PM..

14-10-09, 09:37 PM	#39
delude Mini Mac Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK Posts: 4,655	Hang on...can this be used to install Windows 7 from scratch? Say I wanted to use it for bootcamp and don't already have a copy of windows on there?

Windows 7 Home premium or professional £30 for students

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