Students = Cheap windows 7

yes i ordered and downloaded student version, i did order 32bit by mistake(well my friend did !)
will i see much if a notice going from 64bit to 32bit except not seeing all the memory
 
jaybee said:
Sure thing.

Basically you do get those files from the expanded setup folder:

Boot
EFI
sources
support
upgrade
autorun.inf
bootmgr
bootmgr.efi
setup.exe

Then you need to get hold of (google it) OSCDIMG.EXE

And then run a command similar to the below:


Oscdimg.exe –u2 –bC:\<path to expanded setup folder>\boot\etfsboot.com –h C:\<path to expanded setup folder> C:\Win7_ISO_OutputFile.iso


You should use the OSCDIMG.exe method above and not attempt this with ISO creation software as it will be unlikely to create it properly due to the non standard ISO comformation in the efsboot.com file. However, I believe using vlite may work according to a quick google from version 1.1.6. Above method will be best though.
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Thanks, this worked perfectly for me. Was able to do a clean install from the iso.
 
NickM said:
I doubt that anyones DVD will have arrived yet.
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I think this is the issue. Eveyone in this thread is tryign to clean install through the download method, something the download method is clearly not designed for. What we need is someone with the physical disk to install it to see what happens.
 
Ok sorry for another question but here's mine -.-

Ok so I have 32bit windows xp oem installed currently and im planning to reformat my HDD and buy a new mobo in nov.

I have purchased W7 pro 64bit with the £9 disk. Now If i set up my system with the new mobo and ive wiped my HDD will i be able to install the W7 pro 64 straight from the disk i should have.

Or will i have to get an as cheap as i can get xp/vista retail to install on the HDD 1st before i upgrade it to W7 as my OEM 32bit xp won't be transferable to my new mobo?

Hope i was clear enough and covered everything lol. Thanks in advance :)
 
So....

You download the files from Digital River.
You create a bootable DVD as per instructions up above.

Is this DVD a "Students Upgrade" DVD - so you'll need an OS of some description on your machine before installation.
Of will it install onto a "nekid" hard drive?
 
Skeeter said:
I think this is the issue. Eveyone in this thread is tryign to clean install through the download method, something the download method is clearly not designed for. What we need is someone with the physical disk to install it to see what happens.
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To be honest, I would hazard a guess that the DVDs will be not a lot more than the hashed ISOs people have been creating themselves from this thread.
 
(My) CheckSums:

setup1.box
CRC32: 192DDFDF
MD5: 7B29E21B7F6BC0850E65085205B5EAFE

setup2.box
CRC32: 35D27FBF
MD5: 87DCC913A7BBBFCFA2C2526C2E894F97

Win7-P-Retail-en-us-x64.exe
CRC32: 4AC9D976
MD5: 73D13A1000069E372F7478CF1C426B7A
 
NickM said:
(My) CheckSums:

setup1.box
CRC32: 192DDFDF
MD5: 7B29E21B7F6BC0850E65085205B5EAFE

setup2.box
CRC32: 35D27FBF
MD5: 87DCC913A7BBBFCFA2C2526C2E894F97

Win7-P-Retail-en-us-x64.exe
CRC32: 4AC9D976
MD5: 73D13A1000069E372F7478CF1C426B7A
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Cheers for that. I will download tonight and compare and post back. Can't rinse my work line at the moment.
 
From more testing of installing from made boot DVD (Student Pro edition).
- On unformatted partition (with activated Win7 Enterprise trial on another partition) a single custom install accepts key and activates.
- On blank disk within a Virtualbox VM (no access to other partitions with Windows installed) the key is rejected as invalid.
This could explain some of the different experiences.
 
Fire Wizard said:
It's probably me not understanding fully about what you're saying so I apologise. Thanks for getting back to me though.



Yes, you're really purchasing a particular license of a Windows product. Though, weather the media you receive and the digital download reflect the license type to stop people that have purchased a Windows 7 Upgrade license to then freely be able to install Windows 7 on a brand new system, I'm not entirely sure.

Like I said in my post here, Microsoft should be putting measures in place. How they are going about it though, I'm afraid I am not entirely sure. Though, this isn't to say that there wont be any workarounds which there seems to be since a few people are installing Windows 7 on a system which hasn't got either Windows XP or Windows Vista installed.
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Good stuff - thanks for the replies. It confirms my initial thoughts and lays to bed a few concerns.

So based on Fire Wizard's replies and a few forum members posts in the last couple of pages, my upgrade from a clean hard disk should go smoothly...... I hope :p
 
im trying to decide whether to buy the student edition for £30 or splash out and get the proper retail boxed for £55.


decisions decisions. :(
 
Well honestly, my query was legitimate. There were simple instructions released with the upgrade and everybody seems to be trying to find a way around entering a key. I wasn't accusing anything, merely asking a question.

In any case, i'm going to do the install-over-top. I'll report back with my findings to see if it's any more bloated than a fresh install. If it is, then i'll just use the above methods to do a "fresh install".

Edit: has anyone finished their install? What's the HDD damage in GB?
 
If i am buying a new SSD, what should i do, install my old os (have a spare license) and then use the upgrade or what? I have also bought the CD that comes with the offer, am i able to install this on a brand new SSD or do i have to install it on my Current HDD
 
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