Students = Cheap windows 7

Shamikebab said:
Not sure if this link helps or not

http://social.technet.microsoft.com.../thread/0729c411-84be-45b4-8725-67fe49bac4a3/?
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Thanks for that link - don't think it really helps.
It makes no sense.

I'm attempting to boot from the DVD on the newest machine in the building, bang up to date BIOS etc.
And I get the message:

CDBOOT: Cannot Boot from CD - Code 5

I then tried the very same DVD in my own machine here at work - a year old machine - boots absolutely fine.
Now tried it in a brand new Dell Latitude Laptop and get the boot error message again.

Really cannot understand what is going on here.
 
is it me or does setup1.box disappear after you run Win7-P.exe file?

Because I've only got setup2.box, the exe file and expandedSetup and also the Win7.iso I created.
 
There is some massive over complication in this thread as a result of a handful of people having issues activating initially. The statements that you have to install twice because it didn't work first time, i.e. upgrade your original Windows 7 install is false. Additionally, the upgrade versions ARE full retail confirmed at several places now. Finally, you DO NOT need a previous version of Windows to install at all. Confirmed again at several places including people earlier in the thread where it worked fine for them first time.
 
stoofa said:
Thanks for that link - don't think it really helps.
It makes no sense.

I'm attempting to boot from the DVD on the newest machine in the building, bang up to date BIOS etc.
And I get the message:

CDBOOT: Cannot Boot from CD - Code 5

I then tried the very same DVD in my own machine here at work - a year old machine - boots absolutely fine.
Now tried it in a brand new Dell Latitude Laptop and get the boot error message again.

Really cannot understand what is going on here.
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Well in the end I used the method involving oscdimg.exe and this worked - I now have a DVD that can be booted on all machines I've tested.
Didn't get a single DVD that worked on all machines from the ImgBurn method.
 
i have got my system up and running with the student key
1 first i loaded the retail version and did not activate
2 i then used the iso disc mentioned earlier burned with imageburn
3 used the iso disc to upgrade wn7 and after it loaded removed the disc , it booted to the new desktop and i loaded the student key and it works and activated ok :D
sorry if this is a long way to do it but it did it for me , and this was on a new drive also
 
Half way through running a typical upgrade to Win7 64bit from Vista 64bit, the computer restarts and I get an error message relating to jraid.sys when rebooting?

Then I can only go back in to Vista. Any thoughts?
 
stoofa said:
Well in the end I used the method involving oscdimg.exe and this worked - I now have a DVD that can be booted on all machines I've tested.
Didn't get a single DVD that worked on all machines from the ImgBurn method.
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Nope - I now officially give up :)
As I've purchased a Win7 Professional Student license for my wife's machine I shall get it installed "by fair means or foul" as I know I'm legal from a license point of view.

Every single attempt I've made to use the ImgBurn method has resulted in a DVD that gives me the error message:

CDBOOT: Cannot boot from CD - Code 5

This is not an issue to do with age of BIOS or **** like that - these are two brand new machines I'm attempting to boot the DVD from.

So I followed the oscdimg.exe method to create the ISO.
Burnt this to DVD and I now have a disk that will boot.
However after installing the OS I try and enter the student key and it tells me it's an invalid key!!
 
well, I just got screwed over.


Went through the steps purchasing the full retail instead of student edition and ended up paying £55 >_>

Meh, should have gone for the student edition :(
 
jaybee said:
There is some massive over complication in this thread as a result of a handful of people having issues activating initially. The statements that you have to install twice because it didn't work first time, i.e. upgrade your original Windows 7 install is false. Additionally, the upgrade versions ARE full retail confirmed at several places now. Finally, you DO NOT need a previous version of Windows to install at all. Confirmed again at several places including people earlier in the thread where it worked fine for them first time.
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Thanks. This is really good to know. So I can put a brand new HDD in my system, and put the student Win7 Pro x64 straight on with no hassles? :)
 
I ordered full retail Home Premium before finding out about the Student deal then when I ordered the student deal I kept the Home Premium as I thought I would give it to my Bro for his PC or use it on another PC at home.

Anyway....

Last night I used the Home Premium DVD to do a fresh install (formatted drive) of W7 but didn't activate it, then once in W7 I used the anytime upgrade option but instead of buying a new key I used the "Enter New Key" option or whatever it is called (note: this is not the same as the change product key option under activation) and entered my Student W7 Pro key, it then downloaded/installed and rebooted to get the extra bits to turn Home Premium into Pro.

Once finished I activated the Pro key and all is crackerjack!

So now I am using Pro and still have my Home Premium DVD and un-activated Key to use on another PC. :)
 
ac1d1ty said:
well, I just got screwed over.


Went through the steps purchasing the full retail instead of student edition and ended up paying £55 >_>

Meh, should have gone for the student edition :(
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You haven't really been screwed over. You can easily sell it on, and make a little bit of profit on it, if need be ;)

I'm looking to buy a student upgrade copy of Windows 7, and install it on a laptop, but later I want to take it off the laptop and install it on another machine. If I knew this would definitely work then I would go ahead and purchase a copy, but I'm receiving conflicting answers at the moment.
 
**edit**

Copied down key wrong oops :)

Successfully installed W7 via USB, formatted C: in windows 7 setup and installed W7, entered key and im all activated with no bs about previous install :)

Pleasant experience, shame I now have to download off Asus at their crappy download speeds...
 
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Just a quick question

If i choose to have the disc mailed to me in the post for £9, does it come in the fancy retail box? or is it just a plain disc in a wallet?
Thanks
 
lcg said:
You haven't really been screwed over. You can easily sell it on, and make a little bit of profit on it, if need be ;)

I'm looking to buy a student upgrade copy of Windows 7, and install it on a laptop, but later I want to take it off the laptop and install it on another machine. If I knew this would definitely work then I would go ahead and purchase a copy, but I'm receiving conflicting answers at the moment.
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But i'm a student. Paying £20 for the priviledge of having retail is one thing, but £25 is a lot of money. Hell that would pay for most of my drinks tonight :'(
 
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