Students = Cheap windows 7

r0cky · 25 Oct 2009 at 18:27

Nikolic said:
Could you get your tracking details to work?

No, I wondered if mine was generated late on Friday, and won't be picked up by DHL for delivery until Monday. I will try Monday and see what comes up.

Fat Dog · 25 Oct 2009 at 18:37

MOOGLEYS said:
Mine installed and activated without a previous version of windows. This was from my bootdisc i made.

Did the HDD EVER contain an MS OS?

MOOGLEYS · 25 Oct 2009 at 19:01

Fat Dog said:
Did the HDD EVER contain an MS OS?

It did but was formatted and re-partioned before installation.

OzZie · 25 Oct 2009 at 19:06

MOOGLEYS said:
It did but was formatted and re-partioned before installation.

Same as me.

Fat Dog · 25 Oct 2009 at 19:07

MOOGLEYS said:
It did but was formatted and re-partioned before installation.

Seems that somehow the installer finds the old install. No idea how, but obviously secure erasing my X25 is what resulted in me having to install twice.

daggman · 25 Oct 2009 at 19:15

This looks intresting, dont know if its been tried.

registry hack

http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp

Laney88 · 25 Oct 2009 at 19:26

Just wondering how many days you get before you have to activate it?

nevermind

geekyEd · 25 Oct 2009 at 19:29

So does a copy of RC7100 count as a previous MS install or am I going to have to install my copy of XP pro on the HDD prior to installing? or use the trick posted previously?

Fat Dog · 25 Oct 2009 at 19:32

BluZiff said:
So does a copy of RC7100 count as a previous MS install or am I going to have to install my copy of XP pro on the HDD prior to installing? or use the trick posted previously?

Pretty sure you can install on top of the RC. Doesn't matter really if not anyway, just keep installing without a key and repeat...

geekyEd · 25 Oct 2009 at 20:08

Sweet I wasn't going to bother for a while but if its pretty easy then I may as well just order it.

Gecco · 25 Oct 2009 at 23:17

My Download just finished, but:

I keep getting an error message when running Win7-P-Retail-en-us-x64.exe

"Unloading the box"
An Error was encountered
Unspecified Error.

Do I have to use their image or will any iso do as I have the Win7 key ?

MOOGLEYS · 25 Oct 2009 at 23:24

Gecco said:
My Download just finished, but:

I keep getting an error message when running Win7-P-Retail-en-us-x64.exe

"Unloading the box"
An Error was encountered
Unspecified Error.

Do I have to use their image or will any iso do as I have the Win7 key ?

Sounds like the download is currupt.. You need to run the exe. before you can create the iso. Might be worth re-downloading.

sir-les-mp · 25 Oct 2009 at 23:40

A little scroll around Flea bay will result in a genuine download copy of win 7 ultimate for £30
just got me a copy and will update from rc1 version to full once link and activation code arrive via email.

simpletom · 26 Oct 2009 at 01:14

Fat Dog said:
Wrong I'm afraid. See my post above. I tried to install on secure erased X25 from scratch, key didn't work as it would have on full retail. These student keys need to see a copy of windows (activated not required though it seems) to activate.

I installed it from the ghetto-built ISO on a brand new disk and it worked just fine.

Fat Dog · 26 Oct 2009 at 08:03

simpletom said:
I installed it from the ghetto-built ISO on a brand new disk and it worked just fine.

Any other OS's on any HDD's connected to the system?

stoofa · 26 Oct 2009 at 09:54

sir-les-mp said:
A little scroll around Flea bay will result in a genuine download copy of win 7 ultimate for £30
just got me a copy and will update from rc1 version to full once link and activation code arrive via email.

I'm sorry.
You're telling me that on EBay there is a LEGAL download of Windows 7 Ultimate for £30?
Sorry, no - there is no such thing.
Certainly not something that just anybody can buy.

Congratulations - you've just purchased pirate software which makes you as legal as somebody who paid £0 for their Ultimate download.

Don't you think that if a £30 download of Ultimate was legal that everybody would be going for it?

MOOGLEYS · 26 Oct 2009 at 09:56

sir-les-mp said:
A little scroll around Flea bay will result in a genuine download copy of win 7 ultimate for £30
just got me a copy and will update from rc1 version to full once link and activation code arrive via email.

That sounds a little dodgy. A download copy from ebay..???

Bonjour · 26 Oct 2009 at 10:15

sir-les-mp said:
A little scroll around Flea bay will result in a genuine download copy of win 7 ultimate for £30
just got me a copy and will update from rc1 version to full once link and activation code arrive via email.

I think I'll pass, thanks.

JonnyBase · 26 Oct 2009 at 10:56

It will be the same thing as onlinekeystore - a 'legal' copy but maybe not a 'legal' way of purchasing it

sir-les-mp · 26 Oct 2009 at 11:36

Well im currently checking it with M$ and if i find out it's no a legal copy then i will have my money back and have him reported to both M$ and Ebay for piracy.
I dont do piracy and will be very angry if it turns out to be so, I'm just hoping it's one of those one off great deals you find from time to time on the bay and ive got myself a Genuine Legal copy of Win 7 Ultimate for very little mulla.