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12-31-2009, 11:43 AM
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I have a trial version of Win7 on my Dell and the license is going to expire in about 2 weeks.
What will happen when it expires?
Where can I get a license for the less amount of money... free would be nice. 
Looking at the MS website, they have Win 7 Home Premium for $119 (Upgrade) and $199 (Full). I'm assuming all I need is the Upgrade since I have it installed on my computer already. Since all I need is a product key, can I get is cheaper anywhere else? |
12-31-2009, 11:48 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern VA | | http://www.microsoft.com/student/dis...s/default.aspx
Ultimatesteal.com
Microsoft site for students. You can get Office and looks like Win7 Pro also.
All it takes is a username@domain.edu email addy, IIRC. I used it to license my Office 07 software which came as a trial on my laptop when I bought it a while back. My wife is a student, as are both my kids.
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12-31-2009, 11:52 AM
|  | Online | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunapee, New Hampshire | | Be real careful Nino. If you find someone selling one for way less than everyone else, there is probably a reason why, and it's not because they are nice people. 
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12-31-2009, 11:54 AM
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12-31-2009, 12:03 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | | There is a site which sells Windows 7 for $29.99 to people who have an .edu suffix on their email...it is legit, and it's ONLY good through Jan 4th. If you have any address ending in .edu, NOW is the time to use it. I posted about this nearly two months ago. A search should find the thread.
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12-31-2009, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Pilgrim  There is a site which sells Windows 7 for $29.99 to people who have an .edu suffix on their email...it is legit, and it's ONLY good through Jan 4th. If you have any address ending in .edu, NOW is the time to use it. I posted about this nearly two months ago. A search should find the thread. | see above!
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12-31-2009, 12:07 PM
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Builder: Valenti Basses | | Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Staten Island NYC | | | I'm willing to buy it from MS but since I already have a Win7 disc from my Vista Update I was wondering if they sell just the key for cheaper... or is the $119 the cheapest price? I'd just like Bill Gates to give it to me... you know... New Years Karma..... |
12-31-2009, 12:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NY, NY | | | Nino, if you need a .edu address, you're welcome to use my hunter college email.
I have a guy in Manhattan who is a software tester/developer or something or another, who gets me all my microsoft needs for free.
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12-31-2009, 12:11 PM
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12-31-2009, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Nino Valenti I'm willing to buy it from MS but since I already have a Win7 disc from my Vista Update I was wondering if they sell just the key for cheaper... or is the $119 the cheapest price? I'd just like Bill Gates to give it to me... you know... New Years Karma..... | You can buy the key. They allow you to download an installer too, but there simply is an additional (13$ ?) fee for buying the CD along with the key. That's how I got mine.
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12-31-2009, 01:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern VA | | They give you the key, and if you run the installer over the trial version it should work fine...or at least it did for my Office 07 install.
Oh, but then again, it's Microsloth, so YMMV 
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12-31-2009, 02:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dallas, TX. | | You should be able to get an OEM key from microsoft for around 110...thats the full home version that they sell to PC manufactures.
Heres a good place to buy.. http://promotions.newegg.com/Microso.../Products.html
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12-31-2009, 04:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan | | | I'm interested in hearing how that student site works. It says I am eligible to purchase anything they offer.
If I wanted to upgrade from XP to Windows 7 Pro, would I be able to purchase the upgrade from that site for $30 and be all set?
It seems too cheap to be true. I do not have any trial software or anything on my computer. Does the $30 give you the software or just a product key? | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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