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« on: March 01, 2012, 01:52:16 PM » |
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Hey all.
I'm currently running Vista and I really should upgrade to Win 7 64. Traditionally I'll swallow OS upgrade costs when I do a new PC build, but that's not happening any time soon and I'm struggling with the cost of an upgrade to Win 7.
I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions for purchasing Win 7 on the cheap? There are plenty of key downloader services that I've avoided like the plague as trust is an issue and I don't know anyone who has used any of these sites.
I'd much rather have the full OS rather than an upgrade. Any tips/help would be appreciated.
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« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2012, 01:57:56 PM » |
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are you a student omni? because win7 is like £40 for students. And when i say student you just need a .ac.uk email address.
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« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2012, 02:00:02 PM » |
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are you a student omni? because win7 is like £40 for students. And when i say student you just need a .ac.uk email address.
I'm afraid not sir  |
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« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2012, 02:01:50 PM » |
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« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2012, 02:06:44 PM » |
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Just going to move this over to the technical section of the forums...
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« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2012, 02:08:03 PM » |
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Just going to move this over to the technical section of the forums...
Cheers, still navigating the layout. |
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« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2012, 08:14:41 PM » |
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I have a Windows 7 Basic license sticker from one of my colleagues who ran over his Sony netbook with the forklift. I assume it would be legal to run it if you want it.
Must be better than Vista anyway.
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« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2012, 08:40:29 PM » |
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are you a student omni? because win7 is like £40 for students. And when i say student you just need a .ac.uk email address.
I'm afraid not sir What about Children? I think it's valid for you to buy it 'for your kids'. |
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« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2012, 09:28:55 PM » |
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are you a student omni? because win7 is like £40 for students. And when i say student you just need a .ac.uk email address.
IDK where you live, but we have MSDNAA and win 7 Pro is for free!  But the legit cheap way is to rat it and then get "The Get Genuine Kit" The product is "6PC-00020" http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/licensing/antipiracy/pages/get_genuine_kit.aspxSeems they have changed the prices OEM Win 7 Pro 64 bit FQC-04649 <<-- a bit less than GGK Retail version FQC-00133 <<--- more expensive than GGK |
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« Last Edit: March 01, 2012, 09:41:01 PM by Sk1nn3d, Reason: Various typos phixed and products added »
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« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2012, 10:09:59 PM » |
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It's only free for comp. science students over here...
The others get some weird cheap one that gets bound to their account and needs to be activated against a special uni server every year.
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« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2012, 10:10:44 PM » |
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Slightly iffy, but if you know anyone that works in education... a friend of mine has a relative that works at a uni in admin, they were able to get a copy of Win7 for the desktop and a copy for their 'laptop'...
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« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2012, 11:34:23 PM » |
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Thanks for all the replies guys. No kids either, I think an educational licence is out. I have a Windows 7 Basic license sticker from one of my colleagues who ran over his Sony netbook with the forklift. I assume it would be legal to run it if you want it.
Must be better than Vista anyway. Think I may run into trouble when I try to activate it, really appreciated though thanks! Think I may have to save up my pennies. |
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« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2012, 11:38:35 PM » |
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If you don't mind waiting I should be able to get you a key within a week or two.
Also, use the link I posted earlier and just invent someone, they don't check.
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« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2012, 11:58:05 PM » |
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If you don't mind waiting I should be able to get you a key within a week or two.
Also, use the link I posted earlier and just invent someone, they don't check.
Thanks for the info, I think I can generate an alter ego  |
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« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2012, 12:17:47 AM » |
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terror last time i bought something from there you had to register with a .ac.uk email? Its not much of a check but you had to click a link they emailed you or something.
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