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Pre ordering windows 7

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  • el_gringo_3
    el_gringo_3 Posts: 368 Forumite
    alexlyne wrote: »
    My girlfriend has literally just finished her part-time MSc, and still has her ac.uk address. I was tempted to get a second copy of Win7 for our laptop after preordering a copy in July for £45. Now technically she is not enrolled, but do they actually check that? I assume not.. but would like to know.

    ?

    No, they don't check. When I did my MA I finished in September and my email worked up until anout two days prior to my graduation ceremony, if that helps any.
  • wallbash
    wallbash Posts: 17,775 Forumite
    Those worried about an up grade path and are going the Student offer
    Order the pro version , same price .For a clean installation.
  • jollyme
    jollyme Posts: 343 Forumite
    I'm thinking of buying a samsung NC10 in the near future. Now I have been thinking - if I wait till later in October - will it come with Windows 7 or will it still be Vista?
  • Money_Grabber13579
    Money_Grabber13579 Posts: 4,465 Forumite
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    It'll be XP. The starter edition of Windows 7 won't be released for some time I imagine, and the NC10 will never have windows 7 pre-installed. You'll have to wait for a newer model before that happens. But they won't switch O/S half way through a particular model.
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  • spaceboy
    spaceboy Posts: 1,933 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I dont think anything comes with XP anymore
  • jollyme
    jollyme Posts: 343 Forumite
    Sorry, I did mean XP (not Vista) I've just checked it would be XP Home.
    Thanks
  • Money_Grabber13579
    Money_Grabber13579 Posts: 4,465 Forumite
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    spaceboy wrote: »
    I dont think anything comes with XP anymore

    Netbooks still come with XP. Mainly because they'd probably explode trying to run resource-hog Vista!
    Northern Ireland club member No 382 :j
  • spaceboy
    spaceboy Posts: 1,933 Forumite
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    Just shows you how ill thought out Vista was.
  • Money_Grabber13579
    Money_Grabber13579 Posts: 4,465 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Newshound! Name Dropper
    spaceboy wrote: »
    Just shows you how ill thought out Vista was.

    I'll agree with you on that one! No wonder Microsoft was so keen to rush out W7.
    Northern Ireland club member No 382 :j
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