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hmm interesting.Just for anyones information, I called back a third time got a hold of a different person yet again. The rep looked to see if the offer was still available and I then found out that you can get full retail version of Pro or Ultimate for $30. So I got Ultimate Talk about being a happy customer. If you get a rep that says they dont have a discount or tells you to go to your University Bookstore, just call back at a different time and till you get someone that will give you the discount. I was quite surprised to find that it was good for Ultimate also. Also just FYI, I dont know if it makes a difference, but when I called I pressed 1 not 7. And just followed the above guys instruction.Recently I saw a posting about digital river offering 29.99 for anyone with a student email address. You had to go to the website and choose which version and whether or not you wanted the 64bit or 32 bit upgrade. I placed the order and then called Microsoft Store to cancel my previous preorder. When I told they why the said they can offer me the full retail version at the same price. I signed up and cancelled my order with digital river.
Here is what you do:
1. Make sure you have a valid email address with .edu
2. Make sure you have your student ID ready.
3. Call 1-877-696-7786
4. Tell them you want to purchase the full retail version of either Home Premium of Professional. Why anyone would not choose Pro is beyond me.
For an extra $5 you can purchase the disk otherwise it is a digital download.
Enjoy a full retail version of W7 for only 30 bucks!
Ok, What am I doing wrong, I call the number. I pressed 7 the first time and called back alittle later and pressed I think 1. I called twice because both times they wanted to charge me $300. First time I stated I was a student and would like to buy Win7 Pro, the guy recommended me to check my university's bookstore for better deals because he wanted to charge me 300. And the second time I called I just said I would like to purchase Win7 Pro and the rep just quoted me 300 straight up. So what gives? What do i need to do to get the $30? Obviously I'm not doing something right or saying something. Thanks for any help
Although I don't care about Bitlock and 32 language support, Proffessional version should work just fine :)