Windows7 trial?

valtonray · 19 Jan 2010

oooo sry

ratronic · 19 Jan 2010

That's what I get - "Thank you for your interest in Windows 7! The evaluation version you are attempting to download is for IT Professionals only.". Oh well I figure it couldnt hurt to ask.

gregrocker · 20 Jan 2010

Here is how MS is attempting to make good on only providing 32 bit downloads for Student Edition:

Microsoft Fixes Windows 7 Student Edition Upgrade Problems - Windows 7 student edition - Gizmodo

You are entitled to either 64 or 32 bit with each purchased license.

ratronic · 20 Jan 2010

Thanks gregrocker - I was able to download the iso and try out 64bit win7 from the gizmodo site.

bobkn · 20 Jan 2010

whs said:

valtonray said:

hmmmm there is this
Download Windows 7 1.0 Free Trial - Performance, reliability, security, and compatibility are core tenets of this release - Softpedia

it's enterprise edition download for trial.

Same thing as in my link above - have to be IT professional.

In principle, yes.

In practice, there's no verification of that. Anyone can get the download.

severedsolo · 20 Jan 2010

apologys if i shouldnt be posting this... but they dont check whether you actually are a It professional..... i lied, and got the download

edit sorry bob, didnt see your post only read page 1

gregrocker · 20 Jan 2010

ratronic said:

Thanks gregrocker - I was able to download the iso and try out 64bit win7 from the gizmodo site.

No prob. With your retail license, you are entitled to change your Win7 version to either 32 or 64 bit whenever you please.

ratronic · 20 Jan 2010

I would, except after trying out 64 bit I found one of my pieces of equipment doesn't work and I can't get 64 bit drivers for it. So I'll stick with 32 bit for now. But thanks for that link - the presale upgrade version iso they let me download wouldn't let me choose 64 bit install - but the link you gave did.