Beta to RTM on 10/22

I have one computer at the moment. It had XP on it but when the 7 Beta was out, I reformatted the entire HDD and installed the new OS

I am a student and eligible for the Win741 offer, 7 Pro for $30 bucks

I know a fresh install is mandatory, but having the beta instead of the factory XP won't be a problem will it?

yeah, no problems at all. because it's the full version.

HP or Pro full version for $29.99

You're supposed to be able to install the upgrade discs coming from the RC.

And it's Home Premium and Professional upgrades they're offering through that student thing.

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/07/11/windows-7-rc-users-will-be-able-to-install-windows-7-upgrade-dis/

http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2009/07/a_major_windows_7_upgrade_question_gets_an_an.html

You shouldn't have to reinstall XP first. Just keep in mind that if you reinstall Windows 7 to a blank hard drive in the future that after a point they'll no longer activate the RC again. In that case you would have to put on something like XP first.

I'm not sure why you're talking about upgrade. According to several sources, the student discount applies to the full version.

sup3rsprt said:

I'm not sure why you're talking about upgrade. According to several sources, the student discount applies to the full version.

I literally just bought the Win741 offer, it is an upgrade.

poin2 said:

You're supposed to be able to install the upgrade discs coming from the RC.

And it's Home Premium and Professional upgrades they're offering through that student thing.

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/07/11/windows-7-rc-users-will-be-able-to-install-windows-7-upgrade-dis/

http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2009/07/a_major_windows_7_upgrade_question_gets_an_an.html

You shouldn't have to reinstall XP first. Just keep in mind that if you reinstall Windows 7 to a blank hard drive in the future that after a point they'll no longer activate the RC again. In that case you would have to put on something like XP first.

Excellent info, thanks

foreversilent004 said:

I literally just bought the Win741 offer, it is an upgrade.

Some contradicting info then.

mrneil001 said:

The student windows 7 version avail thru www.win741.com is the FULL VERSION. I ended up emailing Digital River, the people that pairs up with Microsoft to sell their product online and got this OFFICIAL answer:

Dear Customer,

Thank you for choosing Windows 7 Online store.

We understand that you are interested to purchase Windows 7 Upgrade
through our online store.

We apologize for the confusion.

The Windows 7 offered in this promotion is a full version. You can
install this product even though
you do not have a previous Operating System installed in your computer
or if you want to make a multi
boot using Windows 7. The "Upgrade" included in the product name is just
because Windows 7 is the
latest Operating System Windows developed.

Sincerely,
Joanna A.
Windows 7 Offer online store
Customer Service

mrneil001 said:

Anyways, I started thread in another Forum when I first ran into this problem, figured out the solution and already have others confirming in fact, that it is the Full Version by emailing Digital River, as I did. Here is the thread's address, just in case you would like to see for yourself: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/10...chase-question

Student version Windows 7

Student windows 7 version is this upgrade the same as the full version if I am upgrading from XP