Windows 7 Pro $19 for students

Does a law student (not taking computer courses) qualify for student membership?
 

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Windows 7 Professional x64 x86 VISTA XP 98SE 95 3.x
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
Memory
8 GB
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200
PSU
OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V v2.2 25A on each rail
Can you do this if you're a student in the UK or do you have to be from the US?
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP / Pavilion dv7 1135ea
OS
Windows 7 Professional x86
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo - P8400 @ 2.26Ghz
Memory
2.998GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
2x Serial ATA-150 (2x 250GB)
Case
HP Vader 1.0a apparently ;)
Internet Speed
10MB/s
Am I to understand that getting the ACM membership and opting in for the MSDN-AA account won't work unless you're an IT student? I'm an advertising major, does that mean I paid 19 bucks for nothing?

Also, what's up with the wait for the login info? It's been over 24 hours and I've yet to receive anything.
 

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OS
Windows Vista Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.6
Motherboard
ASUS Maximus Formula (Rampage Formula 0408 BIOS)
Memory
8 gig Corsair Dominator 8500, 1066 5-5-5-15
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA Geforce GTX285, VoltModded
Sound Card
Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 22" 226BW
Hard Drives
1. WD Raptor 150gig
2. WD Caviar 250gig
3. WD Black 1TB
PSU
PC Power&Cooling Silencer Quad 750
Case
Antec 900
Cooling
Thermalright Ultra 120 extreme, Dual Thermalright IFX
Am I to understand that getting the ACM membership and opting in for the MSDN-AA account won't work unless you're an IT student? I'm an advertising major, does that mean I paid 19 bucks for nothing?

Also, what's up with the wait for the login info? It's been over 24 hours and I've yet to receive anything.
No. You paid $19 to learn that it is best to read the terms and conditions of an agreement before you pay for something.
 
The benifits of being an engineering major keep paying off. I got an email from my college a few weeks ago about the program. I now have win7 x64 on my laptop and win7 x86 on my desktop and it was all FREE. And i can get other microsoft programs for free too. I told my friend about it but he's a buisness major and didnt qualify.
 

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Dell XPS 430
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64 6.1 Build 7600
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 2.66Ghz
Motherboard
Dell Inc. 0G254H
Memory
8GB DDR3 PC3-10700H (1333Mhz)
Graphics Card(s)
Visiontek ATI Radeon HD4850
Sound Card
Intel® 7.1 channel High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VH222H 22"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
OS: Kingston SSDNow V Series SNV425-S2BD/64GB

Data: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB, 7200 RPM
PSU
Dell 425watt PSU
Case
Dell XPS 430
Cooling
Stock
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 1000
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2000
Internet Speed
20Mb/s Down 5Mb/s Up
Other Info
Logitech X-540 5.1 Channel Surround Sound System
ACM is going to Verify your Authenticity as a Student.

Today i recieved an email from ACM asking to submit my Uni. ID and my faculty Incharge before September 25th if I need to get access to MS, Sun ........

Mail Said
It is important for ACM to verify that the individuals taking advantage of the ACM Student Academic Initiative are indeed students

:D

P.S : who is a Student Advisor ? Im not familiar with the word, Is it the Department Head (i mean the person who is in charge of my Faculty) ?
edit. ^ found him
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Intel
OS
Windows 7 Professional, Windows XP
CPU
Intel Dual Core
Motherboard
Intel D945GCNL
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel 82945G Express
Monitor(s) Displays
HP Pavilion 1859m
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
Samsung 250GB SATA
Maxtor 80GB SATA
Case
High Tower
Cooling
Air
Keyboard
Delux
Mouse
A4Tech
Internet Speed
512kbps downlink and 128kbps uplink :(

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Intel
OS
Windows 7 Professional, Windows XP
CPU
Intel Dual Core
Motherboard
Intel D945GCNL
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel 82945G Express
Monitor(s) Displays
HP Pavilion 1859m
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
Samsung 250GB SATA
Maxtor 80GB SATA
Case
High Tower
Cooling
Air
Keyboard
Delux
Mouse
A4Tech
Internet Speed
512kbps downlink and 128kbps uplink :(

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Intel
OS
Windows 7 Professional, Windows XP
CPU
Intel Dual Core
Motherboard
Intel D945GCNL
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel 82945G Express
Monitor(s) Displays
HP Pavilion 1859m
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
Samsung 250GB SATA
Maxtor 80GB SATA
Case
High Tower
Cooling
Air
Keyboard
Delux
Mouse
A4Tech
Internet Speed
512kbps downlink and 128kbps uplink :(
So on my MSDN account I see Windows 7 X64 Professional edition for free. Is this the final build or just a RC of some kind?

I also have a choice to download ultimate but it is only 32bit mode.


Thanks for the help. I am sorry I did not read through 34 pages so I would guess this has already been covered.
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Asus 15.4" laptop
OS
Windows 7 7100 build
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5
Motherboard
Asus
Memory
4gig
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9500 512mb mobile
Monitor(s) Displays
External 26" Samsung TOC (very nice!!)
Screen Resolution
19200 by 1200
Hard Drives
1 320gig 7200 rpm
So on my MSDN account I see Windows 7 X64 Professional edition for free. Is this the final build or just a RC of some kind?

I also have a choice to download ultimate but it is only 32bit mode.


Thanks for the help. I am sorry I did not read through 34 pages so I would guess this has already been covered.

If you are talking about the MSDNAA then you'll get the Professional Only, and its the Final.
Windows 7 Professional(x32) - DVD(English)
Windows 7 Professional(x64) - DVD(English)


If you are talking about the MSDN account then you can access any Edition of both 32 and 64bit.

What account do you have MSDN or MSDNAA ?
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Intel
OS
Windows 7 Professional, Windows XP
CPU
Intel Dual Core
Motherboard
Intel D945GCNL
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel 82945G Express
Monitor(s) Displays
HP Pavilion 1859m
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
Samsung 250GB SATA
Maxtor 80GB SATA
Case
High Tower
Cooling
Air
Keyboard
Delux
Mouse
A4Tech
Internet Speed
512kbps downlink and 128kbps uplink :(
MSDNAA

Well then I will start downloading. I guess being an student in IT it worth while haha :)

It is free for me tho. Not the $19 that some have to pay?
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Asus 15.4" laptop
OS
Windows 7 7100 build
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5
Motherboard
Asus
Memory
4gig
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9500 512mb mobile
Monitor(s) Displays
External 26" Samsung TOC (very nice!!)
Screen Resolution
19200 by 1200
Hard Drives
1 320gig 7200 rpm
MSDNAA

Well then I will start downloading. I guess being a student in IT it worth while haha :)

It is free for me tho. Not the $19 that some have to pay?

Then you can only download Windows 7 Professional 32/64 bit at the moment. :D

If you accessed MSDNAA through ACM then you MUST pay $19. If your school is in the MSDNAA list then you dont have to.

UPDATE :
   Note

MSDNAA has updated the list with

Windows 7 Professional(x32) - DVD(Chinese-Simplified)
Windows 7 Professional(x64) - DVD(Chinese-Simplified)


 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Intel
OS
Windows 7 Professional, Windows XP
CPU
Intel Dual Core
Motherboard
Intel D945GCNL
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel 82945G Express
Monitor(s) Displays
HP Pavilion 1859m
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
Samsung 250GB SATA
Maxtor 80GB SATA
Case
High Tower
Cooling
Air
Keyboard
Delux
Mouse
A4Tech
Internet Speed
512kbps downlink and 128kbps uplink :(
Thanks for the help!

Windows pro will be good enough for me at least for the time being. :)
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Asus 15.4" laptop
OS
Windows 7 7100 build
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5
Motherboard
Asus
Memory
4gig
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9500 512mb mobile
Monitor(s) Displays
External 26" Samsung TOC (very nice!!)
Screen Resolution
19200 by 1200
Hard Drives
1 320gig 7200 rpm
I don't think they will verify from my college. bcz it will take too much time
Its about to be 24 hours but i have not received the id yet.. how longer will it takes:confused:
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Intel
OS
Windows 7
CPU
Core 2 Duo E7300
I don't think they will verify from my college. bcz it will take too much time
Its about to be 24 hours but i have not received the id yet.. how longer will it takes:confused:



Well the actual Verification Process I guess no one in here knows how its done.
Iv been registered for about several weeks back. Today this email came.
   Note

As part of our student offerings, we created the Student Academic Initiative (SAI) whereby we offer Student Members access to software that is made available through selected vendors.

It is important for ACM to verify that the individuals taking advantage of the ACM Student Academic Initiative are indeed students. Therefore, we are asking you to provide us with the information below by Friday, Sept. 25th.

* The Name of Your Faculty Advisor
* Your Student Identification Number

Thank you for your help in this matter!

Director of Membership
Association for Computing Machinery


may be they are doing a routine check, or they suddenly started to verfy as there must have been so many unverifiable entries getting accessed to their resources.

Well usually for the first Payment Aproval and Developper Access it may take 1-3 Business Days.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Intel
OS
Windows 7 Professional, Windows XP
CPU
Intel Dual Core
Motherboard
Intel D945GCNL
Memory
2GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel 82945G Express
Monitor(s) Displays
HP Pavilion 1859m
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
Samsung 250GB SATA
Maxtor 80GB SATA
Case
High Tower
Cooling
Air
Keyboard
Delux
Mouse
A4Tech
Internet Speed
512kbps downlink and 128kbps uplink :(
I don't think they will verify from my college. bcz it will take too much time
Its about to be 24 hours but i have not received the id yet.. how longer will it takes:confused:



Well the actual Verification Process I guess no one in here knows how its done.
Iv been registered for about several weeks back. Today this email came.
   Note

As part of our student offerings, we created the Student Academic Initiative (SAI) whereby we offer Student Members access to software that is made available through selected vendors.

It is important for ACM to verify that the individuals taking advantage of the ACM Student Academic Initiative are indeed students. Therefore, we are asking you to provide us with the information below by Friday, Sept. 25th.

* The Name of Your Faculty Advisor
* Your Student Identification Number

Thank you for your help in this matter!

Director of Membership
Association for Computing Machinery


may be they are doing a routine check, or they suddenly started to verfy as there must have been so many unverifiable entries getting accessed to their resources.

Well usually for the first Payment Aproval and Developper Access it may take 1-3 Business Days.

Maybe they check only outside US students. :confused:
 

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MasterB/Custom
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
QuadCore AMD Phenom II X4 Black Edition 955 3.2 GHz
Motherboard
Asus M4A785TD-V Evo
Memory
8 GB Crucial DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4890 1GB HDMI New Edition
Sound Card
VIA VT1708S HD Audio 7.1 onboard/ ATI HDMI video card
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer H233H 23'' LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
1x 500GB and 1x 1TB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
PSU
CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX 620W
Case
COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000
Cooling
2x 140mm and 1x 120mm case fans, Stock CPU fan
Keyboard
Logitech MX 3200
Mouse
Logitech MX 3200
Internet Speed
15 Mbps
Other Info
My first build!

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OS
Windows 7 Professional x64 x86 VISTA XP 98SE 95 3.x
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
Memory
8 GB
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200
PSU
OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V v2.2 25A on each rail
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