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Filed under: OS Updates, Windows, Microsoft

How to make a DVD of that student-only Windows 7 you bought for $29.99

by Sebastian Anthony Oct 22nd 2009

So you're a student who has taken advantage of the crazy upgrade deal from win741.com but instead of looking at a nice, shiny ready-to-install ISO of Windows 7, Digital River sent you a handful of random files and no ISO! Fortunately, it's very easy to turn them into an installable ISO! Follow this very quick guide to get Windows 7 installing right away.

To start with, make sure your downloaded Windows 7 files (the 'expandedSetup' directory) is unzipped into C:\ -- it'll make things easier later.

1. Download this tool -- alternatively you can obtain the official pack from Microsoft, but that's a whole darn gigabyte.

2. Unzip and move oscdimg.exe to your System32 directory (likely to be C:\Windows\System32)

3. Open an elevated command prompt. In Vista you do this by typing 'cmd' into your 'Start Menu' and hitting ctrl+shift+enter. In XP, just type 'cmd' into the Run dialogue (Windows Key+R or from your Start Menu).

4. Type (or copy and paste) the following into your command prompt (this will vary a little, depending on where you've put your expandedSetup folder):

oscdimg.exe -u2 -b"C:\expandedSetup\boot\etfsboot.com" -h "C:\expandedSetup" C:\WIN7.ISO

5. Ta'da! You've got a burnable ISO!

All you need to finish the job is a good burning application like ImgBurn, CDBurnerXP, or InfraRecorder. For this particular task I'd recommend ImgBurn - then just right click the ISO file and start the burn from your context menu. Or launch ImgBurn and choose "write image file to disc" -- your choice!

No DVD burner? If you have a 4GB USB flash drive handy, check out this app!

Big thanks to Brian Wasylkoski, who was kind enough to let me harass him while he went through this process at the University of Manitoba. --Lee.

Tags: deals, hgg, student, students, UK, windows-7, windows7

Filed under: Internet, OS Updates, Windows, Microsoft, Commercial

Shopping for Windows 7? Score it free or heavily discounted

by Dolores Parker Oct 22nd 2009

So you got your party hat on and want to buy Windows 7 but don't feel like shelling out $119.99 - $319.99 for the various editions upgrade or full version? Well, we made life a little easier for you and your wallet. Below is a shopping site roundup of Win 7 deals and discounts. Check it out and see what deals you are eligible for.

Student - Microsoft is selling the student edition for $29.99 but you have to be enrolled in a college or university as they require a vailid college or university email. If you don't have one of those, you can scan in your student ID, proof of course payment (yes, I'm serious) or class list. Sheesh.

Home Premium Upgrade - $119.99. You need to be running a genuine copy of Windows XP or Vista to be eligible for this edition. (Sorry to say Microsoft had this on sale for $49.99 up until July 11th when it was sold as a pre order for Win7). Another option would be to buy the Family 3 pack for $149.99, however, Costco is currently selling this version for $134.99.

Tags: deals, hgg, special offers, SpecialOffers, student, windows, windows 7, windows 7 days, windows 7 family 3 pack, windows home premium upgrade, Windows7, Windows7Days, Windows7Family3Pack, WindowsHomePremiumUpgrade

Filed under: Fun, Internet, Blogging

Paper routes out, Google AdSense in

by Chris Gilmer Aug 2nd 2007

Let's just ignore that whole babysitting, paper routes and mowing the lawn genre that makes most teenagers a little spending money. SEO has increasingly become an area where teens can report on what they like (or dislike).

Chloe Spencer stopped by the BlogHer Conference to talk a little about her venture into the world of SEO, Blogs, and Google AdSense. Chloe started a website called the "Ultimate Neopets Cheats Site". Early last year when she was 15 she started the site and actually researched keywords through WordTracker and Google Suggest to find out the popular search terms for the Neopet category so she knew what exactly to write on. Since then she pulls in about $20 - $30 per day through AdSense, working far less hours than she would babysitting to make the same amount.

Chloe's little part time venture shows us that as long as we are passionate about a topic, do our research, and stick to developing it, rewards are right around the corner. There might be a little shortage in the paper route sector but hey, they too should keep up with the times.

Tags: blog, money, neopets, seo, student, website

Filed under: Kids, Utilities, Windows, Office, Microsoft

Microsoft Student 2007

by Ryan Carter Sep 19th 2006

Microsoft's Student software seems to get better every year, and helps kids (even college kids) get better grades by pooling resources and keeping homework easy. The product covers math, helps with foreign languages, helps with papers, and doing research. ZDNet reviewer Laurie Bouck says that the new version (2007) requires Microsoft Office to use all its features, which is unfortunate, but shouldn't pose too much of a problem, since most people have it. She also does like the fact that Tech Support is not included for the product, which is a deal breaker for some folks who would rather not have to babysit their kid's software. At $69.95 for a piece of software, I wouldn't expect much. Other than those few caveats, Microsoft's Student line has been great, and this year's looks good as well.

Tags: 2007, microsoft, student

Filed under: Internet, Text, Utilities, Office, Web services, Social Software

Take and share notes online with stu.dicio.us

by Chris Gilmer Aug 10th 2006

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but for those readers that are in school, the new semester is coming up fast. So grab a hold of your laptop and check out stu.dicio.us.

stu.dicio.us has the potential to become a students dream. It's an online note taking site. Students can publicly save notes and manage class schedules. It's a dream to use. No thinking required, which comes in handy after late nights of studying or partying.

Schedules are easily entered, tracking class name, day, time, school, and professor. You can also input to-dos, which make it easy to remember things that you have to do for the day. The Notes section in stu.dicio.us is pretty powerful. Users can search for notes in the database based on their particular subject or class. Making it extremely useful if you forgot or missed something from a lecture. Notes in the system can be exported in HTML or DOC formats for viewing, storing and printing.

When more people sign up for stu.dicio.us and use it more to store notes, I can see this as an extremely useful and beneficial online tool for students worldwide.

[via solutionwatch]

Tags: doc, html, laptop, note searcher, note taker, notes, NoteSearcher, NoteTaker, professor, schedules, school, semester, student, students dream, StudentsDream

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