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Windows 7 Upgrade installer not working for most students
Brandon Davenport
Windows 7 has turned out to be the most successful OS in a long time, and it is being accepted as a huge improvement and even a curiosity of Apple Fanboys, but for students it has been a bit of a frustrating process.
Apparently quite a few people have had numerous issues installing the downloadable $30 student upgrade edition for 32-bit Vista -- the file doesn't unpack to an ISO, but instead to an executable and two bundles that don't function properly -- and sadly the process errors out with a 64-bit app trying to launch on 32-bit systems. It's possible to create an ISO using some hackery, but the install process seems to be 50/50 after that.
The good news -- Microsoft is trying not to spoil the experience for everyone, so they are offering refunds to students who are having issues upgrading. Also if you are still stuck in a rut, DownloadSquad has a handy guide to making the ISO, in case you're interested -- and they say the installer does work in the end :)
Have you been having troubles? Leave a comment!
[via Engadget]
