As usual MS don't make this either easy or clear.  What's the cheapest price
for a full version of Windows 7 Home Premium?

The best I've found so far is;

http://www.dabs.com/products/microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-oem-32-bit-1pk-68YW.html

Is that definitely a full version on DVD?  It says so but does the OEM bit
imply any restrictions?  Else it's £106 on Amazon and the like.

On 2009-11-03, buckskin  wrote:
> As usual MS don't make this either easy or clear.  What's the cheapest price
> for a full version of Windows 7 Home Premium?
>
> The best I've found so far is;
>
> http://www.dabs.com/products/microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-oem-32-bit-1pk-68YW.html
>
> Is that definitely a full version on DVD?  It says so but does the OEM bit
> imply any restrictions?  Else it's £106 on Amazon and the like.

The OEM bit implies:
 * It's aimed at "system builders" - so you get no support from MS. In fact,
if they PC is built for someone else, you're supposed to be providing support
to them in Microsoft's place.
 * The license is non-transferrable - it's tied to one particular computer,
forever.
 * The license is only for the particular 32/64-bit version you get - with the
full retail package, you can choose between 32 and 64-bit, and even change your
mind and install the other one later. With the OEM version, you only get the
version you picked when you bought it.

Other than that, it's the same.

Chris
-- 
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  "Back when I was young, we had to travel back in time to put the tape in so
   the game would load before we died."

buckskin wrote:
> As usual MS don't make this either easy or clear.  What's the cheapest price
> for a full version of Windows 7 Home Premium?
> 
> The best I've found so far is;
> 
> http://www.dabs.com/products/microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-oem-32-bit-1pk-68YW.html
> 
> Is that definitely a full version on DVD?  It says so but does the OEM bit
> imply any restrictions?  Else it's £106 on Amazon and the like.
> 
> 

I think I paid 79.99 from the Microsoft Store and downloaded it. Burned 
the ISO and had it installed on my Netbook in double quick time. Might 
not have been the cheapest, but it couldn't have been quicker delivery 
and they hadn't ran out of stock :-)

That was for the 32 bit version.

Gary

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"Chris Whitworth"  wrote in message
news:slrnhf0j3u.e2q.usenet.chris@parm.vs.topper.me.uk...
> On 2009-11-03, buckskin  wrote:
> > As usual MS don't make this either easy or clear.  What's the cheapest
price
> > for a full version of Windows 7 Home Premium?
> >
> > The best I've found so far is;
> >
> >
http://www.dabs.com/products/microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-oem-32-bit-1pk-68YW.html
> >
> > Is that definitely a full version on DVD?  It says so but does the OEM
bit
> > imply any restrictions?  Else it's £106 on Amazon and the like.
>
> The OEM bit implies:
>  * It's aimed at "system builders" - so you get no support from MS. In
fact,
> if they PC is built for someone else, you're supposed to be providing
support
> to them in Microsoft's place.
>  * The license is non-transferrable - it's tied to one particular
computer,
> forever.
>  * The license is only for the particular 32/64-bit version you get - with
the
> full retail package, you can choose between 32 and 64-bit, and even change
your
> mind and install the other one later. With the OEM version, you only get
the
> version you picked when you bought it.
>
> Other than that, it's the same.
>

Thanks that was most useful.

Chris Whitworth wrote:
> 
> * The license is only for the particular 32/64-bit version you get - with the
> full retail package, you can choose between 32 and 64-bit, and even change your
> mind and install the other one later. With the OEM version, you only get the
> version you picked when you bought it.
> 

I purchased a Win 7 Pro Upgrade 32-bit student license thing, which also 
appears to work on the 64-bit version (which I just had to work out how 
to download, given they only provided the 32-bit download).  Possibly 
totally irrelevant but worth a mention.

-- 
[ste]

"buckskin"  wrote in message 
news:7lb00pF3a4kctU1@mid.individual.net...
> As usual MS don't make this either easy or clear.  What's the cheapest 
> price
> for a full version of Windows 7 Home Premium?
>
> The best I've found so far is;
>
> http://www.dabs.com/products/microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-oem-32-bit-1pk-68YW.html
>
> Is that definitely a full version on DVD?  It says so but does the OEM bit
> imply any restrictions?  Else it's £106 on Amazon and the like.
>
>

If you're a member of an educational institution, you can use this:

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-7/43465-windows-7-pro-30-a.html

and get Windows 7 Pro for £30...

CK wrote:
> 
> "buckskin"  wrote in message 
> news:7lb00pF3a4kctU1@mid.individual.net...
>> As usual MS don't make this either easy or clear.  What's the cheapest 
>> price
>> for a full version of Windows 7 Home Premium?
>>
>> The best I've found so far is;
>>
>> http://www.dabs.com/products/microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-oem-32-bit-1pk-68YW.html 
>>
>>
>> Is that definitely a full version on DVD?  It says so but does the OEM 
>> bit
>> imply any restrictions?  Else it's £106 on Amazon and the like.
>>
>>
> 
> If you're a member of an educational institution, you can use this:
> 
> http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-7/43465-windows-7-pro-30-a.html
> 
> and get Windows 7 Pro for £30...

That's the upgrade rather than the full version (although it pretty much 
can work as the full version with a small hack).

-- 
[ste]

On 2009-11-03 17:52:07 +0000, "[ste parker]"  said:

> CK wrote:
>> 
>> "buckskin"  wrote in message 
>> news:7lb00pF3a4kctU1@mid.individual.net...
>>> As usual MS don't make this either easy or clear.  What's the cheapest price
>>> for a full version of Windows 7 Home Premium?
>>> 
>>> The best I've found so far is;
>>> 
>>> http://www.dabs.com/products/microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-oem-32-bit-1pk-68YW.html

Is 
>>> 
>>> that definitely a full version on DVD?  It says so but does the OEM bit
>>> imply any restrictions?  Else it's £106 on Amazon and the like.
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> If you're a member of an educational institution, you can use this:
>> 
>> http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-7/43465-windows-7-pro-30-a.html
>> 
>> and get Windows 7 Pro for £30...
> 
> That's the upgrade rather than the full version (although it pretty 
> much can work as the full version with a small hack).

Can you do the little install-and-reinstall trick that Vista Upgrade 
had that meant anyone could use it as a full version with no hacking 
necessary?

-- 

Zo