Miss the Load Fest?

I have gotten about 12 emails since Friday asking if students can still get a serial key for Windows 7. Here are your options:


Engineers 
(or anyone taking a class in the Engineering college)
Hooray, you can still get your key! In fact, you will have access to hundreds of Microsoft titles until you graduate. To take advantage of this, go to:
http://msdn.e-academy.com/cornell_ece

For detailed instructions on how exactly to grab your key, check out this guide I wrote for the Load Fest:
http://h199006.dreamsparkhosting.com/win7.pdf
You can download the .iso file from the MSDNAA site and burn it to a DVD to have your own installation disc.

Non-Engineers
It looks like you are out of luck for the time being, unless you are in a special department with MSDNAA. I am working on getting it enabled for all of the ILR School. The extra keys were a one time deal, so I do not have any more to give out. Maybe if there is enough demand, I will host another Load Fest after Winter break. If you like this idea, comment below so I know that there is a demand.


Sorry, but these are the only 2 options for now. If you got a key at the event but did not install Windows 7 yet, grab a disc from an engineer friend. Have him/her follow the instructions above if he/she is not familiar with MSDNAA.


-Dan

Windows 7 Load Fest- Great Success!

The Cornell Windows 7 Load Fest was held in the 1st floor of Upson Hall from 11am to 2:30pm on Friday, November 20, 2009.  The purpose of the event was twofold: first, to give any student taking a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math class a free key for Windows 7 Professional, and second to help students install Windows 7 on the spot. Engineers can get the key at any time through MSDNAA, but others do not have this access.  Over the course of the event, 466 students registered and about 200 students installed Windows 7 on their laptops. The purpose of registration was to keep track of students and enter them into the raffle, whose winners will be announced later today.

Thanks to the Info Science Student Association (especially Charlie Curwen for his huge help), IEEE, and all of the volunteers who helped pass out keys, check schedules, and install Windows 7 on laptops.

Here are some pictures from the event:

From Windows 7 Load Fest

Students began lining up at 10:30am. Here is a shot from the registration table.

From Windows 7 Load Fest

Once registered, non-engineers showed their schedule to volunteers who granted them a key if they took a required S.T.E.M. course.

From Windows 7 Load Fest

This is just a shot of the sign in tables, filled with students. There was a steady stream all day.

From Windows 7 Load Fest

This is a shot of Upson 111, where the installations occurred. It was packed solid for most of the day.

From Windows 7 Load Fest

A shot of the front of Upson 111, where students could get an installation DVD. We also had usb sticks for netbook installations.

From Windows 7 Load Fest

At 3:00pm, we moved our efforts to the Upson Lounge, where we stayed till 4:30pm, when the event finally ended. We stopped giving out keys around 2:45, but there was a long wait for the discs.

Welcome to the Load Fest!

Welcome to the Cornell Windows 7 Load Fest page. Before you go any further, please register below. This helps us keep track of attendance and enters you into the raffle for prizes.

Register here

Next Step:
Engineers: You can get your key right away, pickup instructions or go here:
http://h199006.dreamsparkhosting.com/win7.pdf

Non-engineers:
See registration table


Enjoy!