Windows 7 Beta released

Discussion in 'The Lounge - Off Topic' started by GiddyG, Jan 8, 2009.

  1. zebulebu

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    Fugeddabaadhit:

    Beta release postponed

    I guess this is why I've tried twice now and had it punk at 760Mb

    Fools can't even get a bloody beta release right.
     
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  2. Big_nath

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    Did they honestly not expect there to be high volume of interest?
     
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  3. zebulebu

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    Its all part of the marketing bull**** "Oh look - Windows is so great and popular that we can't provide enough bandwidth for all the people who want to test the next great version!!!"

    Sod it, I'll just wait for the torrent instead
     
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  4. Sparky
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    Downloading from Technet now, no probs so far....
     
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  5. drum_dude

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    I hope Daz ain't a member of these forums :blink

    8)
     
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  6. drum_dude

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    LOL!!! That cracked me up! So f*cking funny!!!
     
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  7. Sparky
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    7% downloaded
     
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  8. tripwire45
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    The general buzz today has been that this has been more of a marketing ploy of Microsoft's then anything else. Not sure if I should be so cynical, but it's certainly a thought.
     
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  9. nugget
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    Yes, I have it and yes I have already installed it.:twisted:


    You sure can. If I can get it to run on workstation 6 you can esx it.:biggrin

    Gotta say, even though I haven't had time to mess around with it it seems to run quite nicely. Looks very nice and is reasonably quick, even as a virtual machine with 512 MB RAM.
     
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  10. Sparky
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    Download completed, that was painless.

    Now to install it, the painful part! :biggrin
     
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  11. craigie

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    Downloaded it last night, got lots of Exchange work todo (preparing for the exam). When thats out the way, I will install it onto a VM and give it a whirl.
     
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  12. VantageIsle

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    ^ I'm guessing you guys downloaded it from technet :)

    Has anyone successfully downloaded the public Beta yet?

    I checked the windows 7 site last night at 9.30 and it still wasn't up, just checked again and Microsoft response is:


    Thanks for your interest in the Windows 7 Beta. The volume has been phenomenal --
    we’re in the process of adding more servers to handle the demand.
    We’re sorry for the delay and we’ll re-post the Beta as soon as we
    can ensure a quality download experience. To get the latest news visit:
    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7

    Still waiting.

    A quick google shows some helpfull types have already uploaded this to rapidshare and torrents but I think I'll wait :biggrin
     
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  13. twizzle

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    i got it quite painlessly, siad it had 3 days to go and an hour later it was done!

    Now has anyone managed to get one of the 2.5mil beta keys yet? I'm not sure 30 days is enough to test a new OS.
     
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  14. warrmr

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    You wont get a beta key until MS put it back online. Unles your a technet subscriber or MSDN subscriber.

    but you can use the "vista hack" to extend the trial to 120 days
     
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  15. Sparky
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    Yup. There is a Microsoft downloader that you use, if the download drops it just reconnects and continues to download. You can also queue multiple downloads which is handy for products that have two or more .iso images.
     
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  16. VantageIsle

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    Cheers Sparky.

    Not having a technet subscription I will wait patiently until MS put it back up for download.

    I keep checking every hour or so.
     
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  18. NightWalker

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    I did an upgrade install from Vista SP2. Everything seems good so far.
     
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  19. VantageIsle

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    For anyone that is waiting to download/get keys for the windows7 beta.

    It appears to be all up and running again, I'm downloading now and I have two keys.

    :)
     
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  20. warrmr

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    I downloaded it thismorning and put it on a Virtual Pc image and liked it so much i decided to try and dual boot my laptop with it, But instead of shrinking one partition and creating a new one i managed to trash my entire disk. :-(

    Luckily for me most of my stuff is backed up on a nas disk.
     
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