mdm-adphIf you're an MS Technet member, you can go ahead and download it from here, subscription free: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dd353205.aspx

Thanks for that link! its thinking about it between server to busy signals it will work eventually. :toast:

Yeah -- I think they're doing something fishy, too -- I think you may have to use either IE7 or IE8 to download.

Pretty low, Microsoft. Can't do that, where I'm at. :D

mdm-adphIf you're an MS Technet member, you can go ahead and download it from here, subscription free: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dd353205.aspx

I have a free subscription based technet account, that link works, but when I eventually get past the server too busy, it comes up with an error :cry:
Should I just keep trying?

And where you find the link, when I look on technet it says you must be subsried? :wtf:

Here's a good little review with some videos on 7.

www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9119378

Honestly.. idk..
most of it seems like file management and prettying things up.
I could care less about dragging and dropping something and having it fit it's self to my window..
I find that to be just something taking up useless space and memory.

It may perform quite a bit better though.
which is what it's all about.
supposedly under half a gig of ram to run it.

that's a nice change from vista.
still not the good ole 340 from xp though.
but I'm comparing apples and oranges there.

My favorite thing..
They implemented a driver resolving type of program,
something to protect users from crap drivers.
like what we're use to always getting from nvidia.

But that may cause more issues than solve with the way we're always forced to revert to old drivers and beta drivers.
so that could go either way.
still beta.

I wish they would just start releasing barebone versions of OS"s and allow people to add that kind of junk if they want in windows update.
I'd love to get a streamlined OS..
maybe they could just call it Microsoft streamline.. :D

Yeah, the servers are really, really, really slow. If you can get a screen to show that doesn't say "Server too busy," just leave it up there -- the other pages will eventually load.

mdm-adphYeah, the servers are really, really, really slow. If you can get a screen to show that doesn't say "Server too busy," just leave it up there -- the other pages will eventually load.

FFS, finally got to the page where you can fill in details then it went server too busy again!
I dont think I'm actually ever gonna be able to press submit and sign up. :(

im running build 7000 right now and the only compatability issue I have struck so far is with EVGA Precision Tuner. Besides that, everythings running smoothly, it looks 10x better than vista and is like half again as fast.

Cant wait for the actual release!

*edit*

Updated my nvidia drivers to the beta ones for window 7, precision works now.

I REPEAT, NO COMPATABILITY ISSUES OVER VISTA!

alexp999FFS, finally got to the page where you can fill in details then it went server too busy again!
I dont think I'm actually ever gonna be able to press submit and sign up. :(

Just think of the Queen and try again!

Finally got passed the server too busy screen. now just waiting for the page to load to sign up, if that is the next page...

I get to many busy server errors...Im never getting through

Got passed server too busy errors, then got:
Error, the site is currently experiencing technical difficulties :banghead:

GSG-9I get to many busy server errors...Im never getting through

Just wait -- then you have to go through a bunch more email verification pages! :laugh:

Microsoft did something right by making all this publicity about their Beta release -- reminds me of Ubuntu release day. ;)

However, they have to get rid of all of this verification, licensing, and account crap. Just let people download the ISO. :D

yeah... when it will be available to public??

smartali89yeah... when it will be available to public??

Sometime on the afternoon of the 9th Jan. Whenever MS decide that is :rolleyes:

ARGH!!! Just got to enter in random info, went to load next screen and blam! Server too busy...again

Edit: and I am using IE 7 just incase...

A Cheese DanishARGH!!! Just got to enter in random info, went to load next screen and blam! Server too busy...again

That's okay -- I'm pretty sure that the last page you now get is a page saying "The site is currently experiencing technical difficulties, please check back in the next business day." It loads up very nicely and doesn't look like a server message -- guess that's it. :ohwell:

It may just be easier to wait until they decide to launch it publicly sometime today

EDIT: And its now loading an error page...

EDIT X2: I had a connection failure...blah

smartali89How much time left???

Yes, how much time left, and were do you dl it?

I'm being all ballsy using Google Chrome... Aside from the retarded wait time, it hasn't told me to DL IE7/8 yet. lol

Time is whenever MS wants to release it, like alex said. And I believe you download it from here

alexp999Sometime on the afternoon of the 9th Jan. Whenever MS decide that is :rolleyes:

9th jan 10:47pm here :ohwell:

mdm-adphIf you're an MS Technet member, you can go ahead and download it from here, subscription free: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dd353205.aspx

CastielYes, how much time left, and were do you dl it?

technet subscription is as simple as having an MS Live account I believe...

smartali899th jan 10:47pm here :ohwell:

United States Eastern Standard Time on January 9th. It is currently 12:49 PM EST

Its just keeps loading up the error page when the url goes to get the licence keys. Maybe they have already reached 2.5 Mil?
If so thats bloody ridiculous and its just gonna force people to find "alternate sources". Great way to start the Win 7 experience off, MS :rolleyes:
I have a feeling it could come up on the website at 12pm PST, which is in 2hrs. If it ever comes up that is.

is it not Noon PST on january 9th?