Microsoft Makes First Windows 7 Beta Public

Breathless · Jan 9, 2009

both of the links you guys just posted of the downloads are only 720k big....? Why?

A Cheese Danish · Jan 9, 2009

If that link does appear, it most likely will not be until later tonight...or next week.

alexp999 · Jan 9, 2009

Wow, the technet links to get a key arent working right now, I'm not even getting server busy, just cannot find page, I want geniune win7 beta :cry:

computerdeth · Jan 9, 2009

Downloading atm
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A Cheese Danish · Jan 9, 2009

the link computerdeth posted works afaik. its gonna take me 6 hours to dl until i know for sure...:shadedshu

computerdeth · Jan 9, 2009

Ill post back as soon as I get it loaded..hopefully they have keys..

A Cheese Danish · Jan 9, 2009

This article has the download links btw

insider · Jan 9, 2009

My download link connection keeps getting cut off from the server.

A Cheese Danish · Jan 9, 2009

insider said:
My download connection keeps getting cut off.

Is your connection ok? I've been downloading for about a half hour and I'm at 4%...with 8 hours to go...grrr :shadedshu:

banghead:

insider · Jan 9, 2009

Yes but I'm downloading from the UK

mdm-adph · Jan 9, 2009

insider said:
My download link connection keeps getting cut off from the server.

Yeah, mine does too -- and you can't restore it. I'm on the third try -- if it doesn't work out this time just forget it.

A Cheese Danish · Jan 9, 2009

lol mine just got cut off...

Edit: it cut off at 151MB. If it cuts off there again I'm done.
The article i posted said "If you are having problems, wait until Friday aftertoon and go to the official download site"

computerdeth · Jan 9, 2009

Im at 32% dl @647KB/s

insider · Jan 9, 2009

Grrr, whoever manages to fully downlod the x64 version can he/she post the MD-5/SHA-1 checksum of the x64 ISO file using this utility: http://sourceforge.net/projects/md5sha1checker/

I'll download it via torrent later so need to verify it has not been tampered with rootkit etc

mdm-adph · Jan 9, 2009

computerdeth said:
Im at 32% dl @647KB/s

I keep getting to about 60% at, um, 7MB/s, and then it craps out. Forget this... was really looking forward to setting up a VM, too. :ohwell:

alexp999 · Jan 9, 2009

Downloading at my max line speed, currently at 24%, but look :cry:

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oli_ramsay · Jan 9, 2009

It would have taken me 16 hours at my speed and it cut out at 2%, so I've given up for now.

I still think they should have just released it as a torrent!

A Cheese Danish · Jan 9, 2009

I'm going to see how far my download gets, I'll report back later with info. I've given up trying to find anymore links that work.

AsRock · Jan 9, 2009

Some thing i just read on MS site.

Who can download the Windows 7 Beta?

The Beta is free and available to the first 2.5 million people who download it, starting January 9, 2009. However, because Microsoft isn’t providing technical support for the Beta, we strongly recommend that only experienced computer users sign up.

How experienced? At minimum, you should be comfortable backing up a computer, formatting a hard drive, burning an ISO file to DVD, and installing an operating system from scratch. You should also be comfortable troubleshooting problems on your own.

Actual link
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-faq.aspx

EDIT:

oli_ramsay said:
It would have taken me 16 hours at my speed and it cut out at 2%, so I've given up for now.

I still think they should have just released it as a torrent!

31% from that link.

spearman914 · Jan 9, 2009

3% just started. Wish me luck.

alexp999 · Jan 9, 2009

at 43% with 1 hr left, but still no sign of getting the keys

suraswami · Jan 9, 2009

I don't see the download link, something i am missing here?

alexp999 · Jan 9, 2009

Just posted an article:

Windows 7 Beta Public Release Gets Delayed Due to Heavy Traffic

computerdeth · Jan 9, 2009

well i just got done from the link I posted
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alexp999 · Jan 9, 2009

computerdeth said:
well i just got done from the link I posted
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Mine stopped at 56%

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Microsoft Makes First Windows 7 Beta Public

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