win7 beta available on msdn

**safan80** · 01-08-2009, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by Kingcarcas

I will wait for RC1.......my music is precious sorry

I used the hotfix and it didn't screw up any of my mp3s.

**ex2cib** · 01-08-2009, 09:32 PM

i put the hotfix on mine before i even loaded my library, no problems so far.

listening to mp3's now

**Der_KHAN** · 01-09-2009, 02:30 AM

this is ridiculous...

i tried dling it yesterday over msdn and i cancelled it several times. i thought something was wrong cuz it was at around 20kbps. i've never had such slow speeds with msdn before.

now it doesn't work anymore because that 2.5million limit has been reached in the meantime. how retarded is that!?

**Helmore** · 01-09-2009, 03:26 AM

So there is also a download limit on MSDN and Technet I guess? I didn't know that, although I didn't look into it as I do not have a subscription to either of those. I hope I can get a copy of the Beta today, although if I can't then a torrent might do the trick.

**Volcanicstrad37** · 01-09-2009, 06:22 AM

I guess microsoft.com is supposed to have the beta up today. So far, I've been only for about 15 minutes and have only had one page load so far. They must be getting swamped!

**flopper** · 01-09-2009, 06:36 AM

10milnion ppl or more trying to get w7 beta, not even microsoft can handle that traffic

**RaZz!** · 01-09-2009, 06:43 AM

Originally Posted by Der_KHAN

this is ridiculous...

i tried dling it yesterday over msdn and i cancelled it several times. i thought something was wrong cuz it was at around 20kbps. i've never had such slow speeds with msdn before.

now it doesn't work anymore because that 2.5million limit has been reached in the meantime. how retarded is that!?

? afaik the 2.5 million limit only applies to the public beta, which will be opened today. msdn/technet pro subscribers should still be able to dl it.

the only thing i'm interested in is a product key, but the site seems to be totally swamped. can't obtain a key, the site always shows an error.

**man_bear_pig** · 01-09-2009, 06:50 AM

The tubes must be clogged. A lot of east coast sites are really slow right now, and some are even timing out.

**Stanley Pain** · 01-09-2009, 07:04 AM

Damn, couldn't get this to install. I get to the install screen, click on Install Now, get "Starting Windows Setup", and then it's back to the Install Now screen

**Lestat** · 01-09-2009, 09:42 AM

Originally Posted by Brother Esau

where the heck is the Download? Only reference I find for Windows 7 is Developers guide

Would like the 64 bit version

B.E - MSDN and Technet are pay subscriptions, so unless you have money to burn or have a subscription thru your job there is no way for regular people to get it (legal way i mean)

if you are a subscriber just login to MSDN then check your subscriptions and the download should show, or you can go to all MSDN downloads and find it there.

**Russian** · 01-09-2009, 09:43 AM

Guys, even if the Beta is up today for you all it will take forever to download... Its downloading at like 1/20th of my normal speed when grabbin .iso's from microsoft.

**Jowy Atreides** · 01-09-2009, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by Lestat

B.E - MSDN and Technet are pay subscriptions,
so unless you have money to burn or have a subscription thru your job there is no way for regular people to get it (legal way i mean)

there is, go here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/e.../dd353205.aspx

I legally have it now with a key and i'm only regular technet

**saint-francis** · 01-09-2009, 09:54 AM

Where is the download for the public beta? This page doesn't have any download information.

EDIT

Originally Posted by Jowy Atreides

there is, go here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/e.../dd353205.aspx

I legally have it now with a key and i'm only regular technet

LOL!
"Server is too Busy".
People are setting the MS servers on fire this morning! Stupid morons should be using bittorrent. If their data centers go up in flames it serves them right for fighting p2p.

**Jowy Atreides** · 01-09-2009, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by saint-francis

Where is the download for the public beta? This page doesn't have any download information.

click the link I gave
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/e.../dd353205.aspx

scroll down and choose your language for either x86 or x64 and go to the download page
you may have to be logged into your live account

eg, hotmail, games for windows etc

**Russian** · 01-09-2009, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by Lestat

B.E - MSDN and Technet are pay subscriptions, so unless you have money to burn or have a subscription thru your job there is no way for regular people to get it (legal way i mean)

if you are a subscriber just login to MSDN then check your subscriptions and the download should show, or you can go to all MSDN downloads and find it there.

Yes, its a pay subscription but its really not that expensive if you have like 8 computers in your house that you're constantly maintaining.

The Technet i have is like 350 a year, i think thats the retail one.

**motopen1s** · 01-09-2009, 10:28 AM

Since I have Windows 7 on my laptop, I am having a hard time to resist using it on my main rig.

**Shintai** · 01-09-2009, 12:26 PM

Windows 7 and 2008 R2....what to test first......

**safan80** · 01-09-2009, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by Shintai

Windows 7 and 2008 R2....what to test first......

windows 7 Duh...

**Ubermann** · 01-09-2009, 12:32 PM

I have a very stripped windows 7 build 7000 at tpb if you want to bench.
Called "bench edition" and has most services disabled and removed tons of stuff.
Its legal i think as there is no key or anything within it, that you have to get from something else.

**safan80** · 01-09-2009, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by Ubermann

I have a very stripped windows 7 build 7000 at tpb if you want to bench.
Called bench edition and has most services disabled and removed tons of stuff.
Its legal i think as there is no key or anything within it, that you have to get from something else.

how much space does it use?

**Altered_Soul** · 01-09-2009, 12:37 PM

Getting hung up on the Technet (non-subscribers) access. At first it was just slow and timing out, now I get a "Data Transfer Interrupted" error.

Main Windows 7 site does not show it as available yet.

**Ubermann** · 01-09-2009, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by safan80

how much space does it use?

Iso is 1.26gig and installed its ~4.5 gig.
You can make it alot smaller but only after install. (might change later)
2-3gig can be removed from it.

**safan80** · 01-09-2009, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by Ubermann

Iso is 1.26gig and installed its ~4.5 gig.
You can make it alot smaller but only after install. (might change later)
2-3gig can be removed from it.

what did you rip out of the install?

**MayDay84** · 01-09-2009, 01:15 PM

a small editing touch on backup and restore pic and there ya go

**mrcape** · 01-09-2009, 01:59 PM

This is funny. The 64bit tor is coming down at 750kbps.

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