Windows 7 beta - 9th January

[Duke]

Download is working now on that link - getting 1.7mb/sec

 

[Totality]

Yeah, I have been trying to figure it out for the last hour with no luck

Wouldnt be so bad if when you click it you then get a second icon opening in the taskbar for the contact list! For some reason if ive closed the contact list window, then maximise firefox, the contact list window pops up again as it gets opened! Weird.

May go back to version 2008 (8.5) for a while

 

[chronic86]

Download is working now on that link - getting 1.7mb/sec

only 500 kb/s here

 

[Glaucus]

Wahoo downloading, but I can' see any where to get the beta key??

 

[mr.sly]

Wahoo downloading, but I can' see any where to get the beta key??

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/evalcenter/dd353205.aspx

You'll need that link, but good luck getting through. Going to take a lot of refreshing.

 

[tomos]

Hang on a minute....

Did I hear right that beta keys for Vista do actually work with the Win7 beta? 'cause I already have one of those that I never activated way back.

hope so, i have 1 for the beta 1 and 1 for beta 2.

just found the old disks

 

[Duke]

only 500 kb/s here

Average speed in last 10mins going by the router

1880.10 KB/Sec

 

[djmc0]

Awww man!

Constantly hitting F5 is eating into my l4d time.

Not good.

 

[A[L]C]

I dont get it... so is the key available to get now, or is it just the download link

 

[Glaucus]

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/evalcenter/dd353205.aspx

You'll need that link, but good luck getting through. Going to take a lot of refreshing.

That just gives 32/64bit download options. or does it take you to a beta key form as well?

 

[daztrouk]

im getting somewhere now, no longer getting server is busy, now being asked to login to my account etc

 

[Glaucus]

im getting somewhere now, no longer getting server is busy, now being asked to login to my account etc

I've got there before, but you log in and it just loads a blank page. and if you refresh you have to login in again. so annoying. Can't even get there now.

 

[tomos]

hope so, i have 1 for the beta 1 and 1 for beta 2.

just found the old disks

they dont work

 

[mr.sly]

That just gives 32/64bit download options. or does it take you to a beta key form as well?

Yup that takes you to the beta key form. I've literally just managed to get my key and I've been trying since about 4pm. I never want to see a Microsoft Error page again.

 

[Mr. Gary]

i've Logged in, filled the form in and clicked continue - it thinks about it and then goes:

Error
The site is currently experiencing technical difficulties, please check back in the next business day.

progress...

 

[buy_my_cookies]

ah so the keys are being handed out then?

 

[Fire Wizard]

I dont get it... so is the key available to get now, or is it just the download link

Hi 'A[L]C, I believe the keys will be available at 3pm Eastern Time which is 8PM our time from this link here. If not, then Microsoft should either put a link up where you will be able to get your key from or some information where to get one here. (Link now fixed)

 

[Tweaker]

I got to a page after logging in that asked me to enter a couple details about location, purpose etc, then it went server busy on me

 

[Pyroblaze]

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/evalcenter/dd353205.aspx

You'll need that link, but good luck getting through. Going to take a lot of refreshing.

Already downloading the iso through the link that Fire wizard posted. As for the key... is it a case of say choosing english and 64bit for example for the download then some page after that will be one for the key? Asking as it's not clear on the site if that's how the keys will be given, the link only indicates the download will be next.

 

[Phil2008]

Im downloading at full speed, look........