Windows 7 beta - 9th January

reflux · 9 Jan 2009 at 22:40

Got an ISO of the 64-bit, installing with VMWare right now.

If you're intending to run W7 64 as a VM, make sure you have Intel VT turned on in your host machine's BIOS.

Pyroblaze · 9 Jan 2009 at 22:40

chronic86 said:
25mins and 20seconds, 385kb and i'm on 20mb .... this is my 2nd attempt as my last download was stopped at 89%

Use a download manager, i used downloadthemall for firefox and maxed out my connection. Took about 15mins.

GJ02 · 9 Jan 2009 at 22:40

is there a very quick way to download via the direct link ? like usenet or something?

RJC · 9 Jan 2009 at 22:41

Hi Fire Wizard, when I click the links you supplied I just go staright to the Windows 7 homepage.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/

Quddy · 9 Jan 2009 at 22:42

I've had no luck downloading the 32-bit iso.

Using a downloaded manager causes it to stop at 15%. Using browser directly (FF3 or IE7) causes it to complete prematurely (around 150mb).

hideki · 9 Jan 2009 at 22:43

Fire Wizard said:
Try keep refreshing the page where you are getting the error. You may get lucky like I did and the page loads with your beta key.

my F5 key is going to fall off

No-One · 9 Jan 2009 at 22:43

odd... when i click this link

https://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/productkeys/win7-64/enus/default.aspx

it opens in my default browser (firefox) and then redirects to the win7 main page.

When I paste that link into ie7 (which i was trying to use to get a key) it comes up with the message about checking back the next day. I never got a confirmation email though.

GJ02 · 9 Jan 2009 at 22:44

OMG i cant believe what ive just done !!!!!!!!!
OMG! OMG! OMG!
67%done, i closed the download box!!!!!!! OMG OMG

jas72 · 9 Jan 2009 at 22:50

yay installed windows 7 for 30 days at least even played some war using ms default gfx drivers ...

anyone know if you can install latest ati drivers with win7 i know since june 2008 they had to be win7 compliant but just wondering?

willhub · 9 Jan 2009 at 22:50

Just to warn people.

If you ever notice your Internet connection grinding to a halt, the soloution may be to disable Windows Error Reporting, check Task Manager and then processes for a LONG list of processes belinding to WER, this is because a component of Windows Media center keeps failing to operate and causes Windows Error Reporing to send an error report to Microsoft, this causes the connection to grind to a halt.

Details on the error:

Source
Windows Media Center In-band Guide Loader

Summary
Stopped working

Date
‎09/‎01/‎2009 22:24

Status
No Solution Available

Description
Stopped working
Faulting Application Path: C:\Windows\ehome\mcGlidHost.exe

Problem signature
Problem Event Name: CLR20r3
Problem Signature 01: mcglidhost.exe
Problem Signature 02: 6.1.7000.0
Problem Signature 03: 494333bf
Problem Signature 04: mcstore
Problem Signature 05: 6.1.0.0
Problem Signature 06: 495919ef
Problem Signature 07: 549
Problem Signature 08: d
Problem Signature 09: System.InvalidOperationException
OS Version: 6.1.7000.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 2057

Extra information about the problem
Bucket ID: 433860402

jas72 said:
yay installed windows 7 for 30 days at least even played some war using ms default gfx drivers ...

anyone know if you can install latest ati drivers with win7 i know since june 2008 they had to be win7 compliant but just wondering?

8.12 Catalyst x86 and x64 both work with Windows 7 perfectly

manjuice · 9 Jan 2009 at 22:52

EDDS · 9 Jan 2009 at 22:53

running windows 7 now

noticed my cpu rating is now 7.1 and graphics 7.9. so looks like they have upped the rating scores on windows 7.

chronic86 · 9 Jan 2009 at 22:54

as i nearer 100% my download is getting slower and slower, if it stops... some 1 is going to die.

manjuice · 9 Jan 2009 at 22:55

EDDS said:
running windows 7 now

noticed my cpu rating is now 7.1 and graphics 7.9. so looks like they have upped the rating scores on windows 7.

They upped it for Vista SP2.

deuse · 9 Jan 2009 at 22:56

willhub said:
Just to warn people.

If you ever notice your Internet connection grinding to a halt, the soloution may be to disable Windows Error Reporting, check Task Manager and then processes for a LONG list of processes belinding to WER, this is because a component of Windows Media center keeps failing to operate and causes Windows Error Reporing to send an error report to Microsoft, this causes the connection to grind to a halt.

Details on the error:

8.12 Catalyst x86 and x64 both work with Windows 7 perfectly

Have you installed this update for win7

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/961367

alex24 · 9 Jan 2009 at 22:58

Done now. Can anyone recommend the best VM software to use this in?

willhub · 9 Jan 2009 at 22:59

Nope, although I installed one update for Media Center, thanks I'll go install this.

**EDIT**

Actually yea I did this is the same file.

mcrustk2 · 9 Jan 2009 at 23:00

Im at 40% for the direct download link. Not sure what I should do r.e registering or URL to goto when its finished!? (I havnt done any registering yet)?

Fothsn · 9 Jan 2009 at 23:01

Well just finished installing the 64Bit version and all I can say is :eek:

The speed of the thing is very impressive, well and truly impressed so far looks to be a cracker

Now I have partitioned my HDD but I cannot see my Vista install anymore, any tips guys?

chronic86 · 9 Jan 2009 at 23:01

mcrustk2 said:
Im at 40% for the direct download link. Not sure what I should do r.e registering or URL to goto when its finished!? (I havnt done any registering yet)?

microsoft still havent issued any more keys.. there servers are down