Windows 7 beta?
 

It was supposed to be released to the public today but I can't seem to find anything on it on any Microsoft sites. Link?

This would be awesome (the beta). Then I will need a how to on making a partition with it.

As Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer promised at CES 2009 during his preshow keynote, the Windows 7 beta is now available to the public for download. It is only available to the first 2.5 million people who download it, so make sure to get your hands on it as soon as you can!


Link is dead, so I think we missed it.

It was only for the first 2.5 million people and it's gone now.

The page has now been replaced with "Windows 7 Beta coming soon" so there will be another phase. Not sure if it will be limited again or not though.

x84 (32-bit version) http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4632608/Windows_7_Beta

x64 (64-bit version) http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4631..._Unleashed.iso

No activators for this yet, but you can use it for 30 days without activating. I can almost guarantee you that a crack will be out before that 30 days is up anyways.

Current legit beta keys work until August 2009, a cracked version will probably last longer.

As for partitioning and dual-booting, these were the guides I used (I set up someone elses PC as well and he had Vista on it)

http://owened.co.nz/Owenedv2/?p=481 - If you have Vista

http://apcmag.com/how_to_dualboot_vi...creenshots.htm - If you have XP (Replace Vista references with Windows 7)

RUN AN UPDATE BEFORE PLAYING AN MP3 FILE

There's a bug that takes off a few seconds of a played MP3. There's already a patch though.

Oh and if you have a 64-bit processor, defo get the x64 one. It's ultimate unlike the x84 builds :D

The site you were trying to access is blocked



Gotta love public computers.

windows update?

Uh-huh, through Windows 7

direct download links here, but you still need to register for a key, haven't got a link for that just yet

32-bit
http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...FRE_EN_DVD.iso

64-bit
http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...FRE_EN_DVD.ISO

more info here
http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/0...ember-to-patch

Wow, thanks BC.

Downloading BC's link @ 90kbs. What are your rates.

BC: It's the link registering that's down, unless you subscribe to MSDN or some shit

http://blog.hznet.nl/2009/01/10/how-...-windows-7-key

Good luck, I haven't been able to get a key yet, so if anyone can get a spare x64 key it'd be nice :p

Please try again in the next business day!!!!

But thats 2 days away!!!! :'(

Looks like the minimum specs are high. I just went down to 512mb and this things still faster than XP.

I've got the link for the keys set to auto-refresh using c4c in firefox. Heard that some people got a key after an hour or two of this. I'm sure there will be a crack or something out in the next month, but I'd like to just go ahead and activate it already.

Same, I'm checking the error text so I'm hoping that it doesn't come up "Error: Here is your key" :shifty:

lol yeah, same

I just thought forget it and installed it anyway. It's not bad so far, surprisingly fast for running on Virtual PC.

Now if only I could get the beta ATI drivers to work properly :mad:

Did you try using the ones that are not updated by Windows Update automatically? They work perfect on my x1600

Yesss.. got my key. Don't give up, if you don't have one yet. :D

Now I just have to wait for DS to finish downloading it and burning it for me, cause my DVD burner doesn't work. :(

I've got a spare after all that refreshing for anyone who wants it. Should work on either 32 bit or x64.

First to reply is teh winnar, unless I don't like you :shifty:

Could I have it to give to DS? :)

Fuck DS, give it to me. I posted, he didn't

Req/DS winz

haha, it took me one try to get one. Awesome. I guess the mad rush is over or something.

It's got to be. I got 10 keys for the hell of it. It just rotates through the same keys after that.

guy from gbatemp says


Also here is a watermark fixer that I tested myself and it worked perfectly. It removes that "Windows 7 Build 7000" text on your desktop.
If this shouldn't be posted here then mods can remove it.
Link: http://localhostr.com/files/4276f4/WatermarkFix.zip

Right click the exe, and select Run as Administrator! It won't work without it. Let it run, and wait until the "Windows will shutdown..." message. Only then can you restart the computer. (because it opens a few cmd windows, with delays in between them, and the first time I tried it I thought it finished but it didn't http://gbatemp.net/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

P.S. If it effs up your Windows, it's not my fault. I tested it on 2 installs and it worked well.

The ones I'm using are beta Windows 7 drivers from the ATI website (using an HD 4870, btw).

I'm wondering if it's not working because I'm using a Virtual PC rather than just installing straight onto my hard drive.

I guess you don't want me to send you a key anymore. ;)

Literally, as I just sent that post, I found another method that worked right off the bat :p

No, reading around, the beta drivers on the ATi site are shite and not worth bothering with.

You can't use them at all in x64 mode without disabling the driver check

Can you link me to the drivers you're using?

Got my Keys. Woooo

It's about time BC :roll:

It's back up officially on the Microsoft site now...

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...-download.aspx

So I formatted by Vista Partition and will be running x64 Windows 7 as my Primary OS now.

What am I missing, why would you run a beta as a primary?

Because I'm the man.

"It's Not Man-Rape if you yell SURPRISE!"