http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx

Get it now! They have opened beta 2 to the public!

dammit, i was just going to post that -_-. Downloading it right now .

Downloading, Thanks

4% Downloaded.... Not fast enough.....

Thanks wj .
Now ill have no hesitations as the media center feature in available.

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4% Downloaded.... Not fast enough.....

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1% [                                     ] 52,166,656    --.--K/s ETA 33:54:39

this would be so much faster to torrent.

my connection keeps cutting out for some reason, at 8 percent now.

hmm.. i thiunkc ill try it...

I'm at 12% now...... This takes too long, I agree a torrent would work much better.

does anybody know if this has more drivers then any of the previous builds?

get ready for crash time

all i want is a driver for my netwrok card, as long as i get that, i'll be happy with trying vista, right now its worthless

Is this a trial or a full version??

full version with a timebomb in it

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full version with a timebomb in it

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Im having a problem. Can anyone gimme the download link to Windows Vista Home Premium.

Thanks.

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full version with a timebomb in it

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What happens after? You got to reinstall Xp?

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Im having a problem. Can anyone gimme the download link to Windows Vista Home Premium.

Thanks.

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Just go through the registration process, You'll need a CD key anyways. Besides, the beta is just Ultimate edition.

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* wj goes apeshit on his laptop and throws it across the room

It just "finished" the download at 1.7gb.... DAMN LAPTOP.

but i dont have a DVD burner

mail me your after you done

IMO better to wait till the final is out. , just make sure u got a very good firewall

its doesn't have a good choise of network drivers, thats why i can't use it, i can't do anything with out the internet

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IMO better to wait till the final is out. , just make sure u got a very good firewall

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IMO better to wait till the final is out. , just make sure u got a very good firewall

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Why do you need a firewall when you can just watch where you're surfing at? Not only that, doesn't Vista have a built in one just like XP?

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im any Vista whether is beta or final, why, all the goodies your gonna get in vista is in linux now,

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Why do you need a firewall when you can just watch where you're surfing at? Not only that, doesn't Vista have a built in one just like XP?

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i was going to order the DVD, but they charge about £10.98 - so maybe i wont...just download and make the intrenet slow
now to guess wheather i need 32 or 64 bit version

thats easy, does ur Cpu support 64bit?

¿ you can use media center in windows vista ?

The funny thing is that i am a beta tester, but i cant install it becuase of my laptop. We still hadn´t buy a new pc

ummm...im not sure - this computer was only uilt with thie m-borad and processor cos i blw my other one up.
its the intel-sempron proscessor

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Why do you need a firewall when you can just watch where you're surfing at? Not only that, doesn't Vista have a built in one just like XP?

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why?.. bit dumb of a question isnt it, bit like asking why i should wear a condom during sex,

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i doubt you'd get pregnat from using vista with out a firewall, but you never know

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Downloading Now, tho its slow 100KB download rate

wont let me download, it'll be on some  torrent soon enough i assume

it says that there is too high a demand.... it won't let me download it atm....

Windows Vista Beta 2, English 32-Bit Edition

Windows Vista Beta 2, English 64-Bit Edition

Get your product key here.

I already had it installed but 14 day barrier so I registered just for the product key

How big is it ... cba to
A) Fusk my own pc (my old pc runs slow sometimes .... dont want to push it over the edge )

B) download such a huge installer even tho i wont prolly use it

btw how long is the sn valid for .... too bad msn will change the sn key before they release the final product

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btw how long is the sn valid for .... too bad msn will change the sn key before they release the final product 

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btw how long is the sn valid for ....

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Time-limited software
Windows Vista Beta 2 (and RC1) is time-limited, pre-release software that will expire on June 1, 2007.

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The download manager just sits there and says "Connected". On IE it won't even open the page (using Max' links).

EDIT: Works now! 20 kbs

Is beta 2 ok to use as a main os?, is there a software compatability list for vista yet?

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Is beta 2 ok to use as a main os?, is there a software compatability list for vista yet?

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And a related qustion I have, will your WinXP installation be untouched if you install Vista on anohter HD? Will you be able to choose which to start?

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This may help people to decide if they want to install it or not.

http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.php/Windows_Vis...ibility_List#Media

Downloading it now.. Pretty decent speeds.

I cant really be bothered, i only forsee problems.. Unless someone can tell me if this will effect my current windows installation (e.g: Will it overwrite everything i allready have documents etc..as if i was reinstalling XP? Or will it simply install in a seperate directory and dual boot?)

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I cant really be bothered, i only forsee problems.. Unless someone can tell me if this will effect my current windows installation (e.g: Will it overwrite everything i allready have documents etc..as if i was reinstalling XP? Or will it simply install in a seperate directory and dual boot?)

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So does anyone know which one is better the 32 or 64 bit version. I hav a 64bit processor but i use the 32bit Windows XP and dont have a problem with it at all. Some people say Windows XP 64bit is just a hassle. So will Vista be any different..?

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I thought there wern't any 64bit drivers or programs that work with 64bit os's

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I guess you can only dual boot it if you install it in a separate drive.

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however, is meant to be run in 64bit mode

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It sounds pretty good to me this vista

Is there a version of BETA 2 available?

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Is there a version of BETA 2 available?

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Ya, I know, SEARCH.
Cheers
Sunshine

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Well ive chosen to install the 64-bit Version unless someone can come up with a good enough reason not to, ie: its crap. Thanks for your comments

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Thanks for telling.
I've one of the beta, tried it already. Don't feel that it's that great though. But still..
* xJ + downloading.

Edit: It's slow. ¬¬  Now, I shall use download accelerator to download it. Muhahahaha. I'm evil.. I know.

Also check this tool from microsoft: Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor

It will tell you if your computer is ready to run Vista...

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XP 64bit is a "hassle" because it isn't really supported by everything. Vista, however, is meant to be run in 64bit mode, so if you have a 64bit processor, I say go for it. (I am, and I would also like to point out that I haven't tried XP 64 at all, so if someone knows more, please tell us).

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Also check this tool from microsoft: Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor

It will tell you if your computer is ready to run Vista...

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is there a Vista driver from the manufacturers website of the network card?  microsoft mainly supply generic drivers

nope, its an inegrated card, in my motherboard, so its says 3com on my driver manager, but i can't find any drivers on 3com, and ASUS doesn't have any vista drivers for it

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Also check this tool from microsoft: Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor

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it says i can get an update for my network card from Microsoft, but i have no idea how?, i've searched for hour, and with out this driver i can't do much

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it says i can get an update for my network card from Microsoft, but i have no idea how?, i've searched for hour, and with out this driver i can't do much

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When installing the windows, it will search for any updates first, and download them (if found). Thereafter it will automatically install it.
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i've installed it several times, with and with out the updates, it never finds the network card

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well it its an intigrated one, so i can't take it out, and i've already gone out and bought 2 new ones, neather worked, if i had the name of a card that definatly worked, i could probualy order it

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nope, its an inegrated card, in my motherboard, so its says 3com on my driver manager, but i can't find any drivers on 3com, and ASUS doesn't have any vista drivers for it

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well it its an intigrated one, so i can't take it out, and i've already gone out and bought 2 new ones, neather worked, if i had the name of a card that definatly worked, i could probualy order it

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Windows Vista Hardware Compatible Lists

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hmm....dunno what else u could try looks like you maynot be using the beta   unless u find a work around

anybody here have a working network card?

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anybody here have a working network card?

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its doesn't have a good choise of network drivers, thats why i can't use it(Smilie), i can't do anything with out the internet

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I THINK WE GET THE FREAKING POINT, YOUR NETWORK CARD DOESN'T WORK.

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EDIT: The XP drivers should work.

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im plannin to install it on my 40 gig that i have laying around without a dvd rom, im pretty sure i can do it but have been having troubles so far

I know the wireless cards work because my wireless lynkys cards work

I am introduced to Windows Vista Beta 2 for download but I’m not sure if doing the right thing. I followed all the related procedures then my ending result leads to this nightmare jammed page. What am I doing wrong? Thanx. Hi all…

Seems like someone used your passport to get the beta already...
Of course, it could be some bug.

For all of you folks having trouble with the microsoft download.

http://www.vistatorrent.com/

It's just a torrent of the MS download, I have verified the MD5 provided on there website.

The file is currently the most downloaded thing on the internet. It is a huge file as well. You may have to wait a couple of days to a week until you can download Vista because demand should be down by then.

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The file is currently the most downloaded thing on the internet. It is a huge file as well. You may have to wait a couple of days to a week until you can download Vista because demand should be down by then.

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The file is currently the most downloaded thing on the internet. It is a huge file as well. You may have to wait a couple of days to a week until you can download Vista because demand should be down by then.

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Yeah, but that isn't the server busy-message.

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You need to use the link supplied in your the e-mail sent to you by them. Or just use this one.

English 32-Bit

You will still need to use the product key sent by Microsoft.

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You need to use the link supplied in your the e-mail sent to you by them. Or just use this one.

English 32-Bit

You will still need to use the product key sent by Microsoft.

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Can Now download Vista Via Bittorrent as its been reported

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btw how long is the sn valid for .... too bad msn will change the sn key before they release the final product 




I was thinkin' the exact same thing 

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well for my 1st post i'll post this lol

i tried vista and if ya think it will leave ya XP untouched think again after u format ur machine to install XP (or even if ya just delete vista) u still gotta format every hard drive in your machine....

i had important things on my other harddrive that vista didn't even get installed on and it still had to be formated to use it again......

so on that note use at ur own risk.....

also for those that are wondering the serial numbers u get for vista (if they are legit) last till the 31/5/2007 (not june/july the 1st)

well lol for a 1st post it ain't to bad hope to enjoy my time on this forum here seems like a nice place

till next time PEACE OUT !!!

Welcome ImpuLse man, good first post

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well for my 1st post i'll post this lol

i tried vista and if ya think it will leave ya XP untouched think again after u format ur machine to install XP (or even if ya just delete vista) u still gotta format every hard drive in your machine....

i had important things on my other harddrive that vista didn't even get installed on and it still had to be formated to use it again......

so on that note use at ur own risk.....

also for those that are wondering the serial numbers u get for vista (if they are legit) last till the 31/5/2007 (not june/july the 1st)

well lol for a 1st post it ain't to bad hope to enjoy my time on this forum here seems like a nice place

till next time PEACE OUT !!!

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Managed to download it now, around 111kb/s.

I'm gonna try it out in a few weeks, but I think i'll go back to xp again after I played around with it

New Windows Vista Build Screenshots  build 5456.5

Id love to get it but! I DONT HAVE A DVD BURNER Ugh and I cant get it by mail cuz its 6 bucks to ship the bloody disk! Not bad but I dont have a credit card and they dont accept a COD. If it was in parts maybe I could get it on cds and than put them together on my other pc and burn it to a dvd, but oh well I can always get transformation packs

could just rip the one out of my other pc