How to Get Your Windows 7 Beta 1 on Friday

[kv43]

606kb/sec on the 64 bit

 

[cassiel]

uff, so we still have a chance

 

[ittech]

@z3r010

unable to save, source file cannot be read ....for the 32 bit version....probably flooded with requests now.

 

[iwantwindows7naw]

In 2 hours I have been hitting F5 more times then during my entire life (commodore64 ages).

 

[iwantwindows7naw]

New error message if you try to reach the blog!!

Sorry, there was a problem with your last request!

Either the site is offline or an unhandled error occurred. We apologize and have logged the error. Please try your request again or if you know who your site administrator is let them know too.



They are moving forward!! (or backward??)

 

[linuzo]

I think it's going to be released around 6pm PST from the Windows 7 site. Since they said initially it would be around 2pm but now they just need to setup some extra servers for this so that shouldn't take too long. Well then again knowing Microsoft they could delay it until Monday.

 

[MrUnderhill]

Due to very heavy traffic we’re seeing as a result of interest in the Windows 7 Beta, we are adding some additional infrastructure support to the Microsoft.com properties before we post the public beta. We want to ensure customers have the best possible experience when downloading the beta, and I’ll be posting here again soon once the beta goes live. Stay tuned! We are excited that you are excited!



Just pulled this from www.windows7.com/blog

 

[BIGGRIMTIM]

Looks like keys are coming ouy next week.

"Product Keys
Product keys for this release will be available next week. A product key is not required to install and use the release."

Message right from Microsoft.

 

[iwantwindows7naw]

Looks like keys are coming ouy next week.

"Product Keys
Product keys for this release will be available next week. A product key is not required to install and use the release."

Message right from Microsoft.

Link?

 

[cassiel]

i don't get it. so, it's 12.5 downloads available. and next week it's a huge amount of ppl looking for the 12.5 keys? that sucks so much :s

 

[icoola77]

" And remember—this is just a preview. There's more to come."

I wonder what they mean by that, cause i think they said this build is feature complete, so what else if anything could they be adding later?

 

[Brink]

Hey all,

None of the links posted are working now; they just redirect to the windows site. The technet has changed to now just saying "Windows Beta coming soon" and a link to the windows 7 site which still says its due this afternoon.

Could you possible post the url's you are currently using to get the iso?

Cheers from a very frustrated person,

See the TIP box on the first page for the new download links.

 

[Airbot]

2.5 million, not 12.5

 

[Lebon14]

Ow. The serials will only be available next week... awww

 

[linuzo]

" And remember—this is just a preview. There's more to come."

I wonder what they mean by that, cause i think they said this build is feature complete, so what else if anything could they be adding later?

The stuff that will break it.

 

[djhallucn8]

Looks like keys are coming ouy next week.

"Product Keys
Product keys for this release will be available next week. A product key is not required to install and use the release."

Message right from Microsoft.

Well I think this was worth mentioning before beta 1 was to be released, I think M$ is dropping the ball on this folks. :shock:

 

[SIW2]

6 pm PST ? My d/l should have just about finished by then . :sarc:

SIW2

 

[MrUnderhill]

yah stand by for yet another series of epic crashes.
today reminded me all to much of the final showdown on the movie "Hackers" and the epic denial of service they pulled to crash the big bad mega server.

 

[WinFan]

See the TIP box on the first page for the new download links.

What is a TIP box?

Thanks!

 

[dba137]

No doubt MS dropped the ball on this one, if they had mentioned this before today, no one would be frantically refreshing and holding back the servers trying to get the 2.5 million keys.

People would download it with ease, the only reason everyone is downloading it RIGHT NOW is because they thought that the keys will be released alongside it.

EDIT: and I WOULD NOT have spent my day on the internet trying to get a stupid key.