I am downloading the beta as I type, but when I try to "get keys" I get a message that just says an error has occurred show below in plain ASCII format(cut/paste). Has anyone seen this? I wonder if the server is overloaded?
Rick
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error An Error Has Occurred
There was an error error while trying to retrieve requsted key information and we cannot process your request.
You can try to:
Close your browser and retry the operation again in a few minutes.
Just a comment on my issue, I can download other keys including the keys for 2008 Server R2 beta with no problems so I assume it is particular to Windows 7. I can't really work with it today so it probably doesn't matter for now.
looking forward to a report on the public beta, i have a nicely running 7000 build with my virtual drive and media center internet radio.....i'm not sure that the beta will be in my best interests for the meantime.
My paid Technet subscription. This page in particular. I tried to put it inline but the screen shot of the page is attached instead.
Rick
Well, now the page says:
The activation keys are currently unavailable. Please install without using keys and check back in a few days to claim the keys. Sorry for the inconvenience.
So I'll do just that. I wonder if the key generation servers are just overwhelmed.
rickh925
I have the same problem i can't get my cd-keys from my MSDN subscription page ! Have the same error
The activation keys are currently unavailable. Please install without using keys and check back in a few days to claim the keys. Sorry for the inconvenience.
The free build of Microsoft Windows is used in production environments. The free build of the operating system is built with full compiler optimizations. When the free build discovers correctable problems, it continues to run. Distribution media containing the free build of the operating system do not have any special labels — in other words, the CD containing the free build will just be labeled with the Windows version name, and no reference to the type of build.
The checked build (or debug build)
The purpose of the checked build of Microsoft Windows is to make identifying and diagnosing operating-system-level problems easier. The checked build differs from the free build in the following ways:
Many compiler optimizations (such as stack frame elimination) are disabled in the checked build. Disabling such optimizations makes it easier to understand disassembled machine instructions, and therefore it is easier to trace the cause of problems in system software.
The checked build enables a large number of debugging checks in the operating system code and system-provided drivers. This helps the checked build identify internal inconsistencies and problems as soon as they occur.
Because the checked build contains fewer optimizations and more debugging checks than the free build, the checked build is both larger in size and slower to execute than the free build. As a result, the free build is used in production environments unless it is necessary to use the checked build to identify serious problems.
Last edited by rickh925; 08 Jan 2009 at 17:32.
Reason: Added information
New rumors are saying we'll be seeing a beta of Windows Live Wave 4 this week, and the final release in Spring/Summer 2010.
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