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Microsoft Releases Windows 7 Beta as a Free Download

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For anybody here who has Windows Vista, you will be happy to know that its replacement, Windows 7, will be available as a free download as of Friday, 9 January. It is much faster, and does not have all those nagging "security alerts" that Vista has. Now, for the caveat. I don't know if this beta release is going to be crippled, forcing you to purchase the commercial version when it comes out. Also, I don't know if all the bugs have been ironed out, and that Microsoft isn't using its clients as guinea pigs to get their software tested without having to pay testers to do it. But, if you have Vista, and are a bit on the adventurous side, you might give the Windows 7 Beta a try. It can't be any worse than what you are running right now. As for me, I have XP on my Windows partition, so am going to stand pat for right now.

Article is here.
 
I'm always looking for new ways to lose everything on my hard drive. :2razz:
 
danarhea said:
For anybody here who has Windows Vista, you will be happy to know that its replacement, Windows 7, will be available as a free download as of Friday, 9 January. It is much faster, and does not have all those nagging "security alerts" that Vista has. Now, for the caveat. I don't know if this beta release is going to be crippled, forcing you to purchase the commercial version when it comes out. Also, I don't know if all the bugs have been ironed out, and that Microsoft isn't using its clients as guinea pigs to get their software tested without having to pay testers to do it. But, if you have Vista, and are a bit on the adventurous side, you might give the Windows 7 Beta a try. It can't be any worse than what you are running right now. As for me, I have XP on my Windows partition, so am going to stand pat for right now.

Article is here.
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2. Download the Beta for a hands-on trial. For a limited time, Microsoft is making this pre-release version of Windows 7 available to the first 2.5 million people who download. Ready to take a test drive? You can get one by trying the Windows 7 Beta. We think you’ll have the best experience if:

You are willing to participate as an active beta tester and provide feedback to help us complete Windows 7.
You have an extra computer available to dedicate to testing beta software.
You can back up your PC, install and reinstall Windows, and reconfigure your home network connection.
You’re comfortable troubleshooting your own PC problems. There’s no technical support available for the Beta.
You understand how to burn an ISO file to a DVD using your computer’s DVD burner.
You have a system recovery disc and know how to use it.
You enjoy participating in an interactive community of beta testers, sharing experiences and feedback in real-time.

Microsoft isn’t providing technical support for the Beta and isn’t responsible for business-related downtime. Don’t install the Beta on your primary home or work computer. When the Beta expires on August 1, 2009, you’ll need to reinstall a released version of Windows to keep using your computer.
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Not only are you a guinea pig but you won't beable to keep it past August 1, unless of course you buy the released version.
 
Kal'Stang said:
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Not only are you a guinea pig but you won't beable to keep it past August 1, unless of course you buy the released version.
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Yikes. I think I'll pass. Vista has pretty well for me so far.
 
I was about to download it and replace the XP I was going to dual boot Ubuntu with until I saw that August problem. Yikes. Screw that.

Edit: I take that back. If I get MS's to download the file, I'll dual boot it.
 
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Kal beat me to it.

Still, if you have your vista disk and everything still can't hurt to put it on and give it a try. Yeah, maybe you'll have to buy it to keep it past august but if its significantly better than Vista it may well be worth the money.
 
danarhea said:
For anybody here who has Windows Vista, you will be happy to know that its replacement, Windows 7, will be available as a free download as of Friday, 9 January. It is much faster, and does not have all those nagging "security alerts" that Vista has. Now, for the caveat. I don't know if this beta release is going to be crippled, forcing you to purchase the commercial version when it comes out. Also, I don't know if all the bugs have been ironed out, and that Microsoft isn't using its clients as guinea pigs to get their software tested without having to pay testers to do it. But, if you have Vista, and are a bit on the adventurous side, you might give the Windows 7 Beta a try. It can't be any worse than what you are running right now. As for me, I have XP on my Windows partition, so am going to stand pat for right now.

Article is here.
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But dana, your a fake vietnam vet who uses extreme-liberal sources, how do we know this is the truth? :mrgreen::mrgreen:
 
I wish Microsoft would focus more on improving current products, instead of jumping to release new ones. They keep upgrading their problems.
 
Orius said:
I wish Microsoft would focus more on improving current products, instead of jumping to release new ones. They keep upgrading their problems.
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Precisely.

Windows has a program to make sure that people keep giving them money :

1 - Release an OS that functions untill you start doing something with it
2 - Get a list of 1000's of bugs/exploits
3 - Patch those errors in such a way as to create further bugs/exploits
4 - Start working on a replacement OS
5 - Patch the new bugs
6 - Repeat untill you have a 90% flawlessly secure system
7 - Release NEW buggy OS.

Windows XP was the peak of Microsoft software. Beyond that, the 'benefits' are far outweighed by the reduction in speed for more graphically intense GUI's.
 
Windows 7 reminds me of a Mac. A slow Mac that is.

Urg. I'm going to delete the entire partition and replace it with Ubuntu, which actually works well.

Linux > Window 7.
 
It's a beta, if you install it it will expire and you will get locked out after a while. It is also not stable.

You need to wait for a "RC" release .. and those expire also.
 
danarhea said:
For anybody here who has Windows Vista, you will be happy to know that its replacement, Windows 7, will be available as a free download as of Friday, 9 January. It is much faster, and does not have all those nagging "security alerts" that Vista has. Now, for the caveat. I don't know if this beta release is going to be crippled, forcing you to purchase the commercial version when it comes out. Also, I don't know if all the bugs have been ironed out, and that Microsoft isn't using its clients as guinea pigs to get their software tested without having to pay testers to do it. But, if you have Vista, and are a bit on the adventurous side, you might give the Windows 7 Beta a try. It can't be any worse than what you are running right now. As for me, I have XP on my Windows partition, so am going to stand pat for right now.

Article is here.
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How do you know it's faster if you're using XP?
 
"You know why salsa is the number one condiment in America? Because people like to say, 'salsa'".
-Jerry Seinfeld


The same holds true with Vista................"Vista" (God, I love it)
That's why I keeping mine.
 
Windows 7 is much faster then Vista, even on slower hardware.

It will be everything Vista should have been.

I have run the two side by side on identical hardware (ESX) and wow!
 
The only problem I had with Windows Vista was to install software from former editions like Windows XP. For this purpose I had to download some additional programs to make them work, but it was not a big deal after all.

My laptops -never connected to the internet- have Windows Vista and work excellently well. I can install any program like Corel video or 3d programs software which don't require online registration and or authorization codes, and enjoy making designs and small movie clips as a hobby.

I might try, however, to download the free Windows 7 in a disc and installed it in one laptop to make comparisons, but this may be done in the next at least 6 months after reading first the reviews from the ones who have installed it in their computers.:coffeepap
 
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See dana ran off now without answering my question. Hey Dana, hey dana.....GD it where are you?
 
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