Thanks DJ Prem for alerting us of this.
Microsoft has announced immediate availability of Microsoft® Windows Server SP1 and Windows XP x64 Edition Technical Beta, Release Candidate 2 build 1433. It is now available for download at http://windowsbeta.microsoft.com.
Note - This is the second major milestone and highest quality release to date for the beta. Microsoft asks that testers keep in mind that it is not final release quality and it should be limited to test machines
View: Windows Beta (you need to be a registered tester)
and thanks to CountryKING™ who also alerts us via BPN that Windows Update v6 Beta has started, currently anyone can access the site by agreeing to the terms "I have read the preceding information and confirm that I am currently a registered Microsoft Windows Update Beta user". Its unclear if this will remain so, as Microsoft were unavailable for comment at the time of posting.
View: Windows Update
Microsoft has announced immediate availability of Microsoft® Windows Server SP1 and Windows XP x64 Edition Technical Beta, Release Candidate 2 build 1433. It is now available for download at http://windowsbeta.microsoft.com.
Note - This is the second major milestone and highest quality release to date for the beta. Microsoft asks that testers keep in mind that it is not final release quality and it should be limited to test machines
View: Windows Beta (you need to be a registered tester)and thanks to CountryKING™ who also alerts us via BPN that Windows Update v6 Beta has started, currently anyone can access the site by agreeing to the terms "I have read the preceding information and confirm that I am currently a registered Microsoft Windows Update Beta user". Its unclear if this will remain so, as Microsoft were unavailable for comment at the time of posting.
View: Windows Update
Firstly, could you tell us about yourself, your history?
I've been into recreational mathematics most of my life, and worked in software startups for a while after dropping out of college before starting work on BitTorrent.
Tell us about BitTorrent- what was the inspiration? What were you trying to achieve with the protocol?
I had a lot of experience working on networking protocols, and was interested in exploring what I thought were the reasonable problems to work on. My main goal was to make it cheap to distribute large, popular files, which I of course succeeded in doing.
BitTorrent, it was recently suggested, was carrying as much as 30% of the webs traffic; how did you re-act to this news?!
I don't have any visceral concept of how much that bandwidth that really is, so it's mostly just surreal.
Moving onto BitTorrent uses at the moment - it'd be hard to ignore the arguably most common use of the protocol - piracy. How do you feel about this? Did you think about the potential for 'abuse' when you conceived the protocol?
Given the history of such tools, it's fairly obvious that the general public has a strong interest in piracy.
A group have created a new program called eXeem which appears to solve one of the problems BitTorrent has- that off tracking torrents. Have you seen the program, and if so, what do you think of it?
It's yet another napster/kazaa/edonkey/hotline/whatever. BitTorrent usage is doing quite well without it.
Moving on, the protocol has clearly many legitimate uses; have you seen any especially unique implementations?
They're all just pushing around bits, which is about all I care about.
How do you think companies are going to deal with bandwidth in years to come - do you think it will be something along the lines of bit torrent, or something radically different?
Peer to peer as an approach is here to stay.
What's cool technology wise in the Cohen house hold at the moment? What'd be your pick for the "next big thing"?
I've also been working on the Codeville version control system and designing twisty puzzles. I don't know what the next big thing is.
Finally, what does the future hold for yourself?! What are you working on at the moment?
I'm continuing to work on BitTorrent.
Neowin tried to ask MS about this but they didn't say anything, and until then, the link will still be there.
You have failed.
well neowin should know better then suggest to users they should be doing something they shouldnt. like a sign saying this fax machine only for the boss. when you could easily sneak in and use it. doesnt mean it is right and doesnt mean neowin should be suggesting or condoning such actions. as they havent condoned such actions in the past (anyone remeber the DO NOT POST DOWNLOAD LINKS FOR SP2 FINAL UNTILL MS DOES!!!!111(even if testers already have it) )
Thankx guys!
So Win2003 SP1 Final is only for testers at the moment? Whens it out for the public?
Does SP1 and x64 rc2 have the same build number then?
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Microsoft_Windows_Server_2003_Service_Pack_1/1102439377/1
Win2003 SP1 RC2 - new build, public?
EDIT: http://www.iexbeta.com/screenshots/wu_v6_1.jpg
http://www.iexbeta.com/screenshots/wu_v6_2.jpg
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apart from that small change it looks the same 2 me,lol
also the addy is 5a & not 6 so whats that about?
*carries on*hmm.......
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I would take screenshots but I cant be bothered as it isnt that different to the current version at least not atm.
whats the differance...you posted 2 ft of information..that is available to everyone...sheeeesh!!
w2k3sp1_1289_usa_x64fre_pro.iso at 543 mb?
This is what I got in my email from Microsoft but the name seems to indicate it's 2003 server sp1.
Beta Testers have access right now, MSDN later on when its posted, not sure about the CPP.
They should get it but when you'll have to keep checking for the build on the CPP pages.
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Version 5.2 (Build 3790.srv03_sp1_rc2.050203-1635: Service Pack 1, v.1433
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?FamilyID=02734cea-7a4b-4d95-b220-8e1708c3ed46&displaylang=en
Yes, please ask someone to illegally distribute unreleased software in the Neowin comments section, brilliant.
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Thats what you get now when visting update.microsoft.com
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