Microsoft Windows Installer 6.2 Beta
Posted by Neowin Staff on 30 July 2005 - 09:19 · 28 comments & 8534 views
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#1 Posted by jeff_pony on 30 Jul 2005 - 09:20
- Thats a big version jump isnt it? Were on windows installer 3.1 as it stands.
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#1.1 Posted by westonb_2005 on 30 Jul 2005 - 09:31
- Thats what I was thinking when it poped up on MSN Messenger.
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#2 Posted by metro on 30 Jul 2005 - 09:37
- got my invite in e-mail today, was hoping for vista beta lol.
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#3 Posted by dhavalhirdhav on 30 Jul 2005 - 09:42
- yeah its a veyr very big jump.. 3.1 to 6.2
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#4 Posted by BeLGaRaTh on 30 Jul 2005 - 10:48
- Got my invite, but wern't MS supposed to be moving all beta's over to connect?
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#5 Posted by Computer Guru on 30 Jul 2005 - 11:45
- that's true.... But so far every invite I got has come to Beta Place, not Connect
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#5.1 Posted by bullonprowl on 30 Jul 2005 - 13:03
- yea.. Both the Beta and Connect will run in parallel thru out this year. by the dawn of 2006, they will move all the records from beta and connect wil b the only 1 for microsoft beta place.
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#6 Posted by some_guy on 30 Jul 2005 - 12:24
- why the big leap, i doubt that anything drastic is gonna change in Windows Installer...
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#7 Posted by chrispinto on 30 Jul 2005 - 12:46
- i still have MSI 3.1 in my betaplace portfolio
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#8 Posted by joa on 30 Jul 2005 - 12:52
- got my invite too... I wonder what'll change :s
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#9 Posted by count0nz on 30 Jul 2005 - 13:01
- Me too
No Visa 
Lol
Aug 8th is the release date of the beta i belive (the date its going to showup...
Beta's Rock our world.
Beta's are life.
Life is Beta's
RTM is yesterday news. Beta's are todays news.
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#10 Posted by Andareed on 30 Jul 2005 - 13:29
- What's odd, is this appears from the MU testing team and not from the MSI team.
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#11 Posted by RazorD on 30 Jul 2005 - 14:32
- Maybe they're bringing the version number up along side the version of windows?
And part of me, is *really* hoping Dannybeckett.co.uk is his real name, and thats the name he's using in the beta... Kinda defeats the point of private testing
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#12 Posted by Lexcyn on 30 Jul 2005 - 15:09
- I got my invite today.
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#13 Posted by Solarix on 30 Jul 2005 - 15:21
- i saw the email and was thinking VISTA VSTA VISTA and then it said installer... lol
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#14 Posted by sumeet on 30 Jul 2005 - 17:02
- what does this installer do? im confused
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#15 Posted by mloradites on 30 Jul 2005 - 19:01
- this is not the MSI Windows Installer but the installer that windows updates use, more commonly referred to as the windows package installer
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#16 Posted by DarkCircuit on 30 Jul 2005 - 19:43
- Got mine, signed up .. awaiting download.
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#17 Posted by AminoSC on 30 Jul 2005 - 21:08
- I got an invite too. Should be an interesting beta. Easy to find bugs.
Anyone get an invite for the MSN Mobile Beta? I got an invite last week. That might be cool.
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#18 Posted by Chrysalis on 30 Jul 2005 - 23:31
- Will I be not surprised if all people who get invites have tested at least one product before?
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#19 Posted by Computer Guru on 31 Jul 2005 - 08:35
- Yeah, at least one.
Does anyone know a website where you can get invite codes?
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#20 Posted by wa22guy on 31 Jul 2005 - 08:36
- The reason for the version change is because it coincides with the Package Installer for Windows version 6.1 that was just released. It will be updated to 6.2 along with this in the coming future.
http://www.xp-sp3.com/sp3/
Ethan
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#21 Posted by greg098 on 31 Jul 2005 - 14:59
- I got an invite this morning
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#22 Posted by Lamerz4391 on 03 Aug 2005 - 06:31
- Comment number 20 is spam for some credit reporting thing... don't go to the URL.
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Rank/Title/Platform/Publisher/Release Date/SRP
1. Gran Turismo 4 (PS2, Sony Computer Entertainment, Feb 05 $49)
2. Pokemon Emerald (GBA, Nintendo, Apr 05, $34)
3. MVP Baseball 2005 (PS2, Electronic Arts, Feb 05, $49)
4. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (PS2, LucasArts, May 05, $49)
5. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2, Take-Two Interactive, Oct 04, $47)
6. God of War (PS2, SCE, Mar 05, $50)
7. Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA, Nintendo, Jan 05, $50)
8. Resident Evil 4 (GC, Capcom, Jan 05, $50)
9. Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (PS2, Take-Two, Apr 05, $49)
10. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Xbox, LucasArts, May 05, $49)