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Updated: Windows 7 beta download imminent? No

Tom Warren
19 December 2008 - 15:50
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Update: According to Neufuse in the comments this was a publishing error on the CMS from Microsoft. Microsoft have now removed the link. Expect access to the beta after Steve Ballmer's keynote on Wednesday 7th January 2009, unless it leaks beforehand of course.

Microsoft have updated their Windows 7 site with a download link for the Windows 7 beta.

It would appear from the posting that Microsoft is currently readying site updates and download servers for the imminent release of the Windows 7 beta. Yesterday, German site Winfuture claimed that the beta would be released today and this could confirm the sites claims.

The download link is currently inaccessible. It's entirely possible that once the page is live it will simply be a sign up page to register your interest. Microsoft will not comment on the exact date and a Microsoft official confirmed the beta is still targetted for early 2009.

Comments (39)

  1. bluewind. - 19 December 2008 - 15:55

    Sweet.

  2. wdowell - 19 December 2008 - 15:58

    If this does happen imminently, it'd be fantastic! Sure, i would have preferred to be on the technical beta but hey... my feedback could surely still be read?!

  3. +Beastage - 19 December 2008 - 16:04

    I'm totally ecstatic ... I'm such a beta slut.

  4. Marshalus - 19 December 2008 - 16:21

    Beastage said,
    I'm totally ecstatic ... I'm such a beta slut.

    Join the club

  5. vetSHoTTa35 - 19 December 2008 - 16:34

    i'm a better slut!!! LOL Wait that's not what you said? oooh... my bad!

  6. limok - 19 December 2008 - 16:06

    orr right, giddy gi

  7. Soldiers33 - 19 December 2008 - 16:07

    so is this going to be the public beta now?

  8. +DonC - 19 December 2008 - 16:09

    The download link is in a public place...

  9. fmorel90 - 19 December 2008 - 16:22

    Sweet!! I hope this comes out soon.

    @Beastage amd Marshalus: same here. I'm addicted to betas and updates.

  10. winlonghorn - 19 December 2008 - 20:38

    I am too! LOL.

  11. DSLJay - 19 December 2008 - 16:35

    Would be sweet. I have some spare time during the holidays and would love to spend it testing and filing bug reports. I am very much looking forward to this.

  12. Island Dog - 19 December 2008 - 16:39

    I have a hard time believing a public beta will be out now, but I certainly won't complain.

  13. jjrambo - 19 December 2008 - 16:42

    Anybody know .NET Framework 4.0 is coming with Beta? I'm sure Nvidia and ATI and other manufactures will hurry up with Drivers release.

  14. Digitalx - 20 December 2008 - 10:55

    jjrambo said,
    Anybody know .NET Framework 4.0 is coming with Beta? I'm sure Nvidia and ATI and other manufactures will hurry up with Drivers release.

    http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=701486&hl= been out for some time for ati.

  15. +techbeck - 19 December 2008 - 16:50

    Coo, but I dont fool with Beta's.

  16. zeke009 - 19 December 2008 - 16:51

    Cool! I just dusted off the only spare machine I have... a marvelous IBM Thinkpad T21! Must remember to hold it at a 45° in order to turn it on.

    It runs WinXP great, ran the Vista beta's just fine and if Win7 beta is as good as it appears... it should run that pretty well too.

  17. +DonC - 19 December 2008 - 16:54

    zeke009 said,
    Cool! I just dusted off the only spare machine I have... a marvelous IBM Thinkpad T21! Must remember to hold it at a 45? in order to turn it on.

    It runs WinXP great, ran the Vista beta's just fine and if Win7 beta is as good as it appears... it should run that pretty well too.


    Since I can do complete backup in Vista, I'm half tempted to just install it and run with it as my main environment for a while.

  18. majortom1981 - 19 December 2008 - 16:56

    I will prob run this as my os on my laptop. what better way to test it then by using it all the time. I have the vista ultimate sp1 media so i have no worries about reformatting my laptop.

  19. sharp65 - 19 December 2008 - 17:42

    Hmm...this would be a nice surprise. They are pretty adamant on saying it will be available early 2009. I guess we will have to wait and see.

  20. Niels. - 19 December 2008 - 17:43

    Wow, the RIAA abandons lawsuits agains normal consumers, a new Duke Nukem Forever screenshot becomes available and Microsoft precedes its own deadline ahead of expectations. The devil better turn the heat up because it must be freezing down there O.o

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