Windows Vista Beta 1

[mikebeech]

hehe dont we all just wish :p

[pzykotic]

heh, mine still says pending.

[EduardValencia]

10 seconds to go!!!

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[Mx]

Not done yet :s They are still doing "final" checks :|

[Sn1p3t]

eh, maybe i'm just ignorant. but i'm sure it will look something similar since people have been ooh ahhing about the aero look forever.

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Colors and final polish will be different. Somehow I don't see Microsoft shipping their OS with the default colors as black. But maybe...

[xcopmanx]

10 seconds to go!!!

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:p

[Lexcyn]

Not done yet:ss They are still doing "final" checks:||

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I hope I get to download it ...

[tomwarren Veteran]

Don't expect it to be on connect for another hour or so yet at least

[mikebeech]

I hope I get to download it ...

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i'm guessing everyone hopes they can download it :p

[saxondale.]

Im getting an urge to decline participation so something just happens lol

[Alexandrea Fride]

Jesus, even the Neowin servers are getting hammered by this. :wacko:

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You'r kidding me :rofl:

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[pzykotic]

Don't expect it to be on connect for another hour or so yet at least

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How is everyone else getting it then? Are they just doing a bunch of small waves then doing one giant one later?

[SISO]

I'm confident IE7 will be public because I've seen it in tons of articles and NO ONE has had to apply to test it. Or gotten any invitations, etc.

[Lexcyn]

i'm guessing everyone hopes they can download it :p

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Well since I am in the beta I would hope I can. I just don't know why my participation says "Pending" still. :(

[Mx]

Im getting an urge to decline participation so something just happens lol

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I clicked it, a box pops up saying Ok or Cancel :p

[Iluvatar]

There are threads all over about this, use search ;)

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i did search, and only found 1 thread similar to my problem with no solution :(

[saxondale.]

I clicked it, a box pops up saying Ok or Cancel:pp

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yer i know:pp but i want to click ok:unsure:: :DD

[+dave164 Subscriber¹]

yer i know :p but i want to click ok :unsure:  :D

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No more beta for you then :p

[nicedreams]

I thought they where going to rewrite the entire OS? It looks like an XP upgrade. Even some of the icons are from XP which I hope they update later. Is Vista still based off of the NT4 kernel like Win2k and XP?

[JCMoo]

Almost 50 Screenshots Here :)

[MonkeyClaw Veteran]

forgive my ignorance but what are the virtual folders that are in one of the screenshots released by m$?

[Trek234]

EVERYONE who has been invited will get access today. The "waves" of testers was referring to future invites.

"The big news, of course, regards when testers will be receiving access to Beta 1. Microsoft recently invited the first round of private testers into the Windows Vista beta, and many have emailed me, wondering when they'll get download access. Microsoft told me that technical beta testers, MSDN subscribers, and TechNet subscribers would all get access to Beta 1 starting today."

http://www.windowsitpro.com/windowspaulthu...rott_47164.html

[sanctified Veteran]

eh, maybe i'm just ignorant. but i'm sure it will look something similar since people have been ooh ahhing about the aero look forever.

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Remember whistler? People loved Watercolor

[raskren]

How is everyone else getting it then? Are they just doing a bunch of small waves then doing one giant one later?

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Nobody has it save for Microsoft's close partners.

The NDA was lifted after the official announcement today at 9:05 PDT allowing sites to release screenshots and other info about the beta 1 bits.

[Lexcyn]

EVERYONE who has been invited will get access today.  The "waves" of testers was referring to future invites.

"The big news, of course, regards when testers will be receiving access to Beta 1. Microsoft recently invited the first round of private testers into the Windows Vista beta, and many have emailed me, wondering when they'll get download access. Microsoft told me that technical beta testers, MSDN subscribers, and TechNet subscribers would all get access to Beta 1 starting today."

http://www.windowsitpro.com/windowspaulthu...rott_47164.html

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Awesome! I can't wait to start downloading!