Windows 7 Official Public Beta

[Heather]

oh great I am getting errors here too lol

[Unimatrix Xero]

w00t over 100,000 views!

[ale0crysis]

lol server down even here

[+Mystic MVC]

i'm getting

"Error

The site is currently experiencing technical difficulties, please check back in the next business day."

after selecting country&job and pressing next :/

Same thing here.

[Si Veteran]

Install this http://transfers.ds.microsoft.com/FTM/

And make sure you use IE with these links:

x86

x64

[Crazysah]

Anyone here managed to get keys? I managed to get the download going!

[acoustikrage]

so wuts the difference between the 7000.0.081212-1400_client_en-us_Ultimate-GB1CULFRE_EN_DVD.iso download and the en_windows_7_beta_dvd_x86_x15-29073.iso download on the technet site? are they both the ultimate version?

[Heather]

Anyone here managed to get keys? I managed to get the download going!

Nope :(

[nilsHaus]

yea, DIGIX can you make sure the 7000.8012 whatever link you posted is not server 2008?

Also, anyone know if this will **** up a boot camp install?

[sharp65]

I don't think they are giving keys yet...

[MrChainsaw]

Me wants keyz.

[Anatolian]

That links still working with IE, but what about the KEYS?

[mdtaUK]

Are the keys given out on the download pages, or do we have to wait and get them elsewhere?

[spenser.d]

x2 post sorry. So the keys will go publicon the technet site, correct?

Good call.

-Spenser

[sharp65]

They said download would be available in the afternoon, it's only 10AM their. There is no links on the official windows 7 site to the technet download page. i don't think they started it yet.

[MrChainsaw]

2 Hours to go!!!

[+Mystic MVC]

Thanks Si, I got the x64 download going, now I just need a key. :p

[Heather]

I just want to fill in a form or something for a key lol

[Kronir]

http://wb.dlservice.microsoft.com/download...XFRE_EN_DVD.ISO?

x64

Finally got it downloading. :) How can we be sure this is the 64-bit version, though? I just want to make sure I'm not using valuable bandwidth getting the wrong version. :p

Edit: nevermind; I didn't see the earlier posts telling about the filenames. Anyways, getting between 370-500ish KB/s on the download; oughta be done right when the keys open up. :D Hope I can get one!

[Krigo]

Anyone know if you could upgrade from x86 to x64? Or will I have to deal with the Windows.old permissions crap?

[Digitalx]

yea, DIGIX can you make sure the 7000.8012 whatever link you posted is not server 2008?

Also, anyone know if this will **** up a boot camp install?

I'm quite sure meph is downloading it faster then me so he'll be able to concur before me.

[rob.derosa]

sweet, 7MB/s :)

[Hipnotik]

So I'm assuming we can go ahead and install the ISO which will put it in a 30 day trial and just enter the key once/if we are able to get one?

[markyl85]

working for me http://wb.dlservice.microsoft.com/download...us/default.aspx

300kbs

[Crazysah]

by GajaKannan January 9, 2009 9:43 AM PST on CNET comments...

Windows 7 beta is not published up until 12:00 pm PST (pacific standard time)... The problem is because of Windows Live framework update that microsoft put and their single sign on migrated to the live framework that is causing the issue... Sorry to say, it is not the number of users that is visiting the windows 7 beta site is causing this slow response.