Windows 7 Official Public Beta

[yakumo]

Sigh, still trying, it's pretty hopeless now, everyone should just give up till tomorrow :)

[Snowl]

General network error. Check your network documentation You get this error every time it doesnt show up with a product key <---- Even If it doesnt show up, its hidden but its in the source.

If you dont get that error in the source, then you have a product key (because it has succesfully gotten the key and displayed it.)

[FordGT]

I have multiple pages open in FF refreshing auto but nothing yet. Just redirects once in a while.

[Josh7289]

What time is it to go to bed at Michael Jackson's house?

When the big hand is on the little hand.

J/K'ing!

Yeah I know you are. :p I just don't like having that kind of stuff written down in text (on forums or wherever people can read it). It's so "final", you know?

BUT ANYWAY! My ISO download seems to be doing well so far. 5% done. :p I'm downloading it from the secret official MS link...

[Bioran]

After cloning tabs and refreshing for over 2 hours, I'm on the brink of giving up.

Please, if you can, could you please give me a key? ;_;

[primexx]

im testing a new way of doing this. its worked once for me (my friend from work needed a key). if this works again, ill post it.

why not post it regardless and let the mob confirm it for you?

[funktron]

I just installed Check4Change on my FF browser, let it go - see it if pops up with anything. At least it's automatic...

[DClark]

Not working for me anymore, Microsoft may have finally caught on.

[DanManIt]

^same thing happening here. anyone else have any other tips?

[yakumo]

I just installed ...

way to let the cat out the bag and make the problem worse

[primexx]

way to let the cat out the bag and make the problem worse

i took a look at the extension, it doesn't do what he wants anyways

[sweetleaf]

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Windows 7 Beta Available Pulled; ?No ETA? on Product Keys

January 9th, 2009

Windows 7 Beta Available Pulled; No ETA on Product Keys The 2.4GB Windows 7 public beta download is now no longer available from Microsoft, and as of 1:45PM PST, the 2.5 million product keys Microsoft's promised are not yet being distributed.

Update, 1:30PST: Computerworld reports that a Microsoft spokesperson said that the company is shoring up their servers to deal with the unexpectedly high demand for the Windows 7 Beta download.

[trek]

I can confirm that the x64 key works on a the 32-bit version as well. I've installed and activated it on my Aluminum MacBook with no problems.

[cerebrix]

yep, they took it down

now redirects to https://www.microsoft.com/library/errorpage...us/default.aspx

guess we all gotta wait now.

[funktron]

So the dude who used that to get his was just lying? It seems that this is exactly what we'd want, no?

And I'm still getting the "error" page. I get the one you get, Cerebrix, every now and again - but not always. That's been intermittent for me the entire time I've been doing this for almost three hours.

[FordGT]

Same here.

[kraken]

No I got the key.....

[DClark]

No, he didn't lie, I got keys from it. All good things must come to an end I guess.

[Lord Ba'al]

I finally got my key! :laugh:

I already downloaded the x64 version a few hours earlier with no problems and good speed.

Then I wanted to get a key, and the trouble started. First I only got "Server is busy", then they took the page down and I only got "Coming soon" :blink:

I still waited for some time, but as it didn't change, I decided to come back here later.

When I came back here shortly ago, I found the instructions linked on the front page and tried them out.

Opened TechNet (US site, even if I don't live there - I thought it might be important), signed in, pasted the url into the same tab... and got "Try again the next bussiness day." :pinch:

I then pasted the url into the same tab again to re-load the page (rather than hitting F5), still the same - but after I repeated that three times, I already got the page with my key :woot:

All that using Firefox 3, not IE. So I can confirm that it does work :yes:

[Snowl]

Try "ReloadEvery" for firefox.. ;)

[primexx]

Try "ReloadEvery" for firefox.. ;)

and that'll refresh the page even if it has the key, and you'll miss it

[Lord Ba'al]

Try "ReloadEvery" for firefox.. ;)

No need for that, as it worked already after reloading three times - very nice, I thought it would take longer.

[devize]

I've been trying all day to get my hands on a key but with no avail, so I am hoping somebody can please, please send me a key if they have one spare, it would be extremely appreciated

[primexx]

No need for that, as it worked already after reloading three times - very nice, I thought it would take longer.

and not everyone can get it so quickly.

if this cuts into the 2.5 million MS is going to take sooo much heat.

[funktron]

Lord, you've got what's called - the luck. :-P Some of us have been trying for hours to no avail.