windows 7 beta

[sharhal]

if anyone has got the windows 7 beta and is looking for a key follows these instructions,

Browse to http://technet.microsoft.com/
Sign in at the top right with your Windows Live ID
When the page has loaded copy and paste one of the addresses below into the address bar:

for 32 bit
https://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/scripts/gcs.aspx?Product=tn-win7-32-ww&LCID=1033

for 64 bit
https://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/scripts/gcs.aspx?Product=tn-win7-64-ww&LCID=1033

If you get an error just keep refreshing the page.

Working at the moment but be quick just in case it ends.

[freetheweed]

Have seen it not installed it though I have downloaded it. It does look good a little like vista from the pics I have seen its only beta so what faults have you found so far

[sharhal]

so far no faults apart from the mp3 bug, that seems ok now i have applied the patch, im not to keen on the full screen preveiws i dont like the way they flash up, apart from that i like it, still only early days will dig deeper today haha, worth a try ,

[Tinkerbell]

The fact that it's like Vista puts me off for a start! I hate Vista with a passion! :(

[freetheweed]

The fact that it's like Vista puts me off for a start! I hate Vista with a passion! :(

When it first came out I hated it so much I went back to xp. I have since had to test vista and gone back its much better and less errors. Its still I think toearly to but it out for business but for home use its great :D

[Scotty]

I am installing it on my test computer.

As for vista yeah its not the best right now but its alot better I have 20 computers at work with it on and there is alot of changes we had to make for active directory to work let alone the small bugs we found. For home use right now its up there with xp now its alot smoother than it used to be. One good thing is the updates not been on a web site like xp I never liked this.

[freetheweed]

I have installed it now and it was a very quick install nothing over the top it is very much just like the vista interface and it running very smooth. There is a patch to fix the mp3 problem and works ok. I have done a few tests and its very easy to use and is robust and its still in beta stages

[Allen]

I have installed it on a virtual computer to test it on and is great its alot smoother than vista. Install was really fast and there was not problems with the install. When running i really like it. There is nothing wrong with it but you can tell there is alot more to come when vista came out in beta I hated it and even when they took it out of beta it was still bad its gotten better but windows 7 might stick this on to the main computer

[Allen]

Well I have installed this on my computer now and it really is good there is still a few things I dont like and its ie8 beta its the main thing i dont like on windows 7 I was trying to remember how to remove ie from the install loction but then not sure if windows 7 would work with ie7 and have not heard anyone else do this. I think i will give it a try going to ie7 and see

[Scotty]

I have downloaded the new released beta for this and on my test drive I am really linking it I am almost tempted to install it on my main hard drive and do away with vista! We are also testing this out at work and given up with vista! As long as it's better than Vista (which I don't think will be much of a challenge to ensure), then I am happy.

So far I am very impressed with it a few things had to work on getting work McAfee was main one but its smooth and works great I really am thinking on going with windows 7 the old beta I liked but it soon was clear it was bugy so gave up this new one is great

[Allen]

I am testing it for our work vista project on hold as windows7 runs so much smoother