Vista Beta 2 Public Download

[LeeRyder]

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx

Do you want to help improve Windows Vista?
Windows Vista Customer Preview Program
We invite you to be among the first to experience the clarity that Windows Vista can bring to your world. The Windows Vista Customer Preview Program makes a pre-release edition of Windows Vista Ultimate broadly available to the public for the first time.

 

[mmkrulz]

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx

Do you want to help improve Windows Vista?
Windows Vista Customer Preview Program
We invite you to be among the first to experience the clarity that Windows Vista can bring to your world. The Windows Vista Customer Preview Program makes a pre-release edition of Windows Vista Ultimate broadly available to the public for the first time.

thanks for sharing! already got me a key and will be testing this asap!

 

[demo]

I am downloading as I type...

Very excited to see the new features and Aero Glass interface... I have the Office 2007, Sharepoint & IE7 beta's as well and have been very impressed!

 

[VisualDigits]

Thank you for your interest in Windows Vista Beta 2.

We are currently experiencing a high level of demand and cannot process your request at this time.

Please check back later for availability. We apologize for any inconvenience.

I tested the first beta and it had lots of bugs. Hope this one is improved.

 

[dodo1]

Is it possible to deinstall Vista after installing it over my XP Pro version?

 

[typeins]

Couldnt be less user friendly than the x64 operating system i use at the moment.. worst compatability ever.. i tws easier to find drivers back with windows millenium edition!!

 

[VisualDigits]

Vista isn't upgradable. You will need to install it on a separate partition/drive.I'm using Windows XP x64 too and compatibility is awful but it's a whole lot faster than the 32bit version.

 

[typeins]

Its stable yes, but the most simple things like wireless networking.. webcams are almost impossible to get drivers for.

Vista is supposed to be much more driver friendly.

 

[demo]

well you gotta expect driver issues with the 64 bit version. it is not microsoft who makes the drivers but the hardware vendors...

i am using the 32 bit version and it is very, very nice !!!

 

[dodo1]

Vista isn't upgradable. You will need to install it on a separate partition/drive.I'm using Windows XP x64 too and compatibility is awful but it's a whole lot faster than the 32bit version.

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Installation limitations
There are two installation scenarios for Windows Vista Beta 2 (and RC1):
1. You can do a clean installation. This process will overwrite any data that you have on your hard disk or on your installation partition. The overwritten data will be lost and unrecoverable.
2. You can upgrade an existing installation of Windows XP.

 

[Ian]

wow, this is great mate. thanks

 

[Luc]

i get a lot of errors when trying to run the 32bit version Setup program (after inserting DVD) so i'm not expecting to test it anytime soon.

 

[dodo1]

i get a lot of errors when trying to run the 32bit version Setup program (after inserting DVD) so i'm not expecting to test it anytime soon.

Did you download the beta and burn it on DVD yourself or did you purchase a DVD kit? Maybe something went wrong when you copied the files to DVD...

 

[Luc]

I burned the ISO using Roxio EZ cd creator. I think the download might have gotten corrupted though. It was showing -900% and other weird numbers all throughout the download.

 

[kiviniar]

Hey Lee when u say "We invite you to be among the first to experience the clarity that Windows Vista can bring to your world. "

Are u a guy from MS.....


Any way vista rocks....plan to start a Vista forum in the near future

 

[LeeRyder]

nah, I just copy and pasted the text from their website.

Glad so many are into this download

 

[Ian]

has anybody experienced system instability with Windows Vista? If yes, do you recommend it to me to install? I am usually very sceptical even pessimistic about trial softwares. Somebody please enlighten me on this. thanks.

 

[dodo1]

has anybody experienced system instability with Windows Vista? If yes, do you recommend it to me to install? I am usually very sceptical even pessimistic about trial softwares. Somebody please enlighten me on this. thanks.

This is a beta version, so it is no stable version. It is for beta testers to find bugs in the software which are then reported to Microsoft. You should not install it on your main computer. That would be too risky.