[Hoully88]

GO ME

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The Microsoft Windows® Media Center beta team would like to extend an invitation to you to participate in the Microsoft Windows 7 beta program planned for early 2009 as a Windows Media Center beta tester. Accepting this invitation will allow you to access pre-release versions of the next version of Windows for the purpose of evaluating and providing feedback on Windows 7 and Windows Media Center. We highly value your feedback and know we can count on you to help us build a great new version of Windows!

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NOTE: i signed up to be a windows media center beta tester at https://connect.microsoft.com/site/s...aspx?SiteID=23 just use your live login info good luck to all

[MalaSuerte]

Wow nice, I actually do have high hopes for Windows 7. Have fun with it and tell us what you think about it later on.

[tojokid93]

Im not reading all that shit. Someone summarize please

[jamesmoon2]

I have the leaked copy and so far i like the improvements

[Hoully88]

my apologies if you just go to https://connect.microsoft.com/ on the main page aka Home you will see where it sais Were you invited to join Connect? in that box type the code WMC-JM7K-RRM6 and hit go it should then bring you to the survey to sign up hope that works and best of luck that more of us get in to LEGIT testing haha

[krackhead]

Originally Posted by Hoully88

my apologies if you just go to https://connect.microsoft.com/ on the main page aka Home you will see where it sais Were you invited to join Connect? in that box type the code WMC-JM7K-RRM6 and hit go it should then bring you to the survey to sign up hope that works and best of luck that more of us get in to LEGIT testing haha

That survey is for Windows Media Center Beta.

[Hoully88]

YES i realize that but if you read my email that i got you will see

Dear Tester,

The Microsoft Windows® Media Center beta team would like to extend an invitation to you to participate in the Microsoft Windows 7 beta program planned for early 2009 as a Windows Media Center beta tester. Accepting this invitation will allow you to access pre-release versions of the next version of Windows for the purpose of evaluating and providing feedback on Windows 7 and Windows Media Center. We highly value your feedback and know we can count on you to help us build a great new version of Windows!

[krackhead]

This Friday, Jan 9, 2.5 million people will get to download the beta. YEa

As of today, I am running the Windows 7 Beta on several different PCs including my laptop, my work PC, and my PC at home, which I upgraded recently to Windows 7 from Windows Vista SP1. (I’ll be outlining the PCs I’m using to test Windows 7 shortly.) I’m all connected with HomeGroup, I’ve got several different Libraries set up, and I’m loving the new Windows Taskbar. I’ve got Windows Media Center recording my favorite TV shows and my Zune 80 syncing up with the Zune software. And things are even better with Windows Live Essentials installed. I find the Windows 7 Beta to be an amazing beta release and I am extremely excited for you to get your hands on it later this week! I’d like to take a moment to share some specifics regarding the Windows 7 Beta that I think are very important for people looking to give Windows 7 a spin.

On January 9th, the Windows 7 Beta will be available for Windows enthusiasts to download via the Windows 7 page on Windows.com. The Windows 7 Beta is going to be available download-only (we’re not sending out physical media) and available for a limited time to the first 2.5 million people who download the beta.

The Windows 7 Beta will be available in English, German, Japanese, Arabic, and Hindi, and each language will be available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions (except Hindi which will only be available in 32-bit). Because the Windows 7 Beta will be offered download-only, it will be provided to you as an ISO image (an .iso file) that you download. After downloading either the 32-bit or 64-bit ISO image of the Windows 7 Beta, you will be required to burn the ISO image to a DVD to install Windows 7. So you want to be sure you have a DVD burner before spending the time downloading the ISO image.

To burn the ISO image of the Windows 7 Beta to DVD, if your PC comes with Nero or Roxio products – you should be able to burn the ISO image to DVD. If you don’t already have DVD burning software on your PC, you can also check out ImgBurn which is free and can be downloaded here.

The Windows 7 Beta only supports Windows Vista SP1 to Windows 7 upgrades. So if you intend to do an upgrade – be sure it is on a PC running Windows Vista with Service Pack 1. We are not yet announcing anything regarding finalized upgrade paths for Windows 7.

The Windows 7 Beta will be only available in one edition, which is roughly equivalent the Ultimate edition of Windows Vista.

Also, another important thing to keep in mind is that the Windows 7 Beta will expire on August 1st, 2009.

I also need to emphasize that this is a beta of an unreleased operating system. Be sure to backup all your important data. As much as the Windows 7 Beta completely rocks, part of the beta process is discovering bugs and reporting those bugs. Some of those bugs could possibly lead to data loss. I tend to be a risk-taker myself and have gone all-out with the Windows 7 Beta by putting it on almost all my PCs both at work and at home, but not everyone should do this. I recommend using Windows Vista’s Backup and Restore features to ensure your information is backed up before trying out the Windows 7 Beta. Click here for several methods of backing up your data in Windows Vista.

The Windows 7 Beta is targeted toward the enthusiast crowd – people excited and knowledgeable with technology. If you don’t quite understand much of what I’ve written above, it is probably best you don’t try to install the Windows 7 Beta.

If you are an IT Professional, you can visit the Springboard Series for Windows 7 on TechNet (see the Windows 7 tab) on January 9th to sign up for the Windows 7 Beta but also can also get access to dynamic resources including video walkthroughs and the new Windows 7 forums.

from: Information on Downloading and Installing Windows 7 Beta - Windows 7 Team Blog - The Windows Blog

[Hoully88]

if this is accurate about friday do you assume it will be 12AM PST and if so then that's 24 hours from now...who's gonna stay up late to get their hands on it first and to make sure they are one of the 2.5 million....imo that sounds like a large number of people but you gotta figure how many will be trying to get it so....

[rubberchickenmx]

fuck yes im gonna stay up all night! hahahh

[Hoully88]

im wondering if it will be the first 2.5 million public + the beta testers or what...cause i mean if its just 2.5 million public including beta testers then whats the sense of being a beta tester HAHA...what im trying to say is do the beta testers have to worry about staying up late or will they be able to get it whenever not having to be part of the 2.5 million

[jamesmoon2]

can someone make a bot to D/L this? i will be traveling to gainsville to watch the gators game so i wont be home

[Hoully88]

UPDATE: i just logged on to my connect.microsoft.com and im actually able to download it now and i got my legit ultimate serial yay for not having to stay up late even though ill prob be up that late playing xbox 360 or something

[Overfiend]

bah, I was hoping we would get a seperate DL from the public one on the MCP page but sadly no.