Comments on: Better hurry: Windows 7 beta now online (now with direct links)

By: Dual Boot Windows 7? | Akkam's Razor

Dual Boot Windows 7? | Akkam's Razor — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:33:21 +0000

[...] January 10th, 2009 · No Comments I’m seriously considering installing the Microsoft Windows 7 Beta and running it dual-boot alongside Vista. You can get a product number by the following the instructions here and can get the ISOs for the 32 and 64-bit versions on this page. [...]

By: Microsoft overwhelmed by Windows 7 beta requests, will be available again soon

Microsoft overwhelmed by Windows 7 beta requests, will be available again soon — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:10:34 +0000

[...] Microsoft didn’t anticipate the demand for its Windows 7 beta, as many of you are no doubt aware. As such, Microsoft is busy adding hardware to its fledgling online operation and will re-open beta [...]

By: Windows 7 Beta listo para descargarse (enlaces directos) » Consultorio del Dr. Ogalinski

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:25:10 +0000

[...] Fuentes: LifeHacker, CrunchGear [...]

By: Rudy

Rudy — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:47:07 +0000

Anyone try to load this on a MAC via VMWare?

By: Arrrg

Arrrg — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:34:11 +0000

99% downloaded with orbitdownloader… and it will not go any farther. Been 2 hours now and it wont get that last 1%

By: Hostgator Reseller

Hostgator Reseller — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:49:24 +0000

I’m at 137Mb/2500Mb. Thanks for the links.

By: JohnnyH

JohnnyH — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:41:12 +0000

I’m downloading it right now :)

By: Steve Jabs

Steve Jabs — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:30:05 +0000

Same here. :(

By: crimson monkey » Catch ‘em while you can

crimson monkey » Catch ‘em while you can — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:26:48 +0000

[...] whale to amuse us. Anyway If you are desperate for a copy of the ISO CrunchGear have found some direct links but cannot guarantee how long they’ll be up. Entry Feed Trackback Del.icio.us Digg [...]

By: Nate

Nate — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:23:57 +0000

Yep. Mine stopped at 735.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:20:37 +0000

There’s now a newer post on Wired.com that has more updated info and chatter from a bunch of users as to what’s going on with the beta, which appears to have been postponed until they can get more resources to handle the demand.

http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/01/windows-7-publi.html

By: Xen

Xen — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:07:24 +0000

The 3.5 gig file downloads into a 717 byte ISO.

The direct links are bad.

By: Nate

Nate — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:00:39 +0000

Download first, ask questions later.

By: Steve Jabs

Steve Jabs — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:50:54 +0000

Any idea where to register after downloading?

By: Anthony

Anthony — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:39:30 +0000

Wired.com has the links to download the ISOs, but you still need to register to get an activation key:

http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/01/how-to-get-your.html

By: Steve Jabs

Steve Jabs — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:33:35 +0000

Well that is your only choice now. They just removed the download page all together.

By: Nicholas Deleon

Nicholas Deleon — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:29:46 +0000

Or just wait for the fully cracked ISO to show up on BitTorrent! Not that I advocate that, of course.

By: Nate

Nate — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:29:36 +0000

Yup. I’ve been trying, without any luck, all damn day.

By: Steve Jabs

Steve Jabs — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:23:06 +0000

Good luck downloading anything. So far I’ve only been as so lucky to get to the next page on the TechNet. And it’s stuck in a spinny ball mode. I would suggest that you copy the url if you get to this step so you don’t have to restart.