Public release of Vista Beta 2!!!! Come here to get it!

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:01 pm

Ok, Microsoft has released Vista Beta 2 as a Public release!!!! Heres howto get it:

NOTE: Make sure you are logged into your Windows Live account!!!!!

Download the Beta here

Now on the newly opened page:

A: Copy down the activation code on a piece of paper.

B: Click on your language, and then download it for your machine. It comes as an iso for either 32-bit or 64-bit CPU's.

Burn your .iso with your favorite burning program such as Nero.

Pop her in your DVD drive and enjoy

Also, if this worked for you, please post. If not, please post and i'll try to help you out

Post by **Skyone** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:06 pm

Heard it from engadget.

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:09 pm

Meh...

Post by **Triton** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:19 pm

^ditto

daleighan · Post by **daleighan** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:29 pm

I'm gunna install it on my macbook, (once I get the thing later this summer)

Post by **bicostp** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:32 pm

It's basically XP but shinier and more of a KDE-and-OSX imitator...

KDE still has more features anyways.

<a href="http://img121.imageshack.us/my.php?image=6783qu.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/2095/6783qu.th.jpg" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://img121.imageshack.us/my.php?image=5251vl.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/4791/5251vl.th.gif" border="0" /></a>

I probably won't use Vista; the next OS I'll use (aside from a kajillion Linux distros) will definitely be Mac OS X. Back to my roots, you know?

(:lol: I said "root" in the same sentence as "mac os x" and "linux". I'm so not-funny.

)

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:34 pm

how big is the file? i might download it if i can fit it on my HD

Post by **Triton** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:41 pm

im with bico on this one, its a shinier version of XP and i would rather go to OSX

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:41 pm

The english 32-bit one is 3.2 GB Oh yeah, on one computer i will soon have:

WinXP (Came on my Computer)
WinVista (Downloading)
PCLinuxOS (Downloaded)
Mac OS X (Bought OSX on Ebay, recompiled for intel X86 with special Patches)

...all i need to add is the WinVista

slimjimmy · Post by **slimjimmy** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:53 pm

I'm willing to look at downloading this. My dad's fed up with trying to fix his XP (It's the first version released in 2000 or 2001) so he may just want to start over and use this.

MaDnEsS · Post by **MaDnEsS** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 11:38 pm

do i have to sign up for something to DL this

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:51 am

You need a Windows Live account. It's free, and it's something that all Windows Users should have. If you have a .net/MSN/Windows Meesenger account, you should already have the Live account

I'm pretty sure thats how you get it, but i'm not too sure. I just happend to type in my email and my usual password and it worked...

This is at daleighan:

Yeah, im getting a Macbook too. The black one. I'll be putting Vista on mine too

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:14 am

downloading................................................................... Sadly it wouldn't download correctly in ie so I used firefox and now it's seems ok. stil a bit ironic.

Extreme_Jesus · Post by **Extreme_Jesus** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:30 am

im gonna download but i dont think ill install it anytime soon, ive just re-installed Xp64 and thast got another year to run, besides vista is just xp with shiny graphics so i may as well just stick with xp64

Just out of curiousity is anyone else using XP64?

MM007 · Post by **MM007** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:24 am

It didn't work for me on IE or firefox, and I was logged into Windows Live.

I just got an empty page, plus the Windows Vista page template.