jalaffa Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 On January 9th (Pacific Time), the Windows 7 Beta will be available for Windows enthusiasts to download via the (Windows 7 page). The Windows 7 Beta is going to be 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. 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. You will get a product key when you register to download.Original article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KotaXor Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 About time! Tomorrow....wow.Edit: sh*t, only for Vista"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" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalaffa Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Edit: sh*t, only for Vista"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"You can only upgrade from Vista SP1, but you can do a clean install of Windows 7 on any system (that has hardware supporting it that is) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessjirval Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Shit just downgraded to XP from VISTA 2 days ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warezist Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Sick....A stripped XP is all I'll touch. Even a stripped Vista is just not my cup of tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalaffa Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 It has gone live nowWindows 7 Beta Live LinkSome problems reported:If you attempt to register for the beta download, the following error will appear after profile is been submitted: Error The site is currently experiencing technical difficulties, please check back in the next business day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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