techdigest.tv - 1/12/2009
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Did you have trouble picking up the Windows 7 beta over the weekend? I sure did. I didn't manage to get my hands on it till last night, when I finally got it burnt to DVD and installed on a spare laptop. In light of the massive demand, Microsoft has wisely decided to drop the 2.5 million ...
microsoft.com - 1/10/2009
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microsoft.com —
Some product features of Windows 7, such as
the ability to watch and record live TV or...
navigation through the use of "touch," may require advanced or additional hardware. You'll need a system recovery disk (and know how to use it). You're [almost] ...
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Download the Windows 7 Beta
windowsteamblog.com - 1/10/2009
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windowsteamblog.com —
I know many of you have had issues
with the Windows 7 Beta site over the last...
24 hours. As you may have noticed the download site has been up and running smoothly since this morning. That said, we apologize for the inconvenience that it caused some ...
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Here’s where we stand
windowsteamblog.com - 1/9/2009
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windowsteamblog.com —
Due to very heavy traffic we’re seeing as
a result of interest in the Windows 7 Beta,...
we are adding some additional infrastructure support to the Microsoft.com properties before we post the public beta. We want to ensure customers have the best ...
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Update on Windows 7 Beta Availability
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Windows 7 beta extended beyond 2.5 million downloads
Obsessable News Feed —
The public availability of the Windows 7 beta has seen massive popularity since Microsoft first granted access to it last week. If you've been following Obsessable, you know the trouble we had first finding a copy of the software to download, and later getting Microsoft's system to generate a CD key for us. To thank users for their interest in the beta despite ongoing problems in making the program available, Microsoft has announced that it is no longer limiting the offer to the first 2.5 million to download the operating system, as was its initial intention. Anyone downloading the beta during the next two ...
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