blog.wired.com - 1/9/2009
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[Update! The Microsoft Partner Program website has the official time: "Partners with a MSDN or TechNet subscription can download Windows 7 Beta now. All other partners can download Windows 7 Beta starting January 9, 2009 at 12:00 P.M. Pacific Time."
The instructions below, as we ...
technet.microsoft.com - 1/9/2009
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technet.microsoft.com —
You are willing to participate as an active
beta tester and provide feedback to help us complete...
Windows 7. You have an extra computer available to dedicate to testing beta software. You can back up your PC, install and reinstall Windows, and ...
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Windows 7 Beta Customer Preview
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
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Windows 7 Beta Downloads Will be Available Soon - Microsoft's Servers Already Can't Handle Demand
ReadWriteWeb —
... would be available today, it was already clear that there would be a tremendous demand for the next version of Windows. The last we heard was that the beta will be available at noon PST today, even though the download link from Microsoft's ...
Windows 7 Beta General Availability Delayed
Technologizer —
... to meet the demand. Developers who have MSDN or TechNet subscriptions can download Windows 7 Beta today; it will (in theory) become generally available tomorrow at 12 PM PT. Direct download links are live if you want to get the jump on all the people that will spend their Saturdays downloading a beta operating system, but installations without product keys are limited to 30-day trial periods. As an aside, has anybody told Microsoft about BitTorrent yet? It seems to be a ...
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news.cnet.com 1/9/2009 —
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Windows 7 Beta Now Available to Everyone [Microsoft]
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feedback Resources
updates.zdnet.com 2/19/2009 — ZDNet Resources What do Windows 7 beta testers really want? Windows beta testing ain't what it used to be. Over the past couple of days, this reality seems to be setting in among some Windows 7 testers. by Mary Jo Foley Tags : Team , Microsoft Windows ...
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Windows 7 Beta Download Details and Limitations —
I4U News 1/9/2009
Microsoft is releasing Windows 7 beta to everybody who wants it this afternoon. Developers have already access to it since a couple days.
You will be able to download an .ISO image of Windows 7 beta that you have to burn to a DVD in order to run the ...
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