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The forum thread discusses the upcoming beta testing of a Microsoft product, likely Windows 7, with participants expressing interest and anticipation. The original poster provides a broken link, which is later corrected, and users inquire about how to sign up for the beta, with responses indicating that invitations are required and involve an application process. Overall, the community is eager, but there is confusion about the release timeline, and it is clarified that the beta is not publicly available yet, with invites possibly being sent out in groups.
The forum thread discusses the upcoming beta testing of a Microsoft product, likely Windows 7, with participants expressing interest and anticipation. The original poster provides a broken link, which is later corrected, and users inquire about how to sign up for the beta, with responses indicating that invitations are required and involve an application process. Overall, the community is eager, but there is confusion about the release timeline, and it is clarified that the beta is not publicly available yet, with invites possibly being sent out in groups.
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My guess is that the people that gave the most feedback on the vista beta are the ones being invited to this beta, and in Janurary, you can apply for the beta on the Microsoft Connect website.
Radenight
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Awesome!!
The above link doesn't seem to want to open though...

Downloading what?
Downloading what now? The beta has not been released yet.
Downloading mine now. =D
Downloading what now? The beta has not been released yet.
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My guess is that the people that gave the most feedback on the vista beta are the ones being invited to this beta, and in Janurary, you can apply for the beta on the Microsoft Connect website.
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My guess is that the people that gave the most feedback on the vista beta are the ones being invited to this beta, and in Janurary, you can apply for the beta on the Microsoft Connect website.
I filled out all the necessary stuff on the Microsoft Connect site a while back but that doesn't guarantee you'll get an invite does it..? I did beta test Vista though so that should be good for something shouldn't it? Actually now that I think about it, i've changed emails since those days which probably doesn't help my chances of getting an invite.. damn
Downloading what now? The beta has not been released yet.
Correction; The beta has not been released to the public...
I have a copy on my desk as we speak. I'm in the middle of a huge video conversion, but when I'm done, it's going on the Desktop.
I have connections.
Anyways, I'm hoping this is the beta that's getting released to the public. It's build 6982, and seems to have all the features that it's supposed to have.
I'll post a winver screenie in a sec, it's just booting into windows now.
Edit: Winver!
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Anyone notice that all the expiry times are different? Not the date, but the time....
Edit: I think the time depends on the build date.
Anyways, I'm hoping this is the beta that's getting released to the public. It's build 6982, and seems to have all the features that it's supposed to have.
I'll post a winver screenie in a sec, it's just booting into windows now.
Edit: Winver!
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Anyone notice that all the expiry times are different? Not the date, but the time....
Edit: I think the time depends on the build date.
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I wanna copy

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but make that 32-bit! 
also...I think that picture looks photoshopped.........
lol............... j/k
also...I think that picture looks photoshopped.........
lol............... j/k
VERY NICE!! Makes me want the beta even more then I already did!!Are you noticing any difference in overall stability/compatibility yet???
Havent got a chance to fully test her out yet, but overall it seems quite a bit faster than 6801.
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Havent got a chance to fully test her out yet, but overall it seems quite a bit faster than 6801.
Glad to hear they haven't screwed it up yet.. Keep us posted!