beta testing

Current Beta: x64 Build 7000 Hardware: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50N Laptop Model: Asus F8VA-B1 Symptoms: -Some CD/DVDs will lock up the drive and keep spinning (eject will not work) -Whatever action i was doing from that CD/DVD (installing, copying, etc) will be seen as "not responding" but i...

I'm new to installing multiple versions of Windows on my PC. I have a 500GB and a 250GB hard drive installed. I was thinking about making a 120GB partition from my 250 and dual booting. I have tried to make the partition in advance with Vista's Disk Management console in the Administrator Tools...

I still have the old nice MS game Midtown Madness 2. Now it works perfectly on XP even though it's thought to be used on Win98. I tried it on VIsta but it doesn't really work. At least not that much that it's fun to play. So I'm gonna test it on Win7 when I get the BETA. I'll write details here...

before i start, let me say that i have never used Vista. in fact, i have never even seen a computer running Vista. i love my XP. it's old enough and stable enough that it can be hacked and customized to a very great extent, and i have it set up to look and work exactly how i want it to. the main...

Humm, a first of sorts. A no minute no day Final Release. You will find this at Speedfans Web Site under downloads. As I understand it some new chip sets or set added and some tweaks and thats it. So much for beta testing.

I can see I am already disagreeing with a couple of the views, unfortunately that includes Paul Thurrot.. When I read his blog, I almost felt that I had been given a different release. If you want to do it for the experiment, then good luck. You will get nothing out of M3 that you cannot get in...

There is a way to apply to become a beta tester with Microsoft. No one knows when the Windows 7 beta will be out, but you can apply at this address: Link Removed

Saw this press release yesterday, just wondering if anyone else's tried it yet. I know it's shareware but I'm too lazy to download :P Major Unofficial Upgrade for Microsoft® Windows® Vista and XP Released by Extensoft Extensions for Windows® provides the ‘missing...

So, do you think that the reason that Microsoft is keeping quiet about Windows 7 is because they don't want people to get excited, see it in beta for 1 or 2 years, and when it comes out, there so bored that they bash it, like with Windows Vista. So, think they prefer the Apple approach, where...

Hi All: Please go to Link Removed - Invalid URL and read the official story on Windows Vista SP1 availability. It clearly states that March is when it will be available through Windows Update. This is from Mike Nash of Microsoft on February 4, 2008. We are going to stage our rollout of SP1...

Hi guys, When recently browsing the web, I came across this: http://www.joejoe.org/forum/index.php?s=f7dda7865865f48f994ae44494cb4e4d&showforum=59 First off, I need to tell a bit of history. Back in 2002, Microsoft started work on the next version of Windows, so called "Longhorn". This...

hField Technologies is looking for Beta Testers for it's new Wi-Fire USB Long Range WiFi adapter for Windows Vista. The beta trial will begin in late July. Volunteers will receive a beta unit for testing and evaluation, which will be returned to hField Technologies at the end of the test...

Well I installed windows vista RC1, must say on installation, if you have a softraid supported motherboard, make sure you have your drivers handy (compatible with vista) else you're gonna wait a long time for the installer to finish. I did multiple installs just to test the installation and...

Alright, I installed Vista Beta 2 Build 5472 on my computer and want to go back to Windows XP (some programs I need do not work on Vista) but instead of a XP disk I have another hard drive in my computer. On XP when it starts up it says "To start system restore press F11" or something like that...

If you signed up for Windows Vista Beta 2 and registered your product key with Microsoft, you will have access to Release Candidate 1 when it is released. I didn't know this until tonight, and I'm sure many others didn't either. There was also some talk about a big "suprise" being planned...

sorry for not registering but i thought id help a few beta testers out being one my self and using a nvidia gforce 6800ultra you can use the older 77,xx drivers available here , please note that using these drivers disables the glass effect, they are better than the alpha drivers from the...