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I just read on Neowin.net and verified by going to https://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/default.aspx that Microsoft has added a link to the top of their Windows 7 page to download the beta. It is not funtioning as of this time.
Could this be an early Christmas present for the public
? Only time will tell.
This was a publishing error on the CMS from Microsoft. Microsoft have now removed the link. Expect access to the beta after Steve Ballmer's keynote on Wednesday 7th January 2009, unless it leaks beforehand of course.![Smile :) :)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)
Could this be an early Christmas present for the public
![Cool :cool: :cool:](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png)
This was a publishing error on the CMS from Microsoft. Microsoft have now removed the link. Expect access to the beta after Steve Ballmer's keynote on Wednesday 7th January 2009, unless it leaks beforehand of course.
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Thats awesome news! I got Windows 7 through a torrent and it apparently has some program that stops Windows from needing a product key, and to update you need to uninstall it? Any ideas on what to do?? The program is called TimerNuke
Sorry, no idea. I can only recommend waiting for the public beta to be released and activating it. That way you don't need that program.
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Would you need to pay for that or would it be free?Sorry, no idea. I can only recommend waiting for the public beta to be released and activating it. That way you don't need that program.
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Thats awesome news! I got Windows 7 through a torrent and it apparently has some program that stops Windows from needing a product key, and to update you need to uninstall it? Any ideas on what to do?? The program is called TimerNuke
TimerNuke doesn't really do anything except for prevent you from getting Windows Updates. Your build will still stop working after 30 days, and still Timebomb in July. At least the beta will be out before any of that happens though
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Would you need to pay for that or would it be free?
From the past public betas, ithe beta has been free unless you wanted them to ship you the dvd with the beta software on it. You would then pay for cost of shipping.
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Cheers, mustn't have it installed as I just did a load of Windows Updates. I haven't had a popup thing at startup saying "enter your product key" though?TimerNuke doesn't really do anything except for prevent you from getting Windows Updates. Your build will still stop working after 30 days, and still Timebomb in July. At least the beta will be out before any of that happens though![]()
Thanks!From the past public betas, ithe beta has been free unless you wanted them to ship you the dvd with the beta software on it. You would then pay for cost of shipping.
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Cheers, mustn't have it installed as I just did a load of Windows Updates. I haven't had a popup thing at startup saying "enter your product key" though
Huh, well, I'm just going by what I read on other forums. Again, I don't think it really matters though, as we will have beta 1 by the time the grace period runs out anyway.
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Hopefully Microsoft will get off there asses and get it out soonHuh, well, I'm just going by what I read on other forums. Again, I don't think it really matters though, as we will have beta 1 by the time the grace period runs out anyway.
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AwwUpdate: This was a publishing error on the CMS from Microsoft. Microsoft have now removed the link. Expect access to the beta after Steve Ballmer's keynote on Wednesday 7th January 2009, unless it leaks beforehand of course.
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If your sources are telling you that MSDN will get it on the 29th, what about the BT that received the invites and Technet?
It'll leak beforehand, for sure. I think MSDN subscribers get it on the 29th, and the public beta drops the 7th. I could be wrong, but my sources are usually pretty good as I've demonstrated here![]()
If your sources are telling you that MSDN will get it on the 29th, what about the BT that received the invites and Technet?
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It'll leak beforehand, for sure. I think MSDN subscribers get it on the 29th, and the public beta drops the 7th. I could be wrong, but my sources are usually pretty good as I've demonstrated here![]()
That's very good news...
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