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Vista beta version available

idea_hamster

idea_hamster

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MS has made a beta version of Vista available.

Download can be done -- if you've got somewhere between 3.5 and 64 hours. :p

The news feed: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5059110.stm

I guess they don't guarantee compatibility with platforms that they consider "supported," so we can't necessarily judge useability on Intel Macs, but it would be interesting to hear just how well any venturesome Bootcamp users fare....
 
has anyone gotten the download to work yet? every browser I've used hangs after the passport sign in page
 
Elbeano said:
has anyone gotten the download to work yet? every browser I've used hangs after the passport sign in page
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I wouldn't be shocked to find that even a MS-sized server is overloaded. After all, with a 3.5-hour minimum download time, those poor folks are going to suckling at that icy teet for a long, long time.
 
I used a download manager that was able to open 8 connections and get about 400-500 Kbps. It stalled twice, but finished pretty quickly overall.
 
I ran the upgrade advisor in Parallels to see if it would run Vista. This is what it returned - I have a 0.00 Hz CPU ... apparently.
 

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got it installed on my sony


verdict: CRAP - just eye candy -

my wi-fi keeps on droping and blocking the internet on it ? :D that'll fix the spyware virus problems
 
dam thing crashed on me when trying to install some usb drive drivers


reason it gave : BLUESCREEN:D took 2 boots into safe mode and a reboot or two to get it back

i can't see this being on my lappy for long:rolleyes:
 
downloadin now.. gonna load up bootcamp with my sexy black macbook here.. (i love to brag) and it says 19 hours to download.
 
HOw big?

how big is the X86 Vista Beta 2? (it says 3.5 on MS site but i downloaded 3.12gb) does this work
 
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