Windows Vista Public Beta Available [Merged]

manutd_2

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx

install at your own risk

A:I

how very interesting...:T

maforduk

See this Thread! HA HA HA:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=208951

A:I

Quincy wrote:

Wow more stuff to go wrong :rotfl:

Seriously though, Ive heard that the New Xbox cannot play the Old Xbox discs is this true?

the xbox360 has an 'emulator' on its hard drive for origional xbox games. But not all origional xbox games will play on it.

hawkwinddotcom

maforduk wrote:

See this Thread! HA HA HA:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=208951

Isnt that thread about themes etc whereas this is about the OS that you can download and which expires Jun 2007

Quincy_3

hawkwinddotcom wrote:

Isnt that thread about themes etc whereas this is about the OS that you can download and which expires Jun 2007

Yes It is, Crystal XP is a shell pack so you get the look and theme of XP without the holes of the actual OS :rotfl:

BenL

The download channel for Vista is crammed at the moment, can't get a connection.

The 32 bit version is 3.3GB and 64 bit is 4.4 GB.

Needs to be burnt to DVD.

Watch out if you have limits on your broadband connection.

If you want a DVD of the Beta it will be £10.98.

The licence key is valid until July 2007, you may not be able to upgrade straight to the full Vista release.

THe licence key can be used on upto 10 machines for the beta unlike normal Microsoft retail products of 1 licence per pc.

Ben

sra

*** Board Guide Note ***
I've moved all the Xp Themes posts over to this thread and moved a lot of Vista Posts over hear. as both threads were a mixture of the two subjects

thanks

sco0ter

Getting it now at 1135KB/s total download time 53Mins

This is still missing a lot of the final features so dont expect it all to be in here like the XBOX Live support or DirectX 10. Its still only a functional OS not anywhere near what the final will be.

Rex_Mundi

If I made a mistake then I certainly apologise.

I thought I was posting about Vista. I wouldn't bother just loading a 'theme' for XP. I don't see the point in it. I have prepared another computer ready to take the full Vista download so that it won't interfer with any of my other computers.

Once again BGs. If I made a mistake, then I'm sorry. When I couldn't find my post on the Vista thread, I couldn't work out what had gone on. Like I said in my post, it's not often I complain when a post goes missing, this time I just couldn't work out why.