Download Microsoft Vista Beta 2

[Ian]

Microsoft has made Beta 2 of their Vista OS available to the public:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/g ... eview.mspx

You will need to login with your Passport account before you can download it.

[Ian]

Server is getting hammered. If anyone has a mirror, please post it.

[Ian]

List of mirrors:

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/W ... 42021.html

[hoxlund]

thx

but i already downloaded my isos from newsgroups a week ago, but like i said somewhere else i am now using the legit key microsoft gave me just an hour ago

[RB89509]

After a second full install eveything looked and seemed to work great. Downloaded the Creative 32-bit Vista drivers for Audigy2 since I had no sound, and like after my initial install the mouse quit working again. I guess I'll try a third install, and go without sound.

[hoxlund]

again for sound with creative products download this driver instead, worked great on my audigy 2zs platinum:

http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs ... d=221#M221

[Spazmogen]

Quick question: the legit key that MS provided, will it work with the full release?

I got one for a release candidate for x64 Pro a while back and still can't use it as my 5 year old system is too slow. Now that x64 Pro has been released, I'm hesitant to toss the cd I burned from a download from MS.

IE: it would save me $170 cdn if the key would work with a full release version.

[hoxlund]

that would never happen from microsoft, there going to make you pay for a full licensed key when vista goes gold