Vista - Is it here?

**joel406** · 06-15-2008

Well...it seems Microsoft is releaseing Windows 7.

There appears to be a beta, with the lable build 6519. Milestone 1.

Its avalible if you look.

I'm downloading it now, but its slow.

I dont know if a torrent has been released or not. But when I get this tested I'll let ya know.

**johngalt** · 06-15-2008

Are you getting that from MSDN, or another source?

**dmex** · 06-16-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by joel406

Well...it seems Microsoft is releaseing Windows 7.

There appears to be a beta, with the lable build 6519. Milestone 1.

Its avalible if you look.

I'm downloading it now, but its slow.

I dont know if a torrent has been released or not. But when I get this tested I'll let ya know.

The staff are testing Milestone1 aswell and currently its identical to Vista in every way with two exceptions being 1: some new GUI colors and 2: being the new multiple-GPU manufacturer SLI modes...Unfortunately you will not see that functionality for years until Nvidia and ATI release compatible drivers.

IMHO its not worth testing or downloading untill there are some major changes.

**swarfega** · 06-17-2008

Why wouuld you want to install something in very early stages and likely be broken? Plus I wouldnt trust a torrent as it could be fake.

**dmex** · 06-17-2008

We have a new forum dedicated to Windows 7 Discussion

Windows Seven Beta Forums - Powered by vBulletin

**johngalt** · 06-18-2008

...But to answer swarfega - Alpha and Beta testers give feedback on what works and what doesn't.

I mean, come on - do you realize just how many people were actually running beta releases of Longhorn?

06-15-2008	#1 (permalink)
joel406 Vista Business/Home Premium/Ultimate x64/Server 2008 X64 471 posts	Is it here? Well...it seems Microsoft is releaseing Windows 7. There appears to be a beta, with the lable build 6519. Milestone 1. Its avalible if you look. I'm downloading it now, but its slow. I dont know if a torrent has been released or not. But when I get this tested I'll let ya know.
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06-15-2008	#2 (permalink)
johngalt Vista Ultimate x64 MAK, OpenSolaris 5, Gentoo 2008.1.... 3,848 posts	Re: Is it here? Are you getting that from MSDN, or another source?
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06-16-2008	#3 (permalink)
dmex Windows Vista™ Ultimate 2,631 posts	Re: Is it here? Quote: Originally Posted by joel406 Well...it seems Microsoft is releaseing Windows 7. There appears to be a beta, with the lable build 6519. Milestone 1. Its avalible if you look. I'm downloading it now, but its slow. I dont know if a torrent has been released or not. But when I get this tested I'll let ya know. The staff are testing Milestone1 aswell and currently its identical to Vista in every way with two exceptions being 1: some new GUI colors and 2: being the new multiple-GPU manufacturer SLI modes...Unfortunately you will not see that functionality for years until Nvidia and ATI release compatible drivers. IMHO its not worth testing or downloading untill there are some major changes.
My System Specs

06-17-2008	#4 (permalink)
swarfega Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 403 posts	Re: Is it here? Why wouuld you want to install something in very early stages and likely be broken? Plus I wouldnt trust a torrent as it could be fake.
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06-17-2008	#5 (permalink)
dmex Windows Vista™ Ultimate 2,631 posts	Re: Is it here? We have a new forum dedicated to Windows 7 Discussion Windows Seven Beta Forums - Powered by vBulletin
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06-18-2008	#6 (permalink)
johngalt Vista Ultimate x64 MAK, OpenSolaris 5, Gentoo 2008.1.... 3,848 posts	Re: Is it here? ...But to answer swarfega - Alpha and Beta testers give feedback on what works and what doesn't. I mean, come on - do you realize just how many people were actually running beta releases of Longhorn?
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