Download Windows Vista Beta 2 and RC1 via Customer Preview Program
Microsoft Windows Vista which scheduled to be officially released early 2007, has now rolled out Windows Vista Beta 2 by making Windows Vista available for full download to the general public via Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP). Those participate
Those who register to participate in the Windows Vista CPP will be able to download Windows Vista Beta 2 and Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 (RC1 – scheduled to be released late 2006) in full download. But beware that full download of Windows Vista Beta 2 is about 3.5 gigabytes (GB) for the 32-bit edition or 4.4 GB for the 64-bit edition, and the file – an ISO image – needs to be burn to a blank DVD media with DVD writer. Or you can pay a nominal fee to get the bootable Windows Vista DVD kits to send to you.
Beta 2 and RC1 of Windows Vista are a time-limted software, meaning their lifetime is expired on 1 June 2007. After that you have to re-install your Windows operating system with Windows Vista release version. Beside, you may not be able to upgrade your installation of Windows Vista Beta 2 (or RC1) to the final, commercially available edition of Windows Vista.
Download Windows Vista from Get Ready for Windows Vista. You can only install Windows Vista by clean installation or upgrade an existing installation of Windows XP. Note that registration for Customer Preview Program may be closed.
Caution from Microsoft:
This is beta code and should not be used in a production environment or on a main machine in the home. Beta 2 is intended for developers, IT professionals and technology experts to continue or begin their testing of Windows Vista. Before you decide to use Beta 2, you should feel comfortable with installing operating systems, updating drivers, and general PC troubleshooting. Some risks of using beta operating systems include hardware and software incompatibility and system instability. If you have concerns about installing this beta software on your computer, we encourage you to obtain the final release version of Windows Vista when it is available in 2007
New: Download final release of Windows Vista build 6000. You may want to keep your current CPP, Beta or Release Candidate product key for use as a crack to bypass product activation in Windows Vista RTM.
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November 1st, 2008 22:56
[...] pre-beta activation. For Windows enthusiasts who still remembers, back in 2006, Microsoft launched Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) that gave out free beta (including beta 2) and RC (for RC1 and RC2) product key to users who [...]
April 30th, 2007 15:39
Beta rock.
October 21st, 2006 22:53
Download the Full Version
Windows Defender Beta 2
http://rapidshare.de/files/36197162/Windows_Defender_beta2.rar
September 4th, 2006 14:57
[...] Microsoft has released Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 (RC1 Build 5600-16394) which features a long list of operational and performance improvements and enhancements over the Windows Vista Beta 2 version. Among the improvements include faster performance, more and improved driver support, easier-to-use networking interface, user interface (UI) adjustments, improved application compatibility and a variety of changes to the “fit and finish” of the operating system. According to Windows Vista Team Blog, Microsoft Windows Vista RC1 has been released to the TechBeta/TAP or Microsoft Connect users, while MSDN and TechNet subscribers will be able to download Windows Vista RC1 this week. If you have participated in Windows Vista Beta Customer Preview Program, you will be able to download Windows Vista RC1 from Microsoft from 7th September. Estimated that 20,000 users in the technical beta program, 500,000 MSDN and TechNet subscribers, and 1.5 million people who were in the Beta 2 Customer Preview Program (CPP) will have the access to the download link of Windows Vista RC1. Those that didn’t join the CPP for Windows Vista Beta 2 will be able to register as new Windows Vista CPP tester for public beta test. Beside, RC1 DVDs will also be distributed as “cover mounts” on magazines. [...]
July 16th, 2006 03:48
Well thanks for NOTHING. Your pointer to a free download no longer works. The marketing whiz-burps at MicroSlush seem to have shut the trial program OFF, so rather than try Vista with its ever confusing assortment of needless flavors each with a subset of what you need targeting some mythical market of clueless users, I should not use SUSE in this next PC I’m building but go try Ubuntu that various friends are all raving about. Or use W2K which is actually not all that bad if you can shut off or bypass the ususl MS stupidities and arrogances. With Gates gone, they will be even more out of control.