Windows 7 beta aywhere to download?

[wjgollatz]

I know the 2.5 million give aways has been completed. But the MS websites are still generating keys for them. Are there any reputable places where I can download it? I use only one torrent downloader, and I am not sure what torrents I can trust.

I may have to buy a new OS for a new system I am building. And if Windows 7 is coming out later this year, I would like the beta so I can save some money.

 

[soonerproud]

Originally posted by: wjgollatz
I know the 2.5 million give aways has been completed. But the MS websites are still generating keys for them. Are there any reputable places where I can download it? I use only one torrent downloader, and I am not sure what torrents I can trust.

I may have to buy a new OS for a new system I am building. And if Windows 7 is coming out later this year, I would like the beta so I can save some money.

The beta expires on August 1st so you won't save money by running the Beta. there is a RC due out next month, but it will expire within 6 months of it's release. Your best bet is to get the check sum for Win 7 Beta 1 and download the torrent if you want to give it a try or to wait another month for the RC. You are going to have to spend the money for a license of Windows one way or the other unless you decide to run an alternative like Ubuntu instead.

 

[wjgollatz]

I know I will have to buy a copy of Windows, but instead of buying Vista or another XP, I am hoping to use the Win 7 beta until Win 7 is released, then just buy that instead of then having to buy an upgrade to Win 7.

 

[tatteredpotato]

There will likely still be downtime between when the beta expires and when the RTM is on sale. Maybe if the RC build has a longer deadline though.

 

[MadRat]

The beta expires July 1, not August 1 as Microsoft was stating in their beta guidelines. The July 1 date comes directly from the beta's system properties screen.

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: ObscureCaucasian
There will likely still be downtime between when the beta expires and when the RTM is on sale. Maybe if the RC build has a longer deadline though.

The RC builds will extend the deadline, just as they did with Vista.