Windows 7 Beta Launch – So Far, Full of Fail
Downloading the Windows 7 BETA is proving to be just a BIT more difficult than I originally thought it would be. Ever since early this morning, the servers powering the BETA download pages have been completely down. Very few people have been able to actually get their hands on the disc image, and even fewer can’t get their hand on Keys.
I was able to get a download started, but as it was hitting 22% completed, it failed. I was greeted with “The size of the file you are downloading has changed.” Nice Microsoft. Did you decide to update something or change the file while everyone was downloading?
Even finding the page to download it is a nightmare. None of the sites seem too reference where to go to get your links, and only today did they decide to announce what the BETA would be put online.
Everything seems to be hosted on the same server, registration, keys, and the download files. Because of this, if one link goes down, they all go down.
If you try to go to the download page now, your greeted with this message.
Windows® 7 Beta coming soon!
This is a great way to launch something, especially after your last product went down in flames.
Has anyone managed to download the BETA through Microsoft? (That isn’t a paid subscriber, and didn’t use torrents?)
7 Comments
Mircea Chirea
January 9th, 2009
at 1:55pm
I am downloading both 32-bit and 64-bit, but I haven’t got my hands on a key. If it were me I’d smack the head of who’s in charge of the launch of W7.
Tom Matt
January 9th, 2009
at 3:17pm
It’s like Microsoft just doesn’t get it. This company seems like it wants to fail, because it is certainly setting itself up for that outcome. Hopefully, W7 will will prove to be worth the hassle. Funny, I just bought laptop with Vista today, and now 7 is coming out! I have always been a bit behind.
Charlie
January 10th, 2009
at 9:50am
First, go here – https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/securedownloads/default.aspx?pv=36:350 and sign in with your hotmail/live account.
Then go here to get your CD KEYS –
x86 – https://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/productkeys/win7-32/enus/default.aspx
x64 – https://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/productkeys/win7-64/enus/default.aspx
Then download the image from MS servers –
x86 – http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/3/3/633118BD-6C3D-45A4-B985-F0FDFFE1B021/EN/7000.0.081212-1400_client_en-us_Ultimate-GB1CULFRE_EN_DVD.iso
x64 – http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/3/3/633118BD-6C3D-45A4-B985-F0FDFFE1B021/EN/7000.0.081212-1400_client_en-us_Ultimate-GB1CULXFRE_EN_DVD.ISO
Hurry before MS changes the links!
Isaac Alvarez
January 11th, 2009
at 9:14pm
I fnished downloading w7!
it took me 2 hours.
not that much!
i have att and yahoo dsl
waiting 2 hours for this baby is awesome
to get windows 7 activated you go to google.
then type pluspatcher for w7.
first link read download enjoy!!!
i have w7 activated no trial!!
prg
January 12th, 2009
at 8:02am
Thanks Charlie!
arrisa bliss
January 13th, 2009
at 4:01pm
just doing a blogwalking, please do the same too
Chinookman
April 6th, 2009
at 1:33pm
Why did I get this in my e-mail today only to find out this is an OLD newsletter and I can no longer download the beta version….WTF happened…????????