Windows Vista

[Platypus]

I just found out today that Windows Vista Beta 2 was released for the public. I signed up for a Microsoft thingy so I could download it and it said the following: brdiv id="contentRegion"
pThank you for your interest in Windows Vista Beta 2./p

pWe are currently experiencing a high level of demand and cannot
process your request at this time./p

pPlease check back later for availability. We apologize for any
inconvenience./pp/phr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"/div

I looked around a bit to try and download the English version for 64-bit processors, but I couldn't find anywhere to download it. For that matter, I looked for other versions too, but I couldn't find any place to download them either. I got a direct link to the download from someone's site and it said: brh2Access denied./h2br

Please go to a href="http://www.windowsvista.com/getready/preview"http://www.windowsvista.com/getready/preview/abrhr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"So does anybody know where I can download a version of it? Preferrably the English 64-bit Edition. Thanks in advance.br

[Pepper]

thats why microsft sucks....can't do anything right....i know a place you can get a torrent.....they have a link off lifehacker.com to a torrent site dedicated to the vista stuff

[Lupine1647]

Topic is over a week old but eh.

If you click the 'direct link' download instead of their funky download manager link, it'll download.

[briadeaten]

Save your temper and forget about the beta Vista. I invested $5.00 for the disc, installed it, and lost all my programs for a very limited OS. I cannot get into the Internet any more, and I cannot access any of my old programs in Windows XP. I cannnot even uninstall the darn monstrosity. Its control panel has no area for removing programs - at least I cannot find any way to do it, so I can get back my old XP.

The Microsoft support group is non-existent. I have asked them what to do and how to do it, but their silence is deafening.

[sirlaguna]

Yeah just wait for it to be released properly Beta programs usually have quite a few bugs!

PS. I am sorry to hear about your computer briadeaten I am also sorry that I do not know how to help you sort your computer out Though you could ask on another part of this forum for help!

[Platypus]

I installed Vista on a spare hard drive and everything works except for a few things, like the drivers for my TV Card. I'm sure there are probably more bugs, but I haven't found them yet. I hope that the Windows XP files and transfer wizard thingy will transfer my files to the new good vista, when it comes out.

[dmen_2013]

Ya, like sirlaguna said i'd rather wait for the official version to be releasedbrBut if u want to have vista style skin, get window blinds, Its coolbr

[chevydriver1123]

I have no desire to get Microsoft's next OS since ill be buying a new computer in the next few years anyway it will come preinstalled.