Windows Vista Beta 2 Public Download Now Available

[failurbydesign]

Boot from the XP CD, get into the Recovery Console, and run fixmbr and fixboot.
More info in this thread: http://www.osnn.net/forum/showthread.php?t=384

My computer didnt come with a cd, just a option to rstore windows. I have A windows media center and i can get my hands on a xp without sp2...will that be a problem?

 

[lancer]

anyone else notice that vista is using about 520mb of memory just for the o/s.

also is a score of 3 any good.

 

[madmatt]

Microsoft has defended its decision to cut back on the amount of users who can download the beta version of Windows Vista. The software giant claimed that the pre-release versions of Vista are not appropriate for use by a broad, non-technical audience. "As such, we want to limit the availability of the code to a technical audience, while also keeping the program manageable from a logistical standpoint," said Microsoft spokesman Richard Saunders.

According to an official Microsoft blog post, the Windows Vista beta was originally restricted because of fears that the huge downloads could cripple the internet. However, the company now claims that the cap on the number of downloads is designed to help it manage the beta test. "Our goal, especially at this point in the development process, is to make the feedback process as efficient as possible, and we are confident that we will get a high level of quality feedback regardless of the cap," said Saunders.

That's what I'm saying.

 

[napalmnthemorning]

Couple of questions. I've got both versions downloaded now. I burn the iso onto the dvd for both. I can't get the compy to boot off the disc, and yes bios is rigged to do so. I try windows installing and get the lovely Error Code [80070241] which if I understand correctly is a bad image hash. Then if I mount one of the iso's to Daemon I get it to start up but gives me a d347prt scsi controller issue which from what I've found is Daemon tools popping up. BTW x64 won't even begin to work for me no matter what I do, I don't even get the install screen as an option. When I go to x64's on disc/iso setup.exe, I get E:/setup.exe is not a valid Win32 application. In the mean time I've uninstalled AVG and Daemon and continue getting Error Code [80070241]. Any Ideas or Suggestions?

*edit* After formatting and trying things that way, I've reinstalled xp64 for now. Trying to re-dl both copies of vista (x86 & x64)

Do you have Alcohol120 installed. I received a message saying I needed to uninstall because of compatability issues.

 

[kcnychief]

For all of you who are using Vista now, this is a good thing to have for reference as well

http://windowsconnected.com/blogs/andre/archive/2006/06/14/3002.aspx

 

[Geffy]

Do you have Alcohol120 installed. I received a message saying I needed to uninstall because of compatability issues.

There are other alternatives, VirtualCloneDrive and MagicISO (might be MagicDrive) which can do virtual cd-rom drives. I would recommend those over Alcohol 120% right now for the Vista beta's

 

[kcnychief]

Looks like the beta is backup for a limited time, incase anyone still needs it:

https://login.live.com/ppsecure/sec...eLFgG8pZ&tpf=019ddd55376eca9b0203e25afca72b38