Microsoft Vista Beta 2
p2p news / p2pnet: Microsoft has released Vista Beta 2 to, "help get your PC ready for Windows Vista".
It’ll, "help you determine if your current PC is ready for an upgrade to Windows Vista," says Bill and the Boyz.
In English, German, and Japanese and in 32-bit and 64-bit editions, the beta is available as an ISO download, or a DVD kit that can be shipped to your home or office.
But, posts Microsoft in red, 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.
June 8th, 2006 at 7:29 pm
can someone post a torrent link of the latest build. i tried to download but microsoft being stuck in 1990 still requires you to download it via HTTP and guess what? they are to swamped to let other people download it now!..
June 8th, 2006 at 10:41 pm
i use debian etch-beta2 on the laptop i go to school with (production computer running debian-testing)
and i reinstalled windows ~10 times (once per season. if windows crashes, theres spyware, a broken install,…)
I COULDN’T CARE LESS ABOUT THE DISCLAIMER!!
all checked, but vista is <font-size: xx-large;”><b><u>***BLOATED!!!***</u></b></div> more than mac osx
win-win only for manufacturers and m$
m$ makes hype -> people want it -> their computer doesnt support it -> buy a new computer -> buy vista
linux and radeon 9200 and 1gb ram and celeron good enough (except the celeron part – celeron sucks:
<script language=”mix of vb, asp, and java”>dim celeron as string; celeron = String(”*”,(147 * Rnd + 4)); response.write “celeron is ” & celeron</script>)
wista is worse than osx
im staying linux and xp
or <wcs>at the very worst vmwareing the RELEASE version of vista downloaded in about 2009 </wcs>
June 9th, 2006 at 5:28 am
^BLOATED!
It relly looks like it is, I mean, those system requirements are outrageous. A lot of software is bloated nowadays, that’s why open source software makes more and more sense. The code is there, everyone sees it, and everyone can put the code on a diet, the result… programs that work using as little resources as possible.
After a lot of fiddling back and forth, between several versions of ACDSee, between 5 and 8, and even 8 Pro, I have finally settled on ACDSee 5.0.1.0006 (available at http://www.oldversion.com/ ) because with my AMD64 with 1GB RAM, it works pleasantly fast, whereas 8 Pro, takes no less than 6 seconds on its first cold boot to actually show its GUI, what a bloat, maybe when I have an AMD256 with 1TB of RAM, 8 Pro will move fast.
June 9th, 2006 at 12:00 pm
give the os a break……. if you can’t live with it then throw your computer out the door and buy yourself a AMD256 with 1TB of RAM and a graphics card [ Radeon X72000XTX crossfired or Geforce 31800 XXX quadsli'ed] all with 2-8gb vRAM…. lol
June 11th, 2006 at 5:54 pm
Still having trouble downloading? Go to http://www.bittorrent.com to get a copy of Vista Beta 2.