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Testing out Windows Vista Beta 2: Installing it |
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Written by eljefe
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Sunday, 16 July 2006 16:17 |
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In my last article, I described how I downloaded Windows Vista Beta 2 through the bittorrent network, avoiding a bandwidth bottleneck at Microsoft's file servers. With a freshly burned installation DVD and an official Microsoft product code, I set out to install the latest version of Windows.
Since I had no suitable machine at home, I chose to install Vista Beta 2 on a PC at my school, where I am the technology coordinator. There a variety of users would test it out for me, perhaps unwillingly, for the next academic year. [Note: The Beta 2 version expires on June 1, 2007.]
Keep reading to follow the ever-continuing saga of my trying out Vista.
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Testing out Windows Vista Beta 2: Getting it by bittorrent |
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Written by eljefe
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Sunday, 16 July 2006 15:36 |
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Microsoft has been developing, and delaying the release of, the latest incarnation of Windows, now known as Vista. Microsoft recently made the latest beta version of Vista available to the public, so of course I downloaded it. Note: The preview program has now ended, so following these steps will not help you. Sorry.
But I did not download it from Microsoft directly. Their file servers were overloaded, so the wait time and download time were both horrendous. MS itself encouraged beta testers to request a copy of the Vista installation DVD by mail. Being impatient about such matters, I instead obtained a copy indirectly by looking for a torrent of Vista Beta 2. I figured someone must have put Vista Beta 2 on the bittorrent network soon after its public release.
My hunch was correct. My download time was still pretty long (1.5 days) but at least I got the complete DVD image in a reasonable amount of time. It was faster than snailmail, anyway.
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