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Windows Vista Beta Set for Wednesday

By Nate Mook, BetaNews

July 26, 2005, 1:27 PM

Sources are reporting that Microsoft will beat its August 3 deadline for delivering Beta 1 of Longhorn, now known as Windows Vista, with a release to testers on Wednesday. Beta 1 is not expected to include the operating system's new name, which will likely be added for a beta refresh due in September for Microsoft's PDC 2005 conference.

Windows Vista Beta 1 will initially be available to a small group of testers via Microsoft's new Connect beta portal. MSDN subscribers will receive access to the first beta bits on August 3. Build 5112 will carry the official Beta 1 label, according to Windows Enthusiast site WinBeta.

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By dizzy_davidh

posted Jul 27, 2005 - 10:10 AM

Ah! Just re-read the invite which states...

'Please do not select Decline Participation unless you have decided you really don't want to participate.'

So it would appear that if you see this option you've at least been accepted and so I guess I need to now wait for further emails.

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By QuakeCH

edited Jul 27, 2005 - 8:45 AM

I saw that Microsoft Coporate will release today the Windows Vista Beta 1 for the Officials Beta Testers. 3 August is for the MSDN Registred Users.

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By BluIron

posted Jul 27, 2005 - 3:32 AM

Windows Vista? Ahh lets see does it have DRM? Is there any Spyware in it? Does it contact the goverment? Is Windows Vista loaded with NAZI protection's? such as error message's you can't run this software because you don't have permission or Don't worry will delete your Tunes just say Spy Who? o yah who needs gates when you got bill LMAO

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By eL MaesTro

posted Jul 26, 2005 - 7:11 PM

don't foget they said that Beta 1 would feature only 30% of the power of BuenaVista Social Windows Club

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By Kramy

posted Jul 26, 2005 - 6:44 PM

I got a spare 866mhz comp with 256mb of memory, and a GeForce 2 MX 400(64mb) in it.

I'd love to try this beta out and see how it performs. I've even get a few ideas for their interface, but I probably won't say anything either unless I get invited.

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By debonair

posted Jul 26, 2005 - 11:08 PM

supposedly it's supposed to run faster than xp. I'll beleive it when I see it. Let me know if it even ran on that machine.

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By Kramy

posted Jul 27, 2005 - 5:14 AM

XP runs ok if you turn off all the s*** services and disable the themes. My uncle has a 300mhz laptop with 256mb ram, and it performs quite nicely now that I've wiped it out and installed AVG/Kerio rather than Norton, and done the above mentioned.

If I get my hand on a beta(unlikely), I'll be sure to post how it runs.

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By PhoenixPath

posted Jul 26, 2005 - 3:33 PM

"Windows Vista Beta 1 will initially be available to a small group of testers via Microsoft's new Connect beta portal"

As well as to the millions of folks on alt.binaries.warez.ms-beta -or- alt.binaries.wares.ibm-pc.os, and the billions of folks using P2P.

(Actually, last I checked, there was like ... 1 person on ms-beta....posting Windows 1.1, of all things.

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By Mark Gillespie

posted Jul 26, 2005 - 2:14 PM

I'd be very suprised if this is that different from XPSP2 with Avalon installed.

Simply too much of the meaty goodness has been removed from Vista to make it that revolutionary. I would expect it to be a similar jump from Win2k - XP that XP - Vista is..

Of course, Microsoft could prove me wrong by sending me a beta invite :-)

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By ryanyogan

posted Jul 26, 2005 - 8:44 PM

Well you could download it off torrent or any other P2P about an hour after it is seeded out. I am not condoning piracy, but getting a peek at a new OS RC who cares, its not like you can actually use the OS for anything other then taking a peek.

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By PhoenixPath

posted Jul 26, 2005 - 3:30 PM

Yeah, that'll work. Good try, though.

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By GeneralLeoFF

posted Jul 26, 2005 - 1:35 PM

I'll be testing it.

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By dizzy_davidh

edited Jul 27, 2005 - 9:56 AM

I got the invite a couple of weeks ago but as yet haven't had further emails to say that the download was now available.

I've just logged in to 'Connect' and there is a new option under the actions list that reads 'Decline participation' yet this isn't listed as one of the usual options you should see in the explanation text.

Any others who've had the invite seeing this?

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By dizzy_davidh

posted Jul 27, 2005 - 10:13 AM

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