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June 09, 2006
Get your Vista beta ... today!
It looks like Microsoft might meet the latest delayed deadline for Vista, what with the fact that it's finally released the public beta of the new operating system. Well, most of what's left of it, anyway. It looks like you're going to have to wait for PC-to-PC synchronisation, due to "quality concerns", which we think translates to "It doesn't work properly". Still, there's 3GB of other stuff to download, so you might want to check your traffic stats before you get too enthusiastic. [And if you're using Optusnet, Big Pond, aaNet, Exetel or AAPT, gto-pontiac has a helpful suggestion for you, over in the Forum.]
Still, according to Stephen, Vista actually does work pretty well, and he's preparing a series of posts for this blog that you might find an invaluable guide. The first one should be up Real Soon Now.
Posted by cw at June 9, 2006 08:18 AM
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How do we get an activation key? I downloaded and tried installing and was stopped at the Enter Activation Key screen.
Posted by: Apal at June 9, 2006 01:41 PM
From comments on the link above:
"To get a Product Key:
-Head to http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx
-Scroll down to Download Now
-Select your Country
-Sign in to Microsoft Live
-Receive up to two keys, each are good for one year and can be used on up to 10 different PC’s."
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at June 9, 2006 03:58 PM
As at 2300 hrs Friday 9 June - unavailable. High demand, apparently.
Posted by: Newman at June 10, 2006 12:09 AM