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Microsoft gives Vista beta public airing
- put down that ball and dig out regedit!
09 June 2006
Posted by Dave Wilby
If the imminent kick-off of the 2006 Fifa World Cup is doing nothing to float your boat, perhaps spending the weekend kicking the tyres of the most eagerly awaited software since the upgrade patch for sliced bread will?
We've been dying to get our hands on Microsoft's long awaited new operating system Windows Vista since we fist saw screenshots over a year ago, so we're delighted the latest full beta version was made available for public download Wednesday. Microsoft's 'Customer Preview Program' provides a testing period in which millions of Windows users can put the latest iteration of the new operating system through its paces prior to full commercial launch scheduled for January 2007. Anyone registering for the test version will get Beta 2 and release candidate 1.
If you fancy a play, you can either download the CPP version from Microsoft's website or pay to get it sent to you on a DVD. We recommend you build a fresh partition or find an alternative to your main PC for installation though - Microsoft is warning that CPP software isn't ideally suited for consumer use, and is really geared up for software developers and clued-up Microsoft techies who will be better positioned to handle any bugs and glitches ghosting around the Vista machine.
If you'd prefer a safer challenge, Internet Explorer Beta 2 is also now available for free download.
tags: vista | beta test | world cup
We've been dying to get our hands on Microsoft's long awaited new operating system Windows Vista since we fist saw screenshots over a year ago, so we're delighted the latest full beta version was made available for public download Wednesday. Microsoft's 'Customer Preview Program' provides a testing period in which millions of Windows users can put the latest iteration of the new operating system through its paces prior to full commercial launch scheduled for January 2007. Anyone registering for the test version will get Beta 2 and release candidate 1.
If you fancy a play, you can either download the CPP version from Microsoft's website or pay to get it sent to you on a DVD. We recommend you build a fresh partition or find an alternative to your main PC for installation though - Microsoft is warning that CPP software isn't ideally suited for consumer use, and is really geared up for software developers and clued-up Microsoft techies who will be better positioned to handle any bugs and glitches ghosting around the Vista machine.
If you'd prefer a safer challenge, Internet Explorer Beta 2 is also now available for free download.
tags: vista | beta test | world cup
# posted by Dave Wilby at 12:01 PM 
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