beta 2 downlaod

I thought beta 2 are available for general download. I registered but only got links to resources other than vista beta os itself. how long do I have to wait?
No, I am not msdn plus subscriber. we only have action pack

Quote: "Windows Vista Beta 2 and Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 2 are available to developers and IT professionals with MSDN and TechNet Plus subscriptions. In the coming weeks, Microsoft will start the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) for developers and IT professionals who are not a part of one of those programs to obtain Windows Vista Beta 2 and begin their own testing. There will be an announcement on this page with the CPP becomes available, or IT Pros can register at the link below to receive notification via e-mail, and support for the beta."
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/get_it.mspx -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "gs" wrote in message

I thought beta 2 are available for general download. I registered but only got links to resources other than vista beta os itself. how long do I have to wait?
No, I am not msdn plus subscriber. we only have action pack

Yeh, it'll be available soon. They did say that Beta 2 would be public - they just never stated before actually when they were gonna release it.
I actually think they'll bring out RC1 to testers, then release Beta 2 to the public - don't ask why I think that, it doesn't make sense, but that's what I'm thinking :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

Quote: "Windows Vista Beta 2 and Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 2 are available to developers and IT professionals with MSDN and TechNet Plus subscriptions. In the coming weeks, Microsoft will start the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) for developers and IT professionals who are not a part of one of those programs to obtain Windows Vista Beta 2 and begin their own testing. There will be an announcement on this page with the CPP becomes available, or IT Pros can register at the link below to receive notification via e-mail, and support for the beta."
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/get_it.mspx -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "gs" wrote in message I thought beta 2 are available for general download. I registered but only got links to resources other than vista beta os itself. how long do I have to wait?
No, I am not msdn plus subscriber. we only have action pack

Only bad part to that nice quote is that TechNet Plus subscription will not be getting it for a couple of months due to the other statement on that same site. So it looks like in the coming weeks, Microsoft will start the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) for developers and IT professionals who are not a part of one of those programs to obtain Windows Vista Beta 2 and begin their own testing even before the TechNet Plus subscribers will be able to.
Quote from the same web site as Andre posted. "TechNet Plus subscribers will receive Windows Vista Beta 2 in the July monthly shipment."
-- Jason
Applied but still waiting to be accepted for the Vista Beta Testing group. Can't wait to be able to play and help make it even better.
http://www.orderpcs4free.com/?r=878

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

Quote: "Windows Vista Beta 2 and Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 2 are available to developers and IT professionals with MSDN and TechNet Plus subscriptions. In the coming weeks, Microsoft will start the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) for developers and IT professionals who are not a part of one of those programs to obtain Windows Vista Beta 2 and begin their own testing. There will be an announcement on this page with the CPP becomes available, or IT Pros can register at the link below to receive notification via e-mail, and support for the beta."
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/get_it.mspx -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "gs" wrote in message I thought beta 2 are available for general download. I registered but only got links to resources other than vista beta os itself. how long do I have to wait?
No, I am not msdn plus subscriber. we only have action pack

Three weeks from now would be too early for RC1 Zack, by that time you would be suggested that Vista is very close to RTM. I suspect the 3 week delay is to prep the servers for the massive 2 million + download overload. The might want to span it across different servers around world not to cause any bottle necks. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "Zack Whittaker" wrote in message

Yeh, it'll be available soon. They did say that Beta 2 would be public - they just never stated before actually when they were gonna release it.
I actually think they'll bring out RC1 to testers, then release Beta 2 to the public - don't ask why I think that, it doesn't make sense, but that's what I'm thinking :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Quote: "Windows Vista Beta 2 and Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 2 are available to developers and IT professionals with MSDN and TechNet Plus subscriptions. In the coming weeks, Microsoft will start the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) for developers and IT professionals who are not a part of one of those programs to obtain Windows Vista Beta 2 and begin their own testing. There will be an announcement on this page with the CPP becomes available, or IT Pros can register at the link below to receive notification via e-mail, and support for the beta."
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/get_it.mspx -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "gs" wrote in message I thought beta 2 are available for general download. I registered but only got links to resources other than vista beta os itself. how long do I have to wait?
No, I am not msdn plus subscriber. we only have action pack

Aye they will be - they've got big servers in Dublin (NI), Reading (UK), Singapore, Russia and India I think - so they'll probably spread everything out yeh, just makes sense really :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

Three weeks from now would be too early for RC1 Zack, by that time you would be suggested that Vista is very close to RTM. I suspect the 3 week delay is to prep the servers for the massive 2 million + download overload. The might want to span it across different servers around world not to cause any bottle necks. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Yeh, it'll be available soon. They did say that Beta 2 would be public - they just never stated before actually when they were gonna release it.
I actually think they'll bring out RC1 to testers, then release Beta 2 to the public - don't ask why I think that, it doesn't make sense, but that's what I'm thinking :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Quote: "Windows Vista Beta 2 and Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 2 are available to developers and IT professionals with MSDN and TechNet Plus subscriptions. In the coming weeks, Microsoft will start the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) for developers and IT professionals who are not a part of one of those programs to obtain Windows Vista Beta 2 and begin their own testing. There will be an announcement on this page with the CPP becomes available, or IT Pros can register at the link below to receive notification via e-mail, and support for the beta."
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/get_it.mspx -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "gs" wrote in message I thought beta 2 are available for general download. I registered but only got links to resources other than vista beta os itself. how long do I have to wait?
No, I am not msdn plus subscriber. we only have action pack

It does make somehow sense what Zack says about releasing RC1 to the testers according to the current timeframe for the RTM of Windows Vista.
-- Gabriel Lozano-Morán The .NET Aficionado http://www.pointerx.net
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

Three weeks from now would be too early for RC1 Zack, by that time you would be suggested that Vista is very close to RTM. I suspect the 3 week delay is to prep the servers for the massive 2 million + download overload. The might want to span it across different servers around world not to cause any bottle necks. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Yeh, it'll be available soon. They did say that Beta 2 would be public - they just never stated before actually when they were gonna release it.
I actually think they'll bring out RC1 to testers, then release Beta 2 to the public - don't ask why I think that, it doesn't make sense, but that's what I'm thinking :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Quote: "Windows Vista Beta 2 and Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 2 are available to developers and IT professionals with MSDN and TechNet Plus subscriptions. In the coming weeks, Microsoft will start the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) for developers and IT professionals who are not a part of one of those programs to obtain Windows Vista Beta 2 and begin their own testing. There will be an announcement on this page with the CPP becomes available, or IT Pros can register at the link below to receive notification via e-mail, and support for the beta."
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/get_it.mspx -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "gs" wrote in message I thought beta 2 are available for general download. I registered but only got links to resources other than vista beta os itself. how long do I have to wait?
No, I am not msdn plus subscriber. we only have action pack

Nope, it is not possible, Vista RTM's in October, RC1 would be a month or 2 before, which puts it at around August. Please note, there is no plan on a RC2. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "Gabriel Lozano-Morán" wrote in message

It does make somehow sense what Zack says about releasing RC1 to the testers according to the current timeframe for the RTM of Windows Vista.
-- Gabriel Lozano-Morán The .NET Aficionado http://www.pointerx.net
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Three weeks from now would be too early for RC1 Zack, by that time you would be suggested that Vista is very close to RTM. I suspect the 3 week delay is to prep the servers for the massive 2 million + download overload. The might want to span it across different servers around world not to cause any bottle necks. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Yeh, it'll be available soon. They did say that Beta 2 would be public - they just never stated before actually when they were gonna release it.
I actually think they'll bring out RC1 to testers, then release Beta 2 to the public - don't ask why I think that, it doesn't make sense, but that's what I'm thinking :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Quote: "Windows Vista Beta 2 and Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 2 are available to developers and IT professionals with MSDN and TechNet Plus subscriptions. In the coming weeks, Microsoft will start the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) for developers and IT professionals who are not a part of one of those programs to obtain Windows Vista Beta 2 and begin their own testing. There will be an announcement on this page with the CPP becomes available, or IT Pros can register at the link below to receive notification via e-mail, and support for the beta."
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/get_it.mspx -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "gs" wrote in message I thought beta 2 are available for general download. I registered but only got links to resources other than vista beta os itself. how long do I have to wait?
No, I am not msdn plus subscriber. we only have action pack

yep, that is what I saw. Maybe I get lucky and get a CD from the June 8 TechNet tour in my area - I hope. "Jason" wrote in message

Only bad part to that nice quote is that TechNet Plus subscription will not be getting it for a couple of months due to the other statement on that same site. So it looks like in the coming weeks, Microsoft will start the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) for developers and IT professionals who are not a part of one of those programs to obtain Windows Vista Beta 2 and begin their own testing even before the TechNet Plus subscribers will be able to.
Quote from the same web site as Andre posted. "TechNet Plus subscribers will receive Windows Vista Beta 2 in the July monthly shipment."
-- Jason
Applied but still waiting to be accepted for the Vista Beta Testing group. Can't wait to be able to play and help make it even better.
http://www.orderpcs4free.com/?r=878

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Quote: "Windows Vista Beta 2 and Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 2 are available to developers and IT professionals with MSDN and TechNet Plus subscriptions. In the coming weeks, Microsoft will start the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) for developers and IT professionals who are not a part of one of those programs to obtain Windows Vista Beta 2 and begin their own testing. There will be an announcement on this page with the CPP becomes available, or IT Pros can register at the link below to receive notification via e-mail, and support for the beta."
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/get_it.mspx -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "gs" wrote in message I thought beta 2 are available for general download. I registered but only got links to resources other than vista beta os itself. how long do I have to wait?
No, I am not msdn plus subscriber. we only have action pack

Source links?
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

Nope, it is not possible, Vista RTM's in October, RC1 would be a month or 2 before, which puts it at around August. Please note, there is no plan on a RC2. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "Gabriel Lozano-Morán" wrote in message It does make somehow sense what Zack says about releasing RC1 to the testers according to the current timeframe for the RTM of Windows Vista.
-- Gabriel Lozano-Morán The .NET Aficionado http://www.pointerx.net
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Three weeks from now would be too early for RC1 Zack, by that time you would be suggested that Vista is very close to RTM. I suspect the 3 week delay is to prep the servers for the massive 2 million + download overload. The might want to span it across different servers around world not to cause any bottle necks. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Yeh, it'll be available soon. They did say that Beta 2 would be public - they just never stated before actually when they were gonna release it.
I actually think they'll bring out RC1 to testers, then release Beta 2 to the public - don't ask why I think that, it doesn't make sense, but that's what I'm thinking :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Quote: "Windows Vista Beta 2 and Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 2 are available to developers and IT professionals with MSDN and TechNet Plus subscriptions. In the coming weeks, Microsoft will start the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) for developers and IT professionals who are not a part of one of those programs to obtain Windows Vista Beta 2 and begin their own testing. There will be an announcement on this page with the CPP becomes available, or IT Pros can register at the link below to receive notification via e-mail, and support for the beta."
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/get_it.mspx -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "gs" wrote in message I thought beta 2 are available for general download. I registered but only got links to resources other than vista beta os itself. how long do I have to wait?
No, I am not msdn plus subscriber. we only have action pack

I still expect RC1 begin July...
Gabriel
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

Nope, it is not possible, Vista RTM's in October, RC1 would be a month or 2 before, which puts it at around August. Please note, there is no plan on a RC2. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "Gabriel Lozano-Morán" wrote in message It does make somehow sense what Zack says about releasing RC1 to the testers according to the current timeframe for the RTM of Windows Vista.
-- Gabriel Lozano-Morán The .NET Aficionado http://www.pointerx.net
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Three weeks from now would be too early for RC1 Zack, by that time you would be suggested that Vista is very close to RTM. I suspect the 3 week delay is to prep the servers for the massive 2 million + download overload. The might want to span it across different servers around world not to cause any bottle necks. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Yeh, it'll be available soon. They did say that Beta 2 would be public - they just never stated before actually when they were gonna release it.
I actually think they'll bring out RC1 to testers, then release Beta 2 to the public - don't ask why I think that, it doesn't make sense, but that's what I'm thinking :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Quote: "Windows Vista Beta 2 and Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 2 are available to developers and IT professionals with MSDN and TechNet Plus subscriptions. In the coming weeks, Microsoft will start the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) for developers and IT professionals who are not a part of one of those programs to obtain Windows Vista Beta 2 and begin their own testing. There will be an announcement on this page with the CPP becomes available, or IT Pros can register at the link below to receive notification via e-mail, and support for the beta."
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/get_it.mspx -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "gs" wrote in message I thought beta 2 are available for general download. I registered but only got links to resources other than vista beta os itself. how long do I have to wait?
No, I am not msdn plus subscriber. we only have action pack

There will be an RC2 - so correction there, but no RC1 in the next 3 weeks.
"What's the remaining schedule for Vista? Is it Beta 2, then Release Candidate 1 and then straight to manufacturing? Allchin: We will do something in between there. If you go back into XP, you'll see that we did pretty much--we did an RC 1, we did an RC 2 and we did an RTM. Right now our thinking is to do about the same thing. How broad we make that next one after RC 1, even if we call it RC 2, that hasn't been made, but we will do a drop about a month after we do RC 1 to some set of people. The problem here is that we have to have immediate turnaround, because we're on superdeadline then."
http://news.com.com/2008-1016_3-6076266.html -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "Zack Whittaker" wrote in message

Source links?
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Nope, it is not possible, Vista RTM's in October, RC1 would be a month or 2 before, which puts it at around August. Please note, there is no plan on a RC2. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "Gabriel Lozano-Morán" wrote in message It does make somehow sense what Zack says about releasing RC1 to the testers according to the current timeframe for the RTM of Windows Vista.
-- Gabriel Lozano-Morán The .NET Aficionado http://www.pointerx.net
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Three weeks from now would be too early for RC1 Zack, by that time you would be suggested that Vista is very close to RTM. I suspect the 3 week delay is to prep the servers for the massive 2 million + download overload. The might want to span it across different servers around world not to cause any bottle necks. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Yeh, it'll be available soon. They did say that Beta 2 would be public - they just never stated before actually when they were gonna release it.
I actually think they'll bring out RC1 to testers, then release Beta 2 to the public - don't ask why I think that, it doesn't make sense, but that's what I'm thinking :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Quote: "Windows Vista Beta 2 and Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 2 are available to developers and IT professionals with MSDN and TechNet Plus subscriptions. In the coming weeks, Microsoft will start the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) for developers and IT professionals who are not a part of one of those programs to obtain Windows Vista Beta 2 and begin their own testing. There will be an announcement on this page with the CPP becomes available, or IT Pros can register at the link below to receive notification via e-mail, and support for the beta."
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/get_it.mspx -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "gs" wrote in message I thought beta 2 are available for general download. I registered but only got links to resources other than vista beta os itself. how long do I have to wait?
No, I am not msdn plus subscriber. we only have action pack

3 weeks from now, it will still be June, not July. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "Gabriel Lozano-Morán" wrote in message

I still expect RC1 begin July...
Gabriel
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Nope, it is not possible, Vista RTM's in October, RC1 would be a month or 2 before, which puts it at around August. Please note, there is no plan on a RC2. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "Gabriel Lozano-Morán" wrote in message It does make somehow sense what Zack says about releasing RC1 to the testers according to the current timeframe for the RTM of Windows Vista.
-- Gabriel Lozano-Morán The .NET Aficionado http://www.pointerx.net
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Three weeks from now would be too early for RC1 Zack, by that time you would be suggested that Vista is very close to RTM. I suspect the 3 week delay is to prep the servers for the massive 2 million + download overload. The might want to span it across different servers around world not to cause any bottle necks. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Yeh, it'll be available soon. They did say that Beta 2 would be public - they just never stated before actually when they were gonna release it.
I actually think they'll bring out RC1 to testers, then release Beta 2 to the public - don't ask why I think that, it doesn't make sense, but that's what I'm thinking :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Quote: "Windows Vista Beta 2 and Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 2 are available to developers and IT professionals with MSDN and TechNet Plus subscriptions. In the coming weeks, Microsoft will start the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) for developers and IT professionals who are not a part of one of those programs to obtain Windows Vista Beta 2 and begin their own testing. There will be an announcement on this page with the CPP becomes available, or IT Pros can register at the link below to receive notification via e-mail, and support for the beta."
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/get_it.mspx -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "gs" wrote in message I thought beta 2 are available for general download. I registered but only got links to resources other than vista beta os itself. how long do I have to wait?
No, I am not msdn plus subscriber. we only have action pack

The timeline was to get the RC1 out by end of June which is in about 4 weeks from now but I am adding an extra week...
Gabriel
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

3 weeks from now, it will still be June, not July. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "Gabriel Lozano-Morán" wrote in message I still expect RC1 begin July...
Gabriel
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Nope, it is not possible, Vista RTM's in October, RC1 would be a month or 2 before, which puts it at around August. Please note, there is no plan on a RC2. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "Gabriel Lozano-Morán" wrote in message It does make somehow sense what Zack says about releasing RC1 to the testers according to the current timeframe for the RTM of Windows Vista.
-- Gabriel Lozano-Morán The .NET Aficionado http://www.pointerx.net
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Three weeks from now would be too early for RC1 Zack, by that time you would be suggested that Vista is very close to RTM. I suspect the 3 week delay is to prep the servers for the massive 2 million + download overload. The might want to span it across different servers around world not to cause any bottle necks. -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Yeh, it'll be available soon. They did say that Beta 2 would be public - they just never stated before actually when they were gonna release it.
I actually think they'll bring out RC1 to testers, then release Beta 2 to the public - don't ask why I think that, it doesn't make sense, but that's what I'm thinking :o)
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--: Original message follows :-- "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Quote: "Windows Vista Beta 2 and Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 2 are available to developers and IT professionals with MSDN and TechNet Plus subscriptions. In the coming weeks, Microsoft will start the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) for developers and IT professionals who are not a part of one of those programs to obtain Windows Vista Beta 2 and begin their own testing. There will be an announcement on this page with the CPP becomes available, or IT Pros can register at the link below to receive notification via e-mail, and support for the beta."
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/get_it.mspx -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "gs" wrote in message I thought beta 2 are available for general download. I registered but only got links to resources other than vista beta os itself. how long do I have to wait?
No, I am not msdn plus subscriber. we only have action pack