Filed under: OS Updates, Windows, Microsoft, Beta, Windows x64
Direct download links for Windows 7 beta iso surface!
by Lee Mathews Jan 9th 2009 at 4:50PM
Windows 7 Beta (x86) : 7000.0.081212-1400_client_en-us_Ultimate-GB1CULFRE_EN_DVD.ISO
Windows 7 Beta (x64) : 7000.0.081212-1400_client_en-us_Ultimate-GB1CULXFRE_EN_DVD.ISO
See if you have luck with the direct links. Currently it's working for me, and fairly fast as well - about 340kb/s.You'll still need to go back for a key, assuming you want to use the beta for more than 30 days, but at least you'll be able to burn a DVD or mount the ISO in your favorite virtualization app. Alternatively, there are plenty of timer reset and watermark removal tools available on the various torrent trackers.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
kamron_1 said 4:53PM on 1-09-2009
Very nice find; I hate downloading off public trackers and so I appreciate this a lot.
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Zach said 5:03PM on 1-09-2009
Both ur links are identical....looks like they both point to the 64 bit version.
The 32bit version is GB1CULFRE (no X in it)
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Lee Mathews said 5:04PM on 1-09-2009
Fixed! Thanks, Zach!
Night Owl said 6:03PM on 1-09-2009
@Lee:
The links have been corrected, but the x86 label still reads
...GB1CULXFRE_EN_DVD.ISO
As Zach said earlier
'The 32bit version is GB1CULFRE (no X in it)'
Robin said 7:23AM on 1-10-2009
The link display text is still identical though.
/currently DLing OK.
jerry norbury said 5:12PM on 1-09-2009
Link worked instantly for me AND I'm receiving at (my) full bandwidth (5Mbps)...
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cyberhomie said 5:17PM on 1-09-2009
Thank you! Downloading the 32 bit one at 700kb/s+ and have the 64 bit one queued.
Dont really care for Windows, but might as well play with this in Fusion. Who knows maybe replace Vista Ultimate on my Boot Camp partition.
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Rich Fulton said 1:02PM on 2-13-2009
I totally missed out on the Windows 7 download opportunity. Would anyone be willing to surrender theirs to me?
Thanks,
Rich Fulton
mvp said 5:18PM on 1-09-2009
Just finished using em, topped out at 1.3MB/s for me.
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This_Time said 5:23PM on 1-09-2009
Links aren't working for me...
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This_Time said 5:27PM on 1-09-2009
Chrome is giving me a
Error 8 (net::ERR_FILE_TOO_BIG): Unknown error.
whenever I try to download it.
Wait... It works in Firefox.
Ryan Beesley said 7:44PM on 1-09-2009
Yeah, I've seen that bug in Chrome before too. Chrome can't handle really big files yet... I keep meaning to bug it.
DWilli said 5:25PM on 1-09-2009
I mean, within 30 days, the mess on the Windows site should be cleared...I can live with temporary unverified-ness.
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gapteknoway.com said 5:30PM on 1-09-2009
Awesome! So glad I subscribed to your RSS.. But speed's slowing to a crawl in the past minute.. 11 days, 14 hours remaining??
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John said 5:36PM on 1-09-2009
Well done, now the link is getting very slow now, why dont you tell the rest of the world while your at it?
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Blair said 5:40PM on 1-09-2009
wow I love Microsoft's servers... Downloading at 1200kb/s constantly.
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sepirioth said 5:47PM on 1-09-2009
AWESOME!!! mines downloading at like 1.33mb/sec... now that key... :)
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Thunderbuck said 6:09PM on 1-09-2009
Ahhh, I love big USB keys...
Downloading to my work computer at >540KB/s
Thanks for the link, this is fantastic!
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nizzy1115 said 6:14PM on 1-09-2009
Thanks! Downloading at 1600Kbs right now.
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Geoff said 6:15PM on 1-09-2009
1.7MB/sec here :)
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