Microsoft is letting the public test the release candidate of their new Windows 7 out for a year.
Is it a beta test or a publicity stunt? That doesn't matter very much if you just want to see what Microsoft managed to improve over Windows Vista.
Follow the instructions here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx
You have until July to get your copy and serial key.
Came across this post yesterday listing 15 free product keys for Windows 7 RC1 which they say will activate it beyond 30 days. Hope this helps. Let us know if they work!
Great links guys. Downloading whilst I type.
I put Windows 7 (64 bit) onto my desktop computer over the weekend. Kept an image of my XP installation just in case but I don't think that I'll be going back.
Put Win 7 32 bit onto the laptop which had Vista on it - it's now a lot snappier.
I just hope that Microsoft will do something different and sell Windows as family pack (4 licenses would do my household nicely)
Yeah I downloaded the iso the day it went live, but I'm not around to installing yet because I know that I would get distracted by it and trying new things. Hearing good things and I'm looking forward to trying it myself.
I made a bootable USB drive and installed in on my old machine at home. It has given it a new lease of life, as the Windows 7 Media Center is actuallypretty cool. I actually liked it so much that I payed the $49 to pre buy a copy from Amazon. Saved $50 on what the retail is meant to be. In case you are wondering here is a set of instructins for making a bootable USB key <link> worked great for me.
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