beta 2 come out

when will beta 2 come out?
and can someone remind me where people can sign up for revieving it? (I mean the download not a dvd)
thanks in advance?

Next week apparently... Tuesday people are saying... but don't hold your breath. No official word from Microsoft yet, so best to say "soon".
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when will beta 2 come out?
and can someone remind me where people can sign up for revieving it? (I mean the download not a dvd)
thanks in advance?

There isn't exact sign up for access to download site, just an opportunity to be notified when Vista will be available on Microsoft.com's public site for download.
My understanding is, Vista will be made available Attendees, Technical Testers and TAP customers sometime during the week of May 22nd. General Public will receive sometime on or after the 27th of May. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message

when will beta 2 come out?
and can someone remind me where people can sign up for revieving it? (I mean the download not a dvd)
thanks in advance?

Where did you get this information from though?
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There isn't exact sign up for access to download site, just an opportunity to be notified when Vista will be available on Microsoft.com's public site for download.
My understanding is, Vista will be made available Attendees, Technical Testers and TAP customers sometime during the week of May 22nd. General Public will receive sometime on or after the 27th of May. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message when will beta 2 come out?
and can someone remind me where people can sign up for revieving it? (I mean the download not a dvd)
thanks in advance?

On Sun, 21 May 2006 10:37:16 +0100, "Zack Whittaker" wrote:

Next week apparently... Tuesday people are saying... but don't hold your breath. No official word from Microsoft yet, so best to say "soon".

Do you have a guestimate as to how large the download may be? I ask because I am overseas until July 1 and may want to use the hotel broadband to download the image to my laptop so as not to miss out, but I don't want to overload the connection.

32-bit : between 3.1GB and 3.6GB roughly. 64-bit: between 4.6GB and 4.9GB roughly.
Anything more than about 4.6GB image will need a dual layer DVD to burn to - and you'll need a dual layer burning device otherwise you'll just have to stick to using Daemon Tools or virtual image mounting software. And just a bit of advice - don't use hotel internet - you'll end up spending more than the room cost itself! :-o
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On Sun, 21 May 2006 10:37:16 +0100, "Zack Whittaker" admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote:
Next week apparently... Tuesday people are saying... but don't hold your breath. No official word from Microsoft yet, so best to say "soon".
Do you have a guestimate as to how large the download may be? I ask because I am overseas until July 1 and may want to use the hotel broadband to download the image to my laptop so as not to miss out, but I don't want to overload the connection.

That's only the "good" hotels. Most mid-range and low cost motels have free wireless.
-- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE "Anyone who prefers security over freedom deserves neither."
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message

32-bit : between 3.1GB and 3.6GB roughly. 64-bit: between 4.6GB and 4.9GB roughly.
Anything more than about 4.6GB image will need a dual layer DVD to burn to - and you'll need a dual layer burning device otherwise you'll just have to stick to using Daemon Tools or virtual image mounting software. And just a bit of advice - don't use hotel internet - you'll end up spending more than the room cost itself! :-o

On Sun, 21 May 2006 16:36:40 -0500, "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote:

"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message 32-bit : between 3.1GB and 3.6GB roughly. 64-bit: between 4.6GB and 4.9GB roughly.
Anything more than about 4.6GB image will need a dual layer DVD to burn to - and you'll need a dual layer burning device otherwise you'll just have to stick to using Daemon Tools or virtual image mounting software. And just a bit of advice - don't use hotel internet - you'll end up spending more than the room cost itself! :-o

Thanks for the "guesstimate" on the size. Fortunately, my laptop's got a dual layer DVD burner, if it turns out to be necessary, and dual layer DVDs are easily found in Tokyo.

That's only the "good" hotels. Most mid-range and low cost motels have free wireless.

Yep. Free access at this hotel but I suspect they may throttle the connection if they feel you are overusing it. We'll see.

Saturday, May 27th, 2006, just FYI.
"John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message

when will beta 2 come out?
and can someone remind me where people can sign up for revieving it? (I mean the download not a dvd)
thanks in advance?