Internet Explorer 8 - IE8 Beta 2 Direct Download Link Without WGA
After the almost disastrous launch of IE 8 Beta 1, the second beta of IE8 (Internet Explorer has been released for free download. Various improvements, enhancements, bug fixes and some new features are added to the new version of IE8 Beta 2.
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26.10.2008 Download Windows 7 MUI Language Packs - Official 32-bit and 64-bit Direct Download Links
Microsoft has released MUI (Multilingual User Interface) language packs for Windows 7 RTM. The Windows 7 language packs is available via Windows Update as optional update for Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions only.
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28.8.2009 Windows 7 32-Bit (x86) Direct Download Links
Windows 7 has been officially launched, but Microsoft never makes available official download links that allow retail customers to download setup installer or ISO image of Windows 7, despite digital downloads have been the sole distribution channel for many that purchases from online store or on MSDN or TechNet subscriptions.
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22.10.2009 Windows 7 64-Bit x64 Direct Download Links
User who only wants to download Windows 7 installation files via official and verified source can choose to download the ESD files instead, which contains setup1.box, setup2.box and a edition-specific Windows 7 setup installer, and not in ISO format, although it’s easy to make a bootable Windows 7 DVD or ISO with the unloaded Windows 7 setup files.
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25.10.2009 Leaked Windows 7 RTM Direct Download Links for Both x86 and x64 Flavors
The leaked direct download links for Windows 7 followed promptly the October 22nd general availability deadline, offering end users access to the latest iteration of the Windows client.
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26.10.2009 Windows 7 ISO Image Edition Switcher Free Download for Direct Convert
Windows 7 no longer has “One Disc to Rule Them All” universal installation DVD disc media or ISO image which allows users to select whichever editions of Windows 7 they prefer to install during setup. Instead, each Windows 7 installation ISO or media is specific for a channel and distribution and can be used to install an edition of Windows 7 only.
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30.10.2009 Microsoft TechNet Plus Direct subscription is now available! Finally with download option
TechNet Plus Direct is now available. It allows an individual subscriber full access to TechNet Plus resources including evaluation software, technical content, tools, utilities and support resources. Content is available through the TechNet Subscription Benefits Portal- the subscriber-only site (this subscription does not include CD or DVD media shipments).
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9.8.2006 Make No Mistake About It, the XP SP3 RTM Direct Download Links Are Live
Make no mistake about it, the gold bits of Windows XP Service Pack 3 are available for download straight from Microsoft, contrary to what the company is claiming.
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1.5.2008 Panda Internet Security 2010 Free Trial Direct Download Link
In addition to Panda Antivirus Pro 2010, Panda has also released new version for it’s another security application – Panda Internet Security 2010.
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9.7.2009 Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 Free Trial Version Direct Download Links
The leading developer of secure content management solutions, Kaspersky Lab has released the new version of its popular security application – Kaspersky Internet Security 2010, where all the components implemented in earlier product versions have been improved and upgraded, including the firewall, heuristic analyzer, parental control module, and the anti-spam module.
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1.7.2009 Free Windows Server 2008 R2 Evaluation Installation ISO and VHD for Hyper-V Official Direct Download Links
Windows Server 2008 R2 is the next iteration of Windows Server operating system, which has been RTMed with build version 6.1.7600.16385 together with Windows 7. Microsoft is now officially releasing the ISO image for Windows Server 2008 R2 Trial Software, which allowing administrators and users to install Windows Server 2008 R2 to evaluate the new operating system for 180 days for free.
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17.8.2009 Windows 7 Enterprise Trial 32-bit and 64-bit ISO Direct Download Links
Microsoft has made available free download of Windows 7 Enterprise edition for interested corporate and business customers as trial evaluation software. Windows 7 Enterprise free download has pre-installed product key which lasts for 90 days (3 months) after activated. Activation has to be done within 10 days or else the computer will shut down hourly.
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3.10.2009 Windows Vista Retail Direct Link from Microsoft Leaked
2 days ago, there is Windows Vista retail download links posted on some forums. That seems pretty normal as there are people kept on uploading whenever Rapidshare removes them.
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13.4.2007 MSN Direct to Be Killed Off on January 1, 2012
Microsoft has signed the death sentence of MSN Direct and is informing customers that they will be able to continue using the service for two years and a couple of months before it will be discontinued.
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28.10.2009 MSN Direct Goes High Def with Clear Channel
Companies collaborate to deliver rich data services on HD digital radio format to smarten everyday objects.
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10.1.2007 DOWNLOAD Windows Vista Beta 1
links updated
This is Unofficial Download page of Windows Vista Beta 1. Windows Vista codename Longhorn, the next generation OS from Microsoft
This is Beta 1. Build 5112 for those inclined to such information.
Please post this on other forums and sumbit this to other news sites to help us. It will increase the traffic to the page dramatically!
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Windows Vista beta 2 DOWNLOAD
The Vista Beta 2 x86 DVD is 3,200.15 MB. The package contains Ultimate, Home Basic, Home Premium, and Business binaries. As ever, the key used is what determines what SKU you see.
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24.5.2006 Official: Windows Beta 2 Available for download
As previously mentioned by Tekmaven on bink.nu, here is the offical blurb from the offical Windows Vista Website concerning Beta 2.
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8.6.2006 Windows Vista Beta 2 Public Download Available Soon
This was posted to the Windows Vista Newsgroups!
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7.6.2006 Download Windows Live OneCare 2.0 Beta
Install OneCare 1.6 now and it will automatically be updated to version 2.0 :)
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11.7.2007 Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 Download
Windows Server® 2008 Beta 3 helps IT professionals to increase the flexibility of their server infrastructure while offering developers a more robust web and applications platform for building connected applications and services.
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5.9.2007 Windows 7 Beta 1 available for download on December 2008
The constant wave of Windows 7 Beta chatter from Redmond, even without an official confirmation from Microsoft, is a clear indication that the company is gearing up to move the next iteration of the
Windows client beyond the development milestone (M) stages.
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11.9.2008 Updated: Windows 7 beta download imminent? No
Update: According to Neufuse in the comments this was a publishing error on the CMS from Microsoft.
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19.12.2008 Windows 7 beta download before Jan 5th
Several Microsoft watchers have speculated that Microsoft may release the Windows 7 beta to Microsoft Action Pack subscribers on or before the 5th January.
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22.12.2008 Windows 7 Beta 1Build 7000 available for download
It appears that there is not much changes from the leaked Windows 7 pre-beta build 6956, although there may be under-the-hook changes and tweaks invisible to ordinary users.
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28.12.2008 Download Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) build 1.0.701
AntiSpyware (Beta) is a security technology that helps protect Windows users from spyware and other potentially unwanted software. Known spyware on your PC can be detected and removed.
This helps reduce negative effects caused by spyware including slow PC performance, annoying pop-up ads, unwanted changes to Internet settings, and unauthorized use of your private information. Continuous protection improves Internet browsing safety by guarding over fifty (50) ways spyware can enter your PC.
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22.11.2005 Windows Vista SP1 Beta Available for Download in September
Via TechNet, not the pre-beta, but the actual Vista SP1 Beta! The first beta build for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 will be made available for download in September via TechNet. As of yet, Microsoft has failed to reveal the actual release date of the beta build for the service pack of Windows Vista. pacpis report this too in our forum.
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23.8.2007 Download Vista SP2 Beta via Windows Update
If you like to stay on the bleeding edge of technology (and you’re running Vista) you may want to consider modifying two registry keys on your system so that you can participate in the Vista SP2 Beta program.
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3.11.2008 Windows 7 Beta Available for Download as Early as January 5, 2009
The fully-fledged Beta for Windows 7 could be made available for download as soon as January 5, 2009.
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18.12.2008 Windows 7 Beta 1 Build 7000 x64 download
File Name: 7000.0.081212-1400_client_en-us_Ultimate-GB1CULXFRE_EN_DVD.ISO
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8.1.2009Reminder: Windows 7 beta download ends this week
Just a reminder to everyone that as we reported earlier, the general availability of Windows 7 Beta program is ending this week. Starting from Feb
10th (12am Pacific Time), there wont be any new downloads of Windows 7 beta available, and from Feb 12th (9am Pacific Time), no downloads of Windows 7
beta will be available. If you are already downloading your beta, better complete the download before Feb 12th! So, if you haven't yet started
your download or yet registered for Windows 7 Beta, then this is the right time. Download your beta here before it ends!
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10.02.2009Windows 7 public beta released, remember to patch
Update: It appears that Microsoft.com is suffering badly with "server too busy" messages but we now have direct download links below. We revealed
that Microsoft would be posting a public beta of Windows 7 earlier this week and Microsoft has just made it available on it's TechNet channels.
Entitled Windows 7 beta customer preview program, the company has posted the beta bits to the Microsoft TechNet pages. Be warned it's rather slow
at the moment.
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09.01.2009Windows 7 beta download imminent?
Microsoft have updated their Windows 7 site with a download link for the Windows 7 beta. It would appear from the posting that Microsoft is currently
readying site updates and download servers for the imminent release of the Windows 7 beta. Yesterday, German site Winfuture claimed that the beta
would be released today and this could confirm the sites claims. The download link is currently inaccessible. It's entirely possible that once
the page is live it will simply be a sign up page to register your interest. Microsoft will not comment on the exact date and a Microsoft official
confirmed the beta is still targetted for early 2009.
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19.12.2008Windows 7 comes back online, for real this time
After yesterday's failure launch of Windows 7 beta, the links are back up and working. You can use the links below to get Windows 7 beta. Enjoy!
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10.01.2009Windows Live Messenger Beta
NOT Public
The confusion probably started
after a red colored "Windows
Live Messenger" text link
appeared on MSN UK's homepage
by the end of last week.
It links to a
product
page still showing screenshots
of older Beta-versions and
claiming that "the new
Windows Live Messenger Beta is
<...> as always <...> free to
download".
Indeed, it is free to
download but you still have to
sign up for the trial first
(don't worry if your
country's not listed) and
wait a couple of days before
you get invited.
Admittedly, if a beta
version is being used already
by about one million users the
definition of "public" is
contestable. But let's just
conclude that there's still
NO instantly
available direct download link
for just anybody.
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14.03.2006NBC Direct Beta Now Open: It's No Hulu
Only slightly behind schedule, NBC Direct launched in beta over the weekend. The service promises time-sensitive, ad-supported versions of NBC
Television's biggest hits for free, although the phrase "For a Limited Time" is taken quite literally...
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13.11.2007NBCU to Test Its Own 'Direct' Download Service
NBC Universal announced today it's scheduling the testing of its own "NBC Direct" online download service this October. You might be
thinking, didn't NBCU already plan something like that? Indeed it did, in a joint venture with News Corp. So this new service may need a different
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21.09.2007Psst...here's how to get your Windows 7 beta key
Thanks to our ever wonderful forum posters who are currently discussing the Windows 7 beta and Helmers Blog we now know a method of acquiring an
official Windows 7 beta key. We have posted direct links to the downloads earlier today: Download: Windows 7 x86 (32bit) and x64 (64 bit)
Here's the steps for a key:Visit TechNet Downloads, sign in at the top right and let the page loadWithin the same window copy and paste
"https://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/scripts/gcs.aspx?Product=tn-win7-64-ww&LCID=1033" into the address bar (yes it's a 64bit key but will
work on 32 too, if you get an error refresh a few times)...enjoy the result below, whilst stocks last.
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10.01.2009NBC Direct adopts personalized ad network
NBC has announced that its NBC Direct downloadable TV platform currently in beta will utilize the YuMe network for its advertising...
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23.01.2008Microsoft on Win7 Beta: 'The download experience was not ideal'
After adding some server horsepower to the Windows 7 beta download over the weekend, some testers did manage to receive working copies. That's not to
say everything's working perfectly just yet...
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12.01.2009Win7 Beta Download Date Extended
After a rough start with distributing the beta, Microsoft must feel guilty. They have extended the time available for public testers to download and
obtain keys for the beta.
All the way up to February 10, downloads and keys will be available for public download. After that date, if
you have the download, keys will still be available.
This cutoff date does not include MSDN and Technet subscribers; the beta along with
the keys will be available throughout the entire testing phase.
The expiration date for the beta is
August 1, 2009 with an RC release to selected testers scheduled for before that
date.
If you thought you missed out, but still want to get your hands on the beta, now's the time to do it!
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28.01.2009Windows 7 Beta Download Link Appears
jcxp.net - 19.12.2008
Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta
Goes Public
Didn't get an invitation for
the beta last month? No
worries, late yesterday,
Microsoft officially released
the beta to the public.
That's right, anyone can get
it.
Windows
Live Mail Desktop Beta
(otherwise known as Windows
Live Mail Center) is now
available to download on
ideas.live.com. Users must
sign up for the beta before
being able to download it,
enrollment is instant.
To download the
beta, simply go to Windows
Live Ideas and click on
"Sign Up" under Windows Live
Mail Desktop Beta.
Once you have
completed that, a download
link will become available and
you will be able to use
WLMD.
jcxp.net - 28.07.2006
New "Network Direct" RDMA Interface Available with Windows Server 2008
Phil Pennington: Windows HPC Server 2008 introduces a new low-latency RDMA network API known as "Network Direct". This RDMA interface in
addition to and distinct from the existing "Winsock Direct" interface. The Network Direct interface introduces several advantages over
Winsock Direct including no dependency on the Winsock stack and much lower latency metrics. MS MPI is being developed to take advantage of this
new interface.
This means that Infiniband vendors, for instance, will need to provide HCA Network Direct providers in
addition to (or perhaps instead of) the Winsock Direct providers published previously. Consequently, development is underway by both Microsoft
and partners to enable full support for the entire network stack.
For programmers, the Network Direct API provides a model
similar to the User Mode Driver Framework (UMDF). MS MPI will be the first user-mode application to leverage Network Direct.
winbeta.org - 15.12.2007
Rumour: Windows 7 beta download before Jan 5th
Several Microsoft watchers have speculated that Microsoft may release the Windows 7 beta to Microsoft Action Pack subscribers on or before the 5th
January. Microsoft posted a note to its partner site regarding the latest Microsoft Action Pack Subscription quarterly update kit. In the update
Windows 7 is included as "download only". The packs content is due to start shipping on "January 5, 2009, depending on region, and continues with
the first month of each subsequent quarter (January, April, July, and October).
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neowin.net - 22.12.2008
Windows Server "7" feature: Direct Connect
Microsoft IT (the internal IT organisation) is currently running a pilot called "Direct Connect". Direct Connect is like Outlook Anywhere where you
connect to the internal Exchange Server from outside the corporate network without a VPN connection but through RPC_over_HTTPs) Direct connect uses
IPv6 and IPSec to build a tunnel from outside the coprporate network to any resource that needs to access internal network (fileshares, LOB
applications) This pilot will end up as feature in the server edition of Windows 7. It will require a trusted identity like smartcards.
winbeta.org - 06.11.2007
NBC Direct prepares for its next beta
Since last November, NBC has been developing a service separate from its Hulu venture for downloading shows after they've aired, and watching them
offline. But the initial beta suffered setbacks, so now it's gearing up for a second try...
betanews.com - 31.05.2008
Microsoft Offers Pre-RC1 Vista
Beta
Despite initially saying it
wouldn't be made public,
Microsoft late Monday released
Windows Vista Build 5536 for
download by those who had
signed up for the Beta 2
Customer Preview Program. The
catch: only 100,000 visitors
will be able to download
before the links are
deactivated...
betanews.com - 29.08.2006
Windows 7 Beta - When will it arrive?
Still a few hours away for CES, it is known that Microsoft is going unveil the Windows 7 Beta at CES. But it is still unsure when would users be able
to download it officially. Mary-Jo Foley reports that public betas of Windows 7 would hit this week along with the private beta. Now, there is some
information available from this Microsoft blog: Attend an upcoming MSDN Developer Conference and you will receive a Windows 7 Beta 1 DVD - and that
immediate upcoming MSDN Developer Conference is on January 13th, which is next Tuesday! At the worst, expect a public beta release next week as the
private beta testers would get priority even if its released earlier.
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neowin.net - 07.01.2009
Windows 7 Beta: Here's where we stand
Brandon LeBlanc: Due to an enormous surge in demand, the download experience was not ideal so we listened and took the necessary steps to ensure a
good experience. We have clearly heard that many of you want to check out the Windows 7 Beta and, as a result, we have decided remove the initial 2.5
million limit on the public beta for the next two weeks (thru January 24th). During that time you will have access to the beta even if the download
number exceeds the 2.5 million unit limit.
winbeta.org - 11.01.2009
