Windows 7 beta invites sent to select testers
Today, Microsoft released its first wave of invitations for the Windows 7 beta test. The invitations were only sent to a small, select group of 'technical beta' testers.
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17.12.2008 Windows 7 had 8 million testers, biggest beta ever
Microsoft has revealed a bunch of numbers surrounding the development of Windows 7, and boy do they carry a lot of weight.
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22.10.2009 Some testers expecting an early Windows 7 Beta 1 present
There’s talk that Microsoft has signed off internally on the Beta 1 Windows 7 bits. Word is the build number of what goes out to testers will be 6.1.7000.0.081212-1400.
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18.12.2008 Windows 7 Home Premium beta released to testers
A trusted source has indicated that Microsoft has released Windows 7 Home Premium beta to a select group of 1000 users to get a firsthand look at the next major release of Windows.
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8.1.2009 FREE Windows 7 Ultimate for Connect beta testers
Last week, I blogged that members of the Windows Technical Beta Program would not be receiving a complimentary copy of Windows 7.
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31.7.2009 Windows Media Center Survey for Possible Future Beta Testers
Microsoft is looking for people committed and interested in beta testing a future version of Windows Media Center.
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19.4.2007 Windows Vista & Server 2008 SP2 Beta released to testers
Microsoft have made available build v6002-16497 of Service Pack 2 for both Windows Vista and Server 2008 to testers late last night. The bits show a compile date of October 17th and weigh in on average around the 3 Gigabyte mark.
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2.10.2008 Windows 7 Beta Download Page URL and Connect Invite Sent to Testers
Microsoft has sent out invites for early participation in Windows 7 Beta program to selected few privileged technical beta testers and existing MVPs.
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21.12.2008 Wanted: IE8 Beta Testers
As previously mentioned in the IE8 Beta Feedback post back in March, we have several ways to submit feedback on the IE8 Beta.
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31.7.2008 Microsoft releases beta of XP SP3 to Vista, Windows Server testers
Microsoft officials said at the end of August that they planned to release Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3 to Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) and TechNet testers within a couple weeks.
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6.10.2007 Office 12 Beta 1 Released to Testers
10,000 Microsoft beta testers received a long-awaited e-mail Wednesday evening: Welcome to Office 12. Beta 1 of the next-generation Office suite has been released and is now available for download -- assuming Beta Place doesn't buckle under the mad rush for bits.
In a statement heralding the beta's arrival, Microsoft vice president Chris Capossela called Office 12 "the most significant release in more than 10 years" that comes only after "many years of research and development." But the devil is in the details.
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18.11.2005 Microsoft looking for beta testers with Media Center
Yesterday I received the following email in my in-box.
Interesting that they are offering/needing hardware testers and the testers can keep the hardware after the beta is complete.
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22.1.2006 Messenger Plus! Live Beta Released to Testers!
Messenger Plus! Live is the new kid on the block and he has slapped Messenger Plus! in the face for sure. Patchou, the creator, has released the first beta to official testers enabling people to have the first ever look into the exciting new world of Messenger Plus! Live.
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21.3.2006 Network Monitor 3.3 Beta released for testers
In order to download the beta, you must be a member of our connection. To join, select the HOME link in the top left corner and create an account or sign in. Then click on Apply Now under our connection from the CONNECTION DIRECTORY list to join.
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6.3.2009 Vista Beta Testers Face Looming OS Expiration
If you're one of the millions of Windows Vista beta and release candidate testers, your trial run ends on June 1.
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12.4.2007 Windows 7 beta testers find critical Windows Installer Bug
Mary Jo reports that a number of Windows 7 Beta testers have come across a bug that crashes the system randomly whenever they try to start a Windows Update or install anything using Microsoft's MSI installer.
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19.1.2009 Are Windows 7 Testers Really Satisfied?
ChangeWave's Windows 7 satisfaction survey is no measure of satisfaction. The sample is too small.
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8.4.2009 The real Windows 7 testers?
Microsoft claims that over 10 million people contributed to the Windows 7 Beta some way through the opt-in Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP).
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23.7.2009 Microsoft looks to testers for help with next Windows release
A beta tester's work is never complete, at least not in the world of Windows. Last week, the long awaited launch of Windows Vista began as it was released to enterprises. Microsoft has attributed much of the product's success, as in success by going gold, to its testers.
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4.12.2006 Free Windows 7 copies for testers on the way
Testers who decided they wanted a physical version, instead of one for download, of their free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate will see it arrive in the next month or so.
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28.10.2009 Windows Server ‘Centro’ and ‘Cougar’ go to testers
Microsoft has released to testers builds of its next version of Windows Small Business Server (code-named "Cougar") and its first release of Windows Midmarket Server (code-named "Centro"), company officials said on December 19.
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25.12.2006 Windows 7 testers - RC is a clean install
The latest post on Microsoft’s Engineering Windows 7 blog outlines what existing Windows 7 beta testers will have to do in order to be able upgrade to the release candidate.
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9.4.2009 Windows 7 testers to get free copy from tomorrow
Last week Microsoft had a change of heart and decided to go back on what they had previously said by offering testers on the Windows 7 technical beta program a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate, in reward for their efforts in testing the new operating system.
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5.8.2009 97 percent of Intel testers recommend Windows 7
Intel has thoroughly tested Windows 7 and has given it the green light for its own use. The company will begin replacing Windows XP on its machines next year.
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5.10.2009 New Windows Vista Preview Could Attract 500,000 Testers
Latest version includes anti-spyware utility, disk encryption technology, and user interface improvements.
Microsoft today released a third preview version of Windows Vista, and plans another test version of its next-generation operating system in February.
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21.12.2005 Microsoft to Ship Interim Windows Vista Build to Testers
I have just recieved news that Vista will have a 'refresh build' to the technical testers and coporate customers. This version will have a different set of product keys. And the build number currently is 5324(Expect it to be around this figure when launched to MSDN Subscribers).
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18.3.2006 Microsoft Releases Windows Vista Build 5456.5 to testers
Windows Vista Beta 2 English builds for x86 and x64. This package contains Ultimate, Home Basic, Home Premium, and Business binaries.
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26.6.2006 Microsoft makes a u-turn, Windows 7 testers to get free copy
In a surprise turn around, Microsoft announced today that Windows 7 technical testers will be receiving a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate.
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30.7.2009 Windows Server 2003 SP2 RC Refresh 1 Released to testers
Windows Serviceability is pleased to announce the release of RC Refresh 1 (build 2845) of Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2003.
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20.12.2006 Microsoft makes November build of Windows Server 2008 available to testers
Microsoft didn’t release only a refreshed test build of Windows Vista Service Pack (SP) 1 this week. It also quietly posted an updated test build of Windows Server 2008.
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16.11.2007What do Windows 7 beta testers really want?
Windows beta testing ain’t what it used to be.
Over the past couple of days,
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20.02.2009New Windows 7 beta released to select testers
Today, Microsoft released its first wave of invitations for the Windows 7 beta test. The invitations were only sent to a small, select group of
'technical beta' testers. In the email sent to invited testers, Microsoft states that the beta is not available for download right away. A
reliable Russian website (demo:demo) has claimed that the beta Microsoft will upload is build 7000.0.081212-1400, built December 12th. They also claim
the build will be made available to testers within the next 48 hours. In the email, Microsoft also mentioned their website where it has placed a
wealth of information about Windows 7 and mentions the beta. This will likely be updated in the future.
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17.12.2008Windows 7 testers to get free copy from tomorrow
Last week Microsoft had a change of heart and decided to go back on what they had previously said by offering testers on the Windows 7 technical beta
program a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate, in reward for their efforts in testing the new operating system. Previously Microsoft revealed that
testers would not be receiving Windows 7 for free and argued that the discounted pre-order offer, which was available to all consumers, was partly
done for the benefit of beta testers. This was met with a bad response from bloggers and testers alike.
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05.08.2009Survey: Beta testers more happy with Windows 7 than Vista
PCWorld reports that in a recent poll conducted, Windows 7 Beta testers are 4 times more happy with Windows 7 than the early users of Windows Vista,
the reason due to which more than half of the companies plan to dump Vista adoption plans. A recent poll conducted by ChangeWave Research, a market
research company revealed that 44% of the 68 Windows 7 Beta testers were very satisfied with Windows 7 beta. A similar survey by ChangeWave in
February 2007 conducted few weeks after Vista's launch found just 10% of the respondents expressed satisfaction.
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08.04.2009Microsoft makes a u-turn, Windows 7 testers to get free copy
In a shock turn around, Microsoft announced today that Windows 7 technical testers will be receiving a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate. In recent
weeks Microsoft has faced angry reactions from bloggers and beta testers when they originally announced the testers "thanks" was the discounted
pre-order offer. Blogger Paul Thurrot claimed: "the painful thing here, for beta testers, is that they've been screwed" which demonstrated the
reaction to the previous announcements.
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30.07.2009Some testers expecting an early Windows 7 Beta 1 present
Theres talk that Microsoft has signed off internally on the Beta 1 Windows 7 bits. Word is the build number of what goes out to testers will be
6.1.7000.0.081212-1400.
What do all those digits mean? And when will testers actually get their hands on the code?
Windows power users and long-time beta testers probably need no explanation, but the rest of us undoubtedly could stand some schooling. Heres
how it works...
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18.12.2008AOL's GameTap Needs Beta Testers
AOL is seeking beta testers
for TimeWarner's GameTap
network, which provides
on-demand access to games of
old such as Asteroids and
Zork. The service frequently
adds new features such as
customizable controller
mappings, and needs a team of
testers to provide feedback...
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05.04.2007GameTap Network Needs Beta Testers
AOL is seeking beta testers
for TimeWarner's GameTap
network, which provides
on-demand access to games of
old such as Asteroids and
Zork. The service frequently
adds new features such as
customizable controller
mappings, and needs a team of
testers to provide feedback...
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06.04.2007Windows Vista SP2: RTM Escrow build reaches beta testers
Neowin earlier reported that the RTM Escrow build of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 had been released to a group of internal
testers. Microsoft today released Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 RTM Escrow build to Connect beta testers. This build is
available on Windows Update for download and install or by a number of other package options such as Slipstream versions and Standalone installers,
for the Connect beta testers. The build string reads 6002.17043.090312-1835 which is different from the one we reported earlier. If you are a Windows
Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2 Connect beta tester, you can download this build today from Microsoft Connect.
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26.03.2009What do Windows 7 beta testers really want?
Windows beta testing ain’t what it used to be.
Over the past couple of days,
this reality seems to be setting in among some Windows
7 testers. Windows 7’s testing and release schedule is like that for Office. (Given that Windows Engineering chief
Steven Sinofsky ran the Office development team for years before moving over to Windows, is anyone really surprised?) Sinofsky and his team are
holding their cards a lot closer to the vest and are releasing very few public testing milestones. But beyond failing to inform public beta testers of
what’s going on, the Windows 7 team also is remiss in providing even the core group of “technical beta testers” with adequate
feedback, some of these testers claim.
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20.02.2009Windows Vista SP1 Beta Released to Private Testers
Multiple Microsoft sources have confirmed that the first beta test editions of Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista were distributed to a select group of
about 12,000 testers today. BetaNews learned these are indeed exclusive invitees, not merely a subset of the company's MSDN or TechNet subscriber
base...
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25.09.2007Windows 7 beta testers find critical Windows Installer Bug
Mary Jo reports that a number of Windows 7 Beta testers have come across a bug that crashes the system randomly whenever they try to start a Windows
Update or install anything using Microsoft's MSI installer. Enthusiast Chris Holmes claims that many users have started experiencing random
crashing of explorer and msiexec.exe when trying to start Windows Update or install anything that uses an MSI based installer. Some have gone to the
extent of reinstalling the beta. Rafael has discovered that the fault arises from the Software Quality Management (SQM) Client which is a part of the
Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP).
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20.01.2009Microsoft Delivers New Vista
Beta Build
Microsoft on Monday released
Windows Vista Beta Build 5472
to technical beta testers, TAP
customers and MSDN
subscribers. The interim
update is intended to give
testers a more recent build,
and encourage application and
device driver developers to
accelerate deployment on
Vista...
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17.07.2006Office 12 Beta 1 Released to
Testers
10,000 Microsoft beta testers
received a long-awaited e-mail
Wednesday evening: Welcome to
Office 12. Beta 1 of the
next-generation Office suite
has been released and is now
available for download --
assuming Beta Place doesn't
buckle under the mad rush for
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17.11.2005Five things every Windows beta tester should know
Ed Bott: A few Windows 7 beta testers (and some high-profile pundits) are working themselves into a lather over the perceived shortage of feedback
from Microsoft. Ive read many of the complaints, public and private, and I think some beta testers need a refresher course in the basics of what it
means to be involved in the development of a product as complex as Windows.
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02.03.2009Microsoft sends out Windows 7 Beta 1 invites
Microsoft sent to a select group of testers on December 16 invitations to participate in Windows 7 Beta 1.
Individuals who
received the invites are considered śtech beta testers.ť From the note Microsoft sent to the invitees...
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17.12.2008Windows 7 Home Premium beta released to testers
A trusted source has indicated that Microsoft has released Windows 7 Home Premium beta to a select group of 1000 users to get a firsthand look at the
next major release of Windows. The Home Premium beta comes listed with an assortment of features, few less than the public release of Windows 7 due
on Friday to everybody, mentioned in tonight's annual CES keynote. The Home Premium is a perfect suit for home users, with a cheaper price tag,
compared with Vista Home Premium, to Vista Ultimate, and a few less built in programs, that are only available to the full version.
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08.01.2009Windows Vista SP2 RC-Escrow build released to testers
Ars Technica reports that Microsoft has sent out the RC-Escrow build of SP2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 to testers. An email has been
sent to SP2 testers regarding this release. The RC-Escrow build is available for download from this Thursday as a standalone installer or via Windows
Update or as a slipstreamed download. Microsoft claims that the service pack includes 656 individual hotfixes. The Escrow Build is a build where
development halts and developers & beta testers start testing the product for any show-stopper bugs. Microsoft has emphasized this to testers to
concentrate only on the regressions and confirmation of fixes when asking for feedback which includes the RC Escrow install survey.
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29.01.2009Microsoft says it needs more IE 8 beta testers
With Beta 2 of the Web browser due next month, Microsoft is looking to sign up more official testers for Internet Explorer 8, saying it's the only
way for individuals to directly file bug reports.
Like with Beta 1, the second beta of IE8 will be made available for public download.
Still, there's good reason to become a participant in Microsoft's IE8 Technical Beta program. In addition to filing a direct bug reports, official
testers can be invited to other beta programs, such as Windows 7 or Office 14.
In addition, Microsoft occasionally makes beta builds
available to testers that it does not release to the public, offering a chance to try out and provide feedback on new features in advance. With the
final release of IE8 due later this year, it's likely that interim builds will follow Beta 2.
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31.07.2008Microsoft says it needs more Internet Explorer 8 beta testers
With Beta 2 of the Web browser due next month, Microsoft is looking to sign up more official testers for Internet Explorer 8, saying it's the only
way for individuals to directly file bug reports...
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