Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2
http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/

Get
http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/get/

Order
http://msdn.microsoft.com/getthebetas/

Go-Live License
http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/golive



Express Editions Beta 2
http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/


..NET Framework 2.0 SDK Beta 2 x86
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...6-7ce0e386d5c9

..NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package Beta 2 (x86)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...a-a4ecff40fc8e



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"Thomas Scheidegger [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:Op%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2
> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/
>
> Get
> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/get/
>
> Order
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/getthebetas/
>
> Go-Live License
> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/golive
>
>
>
> Express Editions Beta 2
> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/
>
>
> .NET Framework 2.0 SDK Beta 2 x86
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...6-7ce0e386d5c9
>
> .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package Beta 2 (x86)
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...a-a4ecff40fc8e
>
>
>
> --
> Thomas Scheidegger - MVP .NET - 'NETMaster'
> http://www.cetus-links.org/oo_dotnet.html - http://dnetmaster.net/
>
>


Thanks! Ordered!!
james

Beta2 is also available for download from MSDN Subscriber Downloads -
Express SKUs will be visible probably by this evening.

--
Andy Boyd
Program Manager
MSDN & TechNet Subscription Online
http://www.boydtech.com/blog


"Thomas Scheidegger [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Op%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2
> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/
>
> Get
> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/get/
>
> Order
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/getthebetas/
>
> Go-Live License
> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/golive
>
>
>
> Express Editions Beta 2
> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/
>
>
> .NET Framework 2.0 SDK Beta 2 x86
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...6-7ce0e386d5c9
>
> .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package Beta 2 (x86)
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...a-a4ecff40fc8e
>
>
>
> --
> Thomas Scheidegger - MVP .NET - 'NETMaster'
> http://www.cetus-links.org/oo_dotnet.html - http://dnetmaster.net/
>
>

The Passport servers have been crashing all evening. You'd think a company
said to have $50B cash in the bank would prepare for the demand.

Now I have to stay up past my bedtime...

--
<%= Clinton Gallagher
METROmilwaukee (sm) "A Regional Information Service"
NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
URL http://metromilwaukee.com/
URL http://clintongallagher.metromilwaukee.com/



"Andy Boyd [MS]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Beta2 is also available for download from MSDN Subscriber Downloads -
> Express SKUs will be visible probably by this evening.
>
> --
> Andy Boyd
> Program Manager
> MSDN & TechNet Subscription Online
> http://www.boydtech.com/blog
>
>
> "Thomas Scheidegger [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:Op%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2
>> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/
>>
>> Get
>> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/get/
>>
>> Order
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/getthebetas/
>>
>> Go-Live License
>> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/golive
>>
>>
>>
>> Express Editions Beta 2
>> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/
>>
>>
>> .NET Framework 2.0 SDK Beta 2 x86
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...6-7ce0e386d5c9
>>
>> .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package Beta 2 (x86)
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...a-a4ecff40fc8e
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Thomas Scheidegger - MVP .NET - 'NETMaster'
>> http://www.cetus-links.org/oo_dotnet.html - http://dnetmaster.net/
>>
>>
>
>

I'm pretty sure that any Passport outages weren't related to the 50,000 or
so people who will download Beta 2 this month. But I have received several
notices of Passport related connection issues, and I'm following up on them.
As far as the $50B goes, they do not, unfortunately, give me access to the
checkbook so I'm afraid I don't have an unlimited budget for this kind of
thing :-).

--
Andy Boyd
Program Manager
MSDN & TechNet Subscription Online
http://www.boydtech.com/blog


"clintonG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> The Passport servers have been crashing all evening. You'd think a company
> said to have $50B cash in the bank would prepare for the demand.
>
> Now I have to stay up past my bedtime...
>
> --
> <%= Clinton Gallagher
> METROmilwaukee (sm) "A Regional Information Service"
> NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
> URL http://metromilwaukee.com/
> URL http://clintongallagher.metromilwaukee.com/
>
>
>
> "Andy Boyd [MS]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Beta2 is also available for download from MSDN Subscriber Downloads -
>> Express SKUs will be visible probably by this evening.
>>
>> --
>> Andy Boyd
>> Program Manager
>> MSDN & TechNet Subscription Online
>> http://www.boydtech.com/blog
>>
>>
>> "Thomas Scheidegger [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message news:Op%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2
>>> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/
>>>
>>> Get
>>> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/get/
>>>
>>> Order
>>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/getthebetas/
>>>
>>> Go-Live License
>>> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/golive
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Express Editions Beta 2
>>> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/
>>>
>>>
>>> .NET Framework 2.0 SDK Beta 2 x86
>>>
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...6-7ce0e386d5c9
>>>
>>> .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package Beta 2 (x86)
>>>
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...a-a4ecff40fc8e
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Thomas Scheidegger - MVP .NET - 'NETMaster'
>>> http://www.cetus-links.org/oo_dotnet.html - http://dnetmaster.net/
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

You say that 50,000 people have managed to download VS2005. I have been
trying for 3 days, but only managed about 150 MB. I keep getting ( after
about 5-10 minutes) :

Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite Beta 2 (English), An internal error occurred -
cannot open file on server

then it stops downloading.

"Andy Boyd [MS]" wrote:

> I'm pretty sure that any Passport outages weren't related to the 50,000 or
> so people who will download Beta 2 this month. But I have received several
> notices of Passport related connection issues, and I'm following up on them.
> As far as the $50B goes, they do not, unfortunately, give me access to the
> checkbook so I'm afraid I don't have an unlimited budget for this kind of
> thing :-).
>
> --
> Andy Boyd
> Program Manager
> MSDN & TechNet Subscription Online
> http://www.boydtech.com/blog
>
>
> "clintonG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > The Passport servers have been crashing all evening. You'd think a company
> > said to have $50B cash in the bank would prepare for the demand.
> >
> > Now I have to stay up past my bedtime...
> >
> > --
> > <%= Clinton Gallagher
> > METROmilwaukee (sm) "A Regional Information Service"
> > NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
> > URL http://metromilwaukee.com/
> > URL http://clintongallagher.metromilwaukee.com/
> >
> >
> >
> > "Andy Boyd [MS]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Beta2 is also available for download from MSDN Subscriber Downloads -
> >> Express SKUs will be visible probably by this evening.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Andy Boyd
> >> Program Manager
> >> MSDN & TechNet Subscription Online
> >> http://www.boydtech.com/blog
> >>
> >>
> >> "Thomas Scheidegger [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >> message news:Op%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>> Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2
> >>> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/
> >>>
> >>> Get
> >>> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/get/
> >>>
> >>> Order
> >>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/getthebetas/
> >>>
> >>> Go-Live License
> >>> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/golive
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Express Editions Beta 2
> >>> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> .NET Framework 2.0 SDK Beta 2 x86
> >>>
> >>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...6-7ce0e386d5c9
> >>>
> >>> .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package Beta 2 (x86)
> >>>
> >>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...a-a4ecff40fc8e
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Thomas Scheidegger - MVP .NET - 'NETMaster'
> >>> http://www.cetus-links.org/oo_dotnet.html - http://dnetmaster.net/
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>

Please go to the Subscriber Downloads site and use the Contact Us form to
submit this as an issue - the download platform is working; I can download
at 4000 Kb/sec (from Redmond). There may be some sort of regional
connectivity issue, however, that they can help with.

--
Andy Boyd
Program Manager
MSDN & TechNet Subscription Online
http://www.boydtech.com/blog


"Robert Slaney" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5B049EE7-ED17-4146-8F00-(E-Mail Removed)...
> You say that 50,000 people have managed to download VS2005. I have been
> trying for 3 days, but only managed about 150 MB. I keep getting ( after
> about 5-10 minutes) :
>
> Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite Beta 2 (English), An internal error
> occurred -
> cannot open file on server
>
> then it stops downloading.
>
> "Andy Boyd [MS]" wrote:
>
>> I'm pretty sure that any Passport outages weren't related to the 50,000
>> or
>> so people who will download Beta 2 this month. But I have received
>> several
>> notices of Passport related connection issues, and I'm following up on
>> them.
>> As far as the $50B goes, they do not, unfortunately, give me access to
>> the
>> checkbook so I'm afraid I don't have an unlimited budget for this kind of
>> thing :-).
>>
>> --
>> Andy Boyd
>> Program Manager
>> MSDN & TechNet Subscription Online
>> http://www.boydtech.com/blog
>>
>>
>> "clintonG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > The Passport servers have been crashing all evening. You'd think a
>> > company
>> > said to have $50B cash in the bank would prepare for the demand.
>> >
>> > Now I have to stay up past my bedtime...
>> >
>> > --
>> > <%= Clinton Gallagher
>> > METROmilwaukee (sm) "A Regional Information Service"
>> > NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
>> > URL http://metromilwaukee.com/
>> > URL http://clintongallagher.metromilwaukee.com/
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Andy Boyd [MS]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> Beta2 is also available for download from MSDN Subscriber Downloads -
>> >> Express SKUs will be visible probably by this evening.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Andy Boyd
>> >> Program Manager
>> >> MSDN & TechNet Subscription Online
>> >> http://www.boydtech.com/blog
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Thomas Scheidegger [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> >> message news:Op%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >>> Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2
>> >>> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/
>> >>>
>> >>> Get
>> >>> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/get/
>> >>>
>> >>> Order
>> >>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/getthebetas/
>> >>>
>> >>> Go-Live License
>> >>> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/golive
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Express Editions Beta 2
>> >>> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> .NET Framework 2.0 SDK Beta 2 x86
>> >>>
>> >>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...6-7ce0e386d5c9
>> >>>
>> >>> .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package Beta 2 (x86)
>> >>>
>> >>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...a-a4ecff40fc8e
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> Thomas Scheidegger - MVP .NET - 'NETMaster'
>> >>> http://www.cetus-links.org/oo_dotnet.html - http://dnetmaster.net/
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>

"Andy Boyd [MS]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Please go to the Subscriber Downloads site and use the Contact Us form to submit this as an issue - the download platform is
> working; I can download at 4000 Kb/sec (from Redmond). There may be some sort of regional connectivity issue, however, that
> they can help with.
>
> --
> Andy Boyd
> Program Manager
> MSDN & TechNet Subscription Online
> http://www.boydtech.com/blog
>
WOW,,,,,,,,4000Kb/sec!!! And I thought my 120Kb/sec DSL was fast! You must have a direct connection to the drive array it is
stored on.
(just messing with you.....)
james

"james" <jjames700ReMoVeMe at earthlink dot net> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Andy Boyd [MS]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Please go to the Subscriber Downloads site and use the Contact Us form to
>> submit this as an issue - the download platform is working; I can
>> download at 4000 Kb/sec (from Redmond). There may be some sort of
>> regional connectivity issue, however, that they can help with.
>>
>> --
>> Andy Boyd
>> Program Manager
>> MSDN & TechNet Subscription Online
>> http://www.boydtech.com/blog
>>
> WOW,,,,,,,,4000Kb/sec!!! And I thought my 120Kb/sec DSL was fast! You
> must have a direct connection to the drive array it is stored on.
> (just messing with you.....)
> james
>
>

I guess Andy meant 4000Kbit/sec or ~550 Kbyte/sec, nothing extraordinary.

Willy.

Actually, FTM reads for me about 4500 KB/sec - even though this is my
connection from Redmond campus the traffic goes outside our edge routers to
hit Subscriber Downloads. But, even across the public network there's still
not that many hops between here and the data center. What this highlights
(and what we're working on) is reducing the latency issues inherent in our
system; bandwidth and server capacity aren't really bottlenecks for us in
most cases.

--
Andy Boyd
Program Manager
MSDN & TechNet Subscription Online
http://www.boydtech.com/blog


"Willy Denoyette [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "james" <jjames700ReMoVeMe at earthlink dot net> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> "Andy Boyd [MS]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Please go to the Subscriber Downloads site and use the Contact Us form
>>> to submit this as an issue - the download platform is working; I can
>>> download at 4000 Kb/sec (from Redmond). There may be some sort of
>>> regional connectivity issue, however, that they can help with.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Andy Boyd
>>> Program Manager
>>> MSDN & TechNet Subscription Online
>>> http://www.boydtech.com/blog
>>>
>> WOW,,,,,,,,4000Kb/sec!!! And I thought my 120Kb/sec DSL was fast! You
>> must have a direct connection to the drive array it is stored on.
>> (just messing with you.....)
>> james
>>
>>
>
> I guess Andy meant 4000Kbit/sec or ~550 Kbyte/sec, nothing extraordinary.
>
> Willy.
>
>