Pre -RC1 Hell

[Guest]

I am Mad.
I tried and tried and tried to download the vista pre-rc1 and was never able
to do so.
Using the Microsoft recommended DownLoad Manager (DLM), the utility only
download 907 bytes in one instance, 721 bytes in another instance, and 0
bytes in still another instance.
The DLM utility took abot 10 seconds to download these files and them it
stop, with no indication that anything else was happening. At one point I let
the utility run for about 4 hours with the same results.
I understand that the actual file size was 2.58mb.
I kept trying up until today when I was told that the program is now close.
I am very mad.
Now, I know that I am not the only person that this happened to, so I am
asking the Microsoft VPs is there a reason why this happened, and am I going
to see the same thing when the official RC1 is released?
Please, someone explain
Thanks

 

[Paula]

Sometimes the 10 bucks it takes to just order the DVD is really worth it NO?
Paula

 

[Guest]

The download manager never worked for me. I think my firewall blocked it. I
tried and tried. Next time just d/l it without the d/l manager. If u live
in CT let me know I can get my copy to you

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the offer Alec.
Sorry I do not live in CT or even close.
The thing is everything went so well with beta 2.
I guess I have to wait for RC1
But Thanks

 

[Guest]

Alec, can you ftp your copy to me. I also had the same problem.

Excerpt of email received from Microsoft:



Invitation to participate in Windows Vista pre-RC1 test program

We would like to invite you to help test the latest build of Windows Vista.

Thank you for participating in the Windows Vista Beta 2 Customer Preview
Program (CPP). Your help is playing a critical role in improving the overall
quality of what we believe is one of the most important OS advances in the
history of PC computing. As a participant in the Beta 2 CPP, you will be able
to download Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 (RC1) as soon as it becomes
available.

In the mean time, we are inviting a limited number of CPP participants to
help test a pre-RC1 build. Your timely feedback on this build will help us
improve the quality of the final RC1 release that will be available to
millions of customers in the coming weeks.

We are only making 100,000 downloads of this build available. As soon as we
reach 100,000 downloads, the program will be closed. Participation in this
program is not required for participation in the RC1 CPP. Whether or not you
participate in this pre-RC1 test, we will send you another email message to
alert you to the availability of the final RC1 build.

After downloading, please install and test the build as soon as possible.
Most importantly, if there is a crash, hang or error – please make sure that
you send the information back to us using the built-in Windows Error
Reporting technology. Sending this information is essential to helping us
improve the overall quality of Windows Vista – and collecting this
information is the primary purpose of distributing this pre-RC1 release.

As with the original Beta 2 CPP, we remind you that this is pre-release
software and you should not run this on production or mission critical PCs.
Support will be limited to newsgroups, and you will have to do a clean
install to move from this build to the final RC1 or RTM builds of Windows
Vista.

You will be able to upgrade an existing Windows Vista Beta 2 or Windows XP
installation to this build. However you will not be able to get back to your
original installation after upgrading to this pre-RC1 build – you will have
to do a clean install in order to get back to your previous configuration.

If you would like to participate in this program, here’s the download page:

http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/prerc1/en/download.html

Installing this build requires a valid Product ID. Please use the same
Product ID that was provided to you when you signed up for the Beta 2 CPP.
For your reference, here is that Product ID:

GC7B7-XXXXX-F67GC-XXXXX-XXXXX

Thank you very much for your help in making Windows Vista great!

Sincerely,

The Microsoft Windows Vista Team