Beta 2

In theory, any CTP that has a month involved in the name will *generally* be
released within that specific month P
ie. October CTP - released 14th October
February CTP - released 22nd February

and so on ;o)

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"John Frazier" <> wrote in message
news:%23%...
> Jupiter,
>
>> Can you post a reliable source for this?
>> Neowin and others are not reliable sources, give a Microsoft source.
>
> The Windows Vista Win/FX evangelist came to demo at my company a week ago
> and said the April CTP would be available for download "sometime in
> April." I didn't get any more detail than that so I am waiting like the
> rest of y'all.
>
> jmf

It was noted by a Microsoft employee today that the next release will be
BETA 2, no guarantees of a interim build but they are trying. Also, BETA 2
will be coming in the second quarter, that means it could be April, but to
me its like May or sometime in June.
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"John Frazier" <> wrote in message
news:%23%...
> Jupiter,
>
>> Can you post a reliable source for this?
>> Neowin and others are not reliable sources, give a Microsoft source.
>
> The Windows Vista Win/FX evangelist came to demo at my company a week ago
> and said the April CTP would be available for download "sometime in
> April." I didn't get any more detail than that so I am waiting like the
> rest of y'all.
>
> jmf

I thought you said there wasn't going to be a Beta 2? s

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--: Original message follows :--
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> It was noted by a Microsoft employee today that the next release will be
> BETA 2, no guarantees of a interim build but they are trying. Also, BETA 2
> will be coming in the second quarter, that means it could be April, but to
> me its like May or sometime in June.
> --
> Andre
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>
> "John Frazier" <> wrote in message
> news:%23%...
>> Jupiter,
>>
>>> Can you post a reliable source for this?
>>> Neowin and others are not reliable sources, give a Microsoft source.
>>
>> The Windows Vista Win/FX evangelist came to demo at my company a week ago
>> and said the April CTP would be available for download "sometime in
>> April." I didn't get any more detail than that so I am waiting like the
>> rest of y'all.
>>
>> jmf
>
>

I did not say that, I said it will not be explicitly known as BETA 2, it
will be desguised by a CTP.
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"Zack Whittaker" <> wrote in message
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>I thought you said there wasn't going to be a Beta 2? s
>
> --
> Zack Whittaker
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> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
> not
> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
> that up!
>
> --: Original message follows :--
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> It was noted by a Microsoft employee today that the next release will be
>> BETA 2, no guarantees of a interim build but they are trying. Also, BETA
>> 2 will be coming in the second quarter, that means it could be April, but
>> to me its like May or sometime in June.
>> --
>> Andre
>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>> FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>>
>> "John Frazier" <> wrote in message
>> news:%23%...
>>> Jupiter,
>>>
>>>> Can you post a reliable source for this?
>>>> Neowin and others are not reliable sources, give a Microsoft source.
>>>
>>> The Windows Vista Win/FX evangelist came to demo at my company a week
>>> ago and said the April CTP would be available for download "sometime in
>>> April." I didn't get any more detail than that so I am waiting like the
>>> rest of y'all.
>>>
>>> jmf
>>
>>
>
>

Ahh.... oakies.

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that up!

--: Original message follows :--
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I did not say that, I said it will not be explicitly known as BETA 2, it
>will be desguised by a CTP.
> --
> --
> Andre
> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
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> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>
> "Zack Whittaker" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>I thought you said there wasn't going to be a Beta 2? s
>>
>> --
>> Zack Whittaker
>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
>> not
>> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
>> that up!
>>
>> --: Original message follows :--
>> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> It was noted by a Microsoft employee today that the next release will be
>>> BETA 2, no guarantees of a interim build but they are trying. Also, BETA
>>> 2 will be coming in the second quarter, that means it could be April,
>>> but to me its like May or sometime in June.
>>> --
>>> Andre
>>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>>> FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>>>
>>> "John Frazier" <> wrote in message
>>> news:%23%...
>>>> Jupiter,
>>>>
>>>>> Can you post a reliable source for this?
>>>>> Neowin and others are not reliable sources, give a Microsoft source.
>>>>
>>>> The Windows Vista Win/FX evangelist came to demo at my company a week
>>>> ago and said the April CTP would be available for download "sometime in
>>>> April." I didn't get any more detail than that so I am waiting like
>>>> the rest of y'all.
>>>>
>>>> jmf
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"Tom" <> wrote in message
news:uLoV%...
> Hey...
>
> I was wondering when / how the public who signed up for beta 2 will
> receive a download link / dvd / etc. I am getting impatient now, as i
> cannot find anything
>
> Tom
>

Tried to sign up for this at the MS web site as I honestly NEED it to
familiarise myself with Vista ahead of my users and for the life of me get
sent around in circles there. I am trying to sign up for Windows Vista Beta
2 and every time I try I end up at a new MS Office Beta which I am not
particularly worried about at this point.

Anyone here able to reply with the signup URL for Windows Beta 2 for me
please? No, I am not trying to do anything silly, nasty, illegal. I work for
myself and got caught out when XP came out, not able to get my hands on a
copy of it till the day after it came out, when I bought Home version. My
office customers already had that in one company and I was floundering for a
little while which is very embarrassing.

Thanks for any help.

"Diamontina Cocktail" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> "Tom" <> wrote in message
> news:uLoV%...
>> Hey...
>>
>> I was wondering when / how the public who signed up for beta 2 will
>> receive a download link / dvd / etc. I am getting impatient now, as i
>> cannot find anything
>>
>> Tom
>>
>
> Tried to sign up for this at the MS web site as I honestly NEED it to
> familiarise myself with Vista ahead of my users and for the life of me get
> sent around in circles there. I am trying to sign up for Windows Vista
> Beta 2 and every time I try I end up at a new MS Office Beta which I am
> not particularly worried about at this point.
>
> Anyone here able to reply with the signup URL for Windows Beta 2 for me
> please? No, I am not trying to do anything silly, nasty, illegal. I work
> for myself and got caught out when XP came out, not able to get my hands
> on a copy of it till the day after it came out, when I bought Home
> version. My office customers already had that in one company and I was
> floundering for a little while which is very embarrassing.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
>

It should be available to the public within weeks.
I taake it you don't have MSDN.

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"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, OE/WM" <> wrote in message
news:1EA65F8D-A74A-418A-99EF-...
> "Diamontina Cocktail" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> "Tom" <> wrote in message
>> news:uLoV%...
>>> Hey...
>>>
>>> I was wondering when / how the public who signed up for beta 2 will
>>> receive a download link / dvd / etc. I am getting impatient now, as i
>>> cannot find anything
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>
>> Tried to sign up for this at the MS web site as I honestly NEED it to
>> familiarise myself with Vista ahead of my users and for the life of me
>> get sent around in circles there. I am trying to sign up for Windows
>> Vista Beta 2 and every time I try I end up at a new MS Office Beta which
>> I am not particularly worried about at this point.
>>
>> Anyone here able to reply with the signup URL for Windows Beta 2 for me
>> please? No, I am not trying to do anything silly, nasty, illegal. I work
>> for myself and got caught out when XP came out, not able to get my hands
>> on a copy of it till the day after it came out, when I bought Home
>> version. My office customers already had that in one company and I was
>> floundering for a little while which is very embarrassing.
>>
>> Thanks for any help.
>>
>>
>
> It should be available to the public within weeks.
> I taake it you don't have MSDN.
>

Correct. I am not rich!

I am, however, a registered company (self employed only me in it) doing work
for a fair lot of companies. At $35 an hour you tend not to get rich
quickly....or at all to be honest!

Its best you wait then on the Public release available within the next 3
weeks. Vista is not gonna RTM anytime soon, so you will have enough time to
get a head start before a lot of persons. You can start reading up articles
and monitor the ngs here which is a great resource of information for Vista.
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"Diamontina Cocktail" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, OE/WM" <> wrote in message
> news:1EA65F8D-A74A-418A-99EF-...
>> "Diamontina Cocktail" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>
>>> "Tom" <> wrote in message
>>> news:uLoV%...
>>>> Hey...
>>>>
>>>> I was wondering when / how the public who signed up for beta 2 will
>>>> receive a download link / dvd / etc. I am getting impatient now, as i
>>>> cannot find anything
>>>>
>>>> Tom
>>>>
>>>
>>> Tried to sign up for this at the MS web site as I honestly NEED it to
>>> familiarise myself with Vista ahead of my users and for the life of me
>>> get sent around in circles there. I am trying to sign up for Windows
>>> Vista Beta 2 and every time I try I end up at a new MS Office Beta which
>>> I am not particularly worried about at this point.
>>>
>>> Anyone here able to reply with the signup URL for Windows Beta 2 for me
>>> please? No, I am not trying to do anything silly, nasty, illegal. I work
>>> for myself and got caught out when XP came out, not able to get my hands
>>> on a copy of it till the day after it came out, when I bought Home
>>> version. My office customers already had that in one company and I was
>>> floundering for a little while which is very embarrassing.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> It should be available to the public within weeks.
>> I taake it you don't have MSDN.
>>
>
> Correct. I am not rich!
>
> I am, however, a registered company (self employed only me in it) doing
> work for a fair lot of companies. At $35 an hour you tend not to get rich
> quickly....or at all to be honest!
>
>