Longhorn Beta 1 Released
So as predicted, Microsoft released the Beta 1 for Windows Vista (formerly code-named Windows “Longhorn”) today. It is rumored that Microsoft is holding a large meeting with stakeholders Thursday and wanted to be able to have something to talk about to show their progress. The DVD ISO is 2.49 GB and available for download on MSDN.
It took me between and hour and half to two hours to download (I was downstairs working) and installing on VPC is not fast. Unlike previous releases, install boots up into a full GUI which asks where you want to install (with an option to upgrade, if applicable). It then takes you to step 2, the crawl of the green turtle, err.. progress bar. At least Microsoft has learned not to even attempt in estimating how much time they expect it to take . 
Hopefully with the RTM version they’ll have the cutsy advertising (You should buy Vista because… oh wait, you already have) during install.
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