Get Ready for Windows Vista
Getting ready for Windows Vista, available in early 2007, means choosing the edition that's right for you and ensuring that you have the right PC to enjoy the experiences you want.

Windows Vista Beta 2 Customer Preview Program
Windows Vista Beta 2 is now available for you to install, test, and enjoy. Here's the information you need to try it now.

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System Requirements
We recommend that you consult the Windows Vista Capable and Premium Ready PC specifications for system requirement guidance on running the core experiences and advanced features of Windows Vista.

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Windows Vista Beta 2 is available as a download or on DVD. It's time for clarity—try it now!
Windows Vista Beta 2 Resource Centre

Once you have installed Windows Vista Beta 2, be sure to visit the Resource Centre to download the Windows Vista Product Guide, find anti-virus software for Beta 2, and discover more information that will help you get up and running quickly.

Windows Vista Capable and Premium Ready PCs
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Windows Vista Upgrade Adviser Beta
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Windows Vista Editions
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To order the CD for installing or for download then please see here. Please also note that this is a beta and will expire in June 1st 2007
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/default.mspx

It looks like I will be building a second tech machine . There is no way I will beta test vista on my main machine but because of my line of work I have to learn all of vista's quirks and fixes .

Can you dual boot vista beta with xp ? I might do this to my home machine .

Can you dualboot Vista from an external USB2.0 HD? I don't have the 'required' 15GB on my internal HD but just got the Vista DVD in the mail today and have a 200GB external drive. I ordered the Vista disk just to be guaranteed to get RC2 when it comes out but if I can dualboot, I may try it.

The Windows Vista Beta 2 Customer Preview Program is now closed.
No further requests for CD or Product Keys will be accepted.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx

For those who have sucessfully registered Vista Beta 2 will be available for download through July 14:
http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/beta2/en/x86/download.htm

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My download seems to be corrupt. I got the file burned, I started installing it, but I get this error when I'm copying my files during the installation
process, at 62%:
An error occurred while copying Setup files onto your local machine. Error code is [80070241].

I'm not sure what file needs replacing.

Any Ideas?