Alternate Places to Download Windows 7 RC1?

I'm not really keen on using Microsoft's ActiveX-based(?) download manager for getting Windows 7 RC1. Anyone know where else I can download the ISO? Would be great if it was a torrent or something.

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MomoCC wrote :

I'm not really keen on using Microsoft's ActiveX-based(?) download manager for getting Windows 7 RC1. Anyone know where else I can download the ISO? Would be great if it was a torrent or something.

It is just windows 7 RC... Don't know where the 1 came from. Try google, search (filename):torrents. Personally, I don't know why you'd bother though.

Reply to croc

Since you'll be either formatting or dual booting, why not use the downloader? I don't really see the issue here... stop being awkward and just suck it up

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MomoCC wrote :

I'm not really keen on using Microsoft's ActiveX-based(?) download manager for getting Windows 7 RC1. Anyone know where else I can download the ISO? Would be great if it was a torrent or something.

I don't understand why you would want to do that, it puts you at a high risk of getting an infected or corrupted file!

The download manager works great and you can start and stop it as many times as you see fit, which for me worked great with a capped download amount ISP.

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Reply to 4ryan6

The download manager works fine, and as already pointed out it saves you from potential infected/corrupted/hacked files.

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Reply to Scotteq

Well not to toot my own horn... on the [url=http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/248-63-install-windows-vista-machine]
How To: Install Windows 7 on an XP or Vista Machine[/url] guide, there's a link to a website with info on how to check you're getting the correct torrent. Use at your own risk though!

Reply to r_manic

First you need http://www.giganews.com/ and a news client like newsleecher.

After you got that setup visit.: http://www.nzbsrus.com/index.php

I get up to 162KB/s but average alot less on torrents and 1500KB/s solid on newsgroups.

Reply to daship

I downloaded it, from Microsoft, on a Linux PC. No Active-X involved, just a straightforward download.

Reply to ijack

Only Microsoft, plus part of the download process is to get a key to activate Windows 7. Its really not that difficult, ActiveX isn't a problem. I downloaded Win7RC in about an hour. Whats the worry??

Reply to tobensg

What are You talking about, what Microsoft's ActiveX-based(?) download manager . I just downloaded it like everything else with Flasget. Never even heard of Microsoft's ActiveX-based(?) download manager.

Reply to ainarssems

@OP: The download manager is Java, not ActiveX. (At least this is what happened when I DLed using FF)

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Reply to Shadow703793

I've been on microsoft.com checking out the download. You have to have a passport account windows live ID and sign in before you can get to the download. I read when the first beta came out that it was only for their testers, I assume their testers have passport accounts, but I don't. I can't decide if I want to try the W7 beta or not, but I might have to hunt for a torrent myself. I just built a new machine and installed all of my apps on XP. It's working great, not sure if I want to go through all of that again.

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Reply to cadder

Why take a chance?
Windows 7 RC Trojan by torrent

Reply to WR2

THG News article: Torrented Windows 7 RC Builds Botnet

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I've been on microsoft.com checking out the download. You have to have a passport account windows live ID and sign in before you can get to the download. I read when the first beta came out that it was only for their testers, I assume their testers have passport accounts, but I don't. I can't decide if I want to try the W7 beta or not, but I might have to hunt for a torrent myself. I just built a new machine and installed all of my apps on XP. It's working great, not sure if I want to go through all of that again.

You can register new account for free to be able to download W7.

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cadder wrote :

I've been on microsoft.com checking out the download. You have to have a passport account windows live ID and sign in before you can get to the download. I read when the first beta came out that it was only for their testers, I assume their testers have passport accounts, but I don't. I can't decide if I want to try the W7 beta or not, but I might have to hunt for a torrent myself. I just built a new machine and installed all of my apps on XP. It's working great, not sure if I want to go through all of that again.

It's free, and amounts to an eMail address @ Live.com

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Reply to Scotteq

MS RC 7 download is corrupt. Check the blogs and google. I gave up after 6 or so tries - all corrupt.

Hal

Reply to flyhal

I call BS - I got mine from Microsoft, just like the (hundreds of?) thousands of other people who have. It works perfectly well.

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Reply to Scotteq

I've downloaded both the 32- and 64-bit flavors several times from MS in Firefox. Never had a problem once, beside the one time I fell asleep and didn't see my dl had finished until the next morning.

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madmax808 wrote :

I've downloaded both the 32- and 64-bit flavors several times from MS in Firefox. Never had a problem once, beside the one time I fell asleep and didn't see my dl had finished until the next morning.

Hi, Can you share iso image of the 32 bit flavour? Seems MS stopped hosting it; However, they are providing the activation keys.

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bump for image i need it too =/

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ezgamer wrote :

bump for image i need it too =/

Just for you.

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mousemonkey wrote :

Just for you.

This is a link to the beta version which expired last month, not the RTM version.

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sminlal wrote :

This is a link to the beta version which expired last month, not the RTM version.

Any links to any illegal sites offering the RTM will result in action being taken as per the ToS of THG, the beta should still work until march 2010 when it will start to shut down services IIRC.

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