

Windows 7 Beta is now officially up for download. Information attained from SD is interwoven throughout my posts. Note3: I would like to thanks the people at SlickDeals for posting a lot of information on the download of Windows 7 Beta since Friday. Be sure to backup your MP3s before using them on Windows 7 Beta! To fix this issue, download Microsoft update KB961367 once you are running Windows 7 Beta. When you load your MP3s in Windows 7 Beta with a Microsoft utility such as Windows Media player, some seconds may be cut out. NOTE2: There is a known MP3 issue with Windows 7 Beta. NOTE: Before you go the Windows 7 website and sign up to download Windows 7 Beta If you are using Chrome or Opera, you have to use Internet Explorer or FireFox. I will explain why later. This will mount the iso in your system.Update: If you are ready to remove Windows 7, feel free to read out How to remove or ‘uninstall’ Windows 7 guide to help you on your way. Navigate to the location where you save the RC1 iso file and select the file. Right click on the virtual drive and select “VirtualCloneDrive -> Mount”. You should see a new virtual drive in your Windows Explorer.ģ. Download and install Virtual CloneDrive in your Windows 7 beta. However if you are looking for a quick fix to upgrade to Windows 7 RC 1 directly from Beta, here’s the hack:Ģ.

If you decide to follow Microsoft’s advice and do a clean installation, you can use the Windows Easy Transfer application to back up/restore your data easily. The reality is that upgrading from one pre-release build to another is not a scenario we want to focus on because it is not something real-world customers will experience.

We know that means reinstalling, recustomizing, reconfiguring, and so on.

As a result, we want to encourage you to revert to a Vista image and upgrade or to do a clean install, rather than upgrade the existing Beta. The RC, however, is about getting breadth coverage to validate the product in real-world scenarios. You would love to get the RC and quickly upgrade to it from Beta. You’ve configured and customized the system. We’ve also learned that many of you (millions) are running Windows 7 Beta full time.
