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A trial version of Microsoft’s forthcoming Windows 7 operating system showed up on the Internet over the weekend, according to numerous blog reports. The beta version of the OS, reportedly Windows 7, build 7000, can be downloaded from several infamous torrent sites often used to share pirated content. Microsoft isn’t planning to officially release beta copies of Windows 7 until its MSDN developers’ conference in January. A final version of the OS isn’t expected until late 2009 or early 2010.
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Microsoft has launched a new web site just for Windows Vista users: answers.microsoft.com. Microsoft Answers, currently in beta (the site is often down and under maintenance), is a support forum in the Q&A format. There are three ways of using the service:
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As expected, Microsoft Corp. launched the first public beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) late yesterday, making it available for download from both its Web site and through its update mechanism. On Tuesday, Microsoft seeded the update to subscribers of its TechNet and Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) services, and announced it would open the beta on Thursday to anyone interested in trying the preview release.Vista SP2 is now available in five language-specific editions: English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish. According to a Microsoft spokeswoman, the company won’t be issuing the beta in any other languages; instead, 31 additional versions will be available only when SP2 reaches “release to manufacturing,” or RTM, status.
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