Microsoft has opened up the beta programme for its forthcoming Windows Vista to the general public
Windows Vista Beta 2 Customer Preview Program is now available to download
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Microsoft launches Windows Vista public beta

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Carl Taylor, vnunet.com 08 Jun 2006
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Microsoft has opened up the beta programme for its forthcoming Windows Vista to the general public. 

The Windows Vista Beta 2 Customer Preview Program is available to download from the company's website or can be ordered on DVD. 

The Beta 2 version was released to developers at the WinHEC conference at the end of last month. 

Microsoft is warning that the operating system is still in development and " should not be used in a production environment or on a main machine in the home ". The software is also time limited and will cease to function after 1 June 2007.

The download version is only suitable for users with a fast internet connection; the 32-bit version is 3.5GB, while the 64-bit version weighs in at 4.4GB.

The pre-release software is Windows Vista Ultimate edition, which is the most feature-packed version of Vista.

To get the most out of Vista, Microsoft recommends running it on a 1GHz PC with at least 1GB of RAM and a 128MB graphics card capable of running the Aero graphical interface.

Click the link for the full Windows Vista specifications.

See also:

Microsoft plans to release an application compatibility toolkit for its forthcoming Windows Vista operating system in the second quarter of this yearSoftware firm promises early release of compatibility testing tool  24 May 2006
Microsoft has revealed the minimum requirements a PC will need to run its forthcoming Windows Vista operating systemBad news for Intel and AMD, good news for punters  19 May 2006
Microsoft has decided not to support the Extensible Firmware Interface in its forthcoming Windows Vista operating systemNo hardware to run it, claims Redmond  13 Mar 2006
Microsoft has inadvertently revealed the various flavours of Windows Vista due to be launched this yearHastily removed web page hints at eight versions of forthcoming OS  21 Feb 2006
Microsoft Windows VistaSecond beta and January's Community Technology Preview cancelled  30 Jan 2006

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