After some initial problems around the downloading of the Microsoft Windows 7 beta (build 7000) yesterday (see this posting from ‘The Register’ for more details) it is now openly available for download by the public at large for the next 2 weeks.  This Public Beta program was initially going to be limited to the first 2.5 million registered people but this limit has now been removed. 

x86 and x64 versions of Windows 7 can be downloaded from Microsoft by following this link.  Also, here are some useful Windows 7 related links:

• Windows 7 teams blog
• Paul Thurrott’s Super Site for Windows – Windows 7
• Windows 7 Microsoft TechNet Forum

I’m going to download and give it a look over the next week or so.  Please share your thoughts and experiences with this beta with others by leaving a comment below.  Thanks.

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