Microsoft admits botched Windows 7 beta downloads
Microsoft on Saturday restarted its roll-out of the Windows 7 beta, 24 hours after it aborted the launch when heavy demand stalled its servers. As of noon PST, Microsoft said that the primary beta download site, an off-shoot of the Windows section Microsoft.com, was "up and working."
Springboard Series, another public download location targeting IT professionals, was also live. Also on Saturday, Microsoft was providing beta activation keys, offering them to users just prior to beginning the download.
Microsoft’s Windows 7 Beta blog page now states: Due to very heavy traffic we’re seeing as a result of interest in the Windows 7 Beta, we are adding some additional infrastructure support to the Microsoft.com properties before we post the public beta. We want to ensure customers have the best possible experience when downloading the beta, and I’ll be posting here again soon once the beta goes live. Stay tuned! We are excited that you are excited!”L33tdawg: I still haven't been able to download a copy of Windows 7 despite trying since Friday, but then again my internet connection has been flaky for a couple of days already (things seem to be slightly better today though).
