atleeit Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 check4change is amazing. I got a key within 10 minutes. Thank you, flyers257. check4change redirects me, i uninstall it then links dont redirect very wierd. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395010 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosier28 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I don't know if its just me but grabbed the md5sum off of my Windows 7 build 7000 torrent and it wasn't the same but the file name is different.Info I got from it: 7000.0.081212-1400_client_en-us_Ultimate-GB1CULFRE_EN_DVD.iso f9dce6ebd0a63930b44d8ae802b63825 I think you have the 32-bit and he has the 64-bit. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegWarheit Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Copy -> paste the error message (all of it) and set it to check every 5 seconds. I used three tabs. Only got a redirect once, and that was after I had gotten my key, on another tab (since it stops when it has seen a change). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395022 Share on other sites More sharing options...
primexx Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I think you have the 32-bit and he has the 64-bit. that's right :) i'll post my x86 hash after it's downloaded, but it's not going very smoothly Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeLies Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I think you have the 32-bit and he has the 64-bit. Ahh, my mistake with the tricky wording. Anyways, if anyone needs it that is the md5 hash for the x86 version I got from torrents. 7000.0.081212-1400_client_en-us_Ultimate-GB1CULFRE_EN_DVD.iso f9dce6ebd0a63930b44d8ae802b63825 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395032 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacoL Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Threelies, my Torrent has the same MD5 Checksum as yours. I want to know if the official beta actually has the same checksum, then people can use Torrents instead of the bloated MS servers. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395034 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosier28 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Threelies, my Torrent has the same MD5 Checksum as yours.I want to know if the official beta actually has the same checksum, then people can use Torrents instead of the bloated MS servers. I've been on this forum since 12 CST (I know, I need a life...LOL) and I think people mentioned that the leaked 7000 build is the same as the "official" Beta build that was available today from Microsoft. I had the leaked one and I downloaded the one released today and yep, they were the same. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordGT Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I have had C4C running for 1 hour with no results yet. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacoL Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I've been on this forum since 12 CST and I think people mentioned that the leaked 7000 build is the same as the "official" Beta build that was available today from Microsoft. Yes, I have seen this aswell. Apparently Microsoft purposely leaked it to get enthusiasts psyched out about Windows 7. After all, the betas of Windows 7 seem to have much more running for them compared to Windows Vista betas. FordGT, the chances of many people getting a key is slim to none. Microsoft may extend the distribution of serials because of what we're going through. Also, for C4C, what string do you have selected to look for the change? I have the Error string selected, hopefully that is enough. :s Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395046 Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyers257 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I've been on this forum since 12 CST (I know, I need a life...LOL) and I think people mentioned that the leaked 7000 build is the same as the "official" Beta build that was available today from Microsoft. I had the leaked one and I downloaded the one released today and yep, they were the same. I'm pretty sure it's the same exact build. it's nice to see the forums running smoothly again. I've been watching this forum since 11 Am EST it's now Saturday 2 Am. I think I'm ready to install. I got the key and the ISO. Can I just run the setup from my vista partition to overwrite my old pre-beta 7 install, or do i need to burn a disk to accomplish that? thanx Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395058 Share on other sites More sharing options...
primexx Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I keep getting unknown network problems with the x86 version Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395060 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clete2 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Here are my md5 checksums: Windows 7 Public Beta Build 7000 32-bit: f9dce6ebd0a63930b44d8ae802b63825 Windows 7 Public Beta Build 7000 64-bit: 773fc9cc60338c612af716a2a14f177d I haven't seen anyone give out both checksums yet, so I wanted to throw them both out there in one post. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395068 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeLies Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I've been on this forum since 12 CST (I know, I need a life...LOL) and I think people mentioned that the leaked 7000 build is the same as the "official" Beta build that was available today from Microsoft. I had the leaked one and I downloaded the one released today and yep, they were the same. Thanks that helps me out a lot for waiting time downloading it again from official Microsoft. Best way to go right now is torrents because its in fact the exact same content. Its something Microsoft didn't think this over ahead of time and implement some type of P2P style downloader for it, would have helped shared the bandwidth cost for them and prevent flooding. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395074 Share on other sites More sharing options...
primexx Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Here are my md5 checksums:Windows 7 Public Beta Build 7000 32-bit: f9dce6ebd0a63930b44d8ae802b63825 Windows 7 Public Beta Build 7000 64-bit: 773fc9cc60338c612af716a2a14f177d I haven't seen anyone give out both checksums yet, so I wanted to throw them both out there in one post. well so far it seems all of ours match. iirc MS will provide official hashes on the public download page? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395078 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hipnotik Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 To those who have gotten their keys for both versions are you getting two completely different keys? I did and was curious if that will give us a total of 6 system activations since each key can be used for 3 system activations... I think I've read some people mentioning how their keys were identical, but mine were not so I was just curious! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacoL Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Thanks a ton Clete2! So the leaked downloads before Christmas are actually the real beta versions. ThreeLies, that will never work with a closed-source company. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395084 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clete2 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 well so far it seems all of ours match.iirc MS will provide official hashes on the public download page? They should. Running check4change overnight. Good night everyone; it's late here on the east coast (USA). I was lucky enough to get a working CD key from another forum poster (thanks!!) so if I manage to get any keys, I will be giving them out later since I will not need them. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1k30rz Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 So are you saying that the key you're getting is not activating your windows 7? Yeah it says that it cant be used to activate my computer :( Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395092 Share on other sites More sharing options...
heslo Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 w00t! Just got mine, so happy :D EDIT: And it activated too :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chosen One Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Would anyone happen to have a spare key that I might have I have nothing to offer but my gratitude. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeLies Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Thanks a ton Clete2! So the leaked downloads before Christmas are actually the real beta versions.ThreeLies, that will never work with a closed-source company. Yea, that would probably see it as a security risk seeing how it most P2P contact you would be able to get a IP address. Instead they just try to work it out and get hammered with requests. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395098 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacoL Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 All my C4C tabs just got redirected to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/. Wtf? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bioran Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Can anybody please offer me one of their spare keys? I hate to beg, but I've been awake since 6am (Hong Kong time) and I still haven't been able to get a key. ;_; Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395110 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Webster Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Ditto. I would love if someone could PM me a key. Preferably an unused one, as I plan on installing over 4-6 computers. Been trying all day (6 hours).. J Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395118 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuffloN Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 7h of manual refresh, 4h of c4c, still nothing, god I feel like I've wasted time. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/717592-windows-7-official-public-beta/page/101/#findComment-590395122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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