Time's running out to download your (legal) Windows 7 beta

In order to register your copy of Windows 7 once you download and install it, you'll have to have already signed up for the beta. The cutoff took place last night. While Thursday might seem like a long time from now, it could take a while to download the disc image, which weighs in at about 2.5GB.
Of course, this doesn't mean you won't be able to find Windows 7 download links in the future. Just don't expect to find them from publicly accessible portions of the Microsoft web site.












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Subscribe to commentsToddFeb 10th 2009 9:15AM
"...it could take a while to download the disc image, which weighs in at about 2.5G"
Compare to Damn Small Linux at 49.8 Megabyte decompressed image size.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damn_Small_Linux
What does that other 2,000,000,000 bytes of stuff in Windows 7 do exactly?
tcgiantFeb 10th 2009 11:42AM
The first gigabyte makes it not look like ass, and the second gigabyte makes it actually run programs worth running. OH SNAP.
MysteriusFeb 11th 2009 8:15AM
I know your question was rhetorical, but a lot of the space is probably for advanced driver support.
Jash SayaniFeb 10th 2009 2:38PM
I guess you should remove "(legal)" from the title. Sounds like you guys also promote piracy...
gonintendoFeb 10th 2009 5:38PM
http://www.downloadsquad.com/tag/torrent/