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Windows Vista Customer Preview Program—RC1 is open now..fast fast

20 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/windows-vista-customer-preview-program%E2%80%94rc1-is-open-now-fast-fast.36586/

ravi_9793
ravi_9793 Original post #1
Sep 16, 2006 at 11:05 PM
frnds window vista customer preview program is open nw....go visit the site nw..n get ur vista key in 2 min..


hurryyyyyyyyyyyyy
the link is
*www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx
the process is very fast..it wont take more than 1 min.

It is limited ...so hurry up frnds.
thetopcyborg
Sep 17, 2006 at 8:17 AM
hey...im unable to get download accelerator plus(DAP) to download the file...if i dwnld it through DAP, the size is just 907bytes....and the akamai dwnld manager doesn't let me schedule the dwnlds.....HELP!!!
ravi_9793
Sep 17, 2006 at 9:25 AM
use default download maneger provided on the download page.
i have also download the beta2 setup using 64kbps.....but nw i have 256 ...he he he he he
thetopcyborg
Sep 17, 2006 at 3:18 PM
ravi_pintu2001@yahoo.com said:
use default download maneger provided on the download page.
i have also download the beta2 setup using 64kbps.....but nw i have 256 ...he he he he he
read my post again...the akami download manager(which is provided on the page) doesn't let me schedule the dwnlds...



thnx indyan...i used flashget and now i am going to schedule it....DAP is crap i think
hemant_mathur
Sep 17, 2006 at 3:20 PM
Re: Windows Vista Customer Preview Program—RC1 is open now..fast fast

ravi_pintu2001@yahoo.com said:
use default download maneger provided on the download page.
i have also download the beta2 setup using 64kbps.....but nw i have 256 ...he he he he he
How much time did it take to download??
ravi_9793
Sep 17, 2006 at 10:46 PM
with 256 kbps speed..3.6 gb of vista rc1 was completed in abt 12-15 hrs

but with 64 kbps 3.15 gb setup of vista beta 2 was completed in 50-35 hrs.

one thing more i want 2 mention.....i had use a torennt client for downloading beta 2..n i have downloaded the vista rc1 setup from microsoft site.
freshseasons
Sep 17, 2006 at 10:59 PM
ravi_pintu2001@yahoo.com said:
with 256 kbps speed..3.6 gb of vista rc1 was completed in abt 12-15 hrs
You sure we can download 3.6 Gb with 256Kbps connection in 12 to 15 hours. I think 32kbps is max for 256
Kbps . So technically it should take atleast 36 hours somewhere.
Correct me if i'm wrong....! Coz i got 256 conection and 28to32 kbps is what i get ....so it takes 36 hours ...
dOm1naTOr
Sep 18, 2006 at 12:02 AM
yeah for a 64kbps connection it would take at least 150hours or around that.
deathvirus_me
Sep 18, 2006 at 1:10 AM
Already downloaded it a long time back .. on my GPRS conn. @ avg. ~28 KBps .. those damm Microsoft servers were awesome .. took just over 38 hrs.

Also .. RC1 is an awesome build ... although there has been rumours about even a newer build .. this is indeed one of best beta releases till date. ...

And btw .. used Flashget here too ..
ravi_9793
ravi_9793 #10
Sep 18, 2006 at 6:30 AM
yes..u may be right but my net connection speed increases to approx double during night.And I have download both the vista setup during night.One thing more with 256 kbps speed...I was getting a download of abt 50 kBps during night shift.He he he he he......
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--Neo-- #11
Sep 18, 2006 at 2:07 PM
DAP is crap fr anything above a GB
ravi_9793
ravi_9793 #12
Sep 18, 2006 at 3:47 PM
I think the akami download manager(which is provided on the microsoft download page)...is gud.It lack sm features...but it is fast.
dOm1naTOr
dOm1naTOr #13
Sep 18, 2006 at 7:00 PM
@ravi
do ya have ny airtel connection. some of their connections have double speed at night time.
nishant_nms
Sep 19, 2006 at 6:45 AM
I downloaded it in one night because that day my Sify 256 Kbps connection was giving a speed of 1.6 Mbps
aryayush
aryayush #15
Sep 19, 2006 at 12:02 PM
Microsoft has brilliant servers. I also get awesome speeds of 30-40 KBps.
kalpik
kalpik #16
Sep 19, 2006 at 3:07 PM
^^ Hehe.. I got speeds of 2500 KBps.. :p
hemant_mathur
Sep 19, 2006 at 7:50 PM
^^
What connection are u using ??????
kalpik
kalpik #18
Sep 19, 2006 at 9:48 PM
Dedicated 30+ Mbps connection at my office (CSC India) hehe.. Check it out:

*img468.imageshack.us/img468/8422/untitled2xl5.th.png
ravi_9793
ravi_9793 #19
Sep 20, 2006 at 6:50 AM
i have airtel connection........but microsoft server is awesome.
teknoPhobia
Sep 20, 2006 at 11:54 AM
Im using Mass Downloader, its gonna take bout 45 hrs, considering the amount of time Im playing maplestory, I'll be able to devote maybe 3 hrs a day :D