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Windows 7 RC Rush Crashes MSDN, TechNet Pages

Posted by timothy on from the unimited-desires-v-limited-resources dept.

CWmike writes "Microsoft Developers Network (MSDN) and TechNet paid subscribers were supposed to find the 32- and 64-bit editions of Windows 7 RC available for download today. But in a snafu reminiscent of the problems Microsoft had in January when it tried to launch Windows 7 Beta, the download pages for the release candidate were inaccessible, despite numerous attempts over an hour-long span up until about noon Eastern. TechNet and MSDN subscribers were not happy. 'Man, this stinks,' said a user identified as Lyle Pratt, on a TechNet message forum at 10 a.m. ET. 'I can't believe we can still bring MSDN to its knees!' said John Butler, a Microsoft partner. 'Surely, they should be able to deal with this? Not a good advert for Microsoft.' The Windows 7 RC is slated to be available for public download next Tuesday, May 5. Meanwhile, Microsoft said today that the RC would operate until June 2010, for 13 months of free use — a significantly longer time than it did with Vista's previews."

9 of 186 comments (clear)

  1. Torrent? by ArchieBunker · · Score: 5, Funny

    Torrent links anyone?

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    1. Re:Torrent? by Nefarious+Wheel · · Score: 2, Funny

      Do you think the ISP has an army of nerds in direct contact with Blizzard to 'turn off' conspire p2p when WoW patches? Not likely.

      Agree. One or two geared raid groups should be able to pull it off.

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  2. Zomg have to have it the first day! by Knara · · Score: 4, Funny

    Buncha consumerist lemmings :)

  3. The brownouts have started! by Kelson · · Score: 4, Funny

    Looks like this story was right!

    Except my computer hasn't started to freeze and jitter. What's up with that?

  4. The OS isn't dead and all your data is intact... by Joce640k · · Score: 4, Funny

    Which part of "insert credit card to continue" is confusing you?

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  5. Re:Windows 7 will be successful by MaggieL · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can often count on MSFT to sell you a partial solution to a problem they sold you.

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  6. Re:Windows 7 will be successful by VGPowerlord · · Score: 2, Funny

    You can often count on MSFT to sell you a partial solution to a problem they sold you.

    Oh, that's right, they sell anti-virus software now, don't they?

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  7. Not Microsoft's Fault by NicknamesAreStupid · · Score: 2, Funny

    The MDSN users are clearly to blame here. They are probably using Vista and IE8. They should be using a Mac and Safari.

  8. Better Headline by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Windows 7 RC Crashes MSDN, Some Pratt Complains.