Yesterday afternoon the latest public beta of Windows 7 was made available but, as you can imagine, Microsoft's servers have been hit hard over the last 24 hours whilst users from all over the world attempt to download and try and get their beta serial codes. Snag is, as Microsoft have stated that downloads will be limited to the first 2.5 million users, the downloads will be withdrawn sooner rather than later. We're busy downloading the 32-beta version right now.

So, how do you get the Windows 7 public beta preview? Try these direct downloads links, which are provided as ISO images:

Windows 7 Beta (x86) : 7000.0.081212-1400_client_en-us_Ultimate-GB1CULXFRE_EN_DVD.ISO

Windows 7 Beta (x64) : 7000.0.081212-1400_client_en-us_Ultimate-GB1CULXFRE_EN_DVD.ISO

You'll still need a serial code to use the beta, although you can use for 30 days with full functionality, before you need to enter the beta serial code. Getting the code is the difficult part.

10 Jan 2009