How do I get the Microsoft Windows NT 5.0 Beta?

John Savill

October 5, 1999

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A. A. Windows 2000 is currently in beta test. The technical beta programis closed and is not accepting additional requests at this time. The Windows2000 beta is not generally available at present for free. If you want thisbeta, there are five approaches you can consider taking:-

  1. Send email to [email protected] The Technicalbeta is closed, and email to this account is unlikely to get you onto the beta.If you do send email, remember you need to justify why MS should send you thebeta. Given that the Technical Beta is closed, this approach is unlikely to getyou a beta copy.

  2. Take out a subscription to MSDN (Microsoft Developers Network) Professionalor Universal levels. MSDN Subscriptions offer comprehensive, timely, andconvenient access to Microsoft Visual Tools, essential technical programminginformation, Microsoft operating systems, software development kits (SDKs),device driver kits (DDKs), Microsoft Office, BackOffice Test Platform, etc. Seehttp://www.microsoft.com/msdn/join/subscriptions.htmfor more details including pricing.

  3. Microsoft has said that there will be a wider consumer preview of Windows2000 now that Beta 3 has shipped.http://www.microsoft.com/windows/preview/

  4. Take the Microsoft Official Curriculum course 1264, NT 5.0 First Look.

  5. Purchase Technet Plus which includes beta products.

  6. Order the Hardware evaluation Kit. For more details on this, seehttp://www.microsoft.com/hwtest/hctcd/

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