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WARNING: Beta software contains untested, buggy code which may crash your computer(s)!
Use at your own risk!
- ßeta web sites:
- Microsoft Windows XP
SP2/Vista SteadyState v2.5 Beta 32-bit manages/restricts multiple computers in shared environments: Getting Started,
Windows Disk Protection, User Restrictions and Settings, User Account Manager, Computer Restrictions + Schedule Software
Updates:
Direct
download [5.52 MB, English, right-click to save!]. - Microsoft Silverlight v1.0 32-bit for Windows XP SP2/2003/Vista cross-browser
+ cross-platform plug-in for delivering multimedia + Rich Interactive Applications (RIAs) over the internet, supports MS IE
6/7 + Mozilla Firefox 1.5.x/2.0.x 32-bit web browsers:
Direct
download [1.37 MB, English]. - Microsoft
Scalable Fabric v1.1 32-bit for Windows XP SP2/Vista Desktop task management system "peripherizes" open windows [968 KB,
right-click to save!].
- Microsoft Live Labs: Photosynth similar photo
collection 3D morph tool for Windows XP SP2/Vista.
- Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 RC
for Windows XP SP2/2003 SP1/Vista:
Direct
download [1.29 MB, right-click to save!]. - Microsoft Virtual Earth
3D v1.0 Beta 32-bit for Windows XP SP2/2003/Vista adds 3D capabilities to online Live Maps:
Direct download [509
KB, Setup ONLY, English].
Live Maps. - Microsoft Windows Vista
Upgrade Advisor 1.0 32-bit for Windows XP/Vista:
Direct
download [6.59 MB, English, right-click to save!].
Requires Microsoft .Net
Framework Redistributable (NFR) 2.0 [22.4 MB, free]! - Microsoft Windows XP
SP2/Vista XNA Game Studio Express 2.0 Beta DirectX 9.0c video games developer toolset for Windows XP/Vista PCs:
Direct
download [98.6 MB, English].
Requires Microsoft .Net Framework Redistributable
(NFR) [22.4 MB, free] + Visual C# 2005
Express!
XNA 2.0 Beta ReadMe.
XNA MSDN Developer Center. - Microsoft Windows XP SP2
XNA Framework Redistributable 1.0 includes necessary runtime components for running games developed using XNA Game Studio
Express:
Direct download
[1.92 MB, English, right-click to save!].
Requires Microsoft .Net Framework
Redistributable (NFR) 2.0 [22.4 MB, free]! - Microsoft Expression Web (MEW) Beta 1
32-bit for Windows XP SP2/2003 SP1/Vista tools package for web site design:
MEW [196
MB, English].
Requires Microsoft .Net Framework Redistributable (NFR) 2.0 [22.4
MB, free]!
MEW FAQ.
Microsoft
Expression Web Language Pack (MEWLP) 1.0 [91 MB]. - Microsoft Strider URL Tracer v1.0.1.0 32-bit for Windows XP + MS IE 6
reveals 3rd party web sites, includes Typo-Patrol which scans sites that capitalize on inadvertent URL misspellings + blocks
typo-squatting:
Direct
download [728 KB, English]. - Microsoft Windows Live Toolbar
beta for Windows XP/2003:
Direct download
[818 KB, English, right-click to save!]. - Microsoft Virtual Earth Street
Drive Preview.
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
R2 32-bit (x86) + 64-bit (x64) Trial Preview:
Order CD or download ISO bootable CD
image [180 days free trial, English, USA + Canada ONLY, free + S/H fee].
Requires Live ID
account!
Product Keys required (provided at time of registration)!
2003 R2 requires 2003 SP1 already installed!
2003 R2
64-bit (x64) requires computer with AMD or Intel 64-bit X86 CPU(s)!
MS TechNet: Windows 2003 Server R2.
2003 R2 FAQ. - Microsoft Windows XP
Professional/2003 Virtual Server 2005 (VS2005) R2 Enterprise Edition 32-bit (x86) + 64-bit (x64) (English):VS2005 Security Vulnerability Fix.
VS2005 R2.
VS2005 R2 Overview.
VS2005 R2 Release
Notes.
Order VS2005 R2 on
CD. - Microsoft Live Local.
- Microsoft
Live Safety Center.
- Microsoft Windows Live.
- Microsoft Gadgets.
- Microsoft Research Group Shot v1.0 32-bit for Windows
XP/2003/Vista creates composite photo groups out of favorite parts or out of each photo from series of photos:
Group
Shot [1.23 MB, English].
Group Shot
Help. - Microsoft Research GroupBar v1.2.0.0 32-bit
for Windows XP/2003/Vista lightweight desktop tool creates transient grouping relationships that allow to perform certain
window layout functions on multiple windows at once:
GroupBar
[612 KB, English].
GroupBar Instructions. - Microsoft Research Virtual WiFi v1.0 32-bit for Windows
XP/2003/Vista connects multiple IEEE 802.11 networks to single WiFi card:
Virtual
WiFi [2.01 MB, English].
Virtual WiFi
FAQ. - Microsoft Windows
Imaging Component (WIC) RC1 32-bit for Windows XP SP2/2003 allows WIC enabled applications to display, edit + access
metadata for any image format for which a WIC compliant Codec is installed:
WIC RC1 [1.15
MB, English]. - Microsoft Codename Max v1.6 for Windows XP SP2/2003 SP1/Vista
creates lists of photos which can be played as slide shows and/or e-mailed:
Max [152 KB, Setup
only, English].
Requires WinFX
[free]! - Microsoft Windows PowerShell (Monad)
v2.0 32 + 64 bit interactive command line and task based scripting technology for Windows XP SP2/2003 SP2/Vista (English,
free, right-click to save!):Requires Microsoft .Net Framework Redistributable (NFR) 2.0
[22.4 MB, free]!
PowerShell 2.0
HTML Help [2.59 MB].
More info. - MSN Internet Portal Preview.
- MSN Beta
Search.
- Microsoft Windows XP
SP2/2003 SP1/Vista WinFX Runtime Components Beta 2:
WinFX [47.4 MB,
English]. - Microsoft Windows XP Shared Computer Toolkit
(MSCT) v1.1 includes tools which allow to change security settings for computers used in shared environments: Disk
Protection, Windows Restrictions, User Profiles + Accessibility:
Direct
download [2.25 MB, English, right-click to save!]. - Microsoft Acrylic Community Technology Preview (CTP)
32-bit for Windows XP SP2/2003 illustration, painting and graphics manipulation tool:
Acrylic
CTP [133 MB, English, 180 days time limited free trial, right-click to save!].
Requires live ID
account! - Microsoft Longhorn
Avalon + Indigo Beta 1 RC Technology Preview ISO for Windows XP SP2/2003:
Direct
download [208 MB, English, right-click to save!].
Longhorn Avalon + Indigo Release Notes. - Microsoft Windows OneCare Live Service Beta.
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64-bit Trial CD + ISO
download [120 days free trial, English, USA + Canada ONLY, free + $6 S/H fee]:
Direct
download [588 MB, English, right-click to save!].
Requires computer with AMD or Intel 64-bit X86
CPU(s)!
Changes to
Functionality in Windows XP Professional 64-bit [168 KB, DOC format, right-click to save!]. - Microsoft Windows XP SP2/2003 Avalon 3D GUI Subsystem
Preview + WinFS SDK:
Direct
download [255 MB, English, right-click to save!]. - Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 Evaluation for
Windows 2000/2003 [120 days free trial, English]:
MOM 2005 [56.2
MB].
Order CD [USA + Canada
ONLY, free + USD $5 or CAD $7 S/H fee].
MOM 2005 Home. - Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA)
Server 2004 Standard Edition (SE) Trial for Windows 2000/2003:
Direct
download [45.7 MB, 120 days free trial, English].
Order CD
[free + $2 S/H fee].
ISA Server 2004 SE Trial
Overview.
More info. - Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Express Products for Windows 2000 SP4/XP
SP2/2003 SP1/Vista [free, Setup only, English]:Require Microsoft .Net Framework Redistributable (NFR) 2.0
[22.4 MB, free]!
Visual Studio 2005 Express Full
Products in IMG + ISO formats. - Microsoft Windows 2000
SP3/2000 SP4/XP SP1/XP SP2/2003 Security Guidance Kit (SGK) v1.0 includes tools, templates, roadmaps and how-to guides to
help IT professionals + developers implement + automate security measures on multiple computers:
SGK 1.0 [149 MB,
free].
MS Security Guidance. - Microsoft Windows Services for Unix (SFU) v3.5 for
Windows 2000/XP/2003 include 300+ environment, utilities, tools, performance enhancements and cross-platform services for
Windows + Unix/Linux integration (English):
SFU
3.5 for Windows 2000 SP4/XP SP2/2003 SP1/2003 SP2 Security Vulnerability Fix:
Direct
download [606 KB].
SFU 3.5 [217
MB].
SFU require 275 MB of disk space after installation!
SFU 3.5 White Paper.
Free Unix/Linux Tools for SFU. - Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Evaluation CD + Download
[120 days free trial, S/H fee, English].
Order
CD.
Download Full Setup:More
info.
Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) [109
MB].
- Open beta Microsoft programs are available by e-mail
subscription (free).
Microsoft Beta.
MSKB: How to become a Microsoft beta tester.
Microsoft Beta Invite IDs.
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