Hello Everyone,
| At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Steve Ballmer delivered a keynote address that discussed the future plans for the next operating system being released by Microsoft. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/ces/ |
| This operating system, called Windows 7, will be made available for a limited number of participants to download and beta test. |
| This Beta test is unsupported, meaning that you do not have staff to assist you with glitches on your computer if you beta test Windows 7. |
| In that regard, there will be a video that demonstrates how to submit your issues and any bugs that might be found while you test the operating system and various forums will be discussing the release and post information and participants may inquire about “fixes” and “work arounds” for their problems. One forum participating in this beta test is Live Search QnA located at this link http://qna.live.com. To participate in this forum you will need a Windows Live Id and thereafter you can create an account on Live Search QnA by going to the link and following the instructions. Both of these registrations are free of charge. You will also need to register as instructed for reporting bugs and suggestions to Microsoft directly once you have the Beta downloaded as the information and videos instruct you to do for reporting your observations while using Windows 7 Beta. |
| Here are some informational links for those who wish to participate in this short term Beta release which is scheduled to end on August 1, 2009. These links offer a variety of information about the Windows 7 Beta itself and the Live Search QnA forum where questions can be posted that other Beta testers can respond to and exchange information. |
| Due to demand for this Beta please get updates from this link regarding availability of the download. http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/01/09/update-on-windows-7-beta-availability.aspx |
| Windows 7 Home Page – Links To Various Updates & News http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/ |
| Windows 7 Beta Frequently Asked Questions https://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-faq.aspx |
| Technical Questions That Are Not Addressed By FAQ OR Live Search QnA Can Be Asked Here http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/category/w7itpro/ |
| Live Search QnA Team Blog With Information About The Release And Participation In The Windows 7 Beta http://liveqna.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!2933A3E375F68349!2065.entry |
| Help Links For the Live Search QnA Forum |
| Microsoft Service Agreement & Code of Conduct For Live Search QnA (Do not miss the Live Search QnA Code of Conduct Supplement at the end of the general information – scroll all the way to the end for that additional information) http://help.live.com/help.aspx?project=tou&market=en-us&querytype=keyword&query=coc&tmt=&domain=qna.live.com |
| For general information and tips for participants in the Live Search QnA forum http://liveqna.spaces.live.com/?_c11_BlogPart_BlogPart=blogview&_c=BlogPart&partqs=cat%3dTips%2band%2bTricks |
| Community News (scroll down to second entry for an important update with instructions on how to post “conversational” questions so they are not moderated as a violation of the code of conduct) http://liveqna.spaces.live.com/?_c11_BlogPart_BlogPart=blogview&_c=BlogPart&partqs=cat%3dQnA%2bCommunity%2bNews |
| If I need to contact someone directly for assistance with Live Search QnA http://liveqna.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!2933A3E375F68349!1666.entry OR http://liveqna.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!2933A3E375F68349!1814.entry |
| Instructions for dealing with and reporting participants who do not adhere to the code of conduct http://liveqna.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!2933A3E375F68349!1193.entry?sa=463871481 |
| Happy Testing!!! |
Mindy D’Amico
Microsoft MVP – Windows Live – Live Search QnA
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