Downloading RC1

> I'm downloading it right now with Download Express OK. There was a link
> towards the top right of the access page for people who wanted to use their
> own browser/download manager.
>
> "CrAy-Z" wrote:
>

> > Ok, not so much an installation question....
> > like a few others on here i have not yet got my email from msft... no biggie
> > i figure its coming and i was just going to try my B2 key anyway and see what
> > happened, i just want to download it now because it will take a couple of
> > days to pull it down anyway at my modem speed... problem is, the only way i
> > can get it without downloading the 907 byte 'refferrer_denied' webpage is by
> > doing it directly through IE, meaning i cannot resume if the download fails.
> > I cannot get the Akmai download manager to grab it, and getright fails in the
> > same way as well...
> > Has anyone found/overcome this or is it some sort of glitch on my system?
> > Does the email from MSFT just give a link or is there something special im
> > supposed to have to do to make the link work if i want to download it using a
> > d/l manager? I have even tried signing in (through the office 2k7 beta
> > preview page) to make sure that if it is checking that i am registered from
> > CPP that it gets the right credentials...
> >
> > Thanks in advance.

> Cheers, still cannot get the akmai thingo to work.. fixed it in getright

> changing the refferer settings to: 'generate from download url' instead of
> 'calculate based on open browser page'... hope this helps anyone else

> difficulty....
>
> "Spirefm" wrote:
>

> > I'm downloading it right now with Download Express OK. There was a link
> > towards the top right of the access page for people who wanted to use

> > own browser/download manager.
> >
> > "CrAy-Z" wrote:
> >

> > > Ok, not so much an installation question....
> > > like a few others on here i have not yet got my email from msft... no

> > > i figure its coming and i was just going to try my B2 key anyway and

> > > happened, i just want to download it now because it will take a couple

> > > days to pull it down anyway at my modem speed... problem is, the only

> > > can get it without downloading the 907 byte 'refferrer_denied' webpage

> > > doing it directly through IE, meaning i cannot resume if the download

> > > I cannot get the Akmai download manager to grab it, and getright fails

> > > same way as well...
> > > Has anyone found/overcome this or is it some sort of glitch on my

> > > Does the email from MSFT just give a link or is there something

> > > supposed to have to do to make the link work if i want to download it

> > > d/l manager? I have even tried signing in (through the office 2k7

> > > preview page) to make sure that if it is checking that i am registered

> > > CPP that it gets the right credentials...
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.

> Click this:
> http://download.windowsvista.com/pre...n/download.htm
>
>
> CrAy-Z" <CrAyZ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A51EC073-B20F-4D64-B7D0-0D64EAC76071@microsoft.com...

> > Cheers, still cannot get the akmai thingo to work.. fixed it in getright

> by

> > changing the refferer settings to: 'generate from download url' instead of
> > 'calculate based on open browser page'... hope this helps anyone else

> having

> > difficulty....
> >
> > "Spirefm" wrote:
> >

> > > I'm downloading it right now with Download Express OK. There was a link
> > > towards the top right of the access page for people who wanted to use

> their

> > > own browser/download manager.
> > >
> > > "CrAy-Z" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Ok, not so much an installation question....
> > > > like a few others on here i have not yet got my email from msft... no

> biggie

> > > > i figure its coming and i was just going to try my B2 key anyway and

> see what

> > > > happened, i just want to download it now because it will take a couple

> of

> > > > days to pull it down anyway at my modem speed... problem is, the only

> way i

> > > > can get it without downloading the 907 byte 'refferrer_denied' webpage

> is by

> > > > doing it directly through IE, meaning i cannot resume if the download

> fails.

> > > > I cannot get the Akmai download manager to grab it, and getright fails

> in the

> > > > same way as well...
> > > > Has anyone found/overcome this or is it some sort of glitch on my

> system?

> > > > Does the email from MSFT just give a link or is there something

> special im

> > > > supposed to have to do to make the link work if i want to download it

> using a

> > > > d/l manager? I have even tried signing in (through the office 2k7

> beta

> > > > preview page) to make sure that if it is checking that i am registered

> from

> > > > CPP that it gets the right credentials...
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance.

>
>
>

> Ok, not so much an installation question....
> like a few others on here i have not yet got my email from msft... no
> biggie
> i figure its coming and i was just going to try my B2 key anyway and see
> what
> happened, i just want to download it now because it will take a couple of
> days to pull it down anyway at my modem speed... problem is, the only way
> i
> can get it without downloading the 907 byte 'refferrer_denied' webpage is
> by
> doing it directly through IE, meaning i cannot resume if the download
> fails.
> I cannot get the Akmai download manager to grab it, and getright fails in
> the
> same way as well...
> Has anyone found/overcome this or is it some sort of glitch on my system?
> Does the email from MSFT just give a link or is there something special im
> supposed to have to do to make the link work if i want to download it
> using a
> d/l manager? I have even tried signing in (through the office 2k7 beta
> preview page) to make sure that if it is checking that i am registered
> from
> CPP that it gets the right credentials...
>
> Thanks in advance.

> The download is still working fine. I just downloaded RC1 again just to

> if there was a problem. There is not. I downloaded using IE7 RC1 with no
> download manager. It took me 2 1/2 hours to download RC1. I have

> RC1 a number of times now without a problem.
> "CrAy-Z" <CrAyZ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E7705942-5E06-405A-B770-B3D6A6B5FED6@microsoft.com...

> > Ok, not so much an installation question....
> > like a few others on here i have not yet got my email from msft... no
> > biggie
> > i figure its coming and i was just going to try my B2 key anyway and see
> > what
> > happened, i just want to download it now because it will take a couple

> > days to pull it down anyway at my modem speed... problem is, the only

> > i
> > can get it without downloading the 907 byte 'refferrer_denied' webpage

> > by
> > doing it directly through IE, meaning i cannot resume if the download
> > fails.
> > I cannot get the Akmai download manager to grab it, and getright fails

> > the
> > same way as well...
> > Has anyone found/overcome this or is it some sort of glitch on my

> > Does the email from MSFT just give a link or is there something special

> > supposed to have to do to make the link work if i want to download it
> > using a
> > d/l manager? I have even tried signing in (through the office 2k7 beta
> > preview page) to make sure that if it is checking that i am registered
> > from
> > CPP that it gets the right credentials...
> >
> > Thanks in advance.

>
>

> The download is still working fine. I just downloaded RC1 again just to see
> if there was a problem. There is not. I downloaded using IE7 RC1 with no
> download manager. It took me 2 1/2 hours to download RC1. I have downloaded
> RC1 a number of times now without a problem.
> "CrAy-Z" <CrAyZ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E7705942-5E06-405A-B770-B3D6A6B5FED6@microsoft.com...

> > Ok, not so much an installation question....
> > like a few others on here i have not yet got my email from msft... no
> > biggie
> > i figure its coming and i was just going to try my B2 key anyway and see
> > what
> > happened, i just want to download it now because it will take a couple of
> > days to pull it down anyway at my modem speed... problem is, the only way
> > i
> > can get it without downloading the 907 byte 'refferrer_denied' webpage is
> > by
> > doing it directly through IE, meaning i cannot resume if the download
> > fails.
> > I cannot get the Akmai download manager to grab it, and getright fails in
> > the
> > same way as well...
> > Has anyone found/overcome this or is it some sort of glitch on my system?
> > Does the email from MSFT just give a link or is there something special im
> > supposed to have to do to make the link work if i want to download it
> > using a
> > d/l manager? I have even tried signing in (through the office 2k7 beta
> > preview page) to make sure that if it is checking that i am registered
> > from
> > CPP that it gets the right credentials...
> >
> > Thanks in advance.

>
>
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