unable try download it was busy now am unabl

I went to http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx
and wanted to get the beta. I had problems yesterday with there being TOO MANY people on. The site told me to try again later. I AM!
I get this when I try to download it. I have ONE beta key, but I did not get any of the others. I am frustrated that I can't try it! https://om4.one.microsoft.com/opal/VistaBeta.aspx?StoreID=da8f2dea-9ba8-42da-9825-b8b3d7983e35&LocaleCode=en-us&JavaScriptOn=yes
Thank you for participating in the Microsoft Windows Vista Customer Preview Program.
You have received the maximum number of Product Keys available for this program. Note: Windows Vista Beta 2 can be installed and activated on up to 10 PCs using with one Product Key.

Who do I talk with to try to reset my account information or whatever I need to do to get it?

Try clicking on the link in the email you received from MSFT (the one with the product key)
"Matt Carter" wrote:

I went to http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx
and wanted to get the beta. I had problems yesterday with there being TOO MANY people on. The site told me to try again later. I AM!
I get this when I try to download it. I have ONE beta key, but I did not get any of the others. I am frustrated that I can't try it! https://om4.one.microsoft.com/opal/VistaBeta.aspx?StoreID=da8f2dea-9ba8-42da-9825-b8b3d7983e35&LocaleCode=en-us&JavaScriptOn=yes
Thank you for participating in the Microsoft Windows Vista Customer Preview Program.
You have received the maximum number of Product Keys available for this program. Note: Windows Vista Beta 2 can be installed and activated on up to 10 PCs using with one Product Key.

Who do I talk with to try to reset my account information or whatever I need to do to get it?

THank you for this Mark. Silly me! I should ALWAYS check my e-mail! :)
I did try this though, THANK YOU! :) I got the SAME error message! (not mad at you!)
Thank you for your interest in Windows Vista Beta 2.
We are currently experiencing a high level of demand and cannot process your request at this time.
Please check back later for availability. We apologize for any inconvenience.
I tried to download from file
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Microsoft_Windows_Vista_English_32bit/1149728719/1
I clicked on the x32 and download button:
It takes me to: http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/beta2/en/x86/iso/vista_5384.4.060518-1455_winmain_beta2_x86fre_client-LB2CFRE_EN_DVD.iso
On the page I get: Access denied.
Please go to http://www.windowsvista.com/getready/preview

It could be that the link you tried is only for MSDN subscribers.
Andre?
"Matt Carter" wrote:

THank you for this Mark. Silly me! I should ALWAYS check my e-mail! :)
I did try this though, THANK YOU! :) I got the SAME error message! (not mad at you!)
Thank you for your interest in Windows Vista Beta 2.
We are currently experiencing a high level of demand and cannot process your request at this time.
Please check back later for availability. We apologize for any inconvenience.
I tried to download from file
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Microsoft_Windows_Vista_English_32bit/1149728719/1
I clicked on the x32 and download button:
It takes me to: http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/beta2/en/x86/iso/vista_5384.4.060518-1455_winmain_beta2_x86fre_client-LB2CFRE_EN_DVD.iso
On the page I get: Access denied.
Please go to http://www.windowsvista.com/getready/preview

The Link you posted for BetaNews.com is working for me so far... I got a new download started... I'l tell you in a couple of hours if it brings me a good ISO copy... My last download gives me the 'Windows Image File cannot be found' error...
"Matt Carter" wrote:

THank you for this Mark. Silly me! I should ALWAYS check my e-mail! :)
I did try this though, THANK YOU! :) I got the SAME error message! (not mad at you!)
Thank you for your interest in Windows Vista Beta 2.
We are currently experiencing a high level of demand and cannot process your request at this time.
Please check back later for availability. We apologize for any inconvenience.
I tried to download from file
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Microsoft_Windows_Vista_English_32bit/1149728719/1
I clicked on the x32 and download button:
It takes me to: http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/beta2/en/x86/iso/vista_5384.4.060518-1455_winmain_beta2_x86fre_client-LB2CFRE_EN_DVD.iso
On the page I get: Access denied.
Please go to http://www.windowsvista.com/getready/preview

Matt Carter wrote:

THank you for this Mark. Silly me! I should ALWAYS check my e-mail! :)
I did try this though, THANK YOU! :) I got the SAME error message! (not mad at you!)
Thank you for your interest in Windows Vista Beta 2.
We are currently experiencing a high level of demand and cannot process your request at this time.
Please check back later for availability. We apologize for any inconvenience.
I tried to download from file
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Microsoft_Windows_Vista_English_32bit/1149728719/1
I clicked on the x32 and download button:
It takes me to: http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/beta2/en/x86/iso/vista_5384.4.060518-1455_winmain_beta2_x86fre_client-LB2CFRE_EN_DVD.iso
On the page I get: Access denied.
Please go to http://www.windowsvista.com/getready/preview

Here's an interesting twist. I got NOwhere by trying to use either IE7 or Firefox for the Beta-2 download. A friend told me to try Opera. Using the latest version of Opera, I pasted the link from the email MS sent me with the product key. Lo and behold, I was taken to a DIFFERENT MS page, which others on this forum have described, but I'd certainly never seen it with Firefox or IE7. It had links for downloading either x86 or x64 via Akami Download Manager and corresponding links for downloading with "your own download manager." Since Opera has a built-in DM, I clicked the link to download the 32-bit version with my own DM, and it started downloading immediately at 360KBs. It hasn't slowed down yet, and I have 35% of the download completed in less than 50 minutes. I don't know how far it will continue, but after about 200 fruitless tries to get the download started with IE and Firefox and then getting it on the FIRST TRY with Opera, I'd say there's something strange going on here. Toto, I don't think we're in Redmond any more.
Conclusion: if you're frustrated with the download, give Opera a try. It certainly can't hurt anything.

Thanks. I've now tried - IE6, Firefox, Getright, the Vista suggested download manager and now Opera.
I get the same problem on all of them - a 13.7Mb file.
Each time it just confirms more that the MS servers are screwed - for most of us trying the x64 bin anyway ;)
"Ron Miller" wrote in message

Matt Carter wrote: THank you for this Mark. Silly me! I should ALWAYS check my e-mail! :)
I did try this though, THANK YOU! :) I got the SAME error message! (not mad at you!)
Thank you for your interest in Windows Vista Beta 2.
We are currently experiencing a high level of demand and cannot process your request at this time.
Please check back later for availability. We apologize for any inconvenience.
I tried to download from file
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Microsoft_Windows_Vista_English_32bit/1149728719/1
I clicked on the x32 and download button:
It takes me to: http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/beta2/en/x86/iso/vista_5384.4.060518-1455_winmain_beta2_x86fre_client-LB2CFRE_EN_DVD.iso
On the page I get: Access denied.
Please go to http://www.windowsvista.com/getready/preview
Here's an interesting twist. I got NOwhere by trying to use either IE7 or Firefox for the Beta-2 download. A friend told me to try Opera. Using the latest version of Opera, I pasted the link from the email MS sent me with the product key. Lo and behold, I was taken to a DIFFERENT MS page, which others on this forum have described, but I'd certainly never seen it with Firefox or IE7. It had links for downloading either x86 or x64 via Akami Download Manager and corresponding links for downloading with "your own download manager." Since Opera has a built-in DM, I clicked the link to download the 32-bit version with my own DM, and it started downloading immediately at 360KBs. It hasn't slowed down yet, and I have 35% of the download completed in less than 50 minutes. I don't know how far it will continue, but after about 200 fruitless tries to get the download started with IE and Firefox and then getting it on the FIRST TRY with Opera, I'd say there's something strange going on here. Toto, I don't think we're in Redmond any more.
Conclusion: if you're frustrated with the download, give Opera a try. It certainly can't hurt anything.

Sorry about that. Opera downloaded the entire ISO for me in less than two hours and never paused once. I cannot understand why everyone's experience is so different. Ron
"dunc" wrote in message

Thanks. I've now tried - IE6, Firefox, Getright, the Vista suggested download manager and now Opera.
I get the same problem on all of them - a 13.7Mb file.
Each time it just confirms more that the MS servers are screwed - for most of us trying the x64 bin anyway ;)
"Ron Miller" wrote in message Matt Carter wrote: THank you for this Mark. Silly me! I should ALWAYS check my e-mail! :)
I did try this though, THANK YOU! :) I got the SAME error message! (not mad at you!)
Thank you for your interest in Windows Vista Beta 2.
We are currently experiencing a high level of demand and cannot process your request at this time.
Please check back later for availability. We apologize for any inconvenience.
I tried to download from file
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Microsoft_Windows_Vista_English_32bit/1149728719/1
I clicked on the x32 and download button:
It takes me to: http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/beta2/en/x86/iso/vista_5384.4.060518-1455_winmain_beta2_x86fre_client-LB2CFRE_EN_DVD.iso
On the page I get: Access denied.
Please go to http://www.windowsvista.com/getready/preview
Here's an interesting twist. I got NOwhere by trying to use either IE7 or Firefox for the Beta-2 download. A friend told me to try Opera. Using the latest version of Opera, I pasted the link from the email MS sent me with the product key. Lo and behold, I was taken to a DIFFERENT MS page, which others on this forum have described, but I'd certainly never seen it with Firefox or IE7. It had links for downloading either x86 or x64 via Akami Download Manager and corresponding links for downloading with "your own download manager." Since Opera has a built-in DM, I clicked the link to download the 32-bit version with my own DM, and it started downloading immediately at 360KBs. It hasn't slowed down yet, and I have 35% of the download completed in less than 50 minutes. I don't know how far it will continue, but after about 200 fruitless tries to get the download started with IE and Firefox and then getting it on the FIRST TRY with Opera, I'd say there's something strange going on here. Toto, I don't think we're in Redmond any more.
Conclusion: if you're frustrated with the download, give Opera a try. It certainly can't hurt anything.

Well, it is all Beta, so the Opera-blocking protocals haven't been finalized...
"Ron Miller" wrote:

Here's an interesting twist. I got NOwhere by trying to use either IE7 or Firefox for the Beta-2 download. A friend told me to try Opera. Using the latest version of Opera, I pasted the link from the email MS sent me with the product key. Lo and behold, I was taken to a DIFFERENT MS page, which others on this forum have described, but I'd certainly never seen it with Firefox or IE7. It had links for downloading either x86 or x64 via Akami Download Manager and corresponding links for downloading with "your own download manager." Since Opera has a built-in DM, I clicked the link to download the 32-bit version with my own DM, and it started downloading immediately at 360KBs. It hasn't slowed down yet, and I have 35% of the download completed in less than 50 minutes. I don't know how far it will continue, but after about 200 fruitless tries to get the download started with IE and Firefox and then getting it on the FIRST TRY with Opera, I'd say there's something strange going on here. Toto, I don't think we're in Redmond any more.
Conclusion: if you're frustrated with the download, give Opera a try. It certainly can't hurt anything.