Windows 7 is…the next release of the Windows client operating system, built on the secure foundation of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Performance, reliability, security, and compatibility are core tenets of this release. 

Ready to get started? Choose between the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the download, based on the version of Windows you are currently running and your machine’s hardware configuration. Each version is available in five languages:  Arabic*, English, German, Hindi*⁺(32-bit only), Japanese

Download the Beta for a hands-on trial.  For a limited time, Microsoft is making this pre-release version of Windows 7 available to the first 2.5 million people who download. Ready to take a test drive? You can get one by trying the Windows 7 Beta.

These are the Microsoft minimum hardware recommendations for systems that will be running the Windows 7 Beta :-

• Processor: 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor
• Memory:  1 GB of system memory
• Hard drive: 16 GB of available disk space
• Video card:  Support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128MB memory (in order to enable Aero theme)
• Drive: DVD-R/W drive
• Internet connection (to download the Beta and get updates)

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