How do i know when 32bit windows 7 beta is finished downloading? -

i see the download manager under processes in task manager (actually there are 7 download managers, because i pressed download 50 times but i didn t know it was downloading because nothing told me it was downloading) there is no progress bar or windows at all that have anything to do with the download.

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I m no sure about this, but maybe you try stopping the download manager using Task Manager. Then, go to the web of Windows 7 and try again to download the beta. This time you can see the download manager just once. About trying Windows 7 on VirtualPC, that is possible, creating a new virtual machine for Windows Vista, but instead of using a Vista DVD, just use the Windows 7 DVD, and you re on the go! Well, I don t use VirtualPC, I use VMware (it s my favorite :D), and Windows 7 runs like a charm! I activated normally, with 512MB of RAM, I ve installed Office 2007 and everything is fine ;-)