is it legal to download a newer build (7057) from the internet? any site other than microsoft

Not sure about the legalities of it but you will definitely get no support :) Have a look here for more info Asrock K8NF6P, AMD64 3200+, 1.5GB RAM, Palit Geforce 8400GS 256MB, 500GB Maxtor SataII, Asus 1814BLT optical

Not sure about the legalities of it but you will definitely get no support :) Have a look here for more info Asrock K8NF6P, AMD64 3200+, 1.5GB RAM, Palit Geforce 8400GS 256MB, 500GB Maxtor SataII, Asus 1814BLT optical thanks for the reply. i dont care about the support. i just want to make sure that its legal to do so.

Well.. If you mean - "Are there going to be stormtroopers breaking down my door to confiscate my computer and haul me away in chains?"The answer is probably not...But on the other hand, downloading that build isn't one that was meant for public consumption. It was meant for testing specific things INTERNALLY and by perhaps a select group of testers. It was leaked by some unknown party. There's no real telling where that ISO's been, who's been playing with it, or if anyone's spiked it with something nasty. (Remember those pirated versions of Adobe CS4 and iLife for the Mac not too long ago? The ones that had a nasty little surprise included.) The Release Candidate is supposed to be coming soon. April, if you believe the rumor mill, May if that web page that was accidentally posted is to be believed. Either way, it will be a brand new build, almost guaranteed to be newer than 7057 andwill likely have a lot more spit and polish applied to it before it got released. The question, then, is "Doyou want to go through the contortions of downloading a potentially harmful build, install it, configure it, etc... when in a few weeks the official RC is coming out and you'll have to do it all over again?"

I am on the way to blast you for using 7057.Imagine Imperial music here.

where is it downloaded from when the official is released?

It will be downloadable from Microoft's web pages - the same place where Build 7000 was released from. Stay tuned to the Windows Team blog, the Engineering Windows 7 blog, and these forums for news and information.

I am on the way to blast you for using 7057.Imagine Imperial music here. Wouldn't Darth Vader be more appropriate...?

I am on the way to blast you for using 7057.Imagine Imperial music here. Wouldn't Darth Vader be more appropriate...? "Are there going to be stormtroopers breaking down my door to confiscate my computer and haul me away in chains?"I am tagging off of your stormtrooper keyword. :)

It will probably be listed here for the public. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-download.aspx Here for TechNet subscribers. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/downloads/default.aspx Here for MSDN subscribers (under Subscriber Downloads). http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/aa718661.aspx

thanks everyone for your prompt help. i look forward to the release