USMTInvite is broken btw

@harrisonh1: Indeed, so it's been removed.

creamhackered has posted info claiming the next version of MCE is indeed, codenamed Emerald. So it looks like this beta is for the next version of MCE, probably MCE2006, or maybe MC2005 SE ???

http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=2666...n#comment326683

That's right, you guys should trust me :-)

I'd rather find the absolute truth from MS instead of riding the rumor bandwagon.

Well it WAS strait from MS, if you know what I mean ....

Meh. I should have just stuck with MCE then, but I'm just gonna wait for "real" confirmation now because I'm done with the rumors.

like taco says, we wait for the truth here, not stuff which is often proven false (remember when cream said that the server2003 r2 guest IDs were scrambled, or that the capitalization was scrambled or whatever? well he was wrong and thus i will wait for an official confirmation from ms as well.

Anyone get acceptance emails yet for this?

No

they havent even finalized a name yet (when you enter the guid, its still a nameless app...

I'm thinking it's something about the update to Windows Media Center... or the Longhorn Media Center Edition (NOT!)

yes, very hilarious with the whole "(NOT!)" thing

please add Microsoft Office Live Communications Client Beta program (a.k.a. “Istanbul”).

BETA ID: LCclient

^Thanks. What is it?

FYI It's already on the list.

And its fucking old...

not just old, fucking old.....

@Nightwind_Hawk: The Microsoft Office Live Communications Server/Client are for web presentations and are similar to other offerings such as WebEx.

Does anyone here get any Beta ID's for Mac OS X?

id love to get on some of the Microsoft for Mac beta's

I really doubt they have that for external testing...

I found this one on http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...s/mbsahome.mspx


Announcing MBSA 2.0 Beta
MBSA 2.0 is the next version of the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer, which utilizes the Windows Update Services infrastructure for security update scanning. Please help us improve the quality of this release. We are currently accepting nominations into the MBSA 2.0 beta program. To nominate yourself for the beta, visit http://beta.microsoft.com, sign in to the system using your Passport ID and a guest ID of "MBSA20" and complete the survey.

That's a great tool, so thanks for the info. michoogle and added to the initial post.

Great to see this sticky post hit almost 40K views!

Well, considering Mac OS-X is Apple, and the BetaID thing is from the MSDN or Microsoft Developers Network, then..nope..lol Unless you can find one for Microsoft Office OS-X or Internet Explorer, then you wont find much.

there isnt a beta id, but if u want a beta version of tiger (osx10.4) u can pay couple of hunderd bucks and sign an NDA.
and if u meant testing for stuff like messenger 5 or office07,then no, unless u wait 2 years, then MAYBE office07 might be avalible, as for messenger5, its either a public beta or no beta at all.

what is the code for MCE 2006 Beta??

@TheCrazyChicken: Discussed previously, but some believe that the "Untitled Beta Project for Media Software" which has a guest ID of MS_BetaApp is actually the MCE 2006 Beta.

has anyone gotten response letters for the mce2006?

can someone give me a friend id for msn butterfly?

rofl

yeah, use mine 351236

It does do this, but that's just one function. Primarily it's used for presence awareness, file sharing, and as an instant messenger. Istanbul will allow for PBX and VoIP connectivity, meaning if your out of the office your calls can be forwarded to your cell phone, based on caller ID, and a slew of other cool things.

@RealityMaster: Yeah, I'm sure I was simplifying things, but thanks for the added info.

Thank you all, with this guest ids list, after to have answered to a survey, i am now a Server 2003 R2 Beta tester !

Thank you again all, long life to ieXBeta ! *

Congrats

Glad to know people are benefitting from the list that many ieXbeta members are helping contribute to. Definitely a success from the amount of hits on this very sticky post.

Indeed CrimsonKnight13. It's an excellent collection and such beta programs are definitely one of the reasons for ieX's existence, so here, here.

How come we never get trouble from MS about openly posting their secret GuestIDs?

Because they want us to

but once i saw there was a post that made it very clear not to post and that the guest IDs are a private thing which should be kept private.

I wont mention which board i saw the post. (It wasnt here)

They aren't private... if they were, there wouldn't be a point in them.

True. If they wanted to all they would have to do is autogenerate a private link for each beta tester they send it to and it just activates their account. MS just doesn't want everyone and their mother who bought a PC for the first time yesterday trying to get beta software.

Microsoft® Windows Server 2003 "R2" Beta 2
GuestID: R2B2Beta
Valid Untill
April 3, 2005

@tunafish: That was already added last night.

Thanks ppl

Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Open Evaluation Program (OEP)
Guest ID: WUSOEPPart

My advice to you is to never ever place your personal information on a public forum.

wow he's gonna get it hard

Thanks,and btw - if you can, edit your post.