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So, for two days, I have been struggling with the Microsoft® WinFX ™ Software Development Kit for Microsoft® Pre-Release Windows Operating System Code-Named "Longhorn", Beta 1 Web Setup. It was getting me quite pissed off as the initial download is only 977K and then it downloads and installs the rest over the .NET. The problem, like the Platform SDK, is that it really doesn't work. I don't know if the servers are overloaded or the whole thing is flawed but it trickles down and constantly quits. There is no auto-restart or download manager like MSDN downloads. It shouldn't take 3 days to download a damn SDK at T1 speeds and still not have it. Much to my relief, they have either added a full ISO install link today or I just noticed.

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Well, that's not much better. I broke down and installed GetRight Download Manager but Microsoft should fix this problem. While I'm at it, the whole Windows Genuine program is absolutely insane. Every single time I try to download this SDK, I have to run a program to verify that I am running a “genuine” Windows installation. Hey Microsoft, I have been a loyal customer for 22 years and have a damn MSDN Universal! Don't ask me every single time if I have a genuine Windows copy! And if you do, make sure you ask me ONCE and not every single time I click on the download in a new browser session!

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