Microsoft Windows Vista Beta 2 in Public Beta now

Microsoft has confirmed that they have posted a public trial version of Vista, which is going to be the next major update to their series of Operating System releases.

Vista is due to ship into the markets early next year and the Beta 2 is available for public download now.

A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed the news: “Microsoft has officially kicked off the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP), providing the broadest access yet to pre-release test versions of Windows Vista.”

The company claims that this updated release would allow developers and IT professionals who do not have access to pre-release versions of Windows Vista through other channels to obtain the code and begin their testing.

Microsoft added: “This broad availability of pre-release code represents a significant milestone in the development of Windows Vista and the feedback received from testers will help us further refine certain areas of the product.”