>>Hey folks,
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>>Having just completed a full .NET Beta 1 installation, I thought I would offer some advice.
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>To John and anyone else that has installed the .NET beta (especially you, Mike).
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>I would like to install at least the VFP Beta on a production machine. I find that if I put Beta software on a throwaway box, I don't get any _real_ testing time in. IOW, I play around with it, but never really get neck deep.
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>I have been using the Miami release almost exclusively since September, and have had no problems whatsoever.
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>What are my chances of installing this on a production machine and escaping total disaster?

I installed it on my development machine (NT4.0 server with SP6) and it is working great. I am using it almost exclusivly and have even built some exe's with it. I beat John on the install though I had to reboot 5 times and it took about an hour to install.