msdn vista beta 2 download issue

I downloaded Vista Beta 2 expecting the file en_windows_vista_beta2_x86_dvd.iso but instead two different files were saved to my HD.
FTMBE.tmp
FTMBE.tmp.SegmentInfo.bin
I tried to convert the .bin file to an iso using WinISO but I got the error of "unexpected format or file type"
Why didn't Microsoft FTM download and save this file as the .iso image that I was expecting?
What can I do to either download the correct file or convert this to iso? It seems so far my attempts to convert the file that did get saved is not going to work.

I downloaded Vista Beta 2 expecting the file en_windows_vista_beta2_x86_dvd.iso but instead two different files were saved to my HD.
FTMBE.tmp
FTMBE.tmp.SegmentInfo.bin
I tried to convert the .bin file to an iso using WinISO but I got the error of "unexpected format or file type"
Why didn't Microsoft FTM download and save this file as the .iso image that I was expecting?
What can I do to either download the correct file or convert this to iso? It seems so far my attempts to convert the file that did get saved is not going to work.

The Vista Beta 2 is sent/downloaded as an .iso file. Where did you go to download what you have received?
-- Regards,
Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
Quote from George Ankner: If you knew as much as you think you know, You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
"Steve Tout" wrote in message

I downloaded Vista Beta 2 expecting the file en_windows_vista_beta2_x86_dvd.iso but instead two different files were saved to my HD.
FTMBE.tmp
FTMBE.tmp.SegmentInfo.bin
I tried to convert the .bin file to an iso using WinISO but I got the error of "unexpected format or file type"
Why didn't Microsoft FTM download and save this file as the .iso image that I was expecting?
What can I do to either download the correct file or convert this to iso? It seems so far my attempts to convert the file that did get saved is not going to work.

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"Richard Urban" wrote:

The Vista Beta 2 is sent/downloaded as an .iso file. Where did you go to download what you have received?
-- Regards,
Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
Quote from George Ankner: If you knew as much as you think you know, You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
"Steve Tout" wrote in message I downloaded Vista Beta 2 expecting the file en_windows_vista_beta2_x86_dvd.iso but instead two different files were saved to my HD.
FTMBE.tmp
FTMBE.tmp.SegmentInfo.bin
I tried to convert the .bin file to an iso using WinISO but I got the error of "unexpected format or file type"
Why didn't Microsoft FTM download and save this file as the .iso image that I was expecting?
What can I do to either download the correct file or convert this to iso? It seems so far my attempts to convert the file that did get saved is not going to work.

from MSDN

"Richard Urban" wrote:

The Vista Beta 2 is sent/downloaded as an .iso file. Where did you go to download what you have received?
-- Regards,
Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
Quote from George Ankner: If you knew as much as you think you know, You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
"Steve Tout" wrote in message I downloaded Vista Beta 2 expecting the file en_windows_vista_beta2_x86_dvd.iso but instead two different files were saved to my HD.
FTMBE.tmp
FTMBE.tmp.SegmentInfo.bin
I tried to convert the .bin file to an iso using WinISO but I got the error of "unexpected format or file type"
Why didn't Microsoft FTM download and save this file as the .iso image that I was expecting?
What can I do to either download the correct file or convert this to iso? It seems so far my attempts to convert the file that did get saved is not going to work.

I got that (or something close to it) for my first download and had to download again.
-- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, OE/WM Please reply in newsgroup.
"Steve Tout" wrote in message

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"Richard Urban" wrote:
The Vista Beta 2 is sent/downloaded as an .iso file. Where did you go to download what you have received?
"Steve Tout" wrote in message I downloaded Vista Beta 2 expecting the file en_windows_vista_beta2_x86_dvd.iso but instead two different files were saved to my HD.
FTMBE.tmp
FTMBE.tmp.SegmentInfo.bin
I tried to convert the .bin file to an iso using WinISO but I got the error of "unexpected format or file type"
Why didn't Microsoft FTM download and save this file as the .iso image that I was expecting?
What can I do to either download the correct file or convert this to iso? It seems so far my attempts to convert the file that did get saved is not going to work.

Thanks, Frank and Richard.
It turns out that several of my early attempts hung at 99% but others went to 100% and appeared to be completed, but what I failed to notice is that there is a file integrity check that happens after the file is downloaded 100% and after the check is done, these two files disappear and the ISO image appears. The file checking is not at all obvious in MS FTM, but I noticed it after about the 15th time today. That was at 4:30PM, on Friday! *sigh* boy I'm glad it didn't take me any longer than that.
So... wait until the status changes from "Active" to "Completed"

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, OE/WM" wrote:

I got that (or something close to it) for my first download and had to download again.
-- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, OE/WM Please reply in newsgroup.
"Steve Tout" wrote in message from MSDN
"Richard Urban" wrote:
The Vista Beta 2 is sent/downloaded as an .iso file. Where did you go to download what you have received?
"Steve Tout" wrote in message I downloaded Vista Beta 2 expecting the file en_windows_vista_beta2_x86_dvd.iso but instead two different files were saved to my HD.
FTMBE.tmp
FTMBE.tmp.SegmentInfo.bin
I tried to convert the .bin file to an iso using WinISO but I got the error of "unexpected format or file type"
Why didn't Microsoft FTM download and save this file as the .iso image that I was expecting?
What can I do to either download the correct file or convert this to iso? It seems so far my attempts to convert the file that did get saved is not going to work.