On January 9th, the Windows 7 Beta will be available for Windows enthusiasts to download via the Windows 7 page on Windows.com. The Windows 7 Beta is going to be available download-only (Microsoft are not sending out physical media) and available for a limited time to the first 2.5 million people who download the beta.

For an easy way to test this out follow this well written post over at ‘VM /ETC’ which will show you a step by step guide on installing Windows 7 in VMware Workstation

For more information check out the Windows Team Blog