release candidate

  1. Microsoft quietly delivers Windows 7 SP1 release candidate

    Microsoft has quietly released Windows 7 Service Pack 1 release candidate, slated to be the first and last RC version to be released before the final version ships early next year. Link Removed
  2. Microsoft quietly delivers Windows 7 SP1 release candidate

    Computerworld - With little fanfare, Microsoft on Tuesday promoted Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to release candidate status, hitting the last major milestone before the code is finalized and begins shipping early next year. Link Removed due to 404 Error
  3. Service Pack 1 RC available for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2

    The release candidate version of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 can now be downloaded. Link Removed
  4. Microsoft quietly delivers Windows 7 SP1 release candidate

    Microsoft has quietly released Windows 7 Service Pack 1 release candidate, slated to be the first and last RC version to be released before the final version ships early next year. Link Removed due to 404 Error
  5. Microsoft delivers Windows 7 SP1 release candidate

    With little fanfare, Microsoft on Tuesday promoted Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to release candidate status, hitting the last major milestone before the code is finalized and shipped early next year. The company posted Windows 7 SP1 RC on its site early Tuesday in a combined download for the client...
  6. Microsoft quietly delivers Windows 7 SP1 release candidate

    Computerworld - With little fanfare, Microsoft on Tuesday promoted Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to release candidate status, hitting the last major milestone before the code is finalized and shipped early next year. Link Removed
  7. Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 sees public beta release

    We knew good and well it was coming , and here it is. Microsoft has today introduced the Release Candidate (RC) of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) to the public, and for those unaware of how these software rollouts "work," the RC release generally signals that a final...
  8. Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 SP1 RC1 Released

    So, Windows 7 has been out for a year now; the same applies to Windows Server 2008 R2. Is it time for a service pack already? Are there even any major pressing issues that need addressing, as was the case with the vanilla Windows Vista release? Well, none that I can think of, and as such, these...
  9. Windows 7 SP1 Release Candidate now available

    Out today is the release candidate of the first service pack for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, marking the final step before Microsoft releases SP1 to the wild. Link Removed
  10. Windows 7 Office 2010 Downloaded 8.6 Million Times, Beats Windows 7 During the Beta program

    There is little doubt that Office 2010 deserves its position alongside Windows 7 as Microsoft’s key products. Judging in terms of the sheer size of the Beta testing process, Office 2010 is at least on par with Windows 7, if not enjoying even more success, than the latest iteration of the Windows...
  11. Windows 7 Office 2010 Technical Beta Closing Down

    With the first wave of the Office 2010 launch now on the horizon, Microsoft is gearing up to shut down the testing program that helped build the next iteration of the Office System. Early adopters involved in the Beta of Office 2010 are receiving email messages, informing them that the program...
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    Windows 7 Help moving from the rc to retail version of win 7 x64, without losing setup...

    i hope one of you out there who is well versed with win 7 and acronis can help me out here. i will try to be as detailed as possible with what i want to do. i want to do a fresh install of windows 7, but want to be able to put my system back exactly as it is now. using acronis in the past, i...
  13. March 1, 2010 – Windows 7 RC pre-expiration shut downs begin.

    March 1, 2010 – Windows 7 RC pre-expiration shut downs begin. Beginning March 1, the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) will start to shut down every two hours in preparation for its expiration on June 1, 2010. That means you will need to migrate your RC systems to a released to manufacturing...
  14. Windows 7 RC shutdown comes in March

    FOR ANYONE still using a Release Candidate (RC) build of Windows 7, it's worth remembering that, if you haven't upgraded by March 2010, your operating system will become an ex-operating system before too long. Arstechnica has sent out a courteous reminder before Microsoft sends round the...
  15. Mozilla Firefox 3.6 RC1 now available, benchmarked

    The Mozilla product development and engineering teams are hard at work again, this time with a rollout of the first Release Candidate build for the long anticipated Firefox 3.6. We received notification a couple days ago that the build is now available for download and is intended to be used for...
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    Windows 7 AVG Antivirus Prog. causes Win 7 RC Freeze

    I've been running the release candidate of Win 7 quite happily for some time (3 mo or so). A late update to my AVG antivirus program has caused the system to freeze and not respond. The msg is AVGTrayMainWnd is not responding. I am unable to access or shut it down. The only thing I am able to do...
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    Windows 7 Loopback Unidentified No Network

    All, I previously posted about this issue but got no response on it here: Link Removed The automatic updates on the release candidate seem to enable and disable connectivity from my host machine to virtual machine randomly. I never know if the new update will work or not work. It seems MS...
  18. Windows 7 upgrading to rtm (ultimate) which one to buy

    Hi everyone i was randomly searching the web and came upon this web page : Link Removed confirming that i can upgrade from rc1 to rtm ultimate However it doesn't tell me if what version to buy windows 7 ultimate upgrade or...
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    Windows 7 Should I update RC to RTM?

    So Win7 is now on MSDN Academic Alliance, which means, as a Comp-Sci student, I get it for free, hooray huzzah etc. What I'm wondering, is should I really bother installing the final version instead of the Release Candidate I've been running? OK, I know I'll have to eventually, since the RC has...
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    Windows 7 Wacom Tablet and Windows 7

    Hello. Recently, I have decided to download the Windows 7 Release Candidate onto my computer. I really love how it's working right now, and everything is going smoothly... Except for the Tablet PC functions on Windows 7. I mainly use my tablet for drawing things on Photoshop, Tegaki E etc...