Windows Vista RC1 Released

By Mauricio Freitas, in Windows, posted: 2-Sep-2006 17:12

It's official: Microsoft Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 (RC1) is now available for participants of its TechBeta community. If you have access to the Microsoft Connect website and is part of the Windows Vista beta program, then you can download x86 and x64 ISO images now.

While details about availability of this build for others (public, MSDN) are not set yet, the Windows Vista team blog has a letter from Jim Alchin (Microsoft Platforms and Services co-president) about this release.

I will post more details as they become available. Keep an eye on this space during the next week (subscribe to my RSS feed) because we will have some more information coming out soon...

Other related posts:
Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 on Technet, MSDN now
Register for .Net Code Camp Wellington now
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 available now

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Comment by juha, on 3-Sep-2006 17:46

Did you have a problem with the product keys? None of the Connect ones worked for me, but my MSDN one did.

Author's note by freitasm, on 3-Sep-2006 20:55

No problems at all. Installed using the keys I have from Connect.

Comment by Ben, on 7-Sep-2006 20:11

Ack so us MSDN universal plebs have to wait around like second-class citizens? Or can I use my product key from MSDN to install this version?

Comment by Ben, on 7-Sep-2006 20:12

doh. I just read Juha's comment. Ignore me.

Author's note by freitasm, on 7-Sep-2006 20:13

You can use the existing product key.

Author's note by freitasm, on 7-Sep-2006 20:15

Also Windows Vista RC1 is now available for CPP download. Check my blog post with more information on this and key issues: http://www.geekzone.co.nz/freitasm/1251

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