Vista SP1 RC1 Flies Past Vista RTM and Windows XP SP2
Despite the fact that Microsoft has expressed its official position regarding testing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 ahead of its finalization, there is simply too much of a hunger for the service pack.
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27.12.2007 Microsoft: Vista RC1 Coming Soon
Brushing off feedback from testers and pundits to push back the first release candidate of Windows Vista and issue a third beta instead, Microsoft confirmed Thursday that RC1 was on the way.
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16.8.2006 Vista build 5536 for RC1?
Paul Thurrott:....inside the software colossus, work continues toward an early September RC1 release for Vista.
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23.8.2006 Windows Vista RC1 via CPP Soon?
It seems that Microsoft are preparing to launch Release Candidate 1 (RC1) of Windows Vista via the Customer Preview Program (CPP) shortly.
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5.8.2006 Windows Vista RC1 DOWNLOAD
Windows Vista RC1 (build 5600) was just posted on Microsoft Connect. (~2:45 EST).
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2.9.2006 Vista Transformation Pack 6 RC1
Windows X has released version 6 of his Vista Transformation Pack. The version is still a release candidate and may contain bugs, only use it if you're comfortable with using such software.
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25.11.2006 Windows Vista RC1 Availability Update
Microsoft employee Nick White has posted some information on the Windows Vista team blog regarding the availability of RC1.
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11.8.2006 Windows Vista 5536 Pre-RC1
Build 5536 which is tagged 'pre-RC1'.
At the moment, only the x86 version is available in English, German & Japanese.
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25.8.2006 The Dark Side of Windows Vista RC1
This just in from the
SuperSite for Windows. In a recent showcase, I highlighted
five things I really like about Windows Vista.
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5.9.2006 FREE DOWNLOAD of Windows Vista RC1 now
Windows Vista RC1 introduces a breakthrough user experience and is designed to help you feel confident in your ability to view, find, and organize information and to control your computing experience.
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6.9.2006 Review: Top 5 Improvements In Vista RC1
When the CRN Test Center last looked at Microsoft Windows Vista, it was obvious the operating system was far from complete, which wasn't a surprise because it was still a beta version.
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8.9.2006 Windows Vista RC1 Open to Public
Those eager to try out the newest release of Windows Vista, which has received positive reviews from analysts and testers alike, can rest easy: RC1 is now available to the general public.
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15.9.2006 Windows Vista Moves to RC1 Branch + Screenshots
Thats right, despite the many reviews posted by various websites calling for a Beta 3 Microsoft have stuck to their roadmap and gone from Beta 2 to the RC1 branch. I wonder how many RC's there will be?
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8.8.2006 Syncing your Microsoft mobile with Windows Vista RC1 via WMDC
WMDC (Windows Mobile Device Centre), is the new software in Vista that replaces ActiveSync and you cannot even install ActiveSync on Vista.
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25.9.2006 Windows Vista Beta 2, RC1 and RC2 set to expire
On 31 May 2007, all Customer Preview Program (CPP) pre-release versions of Windows Vista will expire. If you are running a pre-release version of Windows Vista (Beta 2, RC1 or RC2), you will begin to receive warning notifications about the upcoming expiration on 18 May.
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25.4.2007 Microsoft releases Vista Pre-RC1 (build 5536) to the public
Microsoft has quietly released build 5536 for the first 100,000 people to download it from their Windows Vista site.
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29.8.2006 Download Windows Vista build 5552 internal pre-RC1
Get it here first - Vista RC1 build 5552!
Right on the heals of the Beta tester's build 5536 is a leaked internal build from Microsoft of what is supposedly going to be the public RC1. Be a member to download it. Joining is free.
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27.8.2006 Group Policy Settings Reference for Microsoft Windows Vista RC1
This spreadsheet lists the policy settings for computer and user configurations included in the administrative template files (admx/adml) delivered with Windows Vista RC1 (build 5600).
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13.9.2006 Windows Vista ServicePack 1 RC1 Will Expire on June 30, 2008
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC1 Will Expire on June 30, 2008. Microsoft finally wakes up and points to Vista SP1 RC1.
Thanks to GypsyDavid for this news.
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21.12.2007 Windows XP SP3 RTM and Windows Vista SP1 RTM – Just Around the Corner?
Microsoft is in the final stages of cooking the upcoming service packs for Windows Vista and Windows XP.
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7.1.2008 From Windows 95 to Windows Vista SP1 RC1 - the Evolution of the Start Menu Button
From Windows 95 to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate 1 one item of the Windows operating system is a virtual landmark in the platform's graphical user interface landscape: the Start menu button.
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6.1.2008 TheWorld Browser 2.0 RC1
TheWorld Browser is a tiny, fast, safe, powerful, multi-tabbed with multi-threaded frame browser, it is a freeware with no function limited.
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2.4.2007 Feed Demon 2.8.0.8 RC1
Looking for a great way to view and manage your RSS feeds from your desktop? Look no further than FeedDemon, the most popular Windows RSS reader.
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12.12.2008 Microsoft shows off RC1 of IE 8
Microsoft is moving full steam ahead with its newest browser IE 8. In a world once dominated by IE, Microsoft is now finding stiff competition.
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17.12.2008 Internet Explorer 8 RC1 - First look
Yesterday Microsoft made available Internet Explorer 8 RC1 (release candidate 1), which means that as far as Microsoft is concerned, IE8 is cooked and that barring anything major, this will become the final release. So, what’s the new browser like?
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27.1.2009 Internet Explorer 7 RC1 next week?
Microsoft plans to release on next Wednesday, August 23, Internet Explorer 7 RC1 (Release Candidate 1).
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19.8.2 Internet Explorer 7 RC1 download
Today, Microsoft is announcing the availability of Internet Explorer 7 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) for Windows XP, available via free download.
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24.8.2006 jv16 PowerTools 2007 RC1
JV16 PowerTools is amazing set of tools to help you fix, repair, optimize and tune up your computer easier than ever!
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1.5.2007 Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6 RC1
Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications.
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1.7.2008 Windows 7 RC1 Build 7077
This is the RC1 Win7 7077 build that has recently leaked onto torrent sites, just reuploaded here.
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8.4.2009Rumored New Vista plans
Paul Thurrott is launching an
interesting rumor today, this
time about Windows Vista's
release date. According to
him, the RC1 version of Vista
would be released in early
september, as opposite to
other rumors which said RC1
was around the corner and was
due anytime soon. RC1 would be
in this case, build 5520,
which has been placed into
escrow recently.
The most interesting rumor
he reports is about Windows
Vista RTM, which is set to be
escrowed in september, setting
at the same time an RTM
release on October 25.
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15.08.2006Vista build 5536 for RC1?
Paul Thurrott:....inside the
software colossus, work
continues toward an early
September RC1 release for
Vista.
However, the
build previously planned for
RC1--build 5520--had two major
problems, so Microsoft had to
move on to a newer
version--build 5536--for RC1.
The company plans to ship
build 5536 internally today,
according to my sources...
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03.09.2006Windows Vista RC1 via CPP
Soon?
It seems that Microsoft are
preparing to launch Release
Candidate 1 (RC1) of Windows
Vista via the Customer Preview
Program (CPP) shortly. A page
has been discovered, which
although returns an error, is
labelled with "Thank you
for your interest in Windows
Vista RC 1.". This surely
suggest that Windows Vista RC1
will be released very shortly.
Update: 64-bit
Download Link added.
Update 2: An E-mail has
recently been sent to
participants of the Office
2007 Beta, in which it is
revealed that apparently,
Windows Vista RC1 will not
reach public availability
until September...
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26.08.2006Final Windows Vista Build Gets
Closer
Microsoft on Friday made
available the first post-RC1
build of Windows Vista to
technical beta testers, which
is numbered 5728. The interim
update is most notable because
the 5700 range has been
allocated for the final Vista
build, indicating RTM could
arrive as scheduled next
month...
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23.09.2006IE 8 RTM expected in the week of March 16, 2009
TechARP reported earlier that Microsoft will finalize its IE 8 RTM schedule on March 5 and the RTM version of IE 8 will be released during the final 2
weeks of March. Now TechARP has reiterated the dates a bit. According to the latest update by TechARP, Microsoft will RTM IE 8 in the week of March
16, 2009. The specific RTM date for the IE 8 will be announced in the week of March 9, 2009. TechARP is not sure whether this announcement would be a
public announcement, or an internal one. IE 8 is currently in RC1 and reached its RTM milestone on the 21st of February.
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05.03.2009IE8 RTM expected in March
TechARP has predicted that Microsoft will reach IE8's RTM milestone in March during the last 2 weeks. TechARP expects so because Microsoft plans
to announce the final details of the IE8 RTM schedule and available language versions by March 5, 2009. The malaysian website also expects Microsoft
to determine a time frame for the public release of IE8 via Windows Update by March 8. There was a time gap of 8 weeks between IE7's RC1 and its
public release. A similar 8-weeks time limit applied to IE8's RC1 in January suggests the final build's availability around March 23 according
to TechARP.
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18.02.2009The Windows Vista Beta Experience: RC1
MVP Charlie Russel explains
the beta process, defines a
release candidate, and
introduces some of the cool
new features in Windows Vista
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29.09.2006Microsoft: Vista RC1 Coming
Soon
Brushing off feedback from
testers and pundits to push
back the first release
candidate of Windows Vista and
issue a third beta instead,
Microsoft confirmed Thursday
that RC1 was on the way.
Product Manager Nick White
says Microsoft will re-open
the Vista beta program for the
release...
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12.08.2006Windows Vista RC2 Build 5744 Released
Microsoft has just released
build 5744 of Vista for
Technical Beta testers on
Microsoft Connect.
On the connect website it
says: Windows Vista RC1
(5744-16384) is here!
Jim Allchin's post on
Connect:
People asked for it, and
here it is, Windows Vista RC2!
We wanted you to be the first
to get these bits; next week
they'll be available to a
broader set of customers via
MSDN and TechNet.
All your great feedback has
helped us focus on nothing but
bug fixes over the past month
since RC 1 - each and every
day. There are thousands of
quality improvements since
Windows Vista RC1. You'll
probably notice improvements
in performance, application
compatibility, as well as fit
and finish work. We will
continue improving quality
until RTM. If you are an ISV,
please use this build
(certainly at least RC1 or
later) to get certified. Visit
www.innovateonvista.com for
more information on logo
certification.
You
are integral to this creation
and refinement process. We are
just around the corner from
RTM and shipping this great
product to the world. This
will be the last build made
available prior to RTM, so
please keep the feedback
coming so we can hit the
finish line. Thanks for your
help in finishing the job!
jim - Thanks
mram for the update
Build
labels
- vista_5744.16384
.061003-1945_x86fre_client-LRM
CFRE_EN_DVD.iso
- vista_5744.16384.0610
03-1945_x64fre_client-LRMCxFRE
_EN_DVD.iso
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07.10.2006RTM edition of Microsoft Hyper-V adds speed
The most notable -- and the most significant -- change between the initial release candidate version (RC0) of Hyper-V and the RTM edition is better
performance. Most of the performance work was done between RC0 and RC1, but not many people knew about it due to (a) not-so-wide a release and (b) a
ban on performance testing by Microsoft. The company just wasn't ready for it to be tested on a wide scale. The performance story between RC1 and RTM
is identical.
QLogic, a
vendor of storage-area networks (SAN) and other components, tested Hyper-V RC1 on one of its own host bus adapters (HBA), based on Fibre Channel.
QLogic hooked the HBA up to a storage array, to test the number of I/O operations per second supported by a virtual machine (VM) as opposed to real,
physical hardware. The results were impressive, and are equally so under RTM, as the underlying performance plumbing didn't change.
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27.06.2008Microsoft to release IE8 RC1 next week
Microsoft is currently readying the release of Internet Explorer 8 RC1 for early next week, company sources indicate. In a blog posting by
Microsoft's Frank Olivier, the UX and Compatibility program manager confirms "we're about to release" IE8 RC1. Insiders indicate it might be
worth penning Monday 26th January in your calendar as the date for IE8 RC1. IE8 RC1 will not install on the current Windows 7 beta build (7000) and
it's rumored that Microsoft could be readying some new beta bits for connect testers in the coming weeks. The RC1 build will initially be offered
to Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems.
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22.01.2009Windows Vista RC1 Open to
Public
Those eager to try out the
newest release of Windows
Vista, which has received
positive reviews from analysts
and testers alike, can rest
easy: RC1 is now available to
the general public. Microsoft
expects the latest beta code
to reach 5 million people
through the Customer Preview
Program...
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15.09.2006Microsoft acknowledges Vista SP1 Refresh 2 = RTM
Which build of Vista SP1 became the release to manufacturing (RTM) edition? This was definitely a topic of high speculation in the last few weeks,
even before SP1 hit the RTM milestone. Many were adamant that SP1 RTM was, or would be, different from the final release candidate, while those on the
other side grasped at straws to prove their suspicions. The Microsoft Watcher, also known as Mary Jo Foley, has finally received confirmation from
Microsoft that the Vista SP1 RTM build (6001-18000) is none other than Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2. The latest official statement from the software giant
is:
"RC Refresh 2 code is the same as RTM. In final stages of a product Microsoft likes to get as much validation as possible before
releasing. The release candidate ended up being a high enough quality to be approved to release to manufacturing."
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08.02.2008Nvidia ForceWare 96.33 For
Windows Vista RC1 now
available
NVIDIA has released the
following Beta drivers for use
with Windows Vista RC1 that
will enable you to test the
basic features and
capabilities of the new
operating system.
Release Highlights:
* These drivers are only
compatible with Windows Vista
RC1 build
5600.16384.060829-2230 and
higher, and should not be used
with other versions of Windows
Vista.
* Includes the
new NVIDIA Control Panel.
Please visit the NVIDIA
Control Panel website for more
information.
*
Includes OpenGL driver for
compatibility testing.
* Improved application
compatibility and
performance.
* For a
full list of fixes issues,
please view the Release Notes...
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04.09.2006PINNED: Windows Vista RC1 Now
Publicly Available
This is the moment you've
all been
waiting for.. (OK, all the non
testers!)
Windows
Vista RC1, the exact same
build testers received on
Friday has now been released
publicly.
This
particular build (being 5600)
has received high praise about
its much improved stability
and performance.
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07.09.2006Internet Explorer 8 RTM in March?
After having released Beta 1 in August or 2008, Beta 2 in March of the same year, and RC1 just last month, are they ready to ship the RTM version?
TechARP thinks so. They claim that "Microsoft is ready
to release Internet Explorer 8 to manufacturing (RTM) in the next few weeks." Microsoft previously mentioned that the RC1 build would be the last
testing build before RTM. That day has come and gone, so it only seems sensible that the RTM will follow shortly after.
With quotes such
as
"IE8 is clearly nearly ready for release. RC1 is stable and fast, and it contains a full feature set," and
"Microsoft has come a
long way with IE8 by pushing performance barriers, embracing Web standards, and adding a few new features," being
posted on the Windows Team Blog, it seems that people are finally impressed.
How about you? Among the list of
improvements over IE7 are:
- Extensive improvements in the areas of performance and reliability.
- Monetization opportunities (for
OEMs).
- Visual Search Suggestions, which offers the ability to configure a search provider and additional services into the IE8 search box to
search for shopping, news/portal sites, social networks, sports, etc.
- Web Slices and Accelerators, which are additional web services within
the IE8 monetization ecosystem, built specifically for IE8 by content providers. These services will be used by OEMs to deliver brand exposure and
content updates to the users.
- Enhanced user experience, greater user privacy, and security enhancements...
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18.02.2009Windows Server 2008 RC1 with Hyper-V Beta Build Clarification
Just a quick note to anyone that plans on testing the new Windows Server 2008 RC1 with Hyper-V Beta. The build Microsoft posted
here is in
fact a much newer build than either the original Server 2008 RC1 or Vista SP1 RC1. While the original RC1 was Build 6001.17051 for Server 2008 and
6001.17052 for Vista SP1, the new Server 2008 RC1 with Hyper-V beta is substantially newer at 6001.17119 and may even contain further
stability/performance improvements to the actual OS so it may be worth checking it out even if you don't intend to test the Hyper-V bits. Also note
that due to Hyper-V being a 64-Bit OS only option, there is no 32-Bit build available of the newer Server 2008 RC1.
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14.12.2007Windows Vista RC1 Is Complete
According to the official
Windows Vista Team Blog,
Platforms and Services
Co-President Jim Allchin has
just posted an announcement
stating that RC1 is complete.
As per usual, the Windows
Vista team are initially
rolling out the code to the
TechBeta and TAP programs
alone, while MSDN and TechNet
subscribers will be offered
access next week.
Jim Allchin states that some
UI adjustments have been made
to RC1, as well as additional
device drivers, and enhanced
performance.
Continue at Source (below)
to read Jim Allchin's entire
statement.
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02.09.2006Windows Vista SP2: RTM Escrow build reaches internal testers
Sources say that the RTM Escrow build of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 has been released to a group of internal testers. The
build number of this pre RTM build is 6002.17506.090313-1730, compiled on March 13, 2009. The RTM build numbers are also finalised and would be
6002.17507.090319-1515 and 6002.17508.090320-1600 Windows Vista & Windows Server 2008 SP2 is expected to reach RTM in April 2009 and the final
release announcement is likely to happen at the TechEd 2009 event scheduled for May 11-15, 2009 in Los Angeles. The release candidate version was made
available to general public early this month.
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22.03.2009Windows Vista RC1 Download
Page Discovered
Only hours after Microsoft
released Windows Vista build
5536 to the public, their RC1
download page has been
discovered. The RC1 build,
which was, according to Paul
Thurrott, finalized yesterday,
is most likely
not there
yet, and since the download
ISO is approximately 3.12 GB,
it appears to be the Beta 2
version.
The page
is about the same as the
pre-RC1 download page but
removes the references to the
100000 copies limit, and, of
course, replaces the pre-RC1
terms for RC1.
Microsoft is expected to
make Windows Vista's first
Release Candidate available
broadly in early september,
and is already preparing it,
just after releasing its
preview build.
Thanks to Nem
for the heads
up! jcxp.net -
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