Windows PowerShell RC2 Now Available
Today Microsoft announced the availability of Microsoft Windows PowerShell RC2, the command line shell and scripting language that helps IT Professionals achieve greater productivity and control of system administration.
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27.9.2006 Windows Vista RC2 Comes Friday
According to Paul Thurrot, Microsoft plans to ship the final pre-release version of Windows Vista this Friday. Unexpectedly, Microsoft will name the release as Release Candidate 2 (RC2). Previously, Microsoft had publicly asserted that it would not ship an RC2 milestone release of Windows Vista.
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3.10.2006 Windows 7 Build 7200 RC2
Wzor confirmed that Windows 7 build RC2 is true. We are just going to assume that RC2 = RTM earlier it was rumored that build 7200 = RC2 and Build 7300 = RTM.
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31.5.2009 Windows Vista RC2 - Build 5744
Microsoft has accidently left details on how RC2 will be distributed.
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5.10.2006 Windows Vista RC2 Release Imminent
A public download page for Windows Vista RC2 has been located hosting a new build number (5744).
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5.10.2006 Microsoft: There Is Only One Windows XP SP3 RC2
While Microsoft has already finished building Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1/RTM, the development of Windows XP Service Pack 3 continues with the finishing line still at a distance.
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29.2.2008 Windows 7 RC2 build 7200 is about to release
Why Windows 7 RC2 build 7200? Because Windows 7 is in the RC phase. The Vista RC and XP RC, few years ago, didn't include new functions.
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31.5.2009 Screenshots of Windows 7 Build 7225 RC2
Windows 7 Build 7225 is confirmed by our favourite source Wzor. Wzor posted the screenshots of build 7225 and the complete string is 6.1.7225.0.winmain.090529-2022.
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2.6.2009 Windows Vista RC2 build 5744 DOWNLOAD
This new build of Windows Vista offers users a higher level of performance and stability – improving what was established in Windows Vista RC1. We were able to also fix many of your bugs reported from RC1 and implement them for RC2 build 5744. Thank you to our beta testers for the bugs and feedback you submitted for RC1.
First screenshot available.
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6.10.2006 New Windows XP SP3 RC2 Build 3311 Available
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 was released following the RTM of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1 in the first week of February.
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25.2.2008 Windows XP SP3 RC2 Refreshed and Re-Released!
A new version of Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 was made available for download today, February 27, 2008.
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27.2.2008 10 expert tips and tweaks for Windows Vista RC2
Click on the links for the full tweak
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30.10.2006 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 Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate 2 RC2 Download
That's right! Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 is available for download and you can grab it right here.
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20.2.2008 Windows XP Service Pack 3 RC2 improves networking
Although news of this release is already a couple of days old, new features in Service Pack 3 RC2 for Windows XP that users can expect from this package includes: stronger networking protocols with black hole router detection, and Network Access Protection, with Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) that was provided for in Windows Vista.
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22.2.2008 Firefox 2.0 RC2 available
The dev team over at mozilla.org have quietly released RC2 to the FTP.
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6.10.2006 Microsoft Windows Vista RC2 Build 5744 - 16384 Released
Microsoft has released Windows Vista Build 5744 on connect!
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6.10.2006 Windows XP SP3 RC2 Leaked and Available for Download on Torrent Websites
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 has been leaked and is available for download on torrent websites. Three days after releasing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 to manufacturing, Microsoft launched another development milestone of XP SP3.
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13.2.2008 Firefox 1.5 RC2 released!
Mozilla has just released Firefox 1.5 RC2 (Release Candidate). This release contains many bugs (about 36 fixes) over the previous RC. If no critical issues are found, then this is 1.5 final, otherwise there will be some more fixes before final, with possibly another RC release.
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Mozilla Firefox 3.0 RC2
This second Firefox 3 Release Candidate is a preview release of Mozilla's next generation Firefox browser and is being made available for testing purposes only.
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6.6.2008 Download Firefox 3.5 RC2
Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate 2 is live and is available for download. This is the development milestone of the open source browser that will be made available to the general public.
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19.6.2009 Microsoft Killed Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate 2 RC2 Refresh
The third and last service pack for Windows XP is barely out the door and Microsoft has rushed to put the past behind it.
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7.5.2008 Microsoft Pulls Vista RC2 Public Download
On Monday, just two days after making the Release Candidate 2 (RC2) version of Windows Vista available to the public via the Customer Preview Program (CPP), Microsoft pulled the download, confounding users who were hoping to get the last public pre-release version of the product.
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12.10.2006 Comodo Internet Security 32-bit 3.5.53518.419 RC2
Comodo Internet Security is designed to be the that integrates Comodo Antivirus, Comodo Firewall and Comodo Defense+ in a seamless manner.
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22.10.2008 Microsoft Suggests XP SP3 RC2 the Final Pit Stop – RTM Next
Release Candidate 2 could very well be the final beta stage of the Windows XP Service Pack 3.
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14.3.2008 Microsoft Suggests XP SP3 RC2 the Final Pit Stop – RTM Next
Release Candidate 2 could very well be the final beta stage of the Windows XP Service Pack 3. At least this is what Microsoft is indicating.
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16.3.2008 Windows 7 RC2 Build 7224 Videos & Build 7200 Screenshots
Lately we have seen many rumors spreading about Windows 7 Release candidate 2. Previously it was rumored that Microsoft had no planning of having Windows 7 RC 2 and may directly come up with Windows 7 RTM.
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1.6.2009 Vista SP1, and then Windows 7, Windows 8 and Non-Windows Midori
2008 saw the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2008, but Microsoft's journey on the Windows path is far from over.
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5.8.2008 Windows 7 RC Brings Windows XP Mode Beta and Windows Virtual PC Beta
The Release Candidate of Windows 7 will bring with it the first Beta development milestones for Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC.
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29.4.2009 Windows Reactivator 2.0 - Backup & Restore Activation Status of Windows XP with Windows Reactivator
Every time you reinstall your windows XP you need to reactivate it online using your product key & worst if you lost your Windows XP product key.
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3.6.2009Windows Vista RC2 - Build 5744
Microsoft has accidently left
details on how RC2 will be
distributed.
The
company has a CPP for RC2
ready for the download to be
distributed shortly. It's not
clear exactly when RC2 will be
released but rumours point
towards a release this
week.
The build is
5744 and is expected to be the
last released to testers
before RTM. Testers are hoping
for the new sounds, refined
aero glass and bootscreen in
this build.
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05.10.2006Windows Vista RC2 Set for Release
A Portugese-language blog post
from a member of the Windows
Local Test and Support team in
Brazil Wednesday, along with a
download page on Microsoft's
Web site confirmed that
Windows Vista RC2 is arriving
shortly, and will be available
for public download...
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05.10.2006Vista RC2 Out, Last Build Before RTM
As expected, Microsoft on
Friday issued the second
release candidate of Windows
Vista - the last public build
before the next-generation
operating system is released
to manufacturing. As with the
interim build before it, RC2
will be available to a limited
number of CPP participants...
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07.10.2006Windows Vista RC2 available to CPP Customers
This just in from Nick White
on the Windows Vista Team
Blog, thanks to betax
for the heads up.
I
encourage you to download and
install Windows Vista RC2.
We're almost finished with
Windows Vista - RTM is almost
here. Submit as many bugs as
you can as we continue to work
hard toward shipping.
Windows Vista RC2 is now
available to Customer Preview
Program participants for a
limited time . If you're
in the CPP use these links to
access RC2:
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07.10.2006Windows XP SP3 RC2 Standalone Packages Available (English, German, Japanese)
Note that this is the same exact build (3311) Microsoft previously released as a Windows Update only download
last week.
Microsoft is allowing Windows XP
Service Pack 2 machines to be offered Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 via Windows Update. You may also download standalone update
packages for Windows XP SP3 RC2, in English, German, and/or Japanese. Windows XP Service Pack 3 will be offered on Windows Update when Service Pack 3
releases in the first half of 2008.
Windows Service Pack 2 is required in order to install this preview. Please uninstall any
previous beta release of Service Pack 3 before installing SP3 RC2.
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28.02.2008Windows Vista RC2 This Friday
Thanks to Paul Thurrott for
the details:
Microsoft this Friday will
ship the final pre-release
version of Windows Vista and,
unexpectedly, will name the
release as Release Candidate 2
(RC2). Previously, Microsoft
had publicly asserted that it
would not ship an RC2
milestone release of Windows
Vista. But don't let the name
fool you: RC2 is really just a
standard interim build of
Vista and will not be given
out to millions of users as
was RC1.
The RC2
build is 5743, and Microsoft
is currently testing it
internally. As with the
previous interim build, 5728,
RC2 will be given out to beta
testers, MSDN and TechNet
subscribers, and a random,
limited selection of Consumer
Preview Program (CPP) members.
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03.10.2006Microsoft Pulls Vista RC2 Public Download
On Monday, just two days after
making Release Candidate 2
(RC2) of Windows Vista
available to the public
through the Customer Preview
Program (CPP), Microsoft
pulled the download,
confounding many users who
were hoping to get the last
public prerelease version of
the product.
But
despite rumors of problems,
Microsoft says its removal of
RC2 was all part of the
plan.
"Windows
Vista RC2 was an interim
release distributed for the
purposes of final testing by a
limited audience," a
Microsoft representative told
me late yesterday. "Once that
limit was reached and the
necessary feedback was
collected from the CPP
audience, Microsoft closed the
site. For now, Windows Vista
RC1 remains the primary
version for distribution and
ongoing use."
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13.10.2006Windows XP SP3 RC2 Refresh Available
A new "Refresh" version of Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 was made available Tuesday on Microsoft Update, according to Microsoft
representatives.
The primary goal of the release is for its developers to validate improvements to the Windows Update procedure, but a
couple of minor additions were also included. As with the previous RC2, you need to download and run a small program available from Microsoft Download
Center that makes a registry change on your PC in order for the update to be offered.
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26.03.2008Windows XP Service Pack 3 RC2 via Windows Update (Public Availability Program)
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 is available to the public. Specific registry settings will allow you to be offered SP3 via Windows
Update.
Download the script and run it on a machine currently running Windows XP Service Pack 2. The script sets a registry key
on your system. The registry key is required for Windows Update to recognize your machine as a valid target for Windows XP Service Pack 3 RC2.
Versions of Windows XP Service Pack 3 prior to Release Candidate 2 should be removed before attempting to use the registry key.
Windows Update will not offer Release Candidate 2 to machines with previous versions of the Windows XP Service Pack 3 beta.
It is
recommended that you apply the resulting update package to an activated, genuine copy of Windows XP, in a test environment. As with any pre-release
software, it is also recommended that you back up files and settings on your machine before applying this update package.
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20.02.2008Windows Server 2008 RC2 Unlikely - Source
Windows Server 2008 is now close enough to being released to manufacturing that it's unlikely Microsoft will issue a third release candidate for the
long awaited OS, according to a source close to the company.
Windows Server 2008 is currently in RTM "escrow," which means that
the product team thinks the code is good to go but wants to tinker with it just a bit longer, said a source close to Microsoft, who requested
anonymity. "There may very well not be an RC2," said the source.
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12.01.2008NVIDIA ForceWare Release 95 for Vista RC2
On Tuesday, NVIDIA released
the following WHQL certified
drivers for use with Windows
Vista RC2 that will enable you
to test the basic features and
capabilities of the new
Windows operating system.
Release Highlights:
- These drivers are
only compatible with Windows
Vista RC2 build 5744 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.
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18.10.2006Windows HPC Server 2008 RC2 Now Available
The 2nd release candidate is now available for beta community participants. You can download the bits by registering as a beta participant
at
http://connect.microsoft.com. See the "Windows HPC Server 2008 beta program".
A significant new feature with RC2 is the ability to schedule jobs using applications designed to offload processing to multi-core
graphics cards. A white-paper published within the beta program downloads section details this feature. A typical command line
to submit a graphics processor job uses the new HPC_ATTACHTOCONSOLE environment variable as follows: œJob submit /env:HPC_ATTACHTOCONSOLE=TRUE
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20.08.2008Windows Vista RC2 Comes Friday
According to Paul Thurrot,
Microsoft plans to ship the
final pre-release version of
Windows Vista this Friday.
Unexpectedly, Microsoft will
name the release as Release
Candidate 2 (RC2). Previously,
Microsoft had publicly
asserted that it would not
ship an RC2 milestone release
of Windows Vista. But don't
let the name fool you: RC2 is
really just a standard interim
build of Vista and will not be
given out to millions of users
as was RC1.
The
RC2 build is 5743, and
Microsoft is currently testing
it internally. As with the
previous interim build, 5728,
RC2 will be given out to beta
testers, MSDN and TechNet
subscribers, and a random,
limited selection of Consumer
Preview Program (CPP) members.
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03.10.2006Mozilla issues Firefox 3.0 RC3 bug fix for Mac
This morning, Mozilla's FTP servers were updated once again with a new round of release candidates for its next Web browser, but curiously, we noted
RC3 for Windows was identical to RC2 for Windows...
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11.06.2008Windows XP SP3 Release Candidate 2 via Windows Update
Microsoft yesterday made Service Pack 3 RC2 available to both testers and the general public. They have provided a small script to run on your XP SP2
machine that will allow for SP3 to be available through Windows Update.
The build, now at v3311, cannot be installed over previous SP3
betas. Versions of Windows XP Service Pack 3 prior to Release Candidate 2 should be removed before attempting to use the registry key. Windows Update
will not offer Release Candidate 2 to machines with previous versions of the Windows XP Service Pack 3 beta.
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20.02.2008Microsoft delivers yet another updated XP SP3 RC 2 test build (Updated)
Mary Jo Foley: A day after I
threw in my XP SP3 date-projection towel, Microsoft has released
yet another new, public test build of its forthcoming collection of fixes and patches for Windows XP.
A company spokeswoman
e-mailed the following update on March 25:
“Windows XP SP3 RC2 Refresh was made publicly available today via Microsoft
Download Center. Weve made this release candidate available in order to receive further user feedback prior to the release of Windows XP
SP3.”
Update: As the Windows Serviceability Team announced, the "purpose of RC2 Refresh is to validate improvements
to the Windows Update experience with Service Pack 3. Therefore, this beta release will be available only on Windows Update, in English, German and
Japanese ... The application to enable download of XP SP3 RC2 Refresh is the same application as was used to distribute XP SP3 RC2. This is an
application that can be found at the
Microsoft
Download Center."
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26.03.2008Windows XP Service Pack 3 RC2 improves networking
Although news of this release is already a couple of days old, new features in Service Pack 3 RC2 for Windows XP that users can expect from this
package includes: stronger networking protocols with black hole router detection, and Network Access Protection, with Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
that was provided for in Windows Vista. But as this isn’t a final version, if your system has been stable and running fine, I would suggest you
not to upgrade for a while and let the bugs and kinks be fully worked out. Take my word for it; it’ll definitely be worth the wait.
Service Pack 3 adds several networking and security improvements, and compatibility with Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 security credential
providers. It also incorporates features previously available individually as separate updates, such as Micorsoft Windows Imaging Component (WIC),
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0, and Wi-Fi Protected Access 2. To view a full list of the new features available in this pack, click here. You
can also download Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 via Windows Update. Previous release candidates of SP3 must be removed before making
the update.
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22.02.2008Windows XP Service Pack 3 SP3 RC2 Refresh
Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released updates for the operating system. This update also includes a small number of new
functionalities, which do not significantly change customers experience with the operating system.
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26.03.2008Windows Vista Beta 2, RC1 and RC2 set to expire May 31, 2007
On May 18, pre-release
versions of Windows Vista
(Beta 2, RC1 or RC2) will
begin prompting users with
warning notifications about
the upcoming expiration on May
31. It is therefore
recommended to backup all data
and move to a final version of
Windows before the expiration
date. Between June 1 and
August 28, customers who
continue to use pre-release
versions of Windows Vista will
be able to log in for 2-hour
sessions to retrieve data.
After 2 hours of use, the PC
will automatically reboot
without providing the
opportunity to save data.
If the user would like
to switch editions of Vista,
the appropriate upgrade
version must be purchased and
a clean installation needs to
be performed. Customer Preview
Program participants will not
be receiving discounts, other
than the option to purchase
upgrade versions of Windows
Vista, as opposed to the full
versions. As already noted
previously, performing a roll
back to Windows XP is not
possible.
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25.04.2007Windows Vista Build RC2 Download Discovered
A Customer Preview Program
download page has been
discovered for the second and
last release candidate for
Windows Vista before it hits
RTM. The build is, according
to the page, slated to be
numbered as 5744.061003-1945.
This is
particularly interesting since
Microsoft had previously
announced that it would no
longer release any builds as a
CPP. We are still unsure as to
what Microsoft is planning
with this build.
Nothing is said about the
build except that it contains
the usual bug fixes,
performance and compatibility
improvements. As such, it is
still unknown if the build
will contains the maximized
borders improvements that were
announced yesterday by the
Windows team.
Thanks to VistaReloade
d for the heads
up! UPDATE: The
page has now been taken down
by Microsoft. This may mean
that the build is being
uploaded to the MS Servers.
This is the same situation as
with the latest release (Build
5728); the page had been
temporarily taken down as the
build was being uploaded.
More to
come...
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