Windows 7 RC coming soon
Microsoft has confirmed on their web site that the release candidate (RC) of
Windows 7 will be available for public download next month, and there will be no
limit on the number of product keys available. This should avert a situation like the
one that occurred when the public beta was released in January, when Microsoft's
servers were overloaded by wannabe beta testers who were afraid they wouldn't
get a copy since the company said the beta would be available for a "limited time."
The RC is expected to remain available at least through June and won't expire until
June 1, 2010.Computer World ArticleMicrosoft has asked current beta testers not to upgrade from the beta to the RC,
because this may expose bugs that would not occur in the normal process of
upgrading from Vista or installing clean. However, they did provide instructions that
will allow you to upgrade a beta to RC if you insist on doing so even though the RC
installation routine by default won't allow it.
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