Windows Vista RC1 now available to general public
The Release Candidate 1 version of Vista weighs in at 2.52GB
September 14, 2006 12:00 PM ETComputerworld - Early today, Microsoft opened the doors to all comers who would like to test Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 (RC1). Testers can access the 2.52GB of data that makes up the next version of Windows either via download or on a DVD that will be sent in the mail.
To initiate either process, would-be testers should visit the Vista Get Ready page and click the "Get Vista RC1" link.
Before today, only previously registered members of the Microsoft's Customer Preview Program (CPP) -- the 1.5 million people who accessed Vista Beta 1 in the same fashion earlier this year -- were given access to RC1. Although Microsoft hasn't officially announced the number of new CPP registrants it will allow for RC1, some Microsoft executives had previously estimated that the number would reach an additional 1.5 million testers.
Windows Vista is due out by early next year.
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