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Windows Vista pre-RC1 build available for public download
Microsoft is making available Windows Vista pre-RC1 Build 5536 for public download. Although they expect to close the limited test after they reach the 100,000 downloads mark, it's likely quite a few more thousands will slip in before the file is removed.
This is the first Vista build made publicly available by Microsoft since Beta 2. Word is out on the street that the actual RC1 build will be released as soon as a week from now, which makes me believe that at this point Microsoft mostly wants to solidify its Release Candidate by ironing out as many bugs as possible.
This release was previously made available to registered testers receiving positive reviews.
This is the first Vista build made publicly available by Microsoft since Beta 2. Word is out on the street that the actual RC1 build will be released as soon as a week from now, which makes me believe that at this point Microsoft mostly wants to solidify its Release Candidate by ironing out as many bugs as possible.
This release was previously made available to registered testers receiving positive reviews.
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User Comments (4)
Post a comment| dmill89 on August 29, 2006 10:42 PM | I'm running it right now. GUI is alot nicer than XP (both
graphically (love the new desktop backgroungs which are
quite sharpand detalis) and layout), it supports all my
devices and drivers, and so far no bugs.
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| swker98 on August 30, 2006 11:14 AM | can i upgrade form the previous vista public reailce build
to this
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| Julio on August 30, 2006 2:07 PM | Yes, you can upgrade... I wouldn't recommend to keep
upgrading over and over since that won't add to stability I
can assure you, but the fact is once again you can upgrade.
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| swker98 on August 30, 2006 10:12 PM | this would be the first time i would upgrad, do i loose all
of the files or will i keep them? thanks
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