technet.microsoft.com - 5/5/2009
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Download instructions Welcome to Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) testing. We’re on our way to Windows 7, and the RC is a great opportunity for IT professionals like you to take Windows 7 and begin testing it in your real environment. You get to see what’s coming, and we get to see if our ...
microsoft.com - 5/5/2009
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microsoft.com —
You don't need to rush to get the
RC. The RC will be available at least through...
July 2009 and we're not limiting the number of product keys, so you have plenty of time. Watch the calendar. The RC will expire on June 1, 2010 . Starting on March 1, 2010 ...
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Windows 7 Release Candidate Customer Preview Program
microsoft.com - 5/5/2009
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microsoft.com —
If you’ve installed Windows 7 Beta on your
PC, you’ll need to back up your data, and...
do a clean installation of the RC. Then you’ll need to reinstall your programs and restore the files, settings, and other information you want to use for testing. ...
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How to install the Windows 7 Release Candidate
blogs.zdnet.com - 5/1/2009
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blogs.zdnet.com —
When Microsoft released the Beta of Windows 7
in January, it released a set of recommended system...
requirements for the Beta (which its officials noted were subject to change). On April 30, concurrent with the beginning of the delivery of the Release ...
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Microsoft releases final Windows 7 system requirements
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Windows 7 RC 1 now available
Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks —
Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 is now available for free downloading here. It will be available at least through July 2009 and Microsoft is not limiting the number of product keys. ...
Microsoft Windows 7 Release Candidate Launches
eWeek - RSS Feeds —
... and here . Microsoft will utilize users' experiences with the Release Candidate to further refine the operating system before its final release, likely late in 2009. The company will not be offering technical support in conjunction with the download, but a corporate Web ...
Microsoft Windows 7 to Update with 'Fake' Patches
eWeek - RSS Feeds —
... and here . The full rollout of the operating system will occur before the end of 2009, according to the company. The Windows 7 Release Candidate will be available at least through June 2009, and expire on June 1, 2010. Starting March 1, 2010, a PC running the Release Candidate will shut down every two hours unless a non-expired version of Windows is installed before that date. Microsoft has considerable pressure to deliver an OS success. For the fiscal third quarter ended March 31, the company reported a 6.5 percent year-over-year decrease in revenues, its first-ever ...
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