News - Windows 7 Release Candidate now available to download

[HEXUS]

Here it is folks, the last free pre-release version of Microsoft's Windows 7.

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[Grey M@a]

I would hold off for a while been trying for the last two hours to grab this and the downloads time out. I'm gonna give it a few days I think then try again.

[starbuck]

think it would work well on a netbook(like msi wind)?

[dangel]

think it would work well on a netbook(like msi wind)?

Yup. Very well. Works great on my Acer aspire one.

[stewis]

@starbuck: i have the beta installed on a aspire one netbook works great and on 24/7.

[edit]@dangel: you beat me lol[/edit]

[Vadim]

no problems with downloading here - installing now as dual boot. will report soon.

[Sumanji]

Plodding along at about 180k/s, but getting there! Need to work out how to successfully vLite it so I can install to my 8GB netbook drive

[edit] BTW, just noticed this on their FAQ site...

IMPORTANT: The RC will expire on June 1, 2010. Starting on March 1, 2010, your PC will begin shutting down every two hours. Windows will notify you two weeks before the bi-hourly shutdowns start. To avoid interruption, you'll need to rebuild your test machine using a valid version of Windows before the software expires. You'll need to rebuild your test PC to replace the OS and reinstall all your programs and data. (To learn more, see Frequently asked questions.)

So it's really March 1st when it becomes "unusable"

[kasavien]

are there any noticeable changes in the RC from the beta? is it worth changing straight away is what I guess I'm asking

[dangel]

are there any noticeable changes in the RC from the beta? is it worth changing straight away is what I guess I'm asking

Yes - without a doubt. the old beta build is a long way from the RC in terms of 'readyness'

[MadduckUK]

7048 onwards have been worth a jump from the beta, so of course this is worth the jump and also keeps everyone's knickers untwisted. win!

[Goldfish92]

If you want a direct download like for something like Orbit Downloader instead of using the one they force you too on the site use this link

http://wb.dlservice.microsoft.com/dl...rer_en_dvd.iso

Only downside is you won't get a serial key if you don't already have one... but you could always get that from them and download separately... up to you

[Vadim]

installed as dual boot - had a play around - all looks good - no crashes, no slowdowns, all drivers are working fine. Will gradually install all my applications and then get rid of XP.

I liikkkeeee, tis niiiceeeee

[davidthestudent]

If you want a direct download like for something like Orbit Downloader instead of using the one they force you too on the site use this link

cheers for the link, plan on using windows 7 as primary os

[Rob_B]

Tried to install on an old/spare laptop, BSODs after loading the install files & attempting to get to the next screen Doesn't meet the spec so I can't complain

D/L @ 170K spot on for the few hours it took, guess that means it's throttled!

[wildwestgoh]

My current boot is Windows XP and Vista, of which I'll replace Vista with Seven.

Is it possible to dual-boot with my Windows XP?

If I installed Seven, would it changes the boot information that I currently has?

[[DW]Cougho]

installed as dual boot - had a play around - all looks good - no crashes, no slowdowns, all drivers are working fine. Will gradually install all my applications and then get rid of XP.

I liikkkeeee, tis niiiceeeee

Same here, quite a bit different to my experience of Vista. Although i will give it a few days longer, vista was great for 5 minutes too.