Microsoft Windows Vista RC1 Download for Free

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Microsoft is letting everyone download their Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 for free.

To get a CD Key, you may need to be or have a friend in the "Customer Preview Program". They will open this to many more soon.

- Link to Download

Update : Keys are now available here
 
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Software will self-destruct on June 1, 2007. I can just picture the warning messages as that date approaches...
 
the whole point of this software is to preview the vista interface. not to have forever...
 
jdurbin said:
Software will self-destruct on June 1, 2007. I can just picture the warning messages as that date approaches...
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i think MS has been watching too much mission impossible lately...
 
The reviews I read said RC1 was a lot better. Might be fun to have a peak on a spare computer.
 
Do you guys know if the old Vista key can work on this one? Or did they change the algorithm again? Anyone tried yet?
 
nyctown said:
Do you guys know if the old Vista key can work on this one? Or did they change the algorithm again? Anyone tried yet?
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in the first press release of rc1 you were supposed to use the same key that you had for your previous version of vista. and i've used the same key i had before so it should be fine.
 
witica said:
in the first press release of rc1 you were supposed to use the same key that you had for your previous version of vista. and i've used the same key i had before so it should be fine.
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Ditto, posting from Vista on Firefox :)
 
Why would u even want to install a Pre-Beta Operating System especially from MicroSoft leaking with fatalities.
 
gmasi said:
Why would u even want to install a Pre-Beta Operating System especially from MicroSoft leaking with fatalities.
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What fatalities are we talking about? They do mention that you shouldn't use it in a productive setting. :)
 
It is an upgrade>>

Thank you for your interest in Windows Vista Release Candidate 1.

Before upgrading from Beta 2 to RC1, please install any Critical Updates from Windows Update for Beta 2. Go to Start, All Programs, Windows Update, and click the “Check for Updates” button.

Windows Vista RC1 is available for participants of the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program. Please go to the Customer Preview Program website to register and receive a Product Key, which is required to install and activate the software.
 
gmasi said:
Why would u even want to install a Pre-Beta Operating System especially from MicroSoft leaking with fatalities.
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Why would you want to test drive a car before buying it? ;)
 
Ronshere said:
It is an upgrade>>

Thank you for your interest in Windows Vista Release Candidate 1.

Before upgrading from Beta 2 to RC1, please install any Critical Updates from Windows Update for Beta 2. Go to Start, All Programs, Windows Update, and click the “Check for Updates” button.

Windows Vista RC1 is available for participants of the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program. Please go to the Customer Preview Program website to register and receive a Product Key, which is required to install and activate the software.
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I think that you should be able to do a clean install:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx said:
Installation limitations
There are three installation scenarios for Windows Vista RC1:

1. You can do a clean installation. This process will overwrite any data that you have on your hard disk or on your installation partition. The overwritten data will be lost and unrecoverable.
2. You can upgrade an existing installation of Windows XP.
3. You can upgrade an existing installation of Windows Vista Beta 2.
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gmasi said:
Why would u even want to install a Pre-Beta Operating System especially from MicroSoft leaking with fatalities.
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RC (Release Candidate) is actually post-beta; it should be more stable then the beta and be feature complete. With a Pre-Beta, features are still being added, heavily modified, or in proof of concept stages, stability and completeness are still being worked on. The difference is similar to comparing a rough draft vs. a final draft about to be printed.
 
can we get the site please , or pm me it
 
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