Post by FrkUout on Apr 26, 2009 9:15:26 GMT -8
The Windows 7 Release Candidate will be available for download on May 5th. They've taken a ton of feedback from the beta and incorporated it into this release. It should be pretty much what you'll see when it hits the market either later this year or early next year.
I used the beta for a while before I started messing with Linux again. Even thoughit was beta software it was pretty stable. Most Vista drivers worked without a hitch and if the Vista driver didn't work most new hardware was already supported in W7.
There's already torrents out there if you're anxious to try it erly. The Build is 7100. According to tomshardware.com the official RC build number is 7100.0.090421-1700. That'll help you make sure you get a good copy if you need to download it now. Make sure you have time thought as it's over 3GB for W7.
One of the latest news releases about W7 is that they're going to have Win XP bundled inside of the OS. This means that you'll run sort of like a virtual machine but from what I understand, fully integrated into W7. That means that older software that only like XP should still be supportable in W7 without a dual boot installation. Here's a article about it at tomshardware.com.
Be careful about which version you purchase if you need or want this function as it'll pnly be available in the Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate for use with XPM.
I'll be getting W7 RC via the MSDN web site. If you're a member there you can download it April 30th. If you'd like to join to get it earlier via official MS channels here's the web link.
If you want to read more about Windows 7 go here.
If you'd like to read various articles about Windows 7 check out tomshardware.com and seacrh for Windows 7 to find all the realted articles.
The Windows 7 team has an engineering blog as well that lets them talk bout the various features they've included in Windows 7.
I used the beta for a while before I started messing with Linux again. Even thoughit was beta software it was pretty stable. Most Vista drivers worked without a hitch and if the Vista driver didn't work most new hardware was already supported in W7.
There's already torrents out there if you're anxious to try it erly. The Build is 7100. According to tomshardware.com the official RC build number is 7100.0.090421-1700. That'll help you make sure you get a good copy if you need to download it now. Make sure you have time thought as it's over 3GB for W7.
One of the latest news releases about W7 is that they're going to have Win XP bundled inside of the OS. This means that you'll run sort of like a virtual machine but from what I understand, fully integrated into W7. That means that older software that only like XP should still be supportable in W7 without a dual boot installation. Here's a article about it at tomshardware.com.
Be careful about which version you purchase if you need or want this function as it'll pnly be available in the Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate for use with XPM.
I'll be getting W7 RC via the MSDN web site. If you're a member there you can download it April 30th. If you'd like to join to get it earlier via official MS channels here's the web link.
If you want to read more about Windows 7 go here.
If you'd like to read various articles about Windows 7 check out tomshardware.com and seacrh for Windows 7 to find all the realted articles.
The Windows 7 team has an engineering blog as well that lets them talk bout the various features they've included in Windows 7.
