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Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM Timeframes
12 May 09 12:43 PM | Hilary Davy-Brown | 1 Comments   

At TechEd 2009 in the US today, we announced that we expect Windows 7 to RTM in time for the holiday shopping season.  (RTM = Release To Manufacturing) According to the Windows Team Blog - “If the telemetry we receive from the Windows 7 RC meets Read More...

Filed under: Announcements, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, RC, Release Candidate

Windows 7 Release Candidate Customer Preview – Available Now
05 May 09 05:55 PM | Hilary Davy-Brown | 2 Comments   

If you didn’t have access to TechNet or MSDN and couldn’t download the Windows 7 RC, you can now.  The Windows 7 RC Customer Preview Program is now open. You can access it here . This is the really fun part of the testing process: you help by simply Read More...

Filed under: Announcements, Windows 7, Update, Release Candidate

Windows 7 RC – Available Now & Packed Full of Features
01 May 09 11:35 AM | Hilary Davy-Brown | 5 Comments   

The Release Candidate (RC) of the highly anticipated Windows 7 operating system is now available for download to MSDN and TechNet subscribers here . As per my last post , broader public availability will begin May 6 (NZ time) on the Microsoft Download Read More...

Filed under: Announcements, Windows 7, Internet Explorer 8, RC, Release Candidate, Windows XP Mode, System Requirements

Windows 7 Release Candidate Update
30 April 09 11:48 AM | Hilary Davy-Brown | 4 Comments   

As per the Windows Team Blog , the RC is on track for April 30th for  download by MSDN and TechNet subscribers. Broader, public availability will begin on May 5th – these are the US dates, so for NZ expect May 1 for MSDN/TechNet downloads and May Read More...

Filed under: Announcements, Windows 7, RC, Release Candidate