http://blogs.technet.com/springboard/archive/2009/05/05/windows-7-release-candidate-available-for-immediate-download.aspxWe are pleased to announce that Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) is available for immediate download to the general public here . Windows 7 Ultimate is the Release Candidate edition; it is available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions in English, French, Japanese,en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.technet.com/springboard/archive/2009/05/05/windows-7-release-candidate-available-for-immediate-download.aspx#3237179Fri, 08 May 2009 00:19:08 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3237179eralper<p>It is nice that Windows 7 RC can be used till June 1, 2010 for evaluation purpose</p> http://blogs.technet.com/springboard/archive/2009/05/05/windows-7-release-candidate-available-for-immediate-download.aspx#3242376Sat, 16 May 2009 16:12:58 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3242376someone<p>I wish to know what level of backward compatibility Windows 7 has with Software Restriction Policies v1 in spite of having AppLocker. Will the old policies that I defined till Vista as Basic user and Disallow still continue to work exactly?</p>