Vista RC1 date?

Nutbusta · 4 Aug 2006 at 20:53

As title really. Anyone know when RC1 is available for testing as google only shows old info.

any help please?

csmager · 4 Aug 2006 at 22:50

Should be before the end of the month (~25th). Microsoft's dates are always subject to change though.

doran1801 · 4 Aug 2006 at 22:59

daft question but does rc1 mean that it is the 1st bunch of releases that might actually look like the final?

csmager · 4 Aug 2006 at 23:05

doran1801 said:
daft question but does rc1 mean that it is the 1st bunch of releases that might actually look like the final?

That's the idea. RC = Release Candidate. It's sort of 'how about this?'... then get the bug reports, fix it, try again. Repeat until good enough.

Memphis · 4 Aug 2006 at 23:09

csmager said:
Repeat until good enough.

Good enough being the key phrase.

(Just a small note for those who think I'm another MS basher, I'm not. This is just a light hearted post!)

doran1801 · 4 Aug 2006 at 23:24

i have beta 2 installed on my beta as a dual boot and up to now it seems ok apart from a few erros installing various programs

Nutbusta · 5 Aug 2006 at 08:43

Yeah I had to bully it to get some of the drivers on and it looks dreadful on the telly which I think is due to bad drivers. Wanted to update media centre see

csmager · 5 Aug 2006 at 10:11

doran1801 said:
i have beta 2 installed on my beta as a dual boot and up to now it seems ok apart from a few erros installing various programs

Beta 2 was absolutely dreadful on a large amount of PCs - you might've been lucky though, as I've seen a few pcs it worked well with. The builds that have followed have been a vast improvement in all areas. RC1 is looking promising.

Nutbusta · 5 Aug 2006 at 12:45

IIRC those (including myself) registered for the beta program are allowed to use the final release version for a year on on upto 10 PC's

Gives me time to save for multiple copies

JackRegan · 6 Aug 2006 at 01:30

I've not managed to get the ATI drivers loaded on my gaming rig with the latest version of Vista, so I installed it on my internet pc which has a Nvidia 6200 not problems other than it doesn't like my old 5.1 sound card.

Visual quality looks good, but I wonder how much of a hit the performance will take to account for this. Also the response can be a little sluggish, and I too have found problems with compatability of some programs.

When RC1 is released, will that be through a load of updates or will it be another intall?

Jack

marc2003 · 6 Aug 2006 at 06:11

will rc1 be a public release like beta2?

Nutbusta · 6 Aug 2006 at 06:45

marc2003 said:
will rc1 be a public release like beta2?

I think it is only for those participating in the beta program which is now closed.

I hope though that I'm wrong

NathanE · 6 Aug 2006 at 09:16

Nutbusta said:
IIRC those (including myself) registered for the beta program are allowed to use the final release version for a year on on upto 10 PC's

Gives me time to save for multiple copies

Only if you reported bugs that were subsequently fixed and weren't already known to the developers.

csmager · 6 Aug 2006 at 11:30

Nutbusta said:
I think it is only for those participating in the beta program which is now closed.

I hope though that I'm wrong

I believe you're right - if you signed up to download the CPP of Beta 2, you'll be able to download RC1. If you didn't, then I think you're out of luck.

marc2003 · 6 Aug 2006 at 16:19

csmager said:
I believe you're right - if you signed up to download the CPP of Beta 2, you'll be able to download RC1. If you didn't, then I think you're out of luck.

oh that's cool then. i did signup to download beta2, infact i got it within the first few hours after the public release.

csmager · 12 Aug 2006 at 21:05

csmager said:
I believe you're right - if you signed up to download the CPP of Beta 2, you'll be able to download RC1. If you didn't, then I think you're out of luck.

And MS appeared to have changed their mind on this one now. They will be reopening registrations for those that missed out the first time round when RC1 is released.

Good news over, the bad news is that they've revised the release of RC1 to 'before the end of September'.

http://www.informationweek.com/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=191902021

Echo toxin · 13 Aug 2006 at 12:57

Riiiiggghhht. So that leaves them about 1 month before they are due to ship to volume license customers! I can see it slipping again.

csmager · 15 Aug 2006 at 18:18

Another update. Some question Paul Thurrott's authority, but it's all we've got to go on!

MS are apparently on course to ship RC1 on or around the 7th September (after Labour Day weekend). And, more importantly, the 25th October RTM date hasn't budged. I'll believe it when I see it, but here's to being optimistic!

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/93182/93182.html?Ad=1