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Old 11-11-2006   #5 (permalink)
Kevin John Panzke


 
 

Re: Upgrading from Beta to Gold?

Paul wrote:
> I guess I should have checked first:
>
> From: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...y/preview.mspx
> ---------------
> Upgrade limitations
> You may not be able to upgrade your installation of Windows Vista RC1 to the
> final, commercially available edition of Windows Vista. To upgrade, you will
> need to acquire the final edition of Windows Vista and you may have to do a
> clean installation.
>
> Time-limited software
> Windows Vista RC1 is time-limited, pre-release software that will expire on
> June 1, 2007.
> ---------------
>
> Which brings me to my next questions:
>
> Is there a RC2 around? I see several mentions of it in these forums?
>
> And since MS announced that the final version has already been shipped to
> production and is expected to be generally available in January 2007, is
> there any point in my continuing to test RC1 (until June 2007) and report on
> any bugs I find?
>

RC2 is Only Available if you are an MSDN or Microsoft Tech Net Plus
Subscriber, Just FYI.
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