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| Guest | GUYS RC2 IS not RTM Also when RTM comes out we need new beta keys previous beta 2 wont work |
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| Guest | Re: GUYS RC2 IS not RTM Also when RTM comes out we need new beta keys previous beta 2 wont work "Drew" <s@aol.com> wrote in message news:B9C4EB1C-110B-4591-B5F3-BB61D5B1CA5D@microsoft.com... > Indeed. You need to buy an RTM key because its the final product. -- Paul Smith, Yeovil, UK. Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. http://www.windowsresource.net/ *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail* |
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| Guest | Re: GUYS RC2 IS not RTM Also when RTM comes out we need new beta keys previous beta 2 wont work All beta builds (including RC1 and RC2) will stop working on the 1st of june 2007 beta keys will work till then RTM will be retail and beta keys will not work on it it is also likely that you will not be able to upgrade from RC1 or RC2 to the final version you will probably need to do a clean install These evaluation builds are all timebombed to stop working you can find out the exact date and time they will stop working by typing "winver" in the run command And it will be most likely that the beta keys will be blocked by MSFT after the 1st of june 2007 "Drew" <s@aol.com> wrote in message news:B9C4EB1C-110B-4591-B5F3-BB61D5B1CA5D@microsoft.com... > |
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| Guest | Re: GUYS RC2 IS not RTM Also when RTM comes out we need new beta keys previous beta 2 wont work yes but there going to be a gold version after RTM.RTM is justa final to build for companies to get the drivers update there usually a gold version after RTM before it goes public. "Will" <imagine_44@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:8CF770D1-FA86-446F-9041-5D9CABA46E9E@microsoft.com... > All beta builds (including RC1 and RC2) will stop working on the 1st of > june 2007 beta keys will work till then > RTM will be retail and beta keys will not work on it > > it is also likely that you will not be able to upgrade from RC1 or RC2 to > the final version you will probably need to do a clean install > > These evaluation builds are all timebombed to stop working you can find > out the exact date and time they will stop working by typing "winver" in > the run command > And it will be most likely that the beta keys will be blocked by MSFT > after the 1st of june 2007 > > "Drew" <s@aol.com> wrote in message > news:B9C4EB1C-110B-4591-B5F3-BB61D5B1CA5D@microsoft.com... >> > |
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| Guest | Re: GUYS RC2 IS not RTM Also when RTM comes out we need new beta keys previous beta 2 wont work RTM **IS** the gold version. Nothing is done to RTM after is attains this designation. RTM = Released to Manufacturing, maybe within hours of attaining that designation. After 5 million have been pressed, they are not going to stop the presses to change the code to add anything new. -- Regards, Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User (For email, remove the obvious from my address) Quote from George Ankner: If you knew as much as you think you know, You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew! "Drew" <s@aol.com> wrote in message news:C0F35854-96B6-414D-9B55-29AE43266044@microsoft.com... > yes but there going to be a gold version after RTM.RTM is justa final to > build for companies to get the drivers update there usually a gold version > after RTM before it goes public. > "Will" <imagine_44@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:8CF770D1-FA86-446F-9041-5D9CABA46E9E@microsoft.com... >> All beta builds (including RC1 and RC2) will stop working on the 1st of >> june 2007 beta keys will work till then >> RTM will be retail and beta keys will not work on it >> >> it is also likely that you will not be able to upgrade from RC1 or RC2 to >> the final version you will probably need to do a clean install >> >> These evaluation builds are all timebombed to stop working you can find >> out the exact date and time they will stop working by typing "winver" in >> the run command >> And it will be most likely that the beta keys will be blocked by MSFT >> after the 1st of june 2007 >> >> "Drew" <s@aol.com> wrote in message >> news:B9C4EB1C-110B-4591-B5F3-BB61D5B1CA5D@microsoft.com... >>> >> > |
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| Guest | Re: GUYS RC2 IS not RTM Also when RTM comes out we need new beta keys previous beta 2 wont work There may be some differences between gold and rtm but essentually it's still going to be the same code From what has been said RC2 is pretty much the end of the line for public testing "Drew" <s@aol.com> wrote in message news:C0F35854-96B6-414D-9B55-29AE43266044@microsoft.com... > yes but there going to be a gold version after RTM.RTM is justa final to > build for companies to get the drivers update there usually a gold version > after RTM before it goes public. > "Will" <imagine_44@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:8CF770D1-FA86-446F-9041-5D9CABA46E9E@microsoft.com... >> All beta builds (including RC1 and RC2) will stop working on the 1st of >> june 2007 beta keys will work till then >> RTM will be retail and beta keys will not work on it >> >> it is also likely that you will not be able to upgrade from RC1 or RC2 to >> the final version you will probably need to do a clean install >> >> These evaluation builds are all timebombed to stop working you can find >> out the exact date and time they will stop working by typing "winver" in >> the run command >> And it will be most likely that the beta keys will be blocked by MSFT >> after the 1st of june 2007 >> >> "Drew" <s@aol.com> wrote in message >> news:B9C4EB1C-110B-4591-B5F3-BB61D5B1CA5D@microsoft.com... >>> >> > |
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| Guest | Re: GUYS RC2 IS not RTM Also when RTM comes out we need new beta keys previous beta 2 wont work yes will you are right RTM is the last for testing but gold is the final version and beta testers may or some of them may get the final gold depending how active and good bug reports and feeedback they gave to the beta of vista. "Will" <imagine_44@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:67D14E34-4E70-4571-A406-7A22949C5B2B@microsoft.com... > There may be some differences between gold and rtm but essentually it's > still going to be the same code > From what has been said RC2 is pretty much the end of the line for public > testing > > "Drew" <s@aol.com> wrote in message > news:C0F35854-96B6-414D-9B55-29AE43266044@microsoft.com... >> yes but there going to be a gold version after RTM.RTM is justa final to >> build for companies to get the drivers update there usually a gold >> version after RTM before it goes public. >> "Will" <imagine_44@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:8CF770D1-FA86-446F-9041-5D9CABA46E9E@microsoft.com... >>> All beta builds (including RC1 and RC2) will stop working on the 1st of >>> june 2007 beta keys will work till then >>> RTM will be retail and beta keys will not work on it >>> >>> it is also likely that you will not be able to upgrade from RC1 or RC2 >>> to the final version you will probably need to do a clean install >>> >>> These evaluation builds are all timebombed to stop working you can find >>> out the exact date and time they will stop working by typing "winver" in >>> the run command >>> And it will be most likely that the beta keys will be blocked by MSFT >>> after the 1st of june 2007 >>> >>> "Drew" <s@aol.com> wrote in message >>> news:B9C4EB1C-110B-4591-B5F3-BB61D5B1CA5D@microsoft.com... >>>> >>> >> > |
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| Guest | Re: GUYS RC2 IS not RTM Also when RTM comes out we need new beta keys previous beta 2 wont work RTM is not for testing. RTM is when the testing is done. What part of the concept of Released to Manufacturing (O.K. guys, lets produce this!) do you not get? Does RTM code get out? It has happened. But bug reports will not be accepted as it IS being manufactured as it is. -- Regards, Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User (For email, remove the obvious from my address) Quote from George Ankner: If you knew as much as you think you know, You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew! "Drew" <s@aol.com> wrote in message news:FDA9DFC6-B79E-496D-87EB-91AA4A78B351@microsoft.com... > yes will you are right RTM is the last for testing but gold is the final > version and beta testers may or some of them may get the final gold > depending how active and good bug reports and feeedback they gave to the > beta of vista. > "Will" <imagine_44@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:67D14E34-4E70-4571-A406-7A22949C5B2B@microsoft.com... >> There may be some differences between gold and rtm but essentually it's >> still going to be the same code >> From what has been said RC2 is pretty much the end of the line for public >> testing >> >> "Drew" <s@aol.com> wrote in message >> news:C0F35854-96B6-414D-9B55-29AE43266044@microsoft.com... >>> yes but there going to be a gold version after RTM.RTM is justa final to >>> build for companies to get the drivers update there usually a gold >>> version after RTM before it goes public. >>> "Will" <imagine_44@yahoo.com> wrote in message >>> news:8CF770D1-FA86-446F-9041-5D9CABA46E9E@microsoft.com... >>>> All beta builds (including RC1 and RC2) will stop working on the 1st of >>>> june 2007 beta keys will work till then >>>> RTM will be retail and beta keys will not work on it >>>> >>>> it is also likely that you will not be able to upgrade from RC1 or RC2 >>>> to the final version you will probably need to do a clean install >>>> >>>> These evaluation builds are all timebombed to stop working you can find >>>> out the exact date and time they will stop working by typing "winver" >>>> in the run command >>>> And it will be most likely that the beta keys will be blocked by MSFT >>>> after the 1st of june 2007 >>>> >>>> "Drew" <s@aol.com> wrote in message >>>> news:B9C4EB1C-110B-4591-B5F3-BB61D5B1CA5D@microsoft.com... >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > |
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| Guest | Re: GUYS RC2 IS not RTM Also when RTM comes out we need new beta k "Drew" wrote: > yes will you are right RTM is the last for testing but gold is the final > version and beta testers may or some of them may get the final gold > depending how active and good bug reports and feeedback they gave to the > beta of vista. Yes, well I'm hoping they don't give them to those people who sent in dozens of the same report over and over just to get a raised status like alot of "bad" beta testers do. Rather of someone has submitted the same bug report multiple times they should (hopefully) look for the ones submitted over a period of time, instead of say 20 in 2 minutes. I can assure you I've seen plenty of people do that with beta versions of games, and they are the ones who get rewarded with a free full version. Which seems to be rewarding dishonesty. Heres to hoping Microsoft doesn't fall for people who do that kind of thing. (raises glass in a toast) |
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| Guest | Re: GUYS RC2 IS not RTM Also when RTM comes out we need new beta k RTM = GOLD They are NOT 2 different versions. -- Regards, Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User (For email, remove the obvious from my address) Quote from George Ankner: If you knew as much as you think you know, You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew! "VT Phantos" <VTPhantos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A2853202-1103-4417-89ED-A2DBB9971345@microsoft.com... > "Drew" wrote: > >> yes will you are right RTM is the last for testing but gold is the final >> version and beta testers may or some of them may get the final gold >> depending how active and good bug reports and feeedback they gave to the >> beta of vista. > > Yes, well I'm hoping they don't give them to those people who sent in > dozens of the same report over and over just to get a raised status like > alot > of "bad" beta testers do. Rather of someone has submitted the same bug > report > multiple times they should (hopefully) look for the ones submitted over a > period of time, instead of say 20 in 2 minutes. I can assure you I've seen > plenty of people do that with beta versions of games, and they are the > ones > who get rewarded with a free full version. Which seems to be rewarding > dishonesty. Heres to hoping Microsoft doesn't fall for people who do that > kind of thing. (raises glass in a toast) |
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