Windows Vista RC2 is now available to technical beta testers!

Today, Microsoft is excited to announce the availability of Windows Vista RC2 to Technical Beta Testers, TAP Testers, and MSDN/TechNet subscribers. This new build of Windows Vista offers users a higher level of performance and stability – improving what was established in Windows Vista RC1. We were able to also fix many of your bugs reported from RC1 and implement them for RC2. Thank you to our beta testers for the bugs and feedback you submitted for RC1. The improvement shows as we raised our quality bar even higher!

Platforms and Services Co-President Jim Allchin has just posted a special announcement letter of RC2 to Microsoft Connect for the Windows Vista Technical Beta Testers. I’d like to reproduce the letter here for all to read:

People asked for it, and here it is, Windows Vista RC2! We wanted you to be the first to get these bits; next week they’ll be available to a broader set of customers via MSDN and TechNet.

All your great feedback has helped us focus on nothing but bug fixes over the past month since RC 1 — each and every day. There are thousands of quality improvements since Windows Vista RC1. You’ll probably notice improvements in performance, application compatibility, as well as fit and finish work. We will continue improving quality until RTM. If you are an ISV, please use this build (certainly at least RC1 or later) to get certified. Visit www.innovateonvista.com for more information on logo certification.

You are integral to this creation and refinement process. We are just around the corner from RTM and shipping this great product to the world. This will be the last build made available prior to RTM, so please keep the feedback coming so we can hit the finish line. Thanks for your help in finishing the job!

jim

I encourage you to download and install Windows Vista RC2. We’re almost finished with Windows Vista – RTM is almost here. Submit as many bugs as you can as we continue to work hard toward shipping.

UPDATE: Windows Vista RC2 is now available to Customer Preview Program participants for a limited time. If you’re in the CPP use these links to access RC2:

Download: Windows Vista RC2 (x86 and x64) English
Download: Windows Vista RC2 (x86 and x64) German
Download: Windows Vista RC2 (x86 and x64) Japanese

 

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  1. Duane
    Posted on: October 06, 2006 at 5:01PM  

    Is there a list of EPG supported countries? I'm in Argentina, a PAL/N country and also a DirecTV user. DirecTV in Argentina uses NTSC (you must have a multi-norm TV to use DirecTV here). I have an adaptec dual TV tuner (NTSC), but can't select Argentina as my country as vista reports the tuner doesn't support my country. Has this issue ever been reported to you guys?

  2. Duane
    Posted on: October 06, 2006 at 6:24PM  

    Wish I was a technical beta tester or technet subscriber....cant wait :-)

    keep up the good work!

  3. Duane
    Posted on: October 06, 2006 at 6:48PM  

    I'm an MSDN subscriber and don't see it listed in subscriber downloads. Is there a posting delay?

  4. Nick White
    Posted on: October 06, 2006 at 10:37PM  

    Link to the CPP download fixed! I apologize!

  5. Duane
    Posted on: October 06, 2006 at 10:43PM  
    RC2 English x64, German x86/x64 and Japanese x86/x64 are now available for CPP, too! (Even if the main post isn't updated yet and the posted link doesn't work..) :P http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc2/de/download.htm http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc2/en/download.htm http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc2/jp/download.htm
  6. Duane
    Posted on: October 06, 2006 at 11:10PM  

    Will gladly test, and give input.

  7. Duane
    Posted on: October 06, 2006 at 11:38PM  

    Thanks for the URL link correction! Am downloading now at great speeds. Very excited! I have been waiting since the posting earlier today! Greetings all from the end of the Earth (Middle Earth)..New Zealand for non LOTR Fans!

  8. Duane
    Posted on: October 07, 2006 at 12:29AM  
    So has MS ditched FireWire?
  9. Duane
    Posted on: October 07, 2006 at 1:04AM  

    Are FireWire drivers ready? When will they be?

  10. Duane
    Posted on: October 07, 2006 at 1:27AM  
    will our keys from RC1 work?

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