Vista RC1 Available to the Public

Here we go!

Published on September 6, 2006 By Island Dog In WinCustomize News

Microsoft released Vista RC1 (build 5600) to users who participated in the Customer Preview Program today. If you participated in the Beta 2 release, you should have received an e-mail with information on the RC1 release. You will need to use the key given to you in Vista Beta 2 for this new release

If you were not part of the Customer Preview Program before don't worry. Microsoft will be taking new participants soon, so check the CPP website for information on signing up.

Vista Customer Preview Program

Download Vista RC1

Comments (Page 1)

Corky_O

on Sep 06, 2006

Thanks, ID.

GreeN URB

on Sep 06, 2006

I wouldn't trust this download manager

boss0190

on Sep 07, 2006

Why not? You prefer a torrent perhaps? A link of a warez site?

Jafo

on Sep 07, 2006

I wouldn't trust this download manager

It's working for me...fortunate since I had a BSOD during......

....only 11 hours to go....

Keikonium

on Sep 07, 2006

I was pretty disappointed by RC1

. The Beta 2 worked great on my computer. Really great infact. It was VERY fast and looked great of course.

So I went ahead and tried out the RC1. Got rid of the Beta 2, formatted the hard drive, and installed RC1. Only to find out two things. The first install simply refused to work. It said that my computer didn't support the OS, and couldn't complete the install (not sure how much changed between the last Beta and the RC1

).

Second install corrupted my boot.ini or something because my computer refused to load my primary harddrive. I was pulling out my hair worrying how I could fix this. I have no install disk for XP cause the place I bought the computer from doesn't give them out

.

Long story short(er) RC1 didn't work

. Shame really...

Life is a Game

on Sep 07, 2006

Cool I'm going there to download it right now

Aquamonkey

on Sep 07, 2006

The Beta 2 worked great on my computer.

Ahhh so you're the one

Really great infact.

Seriously.............?

looked great of course.

Now I know you're joking

PurrBall

on Sep 07, 2006

Beta 2 was horrible. It was slow, crashed all the time and was very buggy.

RC1 will be great! Ive been testing build 5536, which was the pre-RC1 build. I downloaded RC1 last night, Ill try it today

Fourth Letter

on Sep 07, 2006

RC1 is great , just one question anyone know how to turn off the account protection thingy that pops up all the time (surely someone will sue for the resulting eye ache/head ache it causes ! )

r@mJET

on Sep 07, 2006

Control Panel>Administrative Tools>System Configuration>Tools>Disable UAC

Island Dog

on Sep 07, 2006

1. Open Administrative Tools in Control Panel 2. Double-click on System Configuration 3. Click Continue to accept the UAC prompt 4. Select the Tools tab 5. Scroll down and select Disable UAC 6. Click Launch 7. Reboot your machine

PhrozenMenace

on Sep 07, 2006

that download ish isnt working for me..with firefox it connects but doesnt want to download and with internet explorer..just attempts to connect

Jafo

on Sep 07, 2006

DL 'failed' at 64% ....looks like Jafo is in a Vista-free zone...

PhrozenMenace

on Sep 07, 2006

at this point mayne..i would prefer a torrent

raisinjack

on Sep 07, 2006

When did you all get the email? I signed up for the CPP when beta 2 came out,installed it and registered it. I heve yet to receive anything about it

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