Below are the summary from what i've read over the internet...credits to all respective publisher...

Several sources from the internet reveals that Vista RC1 will be released on the 7th of September 2006 although no actual confirmation is given from Microsoft.

the link is up...

32-bit version



Elligibility:

Some speculate that those who REGISTER for the Beta 2 CPP and ACTIVATED their copy are elligible to receive the RC1.

Here is the link for the Vista RC1 DirectX 10 SDK. As for what does this software do, read here.

Sources from pro-networks.org

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added today, 7/10/2006

Windows Vista RC2

http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc2/en/download.htm

This post has been edited by dualshock: Oct 17 2006, 08:57 AM

thanks fariz...you're the best...hehehehe

use your beta 2 key to activate...

This post has been edited by dualshock: Aug 29 2006, 07:55 PM

i've finished dl-ing it...will try to install it tonite...

installed and using it now...much much better than beta 2. no problem in activation...will post more should there be any problem...

lazy to post SC. there is alot on the net, google is your best friend...


too bad...just have to wait for RC1.

sweeet man...now anxiously waiting...hope to be able to use it as extensive as my current xp...

fariz, your link is not working...

i've posted the link on the first thread...thanks

using rc1 to post right now...very good indeed...much have improved over 5384...

gstoh,
look at the bottom left hand corner of the welcome screen window. there is a checkbox you can tick to remove it. HTH

although there is still so many incompatible programs around, but from the testing i've done from beta 2 to rc1, the improvement is ALOT in terms of compatibility and stabilty. bear in mind that RC1 is consider one of the testing stages and it's NOT final.

about the GUI, i think it looks ok and works well also. it is like converting a windows 98 user to windows xp. it's a matter of getting used to the new interface. if you don't like the current look, there is always an option to change back to the looks of a legacy windows.

linkinstreet, i'm now actually dualbooting with xp and vista. my xp is in C: while my vista is in D. previously in beta 2, yes, vista always makes itself as C: but in this rc1, my vista stays in D and shows as D contrary to what you've reported. if you ask me how do i do it, i think it maybe because i install it in a different hard disk altogether. and for your 7600GT, try using the latest vista beta driver. (i think it's here) HTH

xeno,
here is the link.
google is your best friend....heheheh

there is also a hardware compatibility list on that website, which is here.
not sure if it's comprehensive enough but hope that helps. note that both lists above is not exhaustive

This post has been edited by dualshock: Sep 11 2006, 09:51 AM

ReXeR, you've got PM...

did you install vista after xp or the other way round?

currently there is only a few antivirus that works with vista rc1. the one that i'm using is trend micro's pc-cillin. so far so good.

refer to post #52 in this thread.

just install the trend micro one lah...at this point of time, we're left with not much choices only...

yo side, jumped into the vista bandwagon also ahh...not bad for a sempron system.

why use avast? lesser resource consumption? i wanted to use nod32 instead of the trend micro, but unfortunately got compatibility issues.

i did put up a website for the program and hardware compatibility...if it's not in this thread, then it's the other one...

BT i've tried...i think the speed is ok...nothing wrong with it. i'm using azureus btw. nero canot run...got compatibility prob...

edit: it's in post number 45...this thread.

This post has been edited by dualshock: Sep 27 2006, 09:43 PM

using RC2 now...notice something weird...when vista was in pre-rc1, the ie7 supposed to be ie7+ but this current rc2, it becomes normal ie7. anyone noticed this?

if can use long long ahh...microsoft chap lap liao lorrr...hehehehe