Windows RC available May 5th?

[whoosh]

http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/ne...ows-7-rc-everyone-else-to-wait-till-may-5.ars

Hope that is of help

Trying to sniff out any leaks but think RC is now with OEMs they aint so leak prone

 

[Ian]

Excellent, thanks for the heads up Whoosh - I can't wait

 

[wguimb]

Latest builds are:

6.1.7087.0.winmain_win7rc.090417-19XX
6.1.7113.0.winmain.090417-18xx

According to WZOR.NET....
RC will be announced and presented at TechEd 2009 in Los Angeles May 11 - 15, 2009

TechNet and MSDN subscribers are rumored to have access to the final RC on May 5th.

Build 7087 is only an escrow candidate build and is in the hands of Partner Program affiliates. To get it you have to belong to one of these or be associated with one of them.

Independent Software Vendors (ISV)
General Service Partners
Value Added Resellers and Distributers (VAR)
Large Account Resellers (LARS)
System Builders (OEM)

It could leak but I doubt it. But we can keep hoping.

 

[Psikea]

RC is available even now but for microsoft partners and tech net subscribers only , as i heard bout

 

[Ian]

I wonder if it will get leaked early from one of the partners? Not long to wait now anyway, roll on 5th May

 

[budan]

So, the RC version of Windows 7 is already complete but MSDN subscribers can get this from May 5th onwards? The rest of us without a subscription then have to either download a leak from one of these people, or wait a little longer for a public release?

 

[Thrax]

The RC version is probably not complete.

 

[lisaqld1981]

Win7connect captured a screenshot of Microsofts slip up / accidental post.

Image:

http://www.win7connect.com/news/windows-7-rc-leaked-details.html

Good to know its on its way