RC1 or RC2 Will the real Vista please stand up.

rc2 expires 1st july 2007

"Steve" wrote:

> VISTA RC2 expires in May 2007.
> RC2. RC1 expires in June 2007.
>
> Those are what I understand are the correct expiration dates for the two
> builds, I have RC1 5600 in my watermark but my expiration corresponds with
> May 7, 2007 which is the exp date for RC2.
>
> Am I wrong on these dates?

"Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5751CE27-D254-4678-A4CD-A7A5E7DF689F@microsoft.com...

> According to my watermark, I have Vista RC1 build 5600 but according to
> the
> expiration date, I have RC2
>
>
> VISTA RC2 expires in May 2007.
> RC1 expires in June 2007.
>
> My RC1 says it expires May 7, 2007
>
> Or are those expiration dates wrong for the builds?

To find your correct build number go to -Start -Run and type winver. This
will tell you your build and expiry details.

Wayne McGlinn
Brisbane, Oz

All pre-release versions of Vista expire on either 31st May 2007, or 1 June
2007, depending on your time zone ;-)

--
Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
"Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5751CE27-D254-4678-A4CD-A7A5E7DF689F@microsoft.com...

> According to my watermark, I have Vista RC1 build 5600 but according to
> the
> expiration date, I have RC2
>
>
> VISTA RC2 expires in May 2007.
> RC1 expires in June 2007.
>
> My RC1 says it expires May 7, 2007
>
> Or are those expiration dates wrong for the builds?

"Jane C" wrote:

> All pre-release versions of Vista expire on either 31st May 2007, or 1 June
> 2007, depending on your time zone ;-)
>
> --
> Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
> "Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5751CE27-D254-4678-A4CD-A7A5E7DF689F@microsoft.com...

> > According to my watermark, I have Vista RC1 build 5600 but according to
> > the
> > expiration date, I have RC2
> >
> >
> > VISTA RC2 expires in May 2007.
> > RC1 expires in June 2007.
> >
> > My RC1 says it expires May 7, 2007
> >
> > Or are those expiration dates wrong for the builds?

>
> Thanks, I do have RC1, I got mixed up as I read elsewhere of those exp dates and they indeed were wrong.

Is it possible to get RC2 in the meantime or should i just stay with RC1? I
have no issues and it is working fine for me other than I need a graphics
card which is on my Xmas list.

Steve schrieb:
....

> Is it possible to get RC2 in the meantime or should i just stay with RC1? I
> have no issues and it is working fine for me other than I need a graphics
> card which is on my Xmas list.

You have to stay with RC1 if you do not have a friend who downloaded
RC2 in time.

I am very new to trying Vista, I have the DVD for Vista RC1 and just found
out that there is RC2 also .... where can I get that ..... can someone help
me ..... and also ... I have a brand new Dell laptop with all the extras,
should i use the 64 bit version or 32bit .... thanks David

"Roy Coorne" wrote:

> Steve schrieb:
> ....

> > Is it possible to get RC2 in the meantime or should i just stay with RC1? I
> > have no issues and it is working fine for me other than I need a graphics
> > card which is on my Xmas list.

>
> You have to stay with RC1 if you do not have a friend who downloaded
> RC2 in time.
>

RC2 is no longer for CPP download. You might find it on
MSDN if you subscribe to it.

You would probably better off if you wait for the final
release after Jan 1st and get an upgrade from Dell that
would be optimized to support you hardware.


DavGMac wrote:

> I am very new to trying Vista, I have the DVD for Vista RC1 and just found
> out that there is RC2 also .... where can I get that ..... can someone help
> me ..... and also ... I have a brand new Dell laptop with all the extras,
> should i use the 64 bit version or 32bit .... thanks David
>
> "Roy Coorne" wrote:
>

>> Steve schrieb:
>> ....

>>> Is it possible to get RC2 in the meantime or should i just stay with RC1? I
>>> have no issues and it is working fine for me other than I need a graphics
>>> card which is on my Xmas list.

>> You have to stay with RC1 if you do not have a friend who downloaded
>> RC2 in time.
>>