[Mercury_22]

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Today we're making available the release candidate (RC) of Windows Vista SP1 via Microsoft Connect, and tomorrow subscribers to TechNet and MDSN will have access to those RC bits too. In addition, the RC will be available to the public next week via Microsoft's Download Center. The release candidate phase of beta software is typically the final phase before the RTM (release-to-manufacturing) of a product and indicates that the code has attained a significant level of performance and stability.

Windows Vista Team Blog

Microsoft on Tuesday said that it has reached the "release candidate" with the first service pack for Windows Vista, with plans to make the test software available publicly next week.

It is releasing the test code this week to the 15,000 or so people that have been already beta testing SP1 and will also make it available on Thursday to those in the MSDN and TechNet developer programs.

"We feel really good and we look forward to receiving feedback form our larger set of testers," said David Zipkin, a senior product manager on the Windows Client team.

Microsoft also said on its Vista blog on Wednesday that it will make available a "blocker" that will allow customers that have Vista and use Windows Update to block SP1 upon its final release to allow for further testing.

Source Cnet & Windows Vista Team Blog

This post has been edited by Mercury_22: 05 December 2007 - 02:34 PM

[arctirus]

I just got an email from connect today to download it. Has anyone tried this yet? Anything significantly different / improved from the beta?

[neo]

I am waiting for public build ! Well Thank You !