Microsoft Releases Windows Vista RC2

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Last interim release of Vista up on deck

According to Windows IT Pro, the final interim release of Windows Vista before release to manufacturing (RTM) will come this Friday. Microsoft released RC1 to testers in early September and the last interim build released was 5728 in late September.

Windows Vista RC2, aka build 5743, will be released to the usual suspects which consist of beta testers, MSDN and TechNet subscribers. After Vista RC2 goes through its paces, the final product will be set in stone somewhere between October 18 and November 8. Windows IT Pro reports:

Internal documentation notes that each daily delay after October 25 comes at a price, however: For each day past October 25, Microsoft will start to lose languages for the January launch. However, the company is prepared to do that to ensure that Vista's quality is high. That documentation also notes that there are over 1400 open bugs in Vista at this time. Microsoft's internal processes require this bug count to drop to 500 or fewer before they will attempt to go into escrow for RTM. By comparison, there were over 2479 bugs on September 22.

Vista news has been flooding our inboxes over the past 24 hours. We've discussed Microsoft's gaming aspirations for the new operating system, seen that the company has high hopes for first year sales of Vista and noted that McAfee isn't too happy with Vista’s Kernel PatchGuard.

Source- DailyTech - Windows Vista RC2 Coming This Friday
 
Thanx for the news dip......wasn't there supposed to be just one more release before vista went gold ? hope this is the one.
 
CAN ANY ONE..GIVE ME MORE DETAILS ON RTM ..means...is it similar like these RC 1 releases and will be free ??or will one need to buy..it ??
 
Release candidate
The term release candidate refers to a final product, ready to release unless fatal bugs emerge. In this stage, the product features all designed functionalities and no known showstopper class bugs. At this phase the product is usually code complete.

Microsoft Corporation often uses the term release candidate. Other terms include gamma (and occasionally also delta, and perhaps even more Greek letters) for versions that are substantially complete, but still under test, and omega for final testing of versions that are believed to be bug-free, and may go into production at any time. Gamma, delta, and omega are, respectively, the third, fourth, and last letters of the Greek alphabet. Some users disparagingly refer to release candidates and even final "point oh" releases as "gamma test" software, suggesting that the developer has chosen to use its customers to test software that is not truly ready for general release. Often, beta testers, if privately selected, will be billed for using the release candidate as though it were a finished product.

A release is called code complete when the development team agrees that no entirely new source code will be added to this release. There may still be source code changes to fix defects. There may still be changes to documentation and data files, and to the code for test cases or utilities. New code may be added in a future release.

Gold/general availability release
The gold or general availability release version of a product is the final version of a particular product. It is typically almost identical to the final release candidate, with only last-minute bugs fixed. A gold release is considered to be very stable and relatively bug-free with a quality suitable for wide distribution and use by end users. In commercial software releases, this version may also be signed (used to allow end-users to verify that code has not been modified since the release). The expression that a software product "has gone gold" means that the code has been completed and "is being mass-produced and will be for sale soon." Other terms for the version include gold master, gold release, or gold build.

The term gold anecdotally refers to the use of "gold master disc" which was commonly used to send the final version to manufacturers who use it to create the mass-produced retail copies. It may in this context be a hold-over from music production. In some cases, however, the master disc is still actually made of gold, for both aesthetic appeal and resistance to corrosion.

Microsoft and others use the term "release to manufacturing" (RTM) to refer to this version (for commercial products, like Windows XP, as in, "Build 2600 is the Windows XP RTM release"), and "release to Web" (RTW) for freely downloadable products..
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faheem_m said:
CAN ANY ONE..GIVE ME MORE DETAILS ON RTM ..means...is it similar like these RC 1 releases and will be free ??or will one need to buy..it ??
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RTM = Release To Manufacturing... RTM build wont be released. RC2 (Release Candidate 2) will be the last build released....and based on the feedback of this build, the RTM will be built. So...RTM is not free (actually no build is free), but RC2 will be available to beta testers and CPP signed members...
 
Microsoft Releases Windows Vista RC2

Microsoft reveals the last interim release of Vista before RTM

Windows Vista RC2 (or build 5744.16384 as it's known internally) is available to Vista beta testers via the Microsoft Connect site.

Microsoft’s Jim Allchin had this to say about the last interim release of Vista to testers:
  • People asked for it, and here it is, Windows Vista RC2! We wanted you to be the first to get these bits; next week they'll be available to a broader set of customers via MSDN and TechNet.
  • All your great feedback has helped us focus on nothing but bug fixes over the past month since RC 1 - each and every day. There are thousands of quality improvements since Windows Vista RC1. You'll probably notice improvements in performance, application compatibility, as well as fit and finish work. We will continue improving quality until RTM. If you are an ISV, please use this build (certainly at least RC1 or later) to get certified. Visit Innovate on the Windows Vista Platform for more information on logo certification.
  • You are integral to this creation and refinement process. We are just around the corner from RTM and shipping this great product to the world. This will be the last build made available prior to RTM, so please keep the feedback coming so we can hit the finish line.
With all systems go with Vista, Rick Sherlund, an analyst for Goldman Sachs, believes that the operating system will ship on time for businesses (November) and retail customers (late January). As a result, he rated Microsoft as a "buy." Microsoft shares were up 1.83% on the news yesterday.

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DailyTech - Microsoft Releases Windows Vista RC2
 
yes....its bang on schedule...and will be complete by Nov.... I think a lot of torrents will be out with the RTM build...but b careful.. MS has something in mind with the WGA for those u download the RTM from torrent sites !!

Already downloading 5744 from connect.... 43% complete... Hopefully, Intel will release G965 LDDM drivers... wanna try out Dx10 perf or D3D code....
 
I have just started downloading Vista RC2 from this page...

Windows Vista RC2

Please note: This build may not have the same level of support or servicing via Windows Update as RC1, and you may not be able to upgrade from this build to the final version of Windows Vista.
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EDIT: Will the RC1 serial number work with RC2 ?
 
Eazy said:
Will the RC1 serial number work with RC2 ?
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Infact even beta2 serial seems to work for most ppl on RC2. The RTM will be a different thing alltogether like QuickFire mentioned. A lot of RTM serials may also work for the final release.
 
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