vista beta releases

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first time thread on this site so please forgive me if i have posted in the
wrong place. i am wondering if microsoft are planning any furter beta
releases of vista as i would like to see how it looks before i purchase said
product. i have heard rumours that msoft plan to release vista every month
but after intensive searching on the site i'm no wiser . if anyone has any
info (good or bad) please let me know here . thank you for any help
 
fluffy said:
first time thread on this site so please forgive me if i have posted in
the
wrong place. i am wondering if microsoft are planning any furter beta
releases of vista as i would like to see how it looks before i purchase
said
product. i have heard rumours that msoft plan to release vista every month
but after intensive searching on the site i'm no wiser . if anyone has any
info (good or bad) please let me know here . thank you for any help
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It depends on whether you are subscribed to any of the beta testing
programs. The next release for the Customer Preview Program (CPP) is
Release Candidate 1 (RC1) that will be available in August, September,
October... Enrollment for the CPP closed 30 June 2006. There is some
debate about whether this will be released only to those currently enrolled
in the CPP or if it will be a general public release. It will most likely
be the latter, although this is unconfirmed and only a guess. If you are a
member of either (or both) MSDN or TechNet, you would have to inquire with
those programs as to which build is the next one you are eligible to receive
and test.
 
MSDN Tester's (All except Library) and Tech Net Plus Tester's will indeed
receive Release Candidate 1, because will be a Mile Stone Build, and not an
Interim Build, just FYI. We have been promised that we will receive all Mile
Stone Build's (for example, if by some chance there is either a Beta 3
Release, or a Release Candidate 2 Release, us MSDN Tester's and Tech Net Plus
Tester's will automatically receive that release, even if it is not released
to the General Public, just FYI).
 
The Next Release to the CPP Program is Release Canditate 1, just FYI.

P.S. If you sign up to be an MSDN OS Level Tester, you will get access to
not only Beta 2 and RC 1, but also Build 5472, just FYI.
 
The Next Release to the CPP Program is Release Canditate 1, just
FYI.

P.S. If you sign up to be an MSDN OS Level Tester, you will get
access to not only Beta 2 and RC 1, but also Build 5472, just
FYI.
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When does the current beta2 release expire, out of interest?
 
According to the CPP web site, 31 May, 2007, but you can check the exact
time yourself by clicking the Start "Orb," typing "winver" and pressing
Enter.
 
btw, RC1 will expire on the same date.

Mark D. VandenBerg said:
According to the CPP web site, 31 May, 2007, but you can check the exact
time yourself by clicking the Start "Orb," typing "winver" and pressing
Enter.
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According to the CPP web site, 31 May, 2007, but you can check the
exact time yourself by clicking the Start "Orb," typing "winver"
and pressing Enter.
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Blimey! That's almost a year away!

Thanks for the info, Mark.
 
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