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Windows XP Professional x64 Edition RC1 tested review
Reviews Just before Christmas, Microsoft finally made Release Candidate 1 of Windows XP Professional x64 Edition available to testers. The server variant is also now available. After repeated delays, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition is now due to ship...
[January 5, 2005, 12:10]
Internet Explorer 7 RC1 review
Reviews Microsoft isn't ready to release Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP SP2, but it has released Internet Explorer 7 Release Candidate 1 (IE 7 RC1) to the public. If you already have IE 7 beta 3 installed, you won't immediately notice any changes.
[August 30, 2006, 12:00]
Vista Service Pack 1 (RC1 Refresh) upgrade
Blog With many holding out on buying Vista until the first Service Pack it's really important to Microsoft to get it right with this release. I can't wait for the final buid so I've taken the gamble of installing the Service Pack 1 RC1 update although...
[January 15, 2008, 15:42]
Firefox 2 RC1: a first look review
Reviews Firefox 2 (Bon Echo) RC1 is available for public download; however, Mozilla still recommends that only developers use the new build. The next scheduled release, Firefox 2 RC2, will be in the first week of October, with a final release expected by...
[September 27, 2006, 10:30]
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition RC1 tested
Talkback XP and 2003 follow the same build numbers and on the 2003 page they clearly state that available version is Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition RC1.and the mail I received to download XP links to the file w2k3sp1_1289_usa_x64fre_pro.iso
[January 26, 2005, 23:10]
Mozilla releases RC1 of Firefox 2.0
News The Mozilla Foundation announced on Tuesday the availability of Release Candidate 1 of its Firefox 2 browser, but warned that its free, open source browser might have a few leftover bugs and suggests only experienced users and developers download...
[September 27, 2006, 10:15]
Windows 7 RC1 made available for download
News Microsoft made the first release candidate of Windows 7 available for free download on Thursday. In an unprecedented move for the company, the software will run on a user's PC for more than a year. Windows 7 RC1 can be downloaded now by MSDN...
[April 30, 2009, 14:00]
Microsoft launches Windows Server 2008 RC1
News As Microsoft starts the final countdown to what it is billing as the "biggest launch wave in the company's history", it has announced that customers can now download Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate 1.
[December 6, 2007, 11:32]
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition RC1 tested
Talkback If you need more that 4GB of memory, then you shoudnt be running Win XP. Thats Server Country still.
[January 10, 2005, 0:28]
Windows Vista RC1 (build 5564) review
Reviews Microsoft has released Windows Vista Release Candidate 1, but without the big media splash the software giant made back in 2001 with the release of Windows XP RC1. The first builds of Windows Vista RC1 have been released to about half a million...
[September 4, 2006, 12:00]
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition RC1 tested
Talkback How about wanting to edit a complete DVD in memory ? Surely thats not server country ?
[January 10, 2005, 14:22]
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition RC1 tested
Talkback 4GB of memory is not much in the 3D and Film development worlds. I find editing film for DV is now a burden on my 1GB, 2-3 is now required.
[January 10, 2005, 14:25]
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition RC1 tested
Talkback I'm afraid the review was a non-event, half the time stating the obvious in pseudo technical jargo, the rest of the time sitting on the fence, being ever so dry and deadpan. What I would give for people in computer journalism who a)can write and b...
[January 10, 2005, 23:51]
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition RC1 tested
Talkback Re. Mike Collins' comment: as far as 'sitting on the fence' is concerned, this is a preliminary report on a beta version, so it isn't appropriate to deliver a final verdict; as to the writing style, we should point out that this article was...
[January 11, 2005, 9:06]
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition RC1 tested
Talkback The Itanium is a completely different architecture to that of the Athlon 64 and Opteron, that is probably why it is not mentioned.
[January 11, 2005, 20:15]
Inside Windows Vista RC1 review
Reviews Traditionally, the release candidate is the final version of the software before distribution, but Microsoft has added some interesting new features to build 5564. And overall, Windows Vista RC1 still feels unbaked in places, so don't be surprised...
[September 4, 2006, 12:00]
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition RC1 tested
Talkback Mention of Apple? Why? This is an overview of Windows XP Professional for the 64 bit extension of x86. I'm pretty certain that the latest articles on Jaguar/Panther don't mention AMD's x86-64 . Seeing as how there's not a version of Windows for the...
[January 8, 2005, 23:27]
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition RC1 tested
Talkback They are 64bit software out! just look here http://www.planetamd64.com/dload.php? action=category&cat_id=13 XviD has been complied for amd64 (64bit) VirtualDub has been complied for amd64 (64bit) JAVA has been complied for amd64 (64bit)
[February 5, 2005, 9:37]
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition RC1 tested
Talkback 1218 may be available for download to the lay user now but certain other members are able to obtain more recent builds
[January 21, 2005, 8:08]
Internet Explorer 7 RC1
Talkback Reading review of IE7, you mention that "nother feature borrowed from Opera is zoom. You can wheel in or wheel out on a page, which is perfect for those with less than 20/20 vision. Unfortunately, whereas with Opera when you zoom the page remains...
[September 19, 2006, 7:16]
