Is one of these really RC1?

[Kerry Brown]

http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/prerc1/en/download.html

http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/prerc1/en/x86/download.htm

I downloaded the first one. Is the second one a different build? The second
url says "prerc1" The page itself says RC1 and has both the 32 bit and 64
bit downloads.

 

[Tom Ziegmann]

Hello Kerry,

No. The ISO on the RC1 page is really build 5384.

Tom Ziegmann
Microsoft Certified Professional
Windows Vista / Server Longhorn Technical Beta Tester
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Technical Beta Tester

 

[Kerry Brown]

http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/prerc1/en/download.html

http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/prerc1/en/x86/download.htm

I downloaded the first one. Is the second one a different build? The
second url says "prerc1" The page itself says RC1 and has both the 32
bit and 64 bit downloads.

The second link now redirects to

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview/start.mspx

I guess it was a test. I should have started the download while I had the
chance

 

[Guest]

The second one is actually a Place Holder for Release Candidate 1, and
currently contains the Beta 2 .ISO Image.

 

[Kerry Brown]

Hello Kerry,

No. The ISO on the RC1 page is really build 5384.

Tom Ziegmann
Microsoft Certified Professional
Windows Vista / Server Longhorn Technical Beta Tester
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Technical Beta Tester

Thanks, the page seems to be up and down. I guess they are testing. I'll
continue with the 5536 install.

Just FYI

 

[Kerry Brown]

The second one is actually a Place Holder for Release Candidate 1, and
currently contains the Beta 2 .ISO Image.

Thanks. In my excitement I missed the post from earlier in the day that
explained this

 

[Beck]

<DIV>&quot;Tom Ziegmann&quot; &lt;[email protected]&gt; wrote in

No. The ISO on the RC1 page is really build 5384.

Aww Tom. I have just spent all night downloading that based on the link
from your other post. Why didn't you say so?
I shall wave a poo stick at you!!

 

[Beck]

<DIV>&quot;Tom Ziegmann&quot; &lt;[email protected]&gt; wrote in


Aww Tom. I have just spent all night downloading that based on the link
from your other post. Why didn't you say so?
I shall wave a poo stick at you!!

Oh hang on I think I might have the right one. The second link?
Sorry I am having a bad hair day.

 

[Kerry Brown]

Oh hang on I think I might have the right one. The second link?
Sorry I am having a bad hair day.

The first link is the correct one. The correct link only has one download
(32 bit) available. The incorrect link now forwards you to the Windows Vista
Get Ready page.

 

[Beck]

The first link is the correct one. The correct link only has one download
(32 bit) available. The incorrect link now forwards you to the Windows
Vista Get Ready page.

Terribly bad hair day. Whichever one it is, I downloaded the correct one in
the end.