RC1 invitation not received.

[Guest]

RC1 invitation not received.

Hi guys,

I'm running Beta 2 Build 5384. I'd like to grab RC1 but I didn't receive the
invitation e-mail. is anyone else experiencing this? Is there a way I can get
that e-mail? How do I go about grabing RC1? Any solution at all would be
gratly appriciated.

Thanks

 

[Sascha Benjamin Jazbec]

RC1 english Download Page x86 and x64 here :

http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc1/en/download.htm

The invitation mails are being sent. Mine arived today.

Note that you will only get one if you were in the BETA2 CPP and registered
for a Key.

CPP new registers to be in the next days.

You can install this build without entering a Key and activate it within 14
days before it stops working.

Choose Ultimate edition to install, because that is what the CPP Keys are
going to activate.

SBJ

 

[Guest]

Thanks a million. I did registered cpp and have the proper key. I also knew
about the download site, but on vista beta 2 it would not work. I'm using
another pc running xp pro sp2 on my network now, and download process looks
fine.

I'll be downloading both 64 and 32 since i have capable machines on which i
do most of my OS tests.

Thanks again Sacha for the great help.

 

[Guest]

I am also a registered user of the Beta2 CPP. I not only registered, but
downloaded, installed & activated Beta2. I DID NOT get the invitation email
to RC1 or pre-RC1 either.

Is the system glitched and skipping over some registered users?

 

[Robert R. Johnson Jr]

In order to minimize downloads requests on the servers for RC1 downloads the
email invitations are being sent out in groups

 

[Guest]

I too haven't gotten an email, but I feel beter that others haven't either
and that they're sending them in groups. My question is, I signed up in June
but instead of downloading I ordered the DVD. Will I still be able to get
RC1, and will they ship DVD's again?

 

[Guest]

Robert, thanks for the response...can you tell me why I didn't get the
pre-RC1 invitation either then?

 

[Guest]

I signed up in June but haven't gotten an email yet either. I feel better
that they haven't sent all the emails yet. My question is this: instead of
downloading Vista Beta 2, I ordered the DVD. Will I still be able to get
Vista RC1 and will they ship DVD's again, or will I have to download this
time?

 

[Guest]

Whoops! Sorry for the double post. For some reason on my PC (using both
Firefox and IE) it says the message failed to post when it really doesn't.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

It is a known bug in the web-based newsreader.

 

[Guest]

Good! At least I know it's not my PC.

About my question earlier, someone said in another thread that if you
ordered the Beta 2 DVD (like I did) then you will get the RC1 DVD in the mail
too (It was included in the cost for Beta 2). I sure hope that's true! It'll
save me the trouble of having to order another one and/or attempt to download
it on my pitiful internet connection.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

It's true. You should get an email soon that will tell you shipping will
take from two to four weeks. Most folks report that actually only took
about a week.

 

[Guest]

I sure hope I get an e-mail soon. It's been a while since RC1 has been
avaliable and I still haven't heard anything (or seen anything in the mail).
Should I have gotten something by now, or have they just not gotten around to
everybody yet?