From your “that didn;t take long” files: The
Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) test build is available for download if you don;t mind grabbing it from (as blogger Long Zheng euphemistically describes it) “your favorite ‘content hub.;”Microsoft is expected to release officially the RC bits to its Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) and TechNet testers next week,
Microsoft Office 2007 Product Key, and to the public on May 5. (I guess it takes a while to set up those public download servers so they won;t become overloaded like they did when the Beta of
Windows 7 first became available.)No one with whom I;ve spoken is expecting any kind of major facelift with the RC build. Performance tweaks, bug fixes — and that new “remove XX antitrust-magnet feature” option (for IE 8,
Office 2010 Standard Key, Media Player,
Office 2007, Windows Search and more) — are all expected to be in the new build.I;d expect the Windows Server 2008 R2 RC is close at hand, as well.Microsoft is quick to caution users against downloading bits from anywhere but its own servers. (And I am not suggesting you should do anything illegal, just to be clear.)But since the Softies aren;t even acknowledging publicly that they finished Build 7100 and provided it to OEMs and selected testers earlier this week, I;m doubly sure they aren;t going to verify that the 7100.0.090421-1700 is the real RC deal. So if you really can;t wait until May 5,
Microsoft Office Professional Plus, you;re on your own.If and when anyone happens to get their hands on the RC,
Office 2007 Keygen, I;m interested in what you think.