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Microsoft first made Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 (RC1) available to a small group of technical customers on Friday, September 1, and plans to broadly release the code to current Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) participants this week. In addition, Microsoft will reopen the CPP, a popular pre-release testing program, to new enrollments in coming days. In total, Microsoft plans to make Windows Vista RC1 available to more than 5 million customers worldwide. "Now that we're expanding the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program, an even broader audience will get to experience just how much Windows Vista has to offer," said Mike Sievert, corporate vice president for Windows Client Marketing at Microsoft. "The expansion of the CPP program really sends a strong message to the industry and our customers: the time to prepare for Windows Vista has arrived." At the end of August Microsoft supplied its technical beta testers with a Pre-RC1 build (5536), and to the surprise of many testers, this build proved to offer some major steps in the right direction. This build fixes a number of (sometimes long-running) bugs, and also offers some major performance and compatibility improvements - all in all a huge improvement over Beta 2, the previous public milestone.  9/08 Windows Vista RC1 Now Available Through Customer Preview Program Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 (RC1) is now available through the Customer Preview Program (CPP), get it while it lasts! Access to the Customer Preview Program is limited. Once the program capacity has been reached, the program will be closed and no new orders will be accepted. Vista RC1 is available in three languages (English, German, and Japanese) and in 32-bit and 64-bit editions, and you can either order a DVD kit, or download an ISO file. You can find more information - including System Requirements & Release nottes - on the Microsoft Windows Vista Get Ready Web site. | Microsoft Announces Estimated Retail Pricing for All Windows Vista Editions | Vista Home Basic | Windows Vista Home Basic is designed to deliver improved reliability, security, and usability to home PC users who just want to do the basics with their PCs. | Full version: $199.00 USD
Upgrade version: $99.95 USD | | Vista Home Premium | Whether you choose to use your PC to write e-mail and surf the Internet, for home entertainment, or to track your household expenses, Windows Vista Home Premium delivers a more complete and satisfying computing experience. | Full version: $239.00 USD
Upgrade version: $159.00 USD | | Vista Business | Regardless of the size of your organization, Windows Vista Business will help you lower your PC management costs, improve your security, enhance your productivity, and help you stay better connected. | Full version: $299.00 USD
Upgrade version: $199.00 USD | | Vista Enterprise | Windows Vista Enterprise is designed to meet the needs of large global organizations with highly complex IT infrastructures. Windows Vista Enterprise can help you lower your IT costs while providing additional layers of protection for your sensitive data. | The Windows Vista Enterprise edition is only available to Microsoft Volume License customers, it is not available for retail purchase. | | Vista Ultimate | If you want all of the best business features, all of the best mobility features, and all of the best home entertainment features that Windows Vista has to offer, Windows Vista Ultimate is the solution for you. With Windows Vista Ultimate you don't have to compromise. | Full version: $399.00 USD
Upgrade version: $259.00 USD |
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