RC for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 released to TechNet Plus and MSDN (includes filenames and sizes)

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If you are a TechNet Plus or an MSDN subscriber, you can now download the Release Candidate (RC) for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7.

There are different files for each client architecture (x64, x86) and server architecture (x64, ia64). Additional files include the language packs for each one, plus the WAIK (Windows Automated Installation Kit), Windows SDK (Software Development Kit) and WDK (Windows Driver Kit).

See a list of files and sizes in the table below:

NameFilename Size
Windows 7 Ultimate RC (x64) - DVD (English)en_windows_7_ultimate_rc_x64_dvd_347803.iso 3,119.30
Windows 7 RC Language Pack (x64) - DVD (English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish) en_fr_de_ja_es_windows_7_rc_language_pack_x64_dvd_347834.iso 556.05
Windows 7 Ultimate RC (x86) - DVD (English) en_windows_7_ultimate_rc_x86_dvd_349010.iso 2,413.73
Windows 7 RC Language Pack (x86) - DVD (English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish) en_fr_de_ja_es_windows_7_rc_language_pack_x86_dvd_348352.iso 507.63
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter, Enterprise, Standard, and Web RC (x64) - DVD (English) en_windows_server_2008_r2_datacenter_enterprise_standard_web_rc_x64_dvd_347937.iso 2,930.83
Windows Server 2008 R2 RC Language Pack (x64) - DVD (English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish) en_fr_de_ja_es_windows_server_2008_r2_rc_language_pack_x64_dvd_347839.iso 343.69
Windows Server 2008 R2 RC for Itanium Based Systems (ia64) - DVD (English) en_windows_server_2008_r2_rc_for_itanium_based_systems_ia64_dvd_347936.iso 2,371.79
Windows Server 2008 R2 RC Language Pack (ia64) - DVD (English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish) en_fr_de_ja_es_windows_server_2008_r2_rc_language_pack_ia64_dvd_347831.iso 262.49
Windows Automated Installation Kit for Windows 7 RC and Windows Server 2008 R2 RC (x86/x64/ia64) - DVD (English) en_windows_automated_installation_kit_x86_x64_ia64_dvd_349519.iso 1,435.54
Windows Software Development Kit for Windows 7 RC (x86) - DVD (English) en_windows_software_development_kit_for_windows_7_rc_x86_dvd_350616.iso 1,250.91
Windows Software Development Kit for Windows 7 RC (x64) - DVD (English) en_windows_software_development_kit_for_windows_7_rc_x64_dvd_350618.iso 1,251.31
Windows Software Development Kit for Windows 7 RC (ia64) - DVD (English) en_windows_software_development_kit_for_windows_7_rc_ia64_dvd_350617.iso 1,252.56
Windows Driver Kit Release 7.0.7100.0 (x86, x64, and ia64) - DVD (English) en_windows_driver_kit_7.0.7100.0_x86_x64_ia64_dvd_349524.iso 604.25

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