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Yeehaw – RC2 is Complete!!
Ward Ralston here – I, like John Borozan, am a Product Manager with Windows Server.
Some of you may have already heard that Window Server 2003 64-Bit Editions, Window Server 2003 SP1, and Windows XP Professional have all reached the Release Canidate Two (RC2) Milestone this afternoon.
Word on the street is that this RC2 is a great, stable build – I am installing it now on one of my office computers….
The x64 bits for client and x64 (RC1) are available through either the beta program or customer preview program:
XP Pro: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/evaluation/upgrade.mspx
x64: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/64bit/extended/trial/default.mspx
If you would like to download the SP1 or Itanium bits, these links should be active later tonight (6PM PST)
2003 SP1: bits http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=02734CEA-7A4B-4D95-B220-8E1708C3ED46
Itanium (Ia64) RC2 bits:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9514DA0A-44C9-4FCB-83CA-473741D2613D
Cool!
Ward
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