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Windows 7 Beta Customer Preview
Welcome to the Windows 7 Beta Customer Preview Program Published: February 2009 Sorry, Windows 7 Beta downloads are no longer available. However, you can still register for a product key or look up the key you’ve already gotten. If you are a TechNet Plus subscriber, download the Windows 7 Beta ...
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Things to Know About This Beta Release of Windows 7
download.microsoft.com — These issues affect operating systems in bidirectional languages, such as Arabic or Hebrew. If you are using... the Calculator application at a higher screen resolution (for example, at a DPI scale of 125%), the user interface may be truncated. To avoid ... (more) Things to Know About This Beta Release of Windows 7
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Windows 7 Release Candidate Coming in May [Windows 7]
Gizmodo — The April/May timeframe for the next version of Windows 7—the near-final release candidate, with tons of tweaks—has crystallized to May, confirms a Microsoft TechNet article published just a wee bit early. [TechNet via Neowin] ...

Windows 7 RC releasing in May, reveals TechNet download page
D' Technology Weblog — ... It looks like someone flipped the switch a little early. The Windows 7 Release Candidate download page on TechNet has made a premature appearance, much like the beta download page did before the beta was released to the public. The public RC will apparently be coming in May 2009, and not in April as previously rumored. The RC testing program will be available at least through June 2009, and the actual build will expire June 1, 2010. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions will be available in English, German, Japanese, French, and Spanish. ...

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