The "Official" RC download for Technet/MSDN

TheSource said:

Does this official RC show its still an evaluation copy or not because this official RC no longer says evaluation copy on it

http://i42.tinypic.com/rbgn6g.jpg

You'll have to wait for fastest man to finish dl and install it!! Then it can be seen what the watermark says!

TechNet gives out the same keys as from the 7000 beta.

mattoligy said:

Just need to get some more ram now so i can DL the 64bit got 2GB atm but probably need about 4 right?

4 is not a requirement you can run it with only 2.

YupYup said:

4 is not a requirement you can run it with only 2.

Will 64Bit run slower than 32Bit tho with only 2 gig of ram?

EDIT: Also what is the difference between the two??

7Heaven said:

Beta keys used on the leaked version, RC keys used on the RC, haven't installed yet, i'd say thats the difference.

No
When you re-boot the watermark will appear.

mattoligy said:

EDIT: Also what is the difference between the two??

Let me google that for you

kpo6969 said:

No
When you re-boot the watermark will appear.

Refering to Eval version in Winver with expiry date. Also the leaked version expired 02/03/2010, RC is supposed to expire June 2010.

7Heaven said:

Refering to Eval version in Winver with expiry date. Also the leaked version expired 02/03/2010, RC is supposed to expire June 2010.

Notice the script host run command on the bottom-left of screenshot.

7Heaven said:

Refering to Eval version in Winver with expiry date. Also the leaked version expired 02/03/2010, RC is supposed to expire June 2010.

Springboard Series - The Resource for Windows Desktop IT Professionals : Windows 7 RC is available for TechNet and MSDN subscribers to download

Some things to be aware of with the Windows 7 Release Candidate:

Please plan ahead for Windows 7 Beta and Windows 7 RC expiration dates. To avoid interruption, you’ll need to rebuild your test machine using a genuine version of Windows 7 before the software expires. Windows will remind you when the expiration process is beginning; two weeks after this notification your PC will begin shutting down every two hours.

Windows 7 Beta expires on August 1, 2009, and bi-hourly shutdowns will begin July 1, 2009.
Windows 7 RC will expire June 1, 2010, and the bi-hourly shutdowns will begin on March 1, 2010.

In both cases, you’ll need to rebuild your test PC to replace the operating system and reinstall all your programs and data.
Since Windows 7 RC is not the final release, your PC will gather and send information to Microsoft engineers to help them check the fixes and changes made based on testing of Windows 7 Beta.
Windows 7 RC requires that you do a clean install. Before installing Windows 7 RC, please read the Release Notes and Things to Know for important information.*