Microsoft has just put up Windows 7 RC for public download as promised. They have also sent out E-mails to all Windows 7 bet users about the announcement. Unlike the mistake initially during the beta, Microsoft had restricted the downloads to first 3.5 million clicks and was available only for a few hours. This had made heir servers tremble and all of the servers were down. Later, they removed the download limit and extended the download period. This time, they have specified that there will be NO LIMIT to product keys being handed out and the RC will be available till JUNE 2009 or further.
They have also speecified that the RC will expire on 1st June 2010. However, on 1st Match 2010, it will shut down every 2 hours. Alsom as this is not the final release, you are advised to keep a BACKUP OF YOUR DATA.
Here are the Hardware requirements posted by Microsoft:
- 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor or higher - 1 GB of system memory or more - 16 GB of available disk space - Support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128 MB memory (to enable the Aero theme)