May 6, 2009

Windows 7 RC instructions

There are various dates coming out as to when the full version of Windows 7 will be released, the latest being that Acer will be producing a new line of computers that will be running the operating system by October of this year.

But for those who do not want to wait, then there is always the Release Candidate testing version, this is available now to anyone who wants to give it go, the details of what is required are below:

To install and use the RC, you will need to know how to:

Troubleshoot problems. You are pretty much flying solo, so you will need to handle your own tech support, and rely on other RC testers for their know-how

Burn an ISO file to make an installation DVD

Install Windows

Backup and restore your PC

Set up a network

Create and use a system recovery disk

Here is what you need to have:

Internet access (to download Windows 7 RC and get updates)

A PC with these system requirements:

1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

1 GB RAM (32-bit) / 2 GB RAM (64-bit)

16 GB available disk space (32-bit) / 20 GB (64-bit)

DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver