Windows 7 RC Available for Download on MSDN, MSDNAA, and TechNet Subscriptions

Starting today, Windows 7 RC has become available for download on MSDN and TechNet subscriptions, as well as on the MSDN Academic Alliance subscription !

 

For students, graduate students and teachers, this means the following: if your faculty is MSDN AA subscribed and you can download the installation image via the Internet, then you can contact the program administrator with a request to provide you with the installation image of Windows 7 RC.

Also, after about a week, Windows 7 RC will be available through the ELMS system (if this system is not used in your university, ask the MSDNAA program administrator to configure it).

Some useful resources on Windows 7

In English:

• Talking About Windows - Find out what developers and IT professionals think about Windows 7 - both from Microsoft and other well-known companies.
• Windows 7 TechNet - Windows 7 Resources for IT Professionals
• Engineering Windows 7  - Windows 7 Development Team Blog
• Develop for Windows 7 - Development Center for Windows 7

In Russian

• Windows Developer Center - The central place where you can find many links to useful materials, blog entries, articles, Windows documentation
• Windows 7 Development Team - Russian mirror of the Windows 7 development team blog
• Windows 7 TechDays.ru Screencasts
• Windows 7: Developer's Guide (in Russian!)
• Microsoft Russia ISV Team is a blog of the ISV group, where you can also find a lot of useful things about Windows 7 .

Habra card for articles on Habré (if you missed something important, leave links in the comments)

• Windows 7 Federated Search - Using and Configuring Distributed Search
• Windows 7 Tips and Tricks;) - An overview of the various tricks in Windows 7
• Windows 7 XPM Preview (XP Mode) - Overview of the special XP compatibility mode
• Configuring UAC on Windows 7 - Overview of Customizing Your User Account Management System
• Booting Windows 7 from a VHD Image - An Overview of Windows 7 Launching from a Virtual Image
• All Windows 7 "Secrets" - Translation of Tim Sneth's article on Windows 7 "Secrets"
• List of changes in the RC version of Windows (post link)
• Windows 7 RC1 has received a number of enhancements - about what's new in RC
• New in Windows 7: Access Home Media Content Over the Internet (Post Link)
• Windows 7: meet on clothes - an overview of the TurboMilk Win7 interface
• Windows 7 Distribution Line - An Overview of Preliminary Information on Different Versions of Win7
• Drivers for Audigy SE / LS / Value / Live! 24-bit
• NVIDIA Drivers for Windows 7. Officially

Official hardware requirements:

• 1GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
• 1 GB of RAM (32-bit) / 2 GB of RAM (64-bit)
• 16 GB of available disk space (32-bit) / 20 GB (64-bit)
• DirectX 9 graphics device with Windows Display Driver Model 1.0 or higher driver

Have a nice weekend. With Windows 7 :)

ps For a wide audience, Windows 7 RC will be available on May 5.