Its the morning of March 2nd and you woke up realizing that the issues you are having with your Windows 7 Release Candidate operating system are not going away. Well, they are not going to go away, in fact they are here to stay and its time to upgrade. Yup, the free ride on the more »

Microsoft has begun sending out friendly email reminders to those who may still be running the release candidate version of Windows 7. And in a not so subtle way, they are telling you that its time to upgrade. According to the email; “Starting on March 1, 2010 your PC will begin shutting down every two more »

As soon as the Windows 7 RC 1 was made available just about a week ago, many people took this opportunity to jump on it and see how it compared to Microsoft’s last OS, Vista. If you have been following tech in recent months, then you probably have noticed Microsoft taking a very active anti-Mac campaign, in efforts to deter potential customers from purchasing a more expensive Mac setup.

At the TechEd conference, Microsoft delivered a statement indicating Windows 7 would be ready to roll by the holiday season. Up until now, it was scheduled to be released in 2010, yet other companies, such as Acer, have hinted at an October release, as they were planning to have their new systems run Windows 7. There are a few times in the year when computers and laptops are bought rapidly. One being the back-to-school craze, and the other being the holiday season rush. Since Windows 7 will be running on machines by the holidays, it will be much to late for the back-to-school computer shopping. However, Microsoft should expect many PCs sold running Windows 7 as long as it is available between Black Friday and Christmas.

First things first, while Windows 7 should be stable, it is important to point out that this is still a Release Candidate. In other words, this is not the final release and you may experience an issue or two. That said, I have been running Windows 7 beta 7000 since that became available several months ago and it has been smooth sailing. Bottom line, make sure you back up any data before you do an install just in case something happens. Also if something does go wrong, don’t say we did not warn you.

Ok, assuming you are still ready to check out Windows 7 RC1, if you have not gotten your download, then it may be a good time to get that started. Here is the download link. [Download Windows 7 RC1]

After you have completed the download, you will have to burn the ISO to a DVD and get ready to perform the installation. Don’t forget to back up those files first.

As expected, Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 has been made available to the public. What that means is anyone who may be interested is able to download, install and run Windows 7 and this version will not expire until June 1, 2010. That means you will get to use and run Windows free for a more »

During this past weekend, Microsoft had quietly announced that the Release Candidate for Windows 7 was going to be available for download beginning on May 5. Additionally, it was also noted that MSDN and TechNet Partners were able to begin downloading Windows 7 RC immediately. This all sounded pretty normal, the May 5 date seemed more »