{"id":6573,"date":"2005-02-08T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2005-02-08T15:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/windowsserver\/2005\/02\/08\/yeehaw-rc2-is-complete\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T16:43:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T23:43:37","slug":"yeehaw-rc2-is-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server\/blog\/2005\/02\/08\/yeehaw-rc2-is-complete\/","title":{"rendered":"Yeehaw – RC2 is Complete!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ward Ralston here – I, like John Borozan, am a Product Manager with Windows Server.<\/p>\n

Some of you may have already heard that Window Server 2003<\/a> 64-Bit Editions, Window Server 2003<\/a> SP1, and Windows XP Professional have all reached the Release Canidate Two (RC2) Milestone this afternoon.<\/p>\n

Word on the street is that this RC2 is a great, stable build – I am installing it now on one of my office computers….<\/span><\/p>\n

The x64 bits for client and x64 (RC1) are available through either the beta program or customer preview program:<\/span><\/p>\n

XP Pro: http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/windowsxp\/64bit\/evaluation\/upgrade.mspx<\/p>\n

x64: http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/windowsserver2003\/64bit\/extended\/trial\/default.mspx<\/p>\n

If you would like to download the SP1 or Itanium bits, these links should be active later tonight (6PM PST)<\/p>\n

2003 SP1:\u00a0bits<\/span>\u00a0http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/downloads\/details.aspx?FamilyId=02734CEA-7A4B-4D95-B220-8E1708C3ED46<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Itanium (Ia64)\u00a0RC2 bits:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/downloads\/details.aspx?FamilyId=9514DA0A-44C9-4FCB-83CA-473741D2613D<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Cool!<\/span><\/p>\n

Ward<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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