Microsoft has Windows Vista RC2 available for download

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  Microsoft's public download page for build 5744/Release Candidate 2 is up. Downloads are available for only a limited time.
http://download.windowsvista.com/pr...en/download.htm
The build contains a number of improvements from RC1/5600 and 5728.




Windows Vista RC2, English 32-Bit Edition
Windows Vista RC2, English 64-Bit Edition
Once you complete the download you must burn the ISO file to a DVD. If you don’t know if your DVD-burning software will support burning an ISO file, please refer to your DVD-burning software program and search Help for instructions on creating a disc from an ISO file.
Signatures of the ISO files:
32-Bit
MD5 hash: 83cee5f1642d094670147c5350c57762
SHA1 hash: 067CA4F94D001DE6276F08F76EF0780592B64BFD
64-Bit
MD5 hash: 23b213d7342b2e957b3db1d98c0ee3e6
SHA1 hash: 5D8C4BCEE51F6912801800E534F6DB5A22F654AE