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Vista Release candidate 1 is public now. You can use your beta 2 key to install and activate RC1. more details at

Windows Vista Customer Preview Program

The final major pre-release of Windows Vista—Release Candidate 1 (RC1)—is now available for priority access by Customer Preview Program (CPP) participants only. If you registered for this program in June, please look for a recent e-mail message from Microsoft (sent in early September) with information regarding RC1. If you are not registered but would like to receive Windows Vista RC1, the CPP will open to new participants in the coming weeks. Please check this site periodically for updates.

Time-limited software
Windows Vista RC1 is time-limited, pre-release software that will expire on June 1, 2007.


http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx