[artvandelay]

Email from MS about downloading the new RC Build.



Microsoft Office 2010 is pleased to announce the release of the Release Candidate build for Microsoft Office 2010 client (build 4734.1000) and server products (build 4730.1010), now available at http://connect.microsoft.com/office.
As a valued Technical Beta participant, you play an important role in preparing Office 2010 for the rest of the world! We thank you for your continued participation, feedback, and hard work.


Before You Begin
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Non-Disclosure Update: Please review the updated NDA notification on the Office 2010 Connect site. Though the Office 2010 products are now fully disclosed, information made available to you as part of the Technical Beta program is still governed by NDA.
IMPORTANT! End User License Agreement (EULA) for Release Candidate: In order to gain access to this Release Candidate, all participants must accept the Microsoft Pre-Release Software License Terms, implemented through a mandatory survey hosted on Connect. As a reminder, these license terms supersede the license terms that accompany the Release Candidate software.
When you visit https://connect.microsoft.com/office, you will be prompted to complete a mandatory survey. The survey will display the corresponding pre-release license terms for both server and client software, and will require all users to accept both terms. Once the agreements have been accepted, you will have access to the Release Candidate builds.
Important Information about this release: This Release Candidate is intended for testing only. There is NO "upgrade" path from this release to any future releases of Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 including the final "RTM" release. All pre-released applications will need to be uninstalled before any future releases, including the final "RTM" release, can be installed. Additionally, all data and customizations created in the beta and release candidate versions of SharePoint products will be lost when moving to the final "RTM" release of SharePoint 2010.
Please carefully review and read the known issues, installation requirements and access the product download links now available on Connect. Access this key information here.



Key Information
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IMPORTANT: Please carefully review the Office 2010 product release page on Connect with known issues, product installation requirements and download links for all newly released products.
Bug Reports and Feedback: It remains the highest priority for you to download, install, test, and report any issues you find about the Release Candidate build as soon as possible. Please use the bug reporting tool to notify us of bugs, unexpected behavior or any other issues you encounter at your earliest convenience.
Activation Instructions: Starting with this build release, Office 2010 will no longer accept Beta keys. Please request new product keys here.
Newsgroups: We encourage you to continue to use the Office 2010 private newsgroups for support, to post your questions or answers.
Thank you again for participating in the Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Beta Program. We look forward to your valuable feedback.
Sincerely,
Microsoft Office 2010


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[Subject Delta]

It hasn't been made available for my connect page for some reason.

[artvandelay]

Has MS Sent you their email yet?

[Subject Delta]

Would appear not, strange, as they usually make this stuff available to everyone at the same time

[chrialex]

I don't have it on Connect or TechNet yet either. But I did get the Office Insider email about downloading the Beta now free of charge yesterday. Thought the Beta came out a while ago, and was always free though.

[The Joker]

I dont have it on anything of mine yet either. I didnt get the email either.

[chrialex]

I think Art has some explaining to do, first of all, who's your inside source at Redmond???

[artvandelay]

I am going to assume that they might be sending out the e-mails in waves. It also might be only a select few that get it. Were any of you in the Technical Beta?

[The Joker]

I was in the Technical Beta. It must be sent out in waves.

[cybertimber2009]

Yea I was in TAP as well. First connect thing since WHS. But alas no email *yet*, so I'm gonna agree with the waves.
Heck, I sent feedback Microsoft! Smilies AND frowns. I want to see if the bugs I reported are fixed.

[The Joker]

Heck i have send about 20 smiles and 10 frowns. So i know the feeling.

[Subject Delta]

I haven't submitted a whole lot of bugs, but then I haven't really ran into that many as it seems pretty stable. Only complaint would be that Outlook defaults to IMAP, and on my connection it takes an eternity to sync folders.

[The Joker]

I had some major issues when i tried to remove the Technical Beta and install just the Beta. Outlook wouldnt work at all. Tried everything under the sun. Then one day it just started to work. The same day i was about to format and reinstall. Go figure. I sent them logs and screen shots to document it all.