By Gregg Keizer , TechWeb Technology News
Microsoft will re-open Windows Vista to new testers when the next phase of the operating system -- dubbed Release Candidate 1, or RC1 -- appears, the company said Thursday.
Six weeks after the Redmond, Wash. developer turned off the Vista Beta 2 spigot, the operating system's program manager, Nick White, said that RC1 would open the testing pool to new users.
"Will Microsoft open testing sign-ups again when RC1 is released?" White asked rhetorically on the Vista blog. "Yes."
"Will the Customer Preview Program be available for those who missed out on Beta 2 to sign up and get RC1? Yes," he added.
Previously, Microsoft had promised only that testers who successfully downloaded, installed, and activated Vista Beta 2 would receive access to RC1.
Microsoft has been coy about a specific ship date for Windows Vista RC1, but has said it would happen before the end September.
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