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Alpha Version: Internal beta version, generally not externally published, there will be many bugs. Typically only testers are used.

Beta : It is also a public test version, this stage version will always add new features. Launched after the alpha version.

RC version: (releasecandidate) candidate version. The release candidate version is on the system platform. RC version will no longer add new features, mainly focus on debugging.

RTM version: (Release to manufacture) for the factory a large number of pressure plate version, the content is the same as the official version, but the RTM version also has a limit, evaluation version. But the main program code is the same as the official version.

OEM version: is for computer manufacturers with the computer to sell, that is, random version. can only be shipped with the machine, not retail. Only new installations can be installed and cannot be upgraded from an older operating system. The packaging is not as beautiful as the retail version, usually with only one CD and manual (authorisation).

RVL version: Actually RVL is not the name of the version at all. It is a Chinese version/English version of the document cracked out.

eval : The eval version, which is circulating on the network, is similar to the evaluation version, and there is no difference between the features and the retail version.

RTL Version: Retail, is the real official version, the official listing of the retail version. In the i386 folder of the installation disk there is a eula.txt, and finally a row eulaid, is your version. For example, the official version of Simplified Chinese is EULAID:WX.4_PRO_RTL_CN, the official version of Traditional Chinese is wx.4_pro_rtl_tw. Where: if it is WX. The beginning is the official version, WB. The beginning is beta. _pre, representing the family edition; _pro, representing the Professional edition.

CTP: Community Test Preview Community Beta trial

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