Purported Windows 7 'release candidate' leaks out
Updated test versions of Windows 7 were making the rounds on a number of torrent sites on Friday, with many expecting the leak version to be the one that Microsoft distributes shortly as the official "release candidate" version.
Microsoft has also reportedly given "build 7100" to key partners, although Microsoft has not commented on that. The software maker also briefly posted a blog indicating that the release candidate was coming in May, although that blog was later pulled from Microsoft's TechNet Web site.
Blogger Long Zheng has an early look at the leaked code, though he doesn't note much in the way of glaring differences between the RC and earlier test versions.
In its on Thursday, Microsoft said only that it was making progress on the release candidate version, but didn't note that it had reached the milestone or provide a date for its public distribution.
The near-final release candidate version is expected to be the last public milestone before Microsoft finalizes the code for the new operating system. Microsoft has been publicly cagey about when to expect a final release, but it is widely expected to be in time for this year's holiday PC buying season.
A Microsoft representative declined to comment for this report.
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To upgrade from beta you need to:
- Extract the .iso contents to a storage location you wish to run the upgrade from (a bootable flash drive
or a directory on any partition on the machine running the old build).
- Browse to the sources directory.
- Open the file cversion.ini in a text editor like Notepad.
- Modify the MinClient build number to a value lower than the down-level build. For example, change 7100 to 7000.
- Save the file in place with the same name.
- Run setup.exe like you would normally and the version check will be bypassed.
I saw this on Engadget last night and then popped in on a few torrent sites and it's definitely there. I didn't bother with it cause I am still in awe with Ubuntu 9.04 :)
I hope Windows 7 don't get blue screen screen again like Vista did!
I want ask to Microsoft... Will Windows 7 32 Bit will support up to 6+ GB RAM??? I think about it. Core i7 with motherboard have 6 slot for memory ram. Did they get it? Please try test on it! I hope Windows 7 32 Bit will allow carry more memory ram on it! Battle against Windows 7 64 bit.
Any idea?
I don't usually praise MS for their software since I know they acquire other companies in the many years that they have been in business. However, just this once I would like to say MS has done a better job of the new OS then they have done in the past.
I was totally disgusted with Vista and virtually skipped it until I landed on windows 7 and decided to test it on my spare PC.
To my suprise I was hit with a wonder and amazement. Since isntalling it on the test machine I decided to install it on my main PC and thought I do a fresh install and test it fully. Again to my surprise I was in the wander-land and felt an attraction to Microsoft and thus the story continues at http://NetMarketignGuides.com.
Some common problems with Windows 7 include the startup repair tool which seems to launch itself after a bad shutdown, even though this tool never actually works and can take over an hour before it finishes.
The desktop icons have a mind of their own and will move regardless of where you place them. Everytime I have rebooted the machine, the icons are messed up and have been taken out of the order that I placed them in.
Other issues include compatibility, which although XP programs usually run without fault, there is still the annoyance that their is compatibility issues at all, why didn't microsoft just build over XP instead of ripping it to bits to make way for Vista and Windows 7?
Its annoying because there should not be compatibility issues between operating systems made by the same company, its almost a laughing stock for Microsoft, who so far have paved the way for the PC world.
Windows 7 is a clean version of Windows Vista, nothing else, if anything, the option to downgrade to Windows XP SP2 is probably the best option anyone could make, in fact, Windows XP SP2 was without a doubt the best version and most solid version of Windows yet.
Windows 7 is the cherry bakewell of operating systems, it looks nice and tastes nice, but too much of it can really put you off.
You will also see that Windows 7 is yet more pre-emptetive then ever, when ever a program trips over itself, Windows offers you the chance to shut the application before it completely locks up making it impossible to close.
To put it simply, Windows 7 is Windows NT 6.1 with a nice shell!
Double standards much?
- by n25philly April 27, 2009 12:12 PM PDT
- I don't care, I'll just get it from technet on Thursday. There will be a public release on the 5th, so what's the rush?
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