Comments on: Purported Windows 7 'release candidate' leaks out

Windows enthusiasts buzz as an updated test version hits various torrent sites. Microsoft is also said to have provided testers with the release candidate.

[SwissJay]

And? This has happened with just about every build of Windows 7 before this one and will happen with the final build as well.

[papa_delicious]

so it's ok for Ina Fried to write about it, why can't we post about non-official builds in the windows 7 forum?

[Mr. Dee]

Because Ina is a Goddess of the Windows 7 Domain (actually HomeGroups).

[ebocious]

A goddess? Or a god with female genitalia?

[David Dudley]

Installing right now. It is possible to upgrade from the beta by modifying an INI file.

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.

[monkeyfun14]

Upgrading from a beta is stupid and you have no right to complain if it doesn't work right.

[Sausagebiscuit]

I think this is the first time I have ever agreed with monkeyfun14.

[David Dudley]

I agree, but if someone wants to take a chance and upgrade from the beta, so be it.

[thelemurking]

WHAT? How was AppleRocks1963 not the first person to post here... he must be slipping. Already 6 or 7 posts up without him so much as even hinting at trolling.

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 :)

[shellcodes_coder]

He must have gone to take cash from CrApple. CrApple pay him for trolling here...:P

[shellcodes_coder]

What's the SHA1 has of that ISO file?

[guest86]

Wow! I can't wait to install old programs and games on Windows 7 from Windows XP. I will check out when release out! Please test all old prgrams and games if work on Win7. Example: StarCraft, WarCraft I,II,III , Age of Empire 1,2,3 , Armies of Exigo, Spellforce, Age of Mythology, Fable, Halo 1,2 , Doom 1,2,3 , Quake 1,2,3,4 , All Ys games(Japan games), and much more!!! Let us test install tons of games on Win7 and see how going! Can't wait for that! Please don't block official or unofficial patches to fix games to be improve like tweaks, fix crashes, etc in any games.

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?

[Fire Balls]

Dude I have been... I really haven't run into any problems. and no 32 will not support 6+ gigs of ram.

[D3N14L]

Why are u against 64-bit? I've been using it and it works just fine for me... if not better. Plus, with an i7, you're bound to get at least a small performance boost.

[thydavidcome]

Well with that much ram and i7 you'll get a significant boost to your preformance

[guest86]

Oh I see. I understand now. 32 Bit support up to 4 GB RAM and 64 Bit support up to 512 GB RAM. Different things. I think 64 Bit is for large business or companies to make softwares and computer games.

[0zcan]

I hope Microsoft don't go the way of the AntiVirus Companies do - subscription based.

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.

[danielfoley22]

I am sorry to say that regardless of the leaked version, Windows 7 is still suffering with loads of annoying problems. Windows 7 has improved in some areas, namely the speed of it, it runs incredibly quick even with the Aero interface, unlike Vista which struggled horrifically. Windows 7 looks the business, has a nice presentation, loads of tools and is packed with gadgets and additional functionality. However, behind all this lays the fundamental issues that still causes Windows operating systems to suffer.

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!

[inachu1]

Ina keeps her job talking about illegal leaks but a movie reviewer gets fired for just viewing and not keep his own illegal copy at a friend house.

Double standards much?

[tikoro]

Let's see...Ina reports that a version of software has been leaked. Nothing definitive about having tried said software, or downloaded for that matter.The movie reviewer, reviewed a movie by breaking copyright laws and blabbed about it like an idiot. If you can't see the difference in the situations, you're as retarded as the judge that was on the case against TPB....

[n25philly]

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?