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Windows 7 RTM
Posted on July 13th, 2009 at 06:14 4 commentsLooks like we’re going to get the RTM version of Windows 7 today.Wzor reports it’s build 7600, and the details look like this:
File Name:
7600.16384.090710-1945_x64fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULXFRER_EN_DVD.iso
Size: 3,224,717,312
SHA-1: 0×31849B315290EFABFD81F967ED3C553D82925E4C
Happy downloading, and stay tuned for the official announcement (which will undoubtedly appear on every news medium in the world).
UPDATE: Looks like we’ve got a waffler here. Microsoft issued a press release on July 13 quoting Bill Veghte as saying:
BILL VEGHTE: Good morning. How is everyone doing out there? (Applause.) All right. You watch that video, it’s such an exciting time. It is such an exciting time. This morning we will release Windows 7 to manufacturing, and we write that next chapter, we go after that opportunity.
On July 13, Brandon LeBlanc, on the official Windows 7 blog, said:
We are close, but have not yet signed off on Windows 7. When we RTM you will most certainly hear it here. As we’ve said all along, we will RTM Windows 7 when it’s ready. As previously stated, we expect Windows 7 to RTM in the 2nd half of July.
Clearly there’s a little, uh, discrepancy floating around. Bottom line: I’ll bet on build 7600.16384.090710, but it isn’t yet official. My guess is that MS didn’t want to steal the thunder from the Office 14, er, Office 2010 Technical Preview announcement.
4 responses to “Windows 7 RTM”
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Woody, you may want to read this blog by Ed Bott about the Windows 7 RTM date & build numbers:
http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=2574 -
Better yet, read this Softpedia article, Woody:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-7-Build-7600-16385-Is-RTM-Reportedly-117123.shtml
a new 7600.16385.090713-1255 build was recently leaked on the webso Windows 7 has not really been finalized or RTMed yet.
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the interface of Windows 7 is great but in my opinion Windows XP is still a very solid and stable operating system. Right now, I would never give up XP for Windows 7.
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If you’re not enamored with the interface, the single greatest reason for upgrading is security. XP has so many holes it’s amazing it’s still floating. Win7 may have a lot of holes, but by and large they haven’t been found yet.
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