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New Candidates Assembled in RTM builds

Two new candidate builds, 6.1.7264.0.win7_rtm.090622-1900 and 6.1.7265.0.win7_rtm.090624-1905, have been assembled in the RTM branch (win7_rtm), according to WZor. Therefore, the current builds in the RTM branch are:

6.1.7260.0.win7_rtm.090612-2110
6.1.7261.0.win7_rtm.090615-1900
6.1.7262.0.win7_rtm.090617-1900
6.1.7263.0.win7_rtm.090619-1900
6.1.7264.0.win7_rtm.090622-1900
6.1.7265.0.win7_rtm.090624-1905

The build with the name “6.1.7264.0.win7_rtm.090620-1900” is a fake as the build 7264 was assembled on 22nd of June and not 20th. More candidate builds may appear in the forthcoming [...]

Windows 7 RTM Schedule?

Is this the road to RTM? Wzor has posted details about what could possibly be the RTM schedule. Although Microsoft is keeping a tight lid so far on what that exact schedule might be. Have a look. As reported from neowin.net.

FINAL ROADMAP FOR WINDOWS 7 [CLIENT-SERVER]:
6/1 – 6/19 BUILDING RTM ESCROW – already assembled RTM [...]

Windows 7 to XP Downgrade Details Confirmed

Microsoft have confirmed the rumour that it has decided to give a much longer span of time for businesses to choose whether or not they want to downgrade their computers from Windows 7 to Windows XP after purchase.   The original deadline was only 6 months, which would have been a disaster for many corporates who [...]

Assembly of Windows 7 RTM Started?

According to the Russian news portal, WZor, the assembly of the RTM (Release to Manufacturing/Marketing) may have taken place. The RTM refers to the final stage of development of software before the GA (General Availability), where it will be made available commercially (22nd of October). This information is not confirmed yet, however the Microsoft Connect [...]

Windows 7 interface change? A clue from Steven Sinofsky?

A few days before joining Windows7News I wrote on my own site that I had been informed by a reliable source that the cause of the recent split of the Windows build trees, the release candidate tree and release to manufacturing tree, was the fact that an interface change was coming.
I was told that this [...]

Windows 7 Official Release Candidate Is Build 7100

It’s been confirmed that Windows 7 Build 7100 is the official RC release. Complied on 21 April 2009 it is tagged as 7100.0.winmain_win7rc .090421-1700. More recent internal builds have been released, but 7100 is the official RC build.
The Windows 7 Release Candidate will be available for download on May 5th, although expect it to be [...]

Can Microsoft Achieve A Sub 15 Seconds Boot Time With Windows 7?

Although they haven’t set it as an official objective, it seems Microsoft have set an unofficial target of achieving a sub 15 seconds boot time with Windows 7.  On the Windows 7 Engineering blog Michael Fortin stats that:
In the lab, a very good system is one that boots in under 15 seconds.

The fastest I’ve ever [...]

Windows 7 May Be Broken Up Into Components

Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley believes that Windows 7 may be released in ‘components’ where customers will be able to choose which features they want to install, rather than every part of Windows 7 and the kitchen sink as well being installed as a default e.g. if you don’t want the mail, photos or video [...]

Updated Windows 7 FAQ

Paul Thurrott gets a lot of inside scoops from Microsoft and he recently updated his Windows 7 FAQ page. There’s some interesting facts in here, including Paul’s ‘belief’ that Windows 7 will only be released as a 64-bit version.

A shaky Windows 7 video emerges

News about Windows 7 are rare because Microsoft tends to concentrate on Windows Vista nowadays and comments only when it is absolutely necessary. The last time I heard something about Windows 7 directly from Microsoft was when they announced the Windows 7 milestone release.

Windows 7 To Include Hypervisor?

Some details about what features might be included in Windows 7 are starting to emerge.
TarryBlogging have featured an excerpt from an interview on Windows 7 that seems to indicate that Windows 7 will include some form of the “Hypervisor” Windows Virtualisation technologies that will ship shortly after Windows Server.
The interview also claims that Windows 7 [...]