Windows 7 News: Software, Virus Protection

Still on the Windows 7 Beta,? You need to move to the RC and fast. Starting July 1st, the Beta will start to reboot every 2 hrs and expire Aug 1st.
Want to download the RC? The RC download program closes August 15. After that, you won’t be able to get the download, but you can still install the RC and get a key if you need one. (To get a key, just go to the Downloads page and follow the instructions.)
If you’re using the Windows 7 Release Candidate, …

We have posted earlier that Windows Virtual PC beta and Windows XP mode were available for download on TechNet and MSDN,now Windows Virtual PC beta and Windows XP mode beta are available for public download
Windows Virtual PC provides the capability to run multiple Windows environments such as Windows XP Mode from your Windows 7 desktop. To download Windows Virtual PC and the Windows XP Mode environment, please follow the steps below. For information on how to set up Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode, check out Running Windows Virtual …

Windows 7 RC is now available for download on the Microsoft site.Currently Windows 7 RC is available in the following languages- English,Germen,Japanese,Spanish and French. Without further posting you could download Windows 7 RC from here.
Check the Windows 7 RC FAQ’s here
The file name for the x64 bit is 7100.0.090421-1700_x64fre_client_en-us_retail_ultimate-grc1culxfrer_en_dvd.iso and the size is 3.04 GB and the file name for 32 bit version is 7100.0.090421-1700_x86fre_client_en-us_retail_ultimate-grc1culfrer_en_dvd.iso and the size is 2.35 GB
System Requirements for Windows 7 Release Candidate
1. 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
2. 1 GB RAM …

Finally after long wait Windows 7 RC and Windows Server 2008 R2 RC is now available for download on TechNet and MSDN.

The following downloads are available

Windows 7 Ultimate RC (x86) – DVD (English)
Windows 7 Ultimate RC (x64) – DVD (English)
Windows 7 RC Language Pack (x86) – DVD (English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish)
Windows 7 RC Language Pack (x64) – DVD (English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish)
Windows Automated Installation Kit for Windows 7 RC and Windows Server 2008 R2 RC (x86/x64/ia64) – DVD (English) …

Certainly after lot’s of leaks and rumours finally the Windows Team Blog has announced the dates for the release of Windows 7 RC.The RC version would be available to  download by MSDN and TechNet subscribers on 30th April and would be available to public  on May 5th.
Here is what the blog reads-
There certainly has been a lot of discussion about Windows 7 in the last few weeks. A lot of folks want to know when they can get their hands on the official RC, when we are going to RTM, …

It has been confirmed that Windows 7 RC build 7100 has been leaked and is available for download on various torrent sites.Here are the details of the build
Windows 7 RC build 7100 x86
MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.7.ULTIMATE.X86.RC1.RETAIL.ENGLISH.DVD.ISO-MSFT BUILD: 7100.0.090421-1700 7100.0.090421-1700_x86fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRC1CULFRER_EN_DVD.iso SIZE: 2530975744 bytes CRC: E8A1C394 MD5: 8867C13330F56A93944BCD46DCD73590 SHA1: 7D1F486CA569EFFFFB719CFB48355BB7BF499712
Windows 7 RC build 7100 x64
MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.7.ULTIMATE.X64.RC1.RETAIL.ENGLISH.DVD.ISO-MSFT BUILD: 7100.0.090421-1700 7100.0.090421-1700_x64fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRC1CULXFRER_EN_DVD.iso SIZE: 3,270,828,032 bytes …

According to various sources,Windows 7 build 7100 has been leaked and is available for download on various torrent sites.The ISO file name for the x86 build is 7100.0.090421-1700_x86fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRC1CULFRER_EN_DVD.iso . The size of the build is 2.58 GB and the INFO hash is a646356c13d5cc3d7f8388cc5705fe0a4df14c40.
Though the torrent for x64 build has been available but still their is no confirmation whether both the torrents are real or fake.We would be keep you updated about the same.
Update:The torrents available till yet has been confirmed fake,so don’t download them

According to the latest information available Windows 7 Build 7100 has been compiled.The Build string is 7100.0.winmain_win7rc.090421-1700,which clearly states that the build was compiled on 21st April
According to the french site pinnula.fr the build is available to the OEM partners and would be available to public on 5th May.
The Chinese site cnbeta has further posted the time line for Windows 7

RC (7100) May 2009
RC2 (7200) August 2009
RTM (7300) September – October 2009
Public Release January 2010

Other builds compiled recently are-
7085.0.winmain_win7rc.090415-1900 7086.0.winmain_win7rc.090416-1900 7087.0.winmain_win7rc.090417-1900 7088.0.winmain_win7rc.090419-1500 7100.0.winmain_win7rc.090421-1700
6.1.7111.0.winmain.090415-1920 6.1.7112.0.winmain.090416-1820 6.1.7113.0.winmain.090417-1710 6.1.7114.0.winmain.090420-1603 6.1.7115.0.winmain.090421-1650

The chinese site pcbeta has posted some screenshots which are believed to be from Build 7082.The build number is 6.1.7082.0.winmain_win7rc.090410-1901 which was compiled on 10 th April.Their has been news that the RC version which would be released to the OEM partners is Build 7082.
Here are the screenshots of the build
 

According to the Microsoft partner site,Windows 7 RC would be available on 5th May.Adding to it the site reads that Windows 7 RC is now available on MSDN and TechNet.I just checked the TechNet but it wasn’t able till yet so we could expect it within the next couple of hours.
Here is what the Microsoft partner site reads
We are pleased to announce that Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) is available. Windows 7 RC is the prerelease version of Windows 7. Since this is not the final release, your PC will …