Windows 7 News: Software, Virus Protection

Finally Windows 7 RTM is available for download on MSDN and Technet

Wave 1 (August 6th):
o All Windows 7 Client (x86 and x64) Retail and VL Editions – English only
o Language packs, WAIKs, WDKs, SDKs, and Symbols – in all available languages
· Wave 2 (August 14th):
o Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, Itanium (x64 and ia64) – English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese
o All Windows 7 Client (x86 and x64) Retail and VL Editions – French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese
o Checked builds – English
· Wave …

Just after the leak of Windows 7 RTM,Windows Server 2008 R2 has been leaked and is available for download on various torrent sites.
Here are the details of the build
MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.SERVER.2008.R2.RTM.X64.OEM.ENGLISH.DVD 7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_server_en-us_OEM-GRMSXFREO_EN_DVD.iso SIZE: 2,996,783,104 byte SHA1: 515A9E7F4C7DF41AACA6872CB806DABD15BF7D64 MD5: 4FFB420543F5A9265BE5EEDB6C4E55A2 CRC: 137A659F
Search terms:515a9e7f4c7df41aaca6872cb806dabd15bf7d64 (2)GRMSXFREO_EN_DVD iso md5 (2)7600 16385 090713-1255_x64fre_server_en-us_OEM-GRMSXFREO_EN_DVD iso (1)

While I have nothing new to add regarding RTM today, I do however have more precise information to give on when you will be able to get RTM. Again, when you can get RTM depends on who you are.
For Partners & OEMs:
ISV (Independent software vendor) and IHV (Independent hardware vendor) Partners will be able to download Windows 7 RTM from Microsoft Connect or MSDN on August 6th. There is already a lot of momentum from ISVs and IHVs in the ecosystem today for Windows 7 as Mike Nash …

Microsoft Senior Vice President, Windows Business, Bill Veghte has mentioned in the press pass release that Windows 7 has been released to manufacturing yesterday.
Here is the extract from the official site
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.

So what does this actually means,Windows 7 has been RTMed or not,the …

According to the sources,the Windows 7 RTM would be probably build 7600 instead of build 7300.
According to the russian site wzor the build string is 6.1.7600.16384.win7_rtm.090710-1945 which was compiled on 10th July as planned earlier.
Let’s see whether this build is real and we would post about further news and leaks as soon as it is available on net.

It has been long since and build has been leaked on the net.
This time Windows 7 build 7264 has been leaked and much surprising is that it has been leaked via private ftp and is soon to be available on various torrent and file sharing sites.
The build string as reported by us before is 6.1.7264.0.win7_rtm.090622-1900.
Here are the build details
Windows 7 Build 7264 x86 File Name: 7264.0.090622-1900_x86fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULXFRER_EN_DVD Size: 2.33GB CRC: 0B916606 MD5: 44F04E9E5762714C3D75A3C9C88DE251 SHA-1: 59BA011913B00A820A1E002B9BEDEF139AE15B07
Windows …

The latest build compiled in the RTM branch is Windows 7 build 7264.The build string is 6.1.7264.0.win7_rtm.090622-1900 and the build was compiled on 22nd June.The build previously posted which we doubted to be real was actually fake.
Further acording to wzor Windows 7 RTM would be available by 13t July and the build number would probably be 7300.
We would be posting more info as and when available.
Search terms:Windows 7 Build 7264 (1)

After much speculations, winfuture has posted that the Windows 7 RTM date has been shifted to 29th June.Previously the expected RTM date for Windows 7 was 19th June but due to some errors the RTM build was not compiled, though their has been no information about the errors.
It has been already known that Windows 7 build 7260,7261,7262 and 7263 has been compiled and all of them belongs to the RTM category.
Further adding to it their has been rumours about Windows 7 build 7264,but their has been no confirmed news about …

Till now their has been no new confirm news about when Windows 7 RTM is going to be released but in a meanwhile new build ,build 7263 has been compiled.The build string is 6.1.7263.0.win7_rtm.090619-1900 and the build was compiled on 19th June and this build also belongs to the RTM category.
Wzor adds that Microsoft had lengthy voting and discussions about which build has to be declared RTM (Build 7260, 61 or 62), but in the end neither of the builds got enough votes to pass. So a new build was …

According to the Russian site wzor the latest build is Windows 7 Build 7260. The following Build has been posted- 6.1.7260.0.win7_rtm.090612-2110 which shows that the build was compiled on 12th June.If no further problems are found in this build it is expected to be adorn as Windows 7 RTM
Further adding to it according to the information Windows 7 final RTM build would be compiled on 19th June,just 3 days from now