Windows 7 RC 7100 finished and leaked

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: soonerproud

Originally posted by: SickBeast

Originally posted by: ViRGE
Why would it be?

Because it's a chipset that millions and millions of people still use. :light:

The only thing missing is Aero, so i really don't see the big gripe from you on such a old chipset. Besides, most people buy a new system before upgrading to a new OS so there is little need to make Aero work. If it was such a big issue, Intel would have made working drivers three years ago for Vista.

If the only thing that's missing is Aero, then it's as good as it's ever going to get. The 8xx chipsets all contained DX8 graphics core, it's flat-out not possible to run Aero on them.

 

[Spicedaddy]

supposed to be on Technet and MSDN today... woohoo

 

[Mem]

Originally posted by: soonerproud

Originally posted by: Mem
7100 build seems slower to me then 7077 build.

Funny thing considering they are the same exact build!

Is Windows 7 RC the same as build 7077? (Ed Bott)

It most likely is your imagination at work.

Not true see below,

There seems to be a fair bit of confusion and misinformation surrounding the leaked Windows 7 RC build (marked as build 7100) and an earlier leaked build.

Rumors have been circulating that the latest build 7100 is identical to build 7077. Bottom line, it?s not. Sure, they are similar, and it?s true that build 7077 is the only beta build that you can ?upgrade? to the RC release, but that?s it.

Insiders have conformed to me that there are significant under the hood changes between the two builds, so move to build 7100 when you get the chance to complete your testing. Also, insiders tell me that it was build 7088 (which wasn?t leaked) that finally became the RC build.

Link.


Also in your link it says,

Update: Several Microsoft insiders have made it pretty clear to me that there were indeed significant ?iterations? in the code base between 7077 (April 4) and 7100 (April 22). Thanks for the correction.

.

 

[Mem]

Originally posted by: soonerproud

Originally posted by: nerp

Originally posted by: SickBeast
I can report that the Intel 855 chipset is still not supported in this version. :thumbsdown:

THat would be like hoping for support for nforce2 or 3. It's not going to happen, my friend.

I'm actually typing this on a old single core Athlon 64 3200+ that is housed in a nforce 3 mobo with a 6600GT and Windows 7 7077. It works just fine on nforce 3 chipsets as evidenced by this post.

(I have been having stability issues with my new build so today I finally packaged and sent the crap back to Newegg for refund and will be ordering new parts on Friday. Newegg has been awesome as usual in this process. For a week I will have to make this old single core machine make due.)

Works fine on my nforce 2 chipset too, however still no 1920x1080 or 1680x1050 res option for my old ATI 9700 video card (unless I use DVI mode),I had those res options with XP in analogue mode,and before you ask DVI mode is being used by my other PC.

I have found a workaround that should work, DVI to HDMI adaptor ,so will use HDMI input once my adaptor arrives(lucky my LCD has HDMI input too).

 

[ty1er]

Originally posted by: Spicedaddy
supposed to be on Technet and MSDN today... woohoo

I thought that it was supposed to be on Technet on May5th?

 

[mike2fix]

Actually it is on Technet right now, x86 & x64 versions.

 

[Reliant]

Originally posted by: mike2fix
Actually it is on Technet right now, x86 & x64 versions.

MSDN site must be getting hammered, I can't log in.

 

[soonerproud]

Originally posted by: Mem

Originally posted by: soonerproud

Originally posted by: Mem
7100 build seems slower to me then 7077 build.

Funny thing considering they are the same exact build!

Is Windows 7 RC the same as build 7077? (Ed Bott)

It most likely is your imagination at work.

Not true see below,

There seems to be a fair bit of confusion and misinformation surrounding the leaked Windows 7 RC build (marked as build 7100) and an earlier leaked build.

Rumors have been circulating that the latest build 7100 is identical to build 7077. Bottom line, it?s not. Sure, they are similar, and it?s true that build 7077 is the only beta build that you can ?upgrade? to the RC release, but that?s it.

Insiders have conformed to me that there are significant under the hood changes between the two builds, so move to build 7100 when you get the chance to complete your testing. Also, insiders tell me that it was build 7088 (which wasn?t leaked) that finally became the RC build.

Link.


Also in your link it says,

Update: Several Microsoft insiders have made it pretty clear to me that there were indeed significant ?iterations? in the code base between 7077 (April 4) and 7100 (April 22). Thanks for the correction.

.

Yeah, Ed added all that stuff after I read the original post on his blog. However, I have run both and do not see a difference in speed between the two to tell you the truth.

 

[Mem]

Originally posted by: soonerproud

Originally posted by: Mem

Originally posted by: soonerproud

Originally posted by: Mem
7100 build seems slower to me then 7077 build.

Funny thing considering they are the same exact build!

Is Windows 7 RC the same as build 7077? (Ed Bott)

It most likely is your imagination at work.

Not true see below,

There seems to be a fair bit of confusion and misinformation surrounding the leaked Windows 7 RC build (marked as build 7100) and an earlier leaked build.

Rumors have been circulating that the latest build 7100 is identical to build 7077. Bottom line, it?s not. Sure, they are similar, and it?s true that build 7077 is the only beta build that you can ?upgrade? to the RC release, but that?s it.

Insiders have conformed to me that there are significant under the hood changes between the two builds, so move to build 7100 when you get the chance to complete your testing. Also, insiders tell me that it was build 7088 (which wasn?t leaked) that finally became the RC build.

Link.


Also in your link it says,

Update: Several Microsoft insiders have made it pretty clear to me that there were indeed significant ?iterations? in the code base between 7077 (April 4) and 7100 (April 22). Thanks for the correction.

.

Yeah, Ed added all that stuff after I read the original post on his blog. However, I have run both and do not see a difference in speed between the two to tell you the truth.

Probably depends on hardware you use,ie in my case old hardware based PC so was probably more noticable then if you was using newer/faster system.

 

[KeypoX]

Can anyone confirm the hashes from Tech net or msdn? Are the different than the ones listed on neowin forum?

x86
MD5: 8867C13330F56A93944BCD46DCD73590
SHA1: 7D1F486CA569EFFFFB719CFB48355BB7BF499712

x64
MD5: 98341AF35655137966E382C4FEAA282D
SHA1: FC867FE1AB2E0A9796F9E4D155B44EA6998F4874

Also if its supposed to expire on June 2010, why does WINVER tell me march 2010? Im worried these leaked releases maybe bunk

 

[dwell]

From MSDN:

File Name: en_windows_7_ultimate_rc_x64_dvd_347803.iso Date Posted (UTC): 4/30/2009 6:00:41 AM
SHA1: FC867FE1AB2E0A9796F9E4D155B44EA6998F4874 ISO/CRC: 58FB2BE0

File Name: en_windows_7_ultimate_rc_x86_dvd_349010.iso Date Posted (UTC): 4/30/2009 6:00:41 AM
SHA1: 7D1F486CA569EFFFFB719CFB48355BB7BF499712 ISO/CRC: E8A1C394

 

[KeypoX]

Originally posted by: Chris
From MSDN:

File Name: en_windows_7_ultimate_rc_x64_dvd_347803.iso Date Posted (UTC): 4/30/2009 6:00:41 AM
SHA1: FC867FE1AB2E0A9796F9E4D155B44EA6998F4874 ISO/CRC: 58FB2BE0

File Name: en_windows_7_ultimate_rc_x86_dvd_349010.iso Date Posted (UTC): 4/30/2009 6:00:41 AM
SHA1: 7D1F486CA569EFFFFB719CFB48355BB7BF499712 ISO/CRC: E8A1C394

thanks man but did you flip flop them?

 

[dwell]

Originally posted by: KeypoX
thanks man but did you flip flop them?

Yeah. Read the filenames.

 

[KeypoX]

Originally posted by: Chris

Originally posted by: KeypoX
thanks man but did you flip flop them?

Yeah. Read the filenames.

LOL, i thought i did good stuff.

 

[soccerballtux]

Originally posted by: ViRGE
Well so much for using 7MC on my HTPC. It's introducing and recording glitches in to programs it's set to record.:| I think it may be dropping network packets (my tuner is a HDHomeRun) which is no fun. Vista never had this problem.

Hm, bummer. Hope they get these kinks worked out. Was looking forward to Media Center (I have business edition Vista).

 

[Leon]

I am getting some good battery improvement from beta, about 3 hours of surfing on Compaq 216DX instead of usual 2.5 hrs. Not bad

Leon

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: ty1er
I thought that it was supposed to be on Technet on May5th?

Here's excerpts from today's Microsoft announcement to Partners:

"We hope you are as excited as we are about today?s milestone, as we make the Microsoft Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) broadly available for download to managed Beta program participants, including MSDN and TechNet subscribers. If you are not among those who participated in one of the managed Beta programs, you only have to wait until Tuesday, May 5, when the RC will be available through the Customer Preview Program.

Why upgrade to Windows 7 RC?

? Several new features, including XP VPC, are available in the RC build of Windows 7. Also, you will experience continued improvements in overall system performance and polish.
? If you are using Windows 7 Beta, migrating to Windows 7 RC will avoid the July 7, 2009, beta expiration date. Failure to migrate before the beta expiration date will cause frequent system reboot prompts.
? There will be no limits on the number of keys provided or the number of Windows 7 RC downloads supported, and we anticipate that RC downloads will be available at least through June 2009.

When will the final version of Windows 7 be available?

The final engineering milestone is the release to manufacturing (RTM), typically 3-5 months after the RC. We believe the product is high quality and to date have received very positive feedback. This might result in RTM delivery before the 3-5 months timeframe. Ultimately, you'll decide the quality and assess the delivery once you download and use the RC. Customer and partner feedback will determine how quickly we release.

What is the recommended path to migrate to Windows 7 RC?

The recommended path to migrate to Windows 7 RC depends on what operating system you are currently running:

Windows XP------------If your hardware meets the minimum recommendations for Windows 7, we recommend you do a clean install of Windows 7 RC when available. The recommended minimum hardware for Windows 7 Beta can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/windo...indows-7/beta-faq.aspx. (Hardware recommendations will be roughly the same for RC.)

Windows Vista--------- We recommend you upgrade to Windows 7 RC.

Windows 7 Beta------- We strongly recommend you do a clean install of Windows 7 RC when available. You do not need to first reinstall Windows Vista and then upgrade to Windows 7 RC.

In all of these scenarios, the Windows Easy Transfer tool can be used to make it easier to restore files and settings after a clean install."

 

[judasmachine]

I just got the email from MS saying that officially on May 5th, the RC will be free to everyone that isn't MSDN or Technet. And there are no limits on the number of downloads between then and June 30th. I'm sure many of you got the same email. Here is an excerpt anyway:

Windows 7 Release Candidate Announcement

Thank you very much for your help in testing the Windows 7 Beta. Your feedback is invaluable in helping make Windows 7 a high quality operating system. With your help, we have reached the next major milestone on the journey to Windows 7: the Release Candidate (RC).

-

Today (April 30) the RC is available to MSDN subscribers and TechNet Plus subscribers.
-

On Tuesday, May 5 (PST), the RC will be available to everyone via our Customer Preview Program. As with the Beta, the Windows 7 RC Customer Preview Program is a broad public program that offers the RC free to anyone who wants to download it. It will be available at least through June 30, 2009, with no limits on the number of downloads or product keys available.

So you don?t need rush to make sure you get your copy. When you?re ready to download the RC, it?ll be waiting for you.

 

[Mem]

Originally posted by: Mem

Originally posted by: soonerproud

Originally posted by: nerp

Originally posted by: SickBeast
I can report that the Intel 855 chipset is still not supported in this version. :thumbsdown:

THat would be like hoping for support for nforce2 or 3. It's not going to happen, my friend.

I'm actually typing this on a old single core Athlon 64 3200+ that is housed in a nforce 3 mobo with a 6600GT and Windows 7 7077. It works just fine on nforce 3 chipsets as evidenced by this post.

(I have been having stability issues with my new build so today I finally packaged and sent the crap back to Newegg for refund and will be ordering new parts on Friday. Newegg has been awesome as usual in this process. For a week I will have to make this old single core machine make due.)

Works fine on my nforce 2 chipset too, however still no 1920x1080 or 1680x1050 res option for my old ATI 9700 video card (unless I use DVI mode),I had those res options with XP in analogue mode,and before you ask DVI mode is being used by my other PC.

I have found a workaround that should work, DVI to HDMI adaptor ,so will use HDMI input once my adaptor arrives(lucky my LCD has HDMI input too).

update:
Installed my DVI to HDMI cable so now got my 1920x1080 res back,interesting that Win7 beta says Asus VW246 plug and play monitor(which is right) rather then non plug and play generic monitor before when I was using VGA cable.