Guest Anarchy99 Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 RTM (Released to manufacturing) marks the end of the Windows 7 alpha and beta phase and the product will now be officially supported by Microsoft's support channels and servicing. RTM does not mark the end of Windows 7 development though. Engineers will have booked their summer vacations but new builds will still be compiled ready for any hotfixes and heading towards the initial SP1 release.Microsoft announced yesterday that the Windows 7 RTM build will be in OEM's hands "2 days after RTM" meaning OEM partners may have the build as early as Friday. MSDN and TechNet customers will receive the build on August 6.7600.16385.090713-1255 is confirmed as the official RTM build, according to Steven Sinofsky "today after all the validation checks were met, we signed off and declared build 7600.16385 as RTM." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necksta Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 7600.16385.090713-1255that leaked over a week ago, im guessing the MD5 won't be the same as rtm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gayle Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 How the hell do you pin "My Computer" to the start barAlso MSN does not look right on the start bar, i cant see the convos along the bottom, its all in one tab, i have tried changing the compatibility mode, but still dont work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anarchy99 Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 7600.16385.090713-1255that leaked over a week ago, im guessing the MD5 won't be the same as rtm?Some of the leaks where VHD's which got converted to ISO. Aint about trusting that to be your main OS as it's not an original iso. As anyone can inject that with anything they want as it's taken from a virtual install. But to each his own.Awaiting the OEM to get their share... (@ the latest Fri). Then we can compare the SHA1.Either way there would be confirmation by 6th AUG from MSDN and TECHNET. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Air Max 90 Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Waiting for a Dell OEM. Hopefully that'll reach in the next month or so because my 7600 build expires within the next 26 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gayle Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 How the hell do you pin "My Computer" to the start barAlso MSN does not look right on the start bar, i cant see the convos along the bottom, its all in one tab, i have tried changing the compatibility mode, but still dont work http://www.askvg.com/how-to-pin-my-compute...dows-7-taskbar/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetDreams Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 So, taking away all the jargonIs there a copy of Windows 7 that I can download and run without problems?A copy where I want need to install another one in the future, apart from updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Waiting for a Dell OEM.likewise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tibbius Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 anyone got a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Triple XXX Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 still dnt kno if i wanna do away with my vista ultimatei actually found no faults with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcee Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Also MSN does not look right on the start bar, i cant see the convos along the bottom, its all in one tab, i have tried changing the compatibility mode, but still dont workright click the start bar, properties, where it says "taskbar buttons"... select "never combine"seems to be working so far, will c if it keeps msn convos seperate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetDreams Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Installed itBasically Vista with tweaks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anarchy99 Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 For those who asked above or will need links. 1. Download Windows 7A. How to download Windows 7?The fastest way to download Windows 7 is using BitTorrent, which is a P2P protocol that allows file sharing. To download files using BitTorrent you need an application that supports BitTorrent protocol. You might use µTorrent (Direct download: http://www.utorrent.com/downloads/complete ) or any other BitTorrent client will do the trick.B. Okay I have a BitTorrent application, what's now?All you have to do is to download the tiny ".torrent" file bellow that belong to the version that you want (32 bits or 64 bits). This file will be opened with your BitTorrent application and the download will starts. Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (English, Retail, 32 Bits) Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (English, Retail, 64 Bits) 2. Check the authenticity of your downloadA. How to be 100% sure that the ISO Image that I've downloaded is authentic-untouched-original and doesn't contain any spyware and has not been edited by anyone?To make sure of the authenticity of your Windows 7, you must compare its hash with the ones given by Microsoft. The hash is the result of the "calculation" of a file. If a file has been modified then its hash will be completely different.To calculate the hash you need an application like SlavaSoft HashCalc (Direct download: http://www.slavasoft.com/zip/hashcalc.zip ) or any other one will do the trick.Compare the hash of the ISO Image that you've downloaded with the hash released by Microsoft : Windows 7 Ultimate Retail English (x86)Name: 7600.16385.090713-1255_x86fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULFRER_EN_DVD.isoSize: 2501894144 bytesDate Modified: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 17:32:44 PMCRC: C1C20F76MD5: D0B8B407E8A3D4B75EE9C10147266B89SHA-1: 5395DC4B38F7BDB1E005FF414DEEDFDB16DBF610 Windows 7 Ultimate Retail English (x64)Name: 7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULXFRER_EN_DVD.isoSize: 3224686592 bytesDate Modified: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 17:40:25 PMCRC: 1F1257CAMD5: F43D22E4FB07BF617D573ACD8785C028SHA-1: 326327CC2FF9F05379F5058C41BE6BC5E004BAA7 3. Install Windows 7A. Burn itTo install Windows 7, the simplest way is to burn the ISO image that you've downloaded on a DVD using any burning software. You must open the ISO image with your burning software to have a bootable DVD. Do not create a "data" DVD and import the ".iso" file, it won't work.B. Boot on itBoot (start) on the DVD that you've burned. If after inserting the DVD into your drive and restarting you computer it still doesn't work, you might need to go into your BIOS to setup the boot priority and set "CD/DVD drive" first instead of the hard drive (which will be second then).C. Follow installation instructionsIt's not rocket science so installing is just a case of reading and trying to understand what you're being asked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necksta Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 It's been cracked as well, it works as I can install updates and sh*t and it says Windows is activated.Sick tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Ant Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 those that are using windows 7what firewall are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desire Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 What about all your programs you currently got installed on ur Vista operating system do you need to reinstall all of those? i dont have the original cds for any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeko Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 not even gonna bothereven wanna install xp back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Swiftie Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 What about all your programs you currently got installed on ur Vista operating system do you need to reinstall all of those? i dont have the original cds for any of them.Depends on how you go about it. If you go the upgrade path then should work (but expect exceptions) If you go the FORMAT and RELOAD. Then you will lose anything that you can't back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambino Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 Might get this and install it on a seperate partition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlastboss Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 is it a RAM whore like vista??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simply D Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 lol i remember when XP was thought of as a ram whore cos u needed 128MB for it to run blessy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubby Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 So what makes this better than Vista? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmellow Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 is it a RAM whore like vista??? So what makes this better than Vista? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imhim Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 someone up images of wot it looks like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetDreams Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 So what makes this better than Vista?Overall the main thing I notice is quicker, specially on startupLooks wise it's vista, polished and played with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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