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Steven Sinofsky, President of the Windows Division, discusses more about RTM of Windows 7 including a short video of the RTM sign-off process.
Read Steven’s post here.
Tags: Windows 7, RTM, Windows 7 RTM, Engineering, Sign-off
You better say that 7600.16385 signing-off is a joke, especially russian version. How could your tester skip such bugs like strange transparent line in start menu or buttons with text out of frame in some control panel applets, or strange system speed downs after 1-2 hours of work?? Almost everybody who installed this build notced that! People remember unsuccesfull start of Windows Vista and the are waiting for stable OS! What will they think when they'll start their new PC with Windows 7 for the first time and see this bugs in Start menu?? It will be the worst thing ever,,, We like Windows 7 and we want to have it ready soon, but Microsoft, turn back RTMing and fix these bugs or your reputation will be lost forever!
PS: And also we want to ask you: please, make speech recognition available for russian language, even in SP1 or 2 to Windows 7 =)
Well This is going to suck. I hope to god the new taskbar will be fixed or I be wanting back 95, 98, ME, 2000, Vista and XP Style taskbar.
Wow, a sound like someone is using a “leaked” build. If you are insisting for a minute that you have used this announced build and do not work for Microsoft (on their official payroll) that my friend is just dumb! Whatever baddies came with your “exclusive” copy is to blame for your bugs if not bad or half-cooked drivers. Now with that troll out of the way. Congratulations are also in order to the whole Windows team this code is by far the most stable at RTM ever from a driver support and user ability stand point. Let’s face it with all of the advancements on the Vista code base with legacy support, there is no reason for any IT pro worth their training certificates to clutch to a completely inferior OS in XP. The Vista PC on the market now is mostly in part from the consumer base to begin with. It’s time for these companies to realize they have already received maximum return on investment for XP and to continue to purchase licenses is a waste of their companies’ resources. It has also held up the advancement Windows security and stability for far too long and that is not what professionals do. I guess we know who they are looking after. (Job security) ;o)
The battle between Windows XP and Windows 7 will be interesting. XP is not going to go away so quickly but Windows 7 is a good product.
"Wow, a sound like someone is using a “leaked” build. If you are insisting for a minute that you have used this announced build and do not work for Microsoft (on their official payroll) that my friend is just dumb!" Half of internet use this build :D And I'm sure that most of leaks are initiated by microsoft itself to better promote upcoming release and we are very happy about it. :) Now I own legal copy of Vista and yes, I downloaded leaked final build of Seven to look at this and to prepare for this. Despite of this sad bugs in final build, I'll buy an upgrade license when it will be available. Hope all this bugs will be fixed through WU or Microsoft will make a new build like it was with Vista SP2.
"Whatever baddies came with your “exclusive” copy is to blame for your bugs if not bad or half-cooked drivers."
I have latest drivers from Nvidia GeForce Driver Release 186 for NoteBooks WHQL, all other devices use drivers, supplied with windows. If bad cooked drivers can be WHQL-signed or supplied with OS - so, I have bad cooked drivers :D And in fact, almost everyone who installed russian build, have these bugs. Just read russian forums if you can (or use Bing translate :D), people write about it =)
Windows XP is in extended support. Its timer is set to expire period. I don’t care how many cheap companies would love to keep it running forever once Microsoft turns the support servers and validation servers off for XP you weird ones are all on your own. I also find it funny that you would cry about you nvidia drivers and how solid they are then explain how everyone that you know that pirated this “leaked” build has the same problems. Well of course they downloaded and installed a rouge OS. Anyone with entry level Visual Studio experience can use a resources editor and change locked system files to say whatever build strings they want. Since I did not see where in your post that you are one of these supposed “test pilots” that kept leaking .VHD images of this supposed build and not real install media. I will assume what I posted above is fact unless you have something besides hot air to back you troll posting. 90% of market share in a “free capital market” is not something anyone can obtain dropping crap software. Just as APPLE!!! Yeah I said it! If you would like visit my website www.optimusdigital.com I would be more than happy to build you a quality Windows PC!
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":D And I'm sure that most of leaks are initiated by Microsoft itself to better promote upcoming release and we are very happy about it. :) Now I own legal copy of Vista and yes, I downloaded leaked final build of Seven to look at this and to prepare for this. Despite of this sad bugs in final build, I'll buy an upgrade license when it will be available. Hope all this bugs will be fixed through WU or Microsoft will make a new build like it was with Vista SP2."
Hey half of the internet just jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge ya betta hurry up if ya gonna catch up!!!!
IT pros don't download Microsoft products illegally!! I think its unfair for you to slander the hard work that Microsoft teams spent coding Windows 7/ Server 08r2. I am sure that the top dogs at MS would not signoff if Windows 7 was not ready after what the media and tv ads to Vista. Wow, I was here almost 10 years ago defending XP. Let it go my friends let XP go.
Bad drivers bothered Vista for 6-12 months after GA and XP for just as long blame those that lazy code drivers. Everyone has had since 2004 or so to perpare for the changes they need to make to thier hardware and software coding!
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