Windows 7 - Windows 7 RTM and SP1 builds

after windows 7 beta build 7000 and

windows 7 RC build 7100

so build 7101 --- 7199 will be pre RTM branch

and build 7200 will be win 7 RTM

build 7200 will be complied between june 15 - june 20

build 7201 ---- 7299 will be pre sp1 branch

and build 7300 will be win 7 sp1.

so we are in mid June so we can expect final build of win 7 RTM

out soon!!!

can someone pls explain to me why in the world are we talking bout a service pack even before the os goes rtm

because there making it already
it will probably be integrated in the final release. (don't quote me on it)

Some people like to know things in advance. But as with older versions of Windows (Vista, XP, 2000), we can expect to see the first service pack 12-18 months after the initial release. Since Windows 7 is going GA on 22 October 2009, it then means the SP1 release will be sometime after October 2010...

Possibly because:

* They're already working on things that might be considered feature changes or additions rather than bug fixes since the code was technically frozen, and they simply need a new branch for programmers to keep playing around with things.

* They're simply testing that service packs can indeed be applied to Windows 7 without issue.

* They want to accelerate how quickly a service pack is available after release because they know a lot of tech people won't install an OS 'til it's out.

I'd expect it's largely because they simply need a new branch for some programmers to keep playing with things above and beyond what's going into getting RTM ready.

RTM right now should be tweaking a couple visuals, confirming bug fixes, drivers, and compatibility, and enhancing performance and that's it. If someone has something to add to search techniques or something comparable, it's not going in RTM now, it's on a different development branch, and potentially something ready for download when 7 gets released.

clear enough