RTM vs Retail

Burgurne said:

Maybe a silly question, but will RTM build and Retail build be the same build?

Yes indeed....The retail version is just a boxed version of the RTM

RTM is bound to the system though, retail is not. For OEM system builders.

RTM will have Manufacturer programs and drivers pre-installed, retail is just the OS, and anything included with windows.

Uber Philf said:

RTM will have Manufacturer programs and drivers pre-installed, retail is just the OS, and anything included with windows.

The RTM itself will be a golden untouched build that will match retail. OEMs then bundle their craptastic apps and drivers and create their system image. The RTM itself will not contain anything different than the retails.

Thanks for the explanation i missed lol, bad wording on my behalf. :S sorry.

Uber Philf said:

Thanks for the explanation i missed lol, bad wording on my behalf. :S sorry.

It's all good. I am sure someone will come up with better wording than mine

Sammy said:

Yeah RTM = Retail

From as build standpoint. But not from a licensing standpoint.

7echno7im said:

From as build standpoint. But not from a licensing standpoint.

we are not talking about licensing from OP. posted below

Burgurne said:

Maybe a silly question, but will RTM build and Retail build be the same build?

Also you are wrong, RTM = Retail and you agree with me on that,

So each version on windows 7 will have its own version of licensing both will be the same when it Released to manufacturing (RTM) = the master cd goes to cd press = the samething you buy off the stores shelf of legal download from MS Technet etc.