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Windows 7 - W7 is "Vista Ultimate 6.1 Ultimate Edition Build 7000"
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| 01-11-2009 | #1 |
| | W7 is "Vista Ultimate 6.1 Ultimate Edition Build 7000" CPU-Z Validator 3.0 Check that link and look under the main heading of my processor name where it shows my OS. |
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| 01-11-2009 | #2 |
| | yep, just type "winver" in start menu search tool, then enter. |
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| 01-11-2009 | #3 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by iomicifikko  yep, just type "winver" in start menu search tool, then enter. That doesn't specifically say it's Vista, just says it's 6.1 Build 7000 |
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| 01-11-2009 | #4 |
| | Here's part of the reason why. Why 7? - Windows Vista Team Blog - The Windows Blog
Quote: Originally Posted by The Windows Blog We learned a lot about using 5.1 for XP and how that helped developers with version checking for API compatibility. We also had the lesson reinforced when we applied the version number in the Windows Vista code as Windows 6.0-- that changing basic version numbers can cause application compatibility issues. So we decided to ship the Windows 7 code as Windows 6.1 - which is what you will see in the actual version of the product in cmd.exe or computer properties. Later  Ted |
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| 01-11-2009 | #5 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by Bare Foot Kid So windows 7 really is just a modified Vista and not built up from scratch? |
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| 01-11-2009 | #6 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by I2aMpAnT So windows 7 really is just a modified Vista and not built up from scratch? |
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| 01-11-2009 | #7 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by hethoofd Yes. And so was XP. XP was just a modified Win2000? |
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| 01-11-2009 | #8 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by I2aMpAnT XP was just a modified Win2000? |
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| 01-11-2009 | #9 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by grimreaper no way...XP was a fresh OS. Not according to Microsoft... |
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| 01-11-2009 | #10 |
| | To some extend you could say that it's a fresh OS, but certainly not a fresh kernel. |
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