Windows 7: Windows latest build - 7061 "Almost" out in the wild RC1 delayed to May

So if we want it so badly we have to rely on our Japanese friends

Hello nate42nd.

To keep this short and sweet; changing the version number from 6... to 7... would cause too many problems as it did when MS did it with Vista, so Windows 7 will be released as version 6??? to relieve driver problems as much as possible.

I hope this helps a litle.





Later Ted

Don't let Microsoft snow you. They aren't choosing the NT 6.1 moniker for compatibility. They are choosing the 6.1 moniker because it fits -- it's a revision of Vista, which was NT 6.0.

Just like Windows 2000 was NT 5.0, and
then XP (which was built on Win2k) became NT 5.1.
Then Server 20003 -- which was built on XP -- became NT 5.2.

Vista/Server 2008 was a brand new kernel, built from scratch, and was aptly named NT 6.0.

Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 is built on NT 6.0 and will be NT 6.1.

But then Microsoft chose the stupid "Windows 7" name and was asked "then why isn't it NT 7.0"? Because it can't be -- it's built on Vista! (NT 6.0) So, rather than come clean and admit they chose an illogical "marketing" name for the next consumer OS, they wink and say they made it "NT 6.1" instead of "7.0" for "compatibility". AS I said, look at the server side -- same kernel and they are calling it Server 2008 R2. "Windows 7" IS NT 6.1 and is Vista R2.

What happens when they DO create a brand new kernel and it's NT 7.0? What are they going to call that?

Windows 8

The Big 8, I like that!

Thank you for the clarification ChazzMatt That would be something if it ended up 7777. Thanks for the info.

can't be (7777) the numbers don't add up . if there only on build 7061 now then thay
would need to do ( 716 ) more builds .and if there doing a build a day your talking about 2 years .

scrooge

Can't agree with that -- someone ALWAYS leaks a build just to be the ist person to say "I have it and I did it".

I'm sure this build will hit "the usual places" before long - unless any of these 3 items are tru.

1) Japanese (or Non English) only version
2) Expiry date earlier than current "leaked versions" 01 Mar 2010
3) New sets of Keys needed for activation

In a way this is why I think MS "Tolerates" the leaks -- as it gets a much larger testing platform than it would otherwise do plus loads of extra publicity. -- also it doesn't get its own servers clogged with people trying to do downloads every 5 minutes.

MS could esily stop at a stroke any of these builds from being as useful as they are by just "nullifying" the activation keys.

So there must be SOME collusion -- even at the hihest level --of course they actually can't admit this of course.

(Even some Mac fanboys are trying Windows 7 on their machines --the newer Intel vesions -- No that's a turn around for the book).

Cheers
jimbo

Its english version that was distributed. And no there still isnt any public leak.

Also nullifying/changing the keys will not stop determined people, i had my 7000 activated before the keys or download were even given out.