Win7 Retail The Real Story?

I have been hearing from people that used the RC and then bought the retail version that the retail is nothing like the RC. They say that the security in the retail version was pumped back up to almost the same level as vista was.

The people I hear saying this also said that they used the RC and really enjoyed it but were surprised and disappointed by the copy they bought on the store shelf.

So what is the truth in all of this? Are there any differences between the RC and retail that would be worth noting or are these people simply exaggerating or stirring up trouble with rumors?

Just curious.

i haven't noticed any significant difference. i think the biggest difference many people face between the RC and the retail versions is the transition from having the ultimate version and then downgrading to the home premium version obviously losing features they may not have been aware they would no longer have.

I too didn't notice much difference whatsoever between RC1 and the final RTM release. Their certainly was not significant changes in the security system

I have been beta testing win7 since it was Milestone ??? in fall of 2008

So I have been through a lot of different builds of win7. On this particular computer(x64) I upgraded to the retail version in Sept. with my TechNet subscription.

I have not noticed any pumped up difference with the current retail version.
So I guess I am a very satisfied user of win7.

I really can't see why there would be some type of drastic change to the retail after all the trouble microsoft went through to get everyone using the RC and become familiar with their new OS. I really think that going through the RC process only to turn around and give consumers a product that was that much different would be a big deal and you would see talk of it all over the net and it would also be very damaging to sales within the first week or so.

I still plan to stick with 7 regardless. I just wanted to know if it were really true or not.

iseeuu said:

A few things are missing, like Group Policy, and Network Backup but I have not noticed any performance hit from the Ultimate RC and my Home Premium.

And those things are only missing because you went from the Ultimate version to the Home Premium product.

DocBrown said:

I have been beta testing win7 since it was Milestone ??? in fall of 2008

So I have been through a lot of different builds of win7. On this particular computer(x64) I upgraded to the retail version in Sept. with my TechNet subscription.

I have not noticed any pumped up difference with the current retail version.
So I guess I am a very satisfied user of win7.

6801?

I've been through most of the builds as well and have not noticed any significant changes to security.