whats the latest 64bit built?

cartel said:

I'm wondering too, also if 7068 is the latest, is it better than 7000?

It is better than 7000.

Has anyone upgraded?
Will I lose any settings or program fuctions?

can we get a title change to build not built

no rc1 this week
only a preview escrow as in a test of the rc rep please.

cartel said:

Has anyone upgraded?
Will I lose any settings or program fuctions?

I think almost everyone here who uses x64 is running 7068.

I don't believe there's any compatibility issues that weren't in earlier versions, but I'm not certain. I never had any issues with it myself while I was using the x86 version.

# April 2009 for the RC escrow
# May 2009 for the public release of Windows 7 RC
# Windows 7 RTM for September 2009
# Windows 7 to be released no later than January 2010

Posted by Robert Hallock
Tuesday, Apr 7th, 2009 at 6:24 pm in News

This one is a heaping pile of speculation, rumor, tips and hearsay, so stick with me on this one. Yesterday we brought you word that Microsoft had entered the RC escrow phase of development when it compiled build 7105. This is true, and we have some additional details regarding this situation that we’d like to share with you.

On April 4, Microsoft created two separate builds: Build 7105 and build 7077. Now, here’s where the information begins to get a little speculative. All along, Microsoft has been developing in the winmain branch of code; you can see this in build strings like 6.1.7105.winmain. This is the main body of code which has been contributed to since the earliest days of Windows 7 6800-series builds.

Now, given the existence of build 7105 and build 7077 — both compiled on the same day — it can be assumed that the winmain line of code branched.

Branching is a word that explains the process of duplicating a body of code into a parallel development, so software engineers can make changes without disturbing the tested codebase of the mainline (winmain) or trunk. Even if you foul up the branch or decide to abort the changes, your trunk is still intact and ready for further changes or even distribution. In this respect, it is believed that Microsoft branched the winmain line into Build 7105 to compare further changes to build 7077, the last and most current build in a very long line of winmain builds.

Read more Icrontic » [Rumor] Windows 7 RC Escrow build 7077 leaked, more speculation

darkassain said:

it means its from the RC branch...
which means neither of you were wrong...
its just not *the* RC everyone is looking for...

Well said my friend...:)