7600 up and running

[harpua]

Same here. I loaded up Ultimate as I expect to have a legal key from TechNet within the next 30 days or so. Of course, I expect to install another build before then as well, since what I have now is clearly not the final RTM code, albeit very close and running pretty great, btw.

 

[driecken]

Nice lee, I am glad to see your not having problems.

I am going to see if I can find this from another file hosting site like megashares, or rapidshare, Megaupload.

All the best~

 

[MaliciousOne]

Not RTM

 

[Blongs]

Earlier today I downloaded the RTM from one of the torrent sites. It is now up and running.

The installation took about ten and a half minutes from beginning to up and running. AT the present there is no application installed that I can use to show the Version Window (winver). Albeit, here is what is presented in the the window:

Micrsoft Windows
Version 6.1 (Build 7600)

At present there is no Expiration Date because I do not have a key code for this build (haven't tried any of the RC keys, don't think they will work).

The bottom right of the screen does not have the build number on the screen as do the RC builds.

Loaded Microsoft Security Essentials and no virus were detected/found, so it would appear no nasties were downloaded with this built.

The following is the built that was downloaded:

7600.16384.090710-1945_x64fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULXFRER_EN_DVD

Thus far no problems.

For you none believers:

Very misleading title to this thread because as of right now there is no RTM release.

 

[eyezonme]

Were you able to activate this version?

 

[Mystere]

gizbug, sorry to break your bubble, but guess what!!!!!!!!!

It is out and that is the truth.

No, unfortunately, it's not the truth. While this may in fact be the final RTM, no RTM build has yet been signed off on.

Yes, lots of places are calling it RTM, but there may well be later 7600 builds (16385, 16386, etc..).

So it is correct to say it is an RTM build, it is not the "Official" RTM (yet).

 

[SIW2]

Personally, I do not believe this is the final build string of Microsoft’s next operating system. When Windows Vista was released, the first part of its build string was 6000.16386. This build of Windows 7 as mentioned is 7600.16384. To ensure application compatibility, the build string needs to align the sub-string to the same as that of Vista’s build string. All it would take is two rebuilds of the final build to create this, but this is why I believe we haven’t quite reached the end milestone of this development cycle yet.

Windows 7 at build 7600: Achingly close to RTM? | iGeneration | ZDNet.com

 

[Mark]

It's actually great for a freebee. The only thing I don't like about it is you can only rebuild exactly the same disk structure you saved, IOW I can't restore the system image to a different partition, like in another disk. But for its intended purpose of disaster recovery it's very nice.


I think you may need to resort to the questionable activation hack, or else do the rearming thing to get 120 days, plenty until the actual release.

Cheers!

You can use the RC keys to activate the build in the same way you could activate build 7264 but it will result in you having the expiry date and the evaluation watermark again.

 

[DJG]

You can use the RC keys to activate the build in the same way you could activate build 7264 but it will result in you having the expiry date and the evaluation watermark again.

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Hey, that's not a bad thing actually. I might just do that rather than keep rearming as I was planning. I just need to get to October anyway, so if there are no side-effects other than Death in March, no biggie.

Thanks for the tip!

 

[Aheaton]

I do not think that build 7600 is RTM. As stated in the article below they are not admitting to it.

Update on Windows 7 RTM - Windows 7 Team Blog - The Windows Blog

 

[Lee]

Why is it so hard for some people to believe this is a RTM build. No one has said this is the final, only that it is an RTM. I have re-edited my original post so as to show the winver window indicating this is RTM 7600. If so many of you do not believe then go to mininova or one of the other torrent sites. And as to possible viruses, it would appear to be virus free—this was determined after running Norton 360, and MSE (both updated to today).

I realize that there are at least a trillion people out there talling everyone that this does not exist, however, until you have like me downloaded the latest (RTM) version I indicated in the beginning then please try it, or quit telling everyone that what I have up and running is not the "RTM."

DJG also posted the winver window showing another installation; only that installation is Windows 7 Home Premimum. When you install the RTM build it ask you what you want to install, I choose 7 Ultimate since that will be the copy I will be buying on Oct 22.

 

[harpua]

Clearly it's an RTM build. And equally clear, it's not the final "gold" build. Seems like a semantics issue more than anything else. To me it seems somewhat misleading to say it's "RTM," when it's just an RTM build that may or may not be the final RTM build. It runs great for me though!

 

[SIW2]

I think only a couple of people said it wasn't.

Many on this Forum are already running it.

 

[Aheaton]

Hmm. Thank You for informing me. I will download this tonight and take a look.

 

[sonyman]

Why is it so hard for some people to believe this is a RTM build. No one has said this is the final, only that it is an RTM. I have re-edited my original post so as to show the winver window indicating this is RTM 7600. If so many of you do not believe then go to mininova or one of the other torrent sites. And as to possible viruses, it would appear to be virus free—this was determined after running Norton 360, and MSE (both updated to today).

I realize that there are at least a trillion people out there talling everyone that this does not exist, however, until you have like me downloaded the latest (RTM) version I indicated in the beginning then please try it, or quit telling everyone that what I have up and running is not the "RTM."

DJG also posted the winver window showing another installation; only that installation is Windows 7 Home Premimum. When you install the RTM build it ask you what you want to install, I choose 7 Ultimate since that will be the copy I will be buying on Oct 22.

There's no such thing as "an RTM build," only the RTM build, because this build will not be released to manufacturing. Just because the build number is the same does not make it the RTM build, since the build string will be different.

 

[sjaak327]

Why is it so hard for some people to believe this is a RTM build. No one has said this is the final, only that it is an RTM. I have re-edited my original post so as to show the winver window indicating this is RTM 7600. If so many of you do not believe then go to mininova or one of the other torrent sites. And as to possible viruses, it would appear to be virus free—this was determined after running Norton 360, and MSE (both updated to today).

I realize that there are at least a trillion people out there talling everyone that this does not exist, however, until you have like me downloaded the latest (RTM) version I indicated in the beginning then please try it, or quit telling everyone that what I have up and running is not the "RTM."

DJG also posted the winver window showing another installation; only that installation is Windows 7 Home Premimum. When you install the RTM build it ask you what you want to install, I choose 7 Ultimate since that will be the copy I will be buying on Oct 22.

Until Microsoft signs off the actual RTM build, this is not RTM, for all we know it might become, but the fact is it isn't at the moment, no need for discussion really, it cannot be denied.

I also downloaded this build (roughly 48 hours ago), not sure what that has to do with anything really. Microsoft is the only source that matters in this case, and they have confirmed that they haven't reach RTM yet.

Now that is not so difficult right ?

 

[Sammy]

I realize that there are at least a trillion people out there talling everyone that this does not exist, however, until you have like me downloaded the latest (RTM) version I indicated in the beginning then please try it, or quit telling everyone that what I have up and running is not the "RTM."

You do not have the final gold code RTM version/build, what you have along with many others on this forum and elsewhere is a RTM Candidate Build.

 

[Mystere]

Why is it so hard for some people to believe this is a RTM build. No one has said this is the final, only that it is an RTM.

RTM means, Released to Manufacturing. It refers to *THE* gold build that all other SKU's are based on. One cannot have something that is (by your own words) "The RTM build" if it is not the final code.

Again, it may be the final code, but at this point that is not known.

Many people have issue with the way you phrase it, plus the way you act like you have something nobody else does (when most people in the know already have the same version you have).

Just because torrent boards are calling it RTM doesn't mean it is. They're the lease reliable source, since they've called probably 30 builds so far RTM when they were not.

We're not saying your build doesn't exist. It does, and many of us have it. What we're saying is that it's not RTM. At best it's a possible RTM.

 

[harpua]

+1
+1

RTM means, Released to Manufacturing. It refers to *THE* gold build that all other SKU's are based on. One cannot have something that is (by your own words) "The RTM build" if it is not the final code.

Again, it may be the final code, but at this point that is not known.

Many people have issue with the way you phrase it, plus the way you act like you have something nobody else does (when most people in the know already have the same version you have).

Just because torrent boards are calling it RTM doesn't mean it is. They're the lease reliable source, since they've called probably 30 builds so far RTM when they were not.

We're not saying your build doesn't exist. It does, and many of us have it. What we're saying is that it's not RTM. At best it's a possible RTM.

 

[scozzie]

You do not have the final gold code RTM version/build, what you have along with many others on this forum and elsewhere is a RTM Candidate Build.

RTM means, Released to Manufacturing. It refers to *THE* gold build that all other SKU's are based on. One cannot have something that is (by your own words) "The RTM build" if it is not the final code.

Again, it may be the final code, but at this point that is not known.

Many people have issue with the way you phrase it, plus the way you act like you have something nobody else does (when most people in the know already have the same version you have).

Just because torrent boards are calling it RTM doesn't mean it is. They're the lease reliable source, since they've called probably 30 builds so far RTM when they were not.

We're not saying your build doesn't exist. It does, and many of us have it. What we're saying is that it's not RTM. At best it's a possible RTM.

Exactly...thread title fails big time...as yet there is NO RTM. There are RTM candidates, but the RTM build has NOT been decided/finalised.