Windows Vista To RTM - Nov. 6th

[NTCTZEN]

Paul Thurrott is reporting on WinInfo that Windows Vista will RTM on Monday, Nov. 6th, 2 days ahead than it's commonly believed to be?

"My sources at the software giant confirmed this weekend that Microsoft is set to finalize Windows Vista as early as Monday and release the product to manufacturing. The final build number is expected to be 6000.16386.061101-2205, I'm told."

I guess the day is finally here...:D:D

[Dane]

I am really hoping we get this on Connect. I doubt it though but it be nice. I remember for the XP Service Pack there was a nice RTM build there with key when I was done, so hopefully they are nice enough to put it on there for us, if not oh well I'll buy it.

[b0m8er]

I'm praying that he's right! I want to play with it so bad!!!!

[Novaoblivion]

We should bet on what day it goes on torrent sites :p

Hmmmm Tuesday! lol

[russ0943]

ohhh sweetness :) Can't wait.

[Randolph]

I want to play with it so bad!!!!

lmao :s

[ThePitt]

Hmmmm Tuesday! lol

heh :shifty: probably early than that :p

[Master Shake]

Another Vista RTM thread? Crikes!

I hope it comes out soon though.

[cyberfox2004]

Windows Driver Kit RTM Build 6000.16386 Appeared on Connect

File information:

Title: WK RTM build 6000 16386

Size: 2,377.45 MB

Description: WK RTM build 6000.16386

Filename: WDK_6000.16386.061101-2205.iso

The Windows Driver Kit (WDK) is a fully integrated driver

development system for the Microsoft Windows family of operating

systems. It combines the Windows DDK and the Hardware Compatibility

Test (HCT) kits, and also provides tests that Microsoft uses to test

the stability and reliability of the Windows operating system.

This is the final release of the Windows Driver Kit, which is being

released to manufacturers along with Vista for development of device

drivers for Vista.

Edited November 5, 2006 by bangbang023

[DomZ]

Yeh it's so close now!

[NTCTZEN]

Yes, there are a number of downloads available on Connect now, which specifically say "Windows Vista RTM".

[Amano]

I'm waiting the day too :D hope to own the Ultimate DVD one-day

[Tilt090]

screenshots of connect with RTM tags??

poor saddam he will miss the fun of vista :p

[Pargo]

poor saddam he will miss the fun of vista :p

ahahah, indeed

on another note.... you gotta wonder when decent 64-bit support (flash x64, all drivers, etc..) is gunna start springing up..... or else Vista will just go mainstream 32bit like XP

[b0m8er]

poor saddam he will miss the fun of vista :p

LMAo!!!! :rofl: :rofl: that's a good one!

[Prosidius]

So tomorrow the big nightmare The operating system formerally known as Vista will be behind Microsoft and they can concentrate on Windows Vienna due 3 years from now. :) :p

[thecableguy]

We should bet on what day it goes on torrent sites :p

I bet a couple of days before its released to the public.

[WelshBluebird]

ahahah, indeed

on another note.... you gotta wonder when decent 64-bit support (flash x64, all drivers, etc..) is gunna start springing up..... or else Vista will just go mainstream 32bit like XP

I dunno, I think we'll start seeing more OEM machines (like from Dell or whatever) using 64bit, and I also think since x86 and x64 are going to be on the same disc, more people may try the 64bit version, but I still feel that it won't be until the next windows release (Vienna?), that 64bit OS's become a lot more common IMO.

[oldaccount1]

I bet a couple of days before its released to the public.

Devils0wn was released 35 days before the release..

[scumdogmillionaire]

"My sources at the software giant confirmed this weekend that Microsoft is set to finalize Windows Vista as early as Monday and release the product to manufacturing. The final build number is expected to be 6000.16386.061101-2205, I'm told."

Ok, sure, it will probably RTM tomorrow, but the article does NOT say it is going to. It says it might.

[Byron_Hinson]

Office 2k7 will RTM tomorrow too at 9am est

[Tech_Dude_5000]

on a side note:

Of course, with Windows Vista, nothing really ends. After RTM, Microsoft will ship Vista to its MSDN and TechNet customers within seven days. Business customers with volume license agreements will be able to begin installing the new OS starting November 30. And sometime in late January--Microsoft still isn't saying exactly when--the company will host a gala consumer launch event for Windows Vista.

Before that happens, you can expect to hear more about the Windows Ultimate Extras that Microsoft will supply to Windows Vista Ultimate customers: Those will ship sometime in January. And no, there won't be a Windows Vista Plus! pack: Ultimate Extras is it, and only available to those who pony up for that most expensive Vista version.Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1, codenamed "Fiji") is due in late 2007 alongside Windows Longhorn Server, as is the next version of Windows Media Center, though Microsoft is still not sure how they'll ship that latter upgrade. Vista SP1, despite the name, is going to be a major upgrade: It will include a new version of the Windows kernel (version 6.1), bringing Vista up to date with the changes Microsoft is baking into the next Windows Server version.

As for Windows Vista R2 (codenamed "Vienna"), I think it's safe to say that the calm and calculating hand of Steven Sinofsky will ensure that this and other future Windows versions will arrive on schedule and be evolutionary, rather than revolutionary, upgrades. Sinofsky's record with Microsoft Office is as clear as it is successful, and there's little doubt he'll have a positive effect on the Windows Division.

Source

[strekship]

I don't see anything on connect relating to RTM. No windows driver kit or anything.

[.Joa]

driver kit is not for techbeta testers ;)

[Dane]

I don't see anything on connect relating to RTM. No windows driver kit or anything.

Same but I doubt we will get anything like RTM or anything.