Windows 7 Build 7032/Build 7048 64bit leaked?

[scaramonga]

Upgrades need to be initiated from within windows itself.

Ah...cool, many thx :)

[stevember]

Upgrades need to be initiated from within windows itself.

Nah I booted from USB stick and gave me upgrade option...

[simonlang]

MagicISO or CDImage would do the job nicely. Here's a step by step guide on how to make a bootable Vista DVD with CDImage but it should work with Windows 7.

1. Put the three files (the .WIMs and the .exe) in the same folder or directory. Let?s make the example that the three files all in the C:\ root.

2. Run the .EXE file. A new folder named Vista will be created and it will contain a lot of files. These are the setup files.

3. Exit from the install Windows screen.

4. Download CDimage and install it.

5. Click start on your desktop, open Run and type ?cmd?. A command prompt shell will appear.

6. Type: cdimage.exe -lVISTA_EN_DVD -m -u2 -bC:\Vista\boot\etfsboot.com C:\Vista\ C:\Vistax86.iso.

A bootable Windows Vista x86 DVD ISO image will be created as vistax86.iso in C:\.

7. Burn the ISO image by using a burning software such as Nero. To avoid any error make sure to burn at a 2X or 4X speed.

yes. nice. howerver this wont work if u hav 32bit ver of win7 installed and try to do it with 64bit ver of it.

any ideas? please NOW, i want to install it this night.

[Quillz]

I really wouldn't recommend upgrading from a beta to a beta. Frankly, I never upgrade, ever. There's just too much that can go wrong. It's so simple to do backups these days, I almost kind of wish Win7 forced a clean install.

[Livin in a box]

yes. nice. howerver this wont work if u hav 32bit ver of win7 installed and try to do it with 64bit ver of it.

any ideas? please NOW, i want to install it this night.

"Solution for making Bootable disc:

- Download UltraISO

- Download vlite (google it), when installed, get the "boot.bin" file from it (you can delete vlite after that).

- Launch UltraISO, copy all the files in a new project, and click on:

Bootable -> Load Boot File -> Select boot.bin

- Make ISO & Burn."

That was a comment from the Win7 7048 comment section. That's how you make it bootable. The boot.bin file can be found in the Program Files directory. I've just got a trial of UltraISO, and I think that'll work. I've not tried it yet.

[ToneKnee]

yes. nice. howerver this wont work if u hav 32bit ver of win7 installed and try to do it with 64bit ver of it.

any ideas? please NOW, i want to install it this night.

No, it'll work just fine.

I had build 7022 (32bit) installed. I made a copy of the .iso and followed instructions similar to those you have quoted. Burned the new ISO to a DVD and restarted, installed perfectly.

[Acheron_77]

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[atleeit]

7048 x64 works awsome, you even have the option to remove IE8 due to a court case on atm with Microsoft, Goto Control Panel --> Program and Features --> Turn windows features on or off --> Untick IE and restart done :D

Anyway 7048 is still Beta, not the RC that will release in April.

[scratch42069]

I've installed via both the USB upgrade method and rebuilding the ISO and installing from DVD on a 64-bit OS with no problems at all.

[HENN3RZ]

I installed build 7048 today and I have to say WOW! Windows 7 is truly shaping up to be an amazing OS. I really can't wait for this to come out so I can use it as my main OS.

It's Currently installed on a spare hard drive in my computer, dual booting with Windows Vista. I can see myself booting into Windows 7 more and more.

[simonlang]

No, it'll work just fine.

I had build 7022 (32bit) installed. I made a copy of the .iso and followed instructions similar to those you have quoted. Burned the new ISO to a DVD and restarted, installed perfectly.

that was not what i meant. i tried the thing with copying 2 wims and the exe. then launch the exe. wont work. thats what i meant.

if u hav an iso, thats something different of course

[atleeit]

Also WEI in 7048 works perfect, no errors

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[simonlang]

"Solution for making Bootable disc:

- Download UltraISO

- Download vlite (google it), when installed, get the "boot.bin" file from it (you can delete vlite after that).

- Launch UltraISO, copy all the files in a new project, and click on:

Bootable -> Load Boot File -> Select boot.bin

- Make ISO & Burn."

That was a comment from the Win7 7048 comment section. That's how you make it bootable. The boot.bin file can be found in the Program Files directory. I've just got a trial of UltraISO, and I think that'll work. I've not tried it yet.

thanks for this, that seems to work. except that i had to downloaded a c*****d ver of ultraISO, but they are to blame if they let only write 300mb or what iso file in trial. :p

[ObiWanToby]

Nah I booted from USB stick and gave me upgrade option...

Ah yes then when you click it it asks you to run it from windows. It is misleading.

[crazlunatic]

how do I get the .bin file from vlite? do i really have to dl that 1gb iso?

[pasty2k2]

Anyway 7048 is still Beta, not the RC that will release in April.

No. Its in the Release Candidate chain, this would fall under Pre-RC. Builds prior to 7000 would be pre-Beta.

Havent had a chance to install it yet but its downloaded - Im gonna try that install via memory stick idea. Should be quicker than using another DVD!

[HENN3RZ]

I could of sworn they removed or said they were going to remove the classic Windows theme. Why is it back again? :s

[DaveJukes]

I am installing off a USB stick. Just formatted it, copied the files to it, checked the boot order in the BIOS and let it go.

As Gordon Ramsey would say 'installing windows 7 without messing around making a bootable disc, DONE'!

[simonlang]

how do I get the .bin file from vlite? do i really have to dl that 1gb iso?

the bin file is in the program directory of vlite.

[stevember]

I could of sworn they removed or said they were going to remove the classic Windows theme. Why is it back again? :s

Never happen, lots reasons.

[pasty2k2]

I think they just said they werent allowing the old taskbar and such anymore. Its the classic Windows theme on top of the new UI - the old UI is whats gone for good.

[stevember]

Ah yes then when you click it it asks you to run it from windows. It is misleading.

My mistake...

[HENN3RZ]

I think they just said they werent allowing the old taskbar and such anymore. Its the classic Windows theme on top of the new UI - the old UI is whats gone for good.

Ah right ok, thanks! :)

[»X«]

I think I mentioned it before but what I don't like about windows 7, this build has the same issue, is that in Vista, if I wanted notepad or power options I could search in the start menu, it would be the first option in the list, hit enter and I'm done. I search for "note" and power. In Win7 note=sticky note and power=powershell. Its a seriously minor issue, but one that really irritates me.

Also, has anyone managed to get steam to work with it? I havent.

[Inctye]

Another tidbit: the Adobe Acrobat print option to automatically convert a page into a pdf works again. Glad to have it back.