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Do we know of any changes (I know we aren't expecting anything drastic, but, hey, might as well ask. :)), and where can we find this build?
You won't be able to download the build yet. Just wait for it to make its rounds. We're not allowed to give you links anyway.

No ones installed it yet, it's only leaked in the last 30 mins or so, so just wait. I'm downloading the x86 version, and I'm on 13.5%, but I'll have to stop soon and finish tomorrow.

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I seriously doubt I will use leaked betas again, considering all the debug code is back and no updated, I going to keep RC until RC2 or RTM.
There are updates. I've got updates for 7127 on my other PC through Windows Update. But then again, that build was distributed.
I seriously doubt I will use leaked betas again, considering all the debug code is back and no updated, I going to keep RC until RC2 or RTM.

HAHA and you think RC (and previous BETA), that basickly is PUBLIC DEBUG dont involve DEBUG code? continue to live in your dreams.... im sure even RTM will have pretty much same DEBUG code as it is now.

HAHA and you think RC (and previous BETA), that basickly is PUBLIC DEBUG dont involve DEBUG code? continue to live in your dreams.... im sure even RTM will have pretty much same DEBUG code as it is now.

I have never seen Microsoft release a checked build as retail...

I have never seen Microsoft release a checked build as retail...

yes and those dialoges in vista "send this error msg to MS for future reference" (or something similar) isnt actualy debug code? :)

i have no idea why some builds are bigger and some builds are smaller, however im sure its not the point in debug code (and no i cba to compare size to size of files, if someone can be, be my guest), however if it is and debug code and we will get 200mb less "crap" in RTM then more power to the people! but im still not convinced. Debug code is fine, if it actualy helps solve problems, no matter RTM or not, no matter how many testers they have, they still can test 101...th hardware combinations.

Info on 7037 :cool:

MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.7.BETA.7137.0.090521-1745.X86.ENGLISH.DVD-ZUKONA

FILE: 7137.0.090521-1745_x86fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULFRER_EN_DVD.iso

SIZE: 2,544,232,448 bytes

CRC: 3D4EEF0C

MD5: 2F7520915DFF55380E979E67AE4687DB

SHA1: FF9C8751095E77BE0FD4A0A0A937E3EAB0C18943

MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.7.BETA.7137.0.090521-1745.X64.ENGLISH.DVD-ZUKONA

FILE: 7137.0.090521-1745_x64fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULXFRER_EN_DVD.iso

SIZE: 3,262,167,040 bytes

CRC: 06047573

MD5: 0D863472414EFC337D032E8ED33C347B

SHA1: 8E35D15281A554FD890AD682249E485B9B82278C

yes and those dialoges in vista "send this error msg to MS for future reference" (or something similar) isnt actualy debug code? :)

i have no idea why some builds are bigger and some builds are smaller, however im sure its not the point in debug code (and no i cba to compare size to size of files, if someone can be, be my guest), however if it is and debug code and we will get 200mb less "crap" in RTM then more power to the people! but im still not convinced. Debug code is fine, if it actualy helps solve problems, no matter RTM or not, no matter how many testers they have, they still can test 101...th hardware combinations.

No, that's part of Error Reporting. It just does that when an app crashes to give you a chance to let Microsoft figure out what's causing the crash.

Debug (checked) builds have symbol file references in them and check every buffer used for overflows. It's very slow.

Checked and Free Build Differences Two distinct builds of the NT-based operating systems are available:

The free build (or retail build)The free build of Microsoft Windows is used in production environments. The free build of the operating system is built with full compiler optimizations. When the free build discovers correctable problems, it continues to run. Distribution media containing the free build of the operating system do not have any special labels ? in other words, the CD containing the free build will just be labeled with the Windows version name, and no reference to the type of build.

The b><checked buildb> (or b><debug buildb>)b>The purpose of the checked build of Microsoft Windows is to make identifying and diagnosing operating-system-level problems easier. The checked build differs from the free build in the following ways:

Distribution media containing the checked build are clearly labeled "Debug/Checked Build." The checked build distribution medium contains the checked version of the operating system, plus checked versions of HALs, drivers, file systems, and even many user-mode components. For information about obtaining this build, see Obtaining the Checked Build.

Because the checked build contains fewer optimizations and more debugging checks than the free build, the checked build is both larger in size and slower to execute than the free build. As a result, the free build is used in production environments unless it is necessary to use the checked build to identify serious problems.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms792442.aspx

If the build name has "fre" in it it doesn't have debug code in it except for the few extra feedback tools they turn on to catch bugs in the build.

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