Microsoft Denies Windows 7 Has Gone Gold

[Scorbing]

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By Michael Muchmore

A Microsoft spokesman denied widespread reports on the Internet that Microsoft has produced an RTM version of its Windows 7 operating system and would announce it a partners event on Monday.

"Contrary to the wide reports that we have an RTM build and plan to announce it today, we will do neither," said a Microsoft representative who asked not to be named. "I'm not sure where the report of the 13th originated, but it's nothing we've confirmed and it's simply false. We will RTM before the end of the month as previously announced."

Reports have said previously that the RTM version would be announced at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans, coming against a backdrop of two surveys that reported that most businesses would hold off purchasing Windows 7, at least initially. Microsoft also announced Office 2010, and provided PCMag.com with a copy of the code for a hands-on evaluation.

PCMag.com's reviews team, which regularly receives information about Microsoft products ahead of time, said that it had not received confirmation from Microsoft that the RTM had been already completed or that July 13th would be the date of its release. Microsoft often maintains internal builds with higher numbers that still have a way to go before release. Microsoft has said, however, the build will appear "before the end of the month."

Despite Microsoft's claims, versions claiming to be final RTM have appeared on BitTorrent bearing the build number 7600, despite the fact that version 7300 has been believed to be the final build number. Many tech enthusiast blogs have reported that the milestone has been reached, including respected blogger Long Zheng, who has created a Web site called HasWindows7RTMed.com, which already displays an all-capped "YES" and a build number of 7600 below that, based on the underground file-sharing version that materialized over the weekend.

Windows 7's official build number has not yet been established, the Microsoft spokesman stated. "The way it works is that a build is produced and then run through a series of checks before declared the official build number for a milestone," he said in an email. "For RTM, those checks are much more significant (since RTM is an industry milestone as opposed to a MSFT internal milestone). There's no way to predict the build number until the build is through all the checks and declared RTM."

[cabron]

I feel sorry for the folks that thought build 7600 was the final, a waste of 3GB of your precious time :laugh:

[ahhell]

If it's going to be this week then it will be announced by Ballmer at tomorrow's keynote.

[Unimatrix Xero]

sounds like spin to me, and downloading 3gb wasnt a waste for me as i dont have any limits :p

[Unrealistic]

**** it, I'm going to install it right now anyway. If I'm wrong I'm wrong. If not, I'm on Windows 7 RTM.

[M.F.D.K]

Well, I'm pretty sure they are not going to say Yes even if its the real RTM

[Scorbing]

**** it, I'm going to install it right now anyway. If I'm wrong I'm wrong. If not, I'm on Windows 7 RTM.

Any Windows 7 build is better than Vista.

Let us know what U find.

[winlonghorn]

sounds like spin to me, and downloading 3gb wasnt a waste for me as i dont have any limits :p

+1 no problems here either. Hopefully, these limits will go away for everyone. The internet is supposed to be open to everyone (without limitations). I sure hope they hurry up on Internet 2 because that would be very welcome. :)

[Gabureiru]

Is not the first time MS denies something that later comes to be true.

[winlonghorn]

Well, I'm pretty sure they are not going to say Yes even if its the real RTM

Not until just before release anyway. :) They have become a bit more secretive on exactly when things are going to happen with Windows 7. However, I can't really blame them because even they don't know what build will pass their quality standards.

Is not the first time MS denies something that later comes to be true.

Exactly. They are simply not going to confirm it until they are ready. If it is RTM, it is. If it isn't, it isn't.

[BajiRav]

Read it again. They did not deny it. :laugh: They're just not confirming it today - something they will do tomorrow.

yea, I am shooting from you know where. :p

[Prymitywista]

be or not to be this is the question!

[Unrealistic]

Any Windows 7 build is better than Vista.

Let us know what U find.

Well it installed in twelve minutes on my machine and every single app I'm using obviously runs perfectly. It's extremely snappy, although the last build I used was 7100 x64. I really do hope this is the real RTM though, as I don't want to re-install, but I won't have too much of a problem doing it. Even my Creative sound card is working 100% perfectly. :p

Edited July 14, 2009 by Unrealistic

[MistaT40]

That's the spokesman job - deny or agree - they are there to only confirm what their company wants them to confirm.

[Raa]

Looks like we have to wait some more. 7600 fake not RTM? Quite possibly!

[DerAusgewanderte]

Read it again. They did not deny it. :laugh: They're just not confirming it today - something they will do tomorrow.

yea, I am shooting from you know where. :p

+1: I call this beating around the bush. Of course they are not going to announce that there is a leak out in the wild that may well be RTM. dooohh

[deletedxyz]

The 7600 Build is already out on torrents... I am actually amazed at how people manage to get these expensive software within the first day of release. :laugh:

Edited July 14, 2009 by maskedforever

[Argi]

The 7600 Build is already out on torrents... I am actually amazed at how people manage to get these expensive software within the first day of release.

It's not released.

[Malisk]

I feel sorry for the folks that thought build 7600 was the final, a waste of 3GB of your precious time :laugh:

Build 7600 is likely the final, but the revision number (16384) will probably increase.

I'm unsure how many more times I'll have to repeat this.

This was what happened with Vista too. Do we really have such a short memory?

[Argi]

Build 7600 is likely the final, but the revision number (16384) will probably increase.

I'm unsure how many more times I'll have to repeat this.

This was what happened with Vista too. Do we really have such a short memory?

You understand that revision numbers are incremented when changes are made right? :huh:

[ObiWanToby]

Kind of funny what gets debated.

[Hurmoth]

I feel sorry for the folks that thought build 7600 was the final, a waste of 3GB of your precious time :laugh:

It would be nice if some people would pay attention to those like Tom W, who knows what he is talking about. Build 7600 will be the final build, but, as stated over and over, the build can be recompiled several times. So YES, 7600 is the final build.

[deletedxyz]

:/ Now all I need is a new external hard drive so I can do a clean install. >:D

[Lord Ba'al]

Well, I'm pretty sure they are not going to say Yes even if its the real RTM

Exactly. Probably they're just embarassed because they still haven't got a plumber (yes - someone had to say it :rofl: )

[digital_sc4rz]

Maybe Find out in todays keynote :cool: