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Yes, Windows 7 really will RTM in ten days
Microsoft has activated the As mentioned a two weeks ago - and now been confirmed by an 'inside source' close to our chum Paul at Geeksmack - the final build is slated for July 10th and code sign-off will follow on the 13th.
General availability won't come until October, officially. However, since the RTM ISO downloads will be available to Technet and MSDN subscribers soon, they'll probably be available on every torrent tracker in the known universe within hours of the first successful download.
Or sooner, if the crew at Wzor.net is feeling generous.
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Subscribe to commentsJash SayaniJul 3rd 2009 12:46PM
Hmm.... I am an Apple fan, but Apple is acting like an a**, so I'm pissed. Windows 7 news is always exciting! I'm really looking forward to Windows 7.
BTW, do the Bug reporters get a free copy of Win 7 ??
Some vista beta users said that they did get one.
sRcJul 3rd 2009 1:17PM
not open beta participants, no
BrianJul 3rd 2009 2:16PM
Read the Manual?
wrs589Jul 3rd 2009 2:52PM
What's the easiest way to go from 7100 RC to the RTM?
Can I upgrade at all or will it need a clean install?
MalteserrJul 3rd 2009 2:59PM
As usual, you can probably upgrade but because Microsoft said they won't test Windows 7 -> Windows 7 upgrades, you might end up with some weird bug. So a clean install is my personal choice.
Drew GreenJul 3rd 2009 3:15PM
Can't wait. Just purchased a TechNet subscription a week ago. Gonna get my hands nice and dirty with some 7 RTM...
TarasJul 3rd 2009 10:04PM
So Drew, is it going to be 7265 or.......? What do you think?
Drew GreenJul 4th 2009 12:36AM
@Taras: No idea. I'm running 7260 and it's running very well.
Bryan PriceJul 3rd 2009 10:41PM
10 days, and I'll have my laptop on RTM. Great!
I guess I need to get that memory and hard drive upgrade for this desktop so I can go to Win 7 here.
And get my other desktop prepared to be my Palm sync platform, since Palm refuses to support 64-bit anymore. Really pisses me off. Yeah, yeah, I can use bluetooth, but that's slow as molasses compared to the wire, and the way it works, I can't even leave it plugged in to keep it charged!
PsycrosJul 4th 2009 4:42AM
Oh yay, Win7 is coming out, I'm just bursting with anticip..oh, look, belly button lint.