Vista - Windows 7 hits RTM

Microsoft today announced that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have hit the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) milestone. The software giant still has a lot of work to do, but the bigger responsibility now falls to OEMs that must get PCs ready, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) that are testing their new apps, and Independent Hardware Vendors (IHVs) that are preparing their new hardware.

The RTM build is 7600, but it is not the same one that leaked less than two weeks ago (7600.16384). We speculated that Microsoft may end up recompiling build 7600 until it is satisfied, but it only took the company one more shot to get it right: 7600.16385 is the final build number. Microsoft refused to share the full build string, but if you trust leaks from a few days ago, it's "6.1.7600.16385.090713-1255," which indicates that the final build was compiled over a week ago: July 13, 2009, at 12:55pm. This would be in line with the rumored RTM date but it is also the day Microsoft stated that Windows 7 had not yet hit RTM. Although the final build had been compiled, Microsoft still had to put it through testing before christening it as RTM.

Full Story: Microsoft: Windows 7 is done, on its way to manufacturers - Ars Technica

I'm blaming my lack of internet for this one... Here's the link to the Windows Team Blog to go along with the Ars article: http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/win...facturing.aspx

hope to see it out soon to buy.

That should be in October. If you have a Technet or MSDN subscription, then the bits should become available roughly August 6th.

yep have it just wanting for it to pop up.

I'm sorry, my browser must have directed me to the wrong site, I was attempting to get to the Vista Forums.

Well here you are, at the Vista Forums. Welcome.

lol

Thought that I ended up at a Windows 7 Forum instead of the Vista Forum in Favorites.

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