Vista - System builders still waiting for Windows 7 tools

In early August, some PC makers were complaining they still didn’t have access to tools they needed to get Windows 7 preloaded on new systems. A month later, system builders — smaller, custom PC makers — still don’t have access to tools like the OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK).
The OPK is designed to allow PC makers to automate the installation and customization of Windows and other Microsoft products on multiple PCs.
Microsoft is still telling system builders that they will get the tools they need in time to get Windows 7 to customers this fall. But it sounds like white-box vendors shouldn’t expect more until some time in late September or October.

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System builders still waiting for Windows 7 tools | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com