Thread: Windows 7 Release Candidate Leaked Online

In what has become a regular occurrence, another version of Windows 7 has leaked to file-sharing sites. The latest version is reportedly Win 7 Release Candidate built 7100, which is slated for an official Microsoft launch in early May.

Some bloggers who've had a chance to examine the alleged bootleg of RC 7100 are convinced it's the real deal. Long Zheng of the istartedsomething blog believes the latest Win 7 code, accessible via your favorite "content hub" (P2P site), is real if unspectacular:

"The highly anticipated release candidate (RC) build of Windows 7 has been leaked and its authenticity is entirely undisputed. First looks reveal nothing significantly new or different, but if you've been wanting to get a vibe of how far Windows 7 has come since the public beta, especially performance, this is the build to get."

Lee Mathews of Download Squad has a similar take: RC 7100 is real, but not that thrilling: "Visually not much has changed, so don't expect to see anything Earth-shattering."



And Windows 7 News is displaying 50 screenshots of the alleged RC 7100. The site asked readers to comment if they've "spotted anything out of the ordinary like new features or changes." But thus far all indications are that RC 7100 doesn't bring dramatic changes, such as a rumored new interface.

If anything, it appears that RC 7100 is very close to the finished product. Microsoft hasn't announced a release date for Windows 7, although industry watchers expect it to ship later this year. Win 7's most prominent improvement will be a less-intrusive User Account Control, or UAC, a security feature designed to prevent rogue code from hijacking a PC. Microsoft recently that stated that Windows 7 users will see nearly a third fewer UAC prompts than Windows Vista users.

they still dont have vista working right. why release another windows thats going to be full of bugs

mm but that's the thing. this is what they have been working on. Seven is basically a hardcore upgrade of vista.

Yeah. I'm agree with both of you.

Originally Posted by budweiser417

they still dont have vista working right. why release another windows thats going to be full of bugs

You've obviously never tried this OS....

Windows 7 is beyond Vista in so many ways and runs FASTER than Windows XP.

This OS, so far, is a complete homerun for Microsoft

I object to microsoft on this point that they should release Win& as the upgrade to VISTA which they are not going to do....
VISTA was blooper..so thos who bought it,microsoft must console them by freely allowing them to upgrade to Win7 free...
come on,microsoft!!!!!

I've read on some sites that this leaked RC 7100 is a fake :/

i don't kno if it's real, but right now i'm sticking to build 7057 for 32-bit. it works great :)

I have the released english 7106 on my laptop and the new 7100 RC1 on my main.

The only problems I encountered were when I did try to upgrade from vista ultimate. Actually lots of problems.

I read on some sites that during the beta program, M$ insists on clean installs in each of the beta7 releases and even when upgrading from Vista because the files are so different..I was a dumba$$ and thought I knew better..

I backed up and reinstalled clean. 7106 is pretty solid. We'll see about the RC1. Just installed it on last night.

Win 7 is definitely a cut above vista tho'..very fast, great features, much usability.