Windows 7 Build 7070 Appears
Progress in Windows 7 is expected -- perhaps even demanded -- but we still take joy in seeing each new build of the upcoming operating system hit the internet.
The latest Windows 7 build number to make its way out is 7070, spotted on Facepunch forums as posted by someone who claims to be the son of a Microsoft SQL server division worker.
Nothing remarkably new was revealed in the few screenshots posted, but Ars Technica added to its report on that matter that it had heard that build 7070 could be under consideration to be the Release Candidate.
Last week Microsoft let slip out its Windows 7 Release Candidate download page for TechNet subscribers. The ‘leaked’ release notes for the supposed upcoming RC wore with it a “Published: May 2009” line.
Previous rumors picked April for the Release Candidate, but with the most solid information now saying May, it’s a little difficult to believe that a recent build will sit idle for more than a month before being released to testers.
There is also reported evidence of the existence of builds 7071 and 7072, though we haven’t seen the images of those floating around just yet. The road to Windows 7 continues.
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wait for version 7777 , that will be final XD
Rc this, Rc that! To be honest, I’m still using beta 7000 and although many versions are appearing on various torrent sites, I’m frightened to download and give them a test in case I downgrade rather than the opposite.
The problem I have is that this version (7000) is running so well that I completely forgot about it!
Apart for the usual updates that happen occasionally, I have no issues whatsoever with this version at all.
I even have nvidia pre-release graphics drivers installed (which I allowed in) just for a test, and they seem to be running flawlessly.
The one thing that scares me is that the final release of 7 will be so full of bloatware and resource hogging programs that it will be no better than Vista, albeit with a better desktop interface.
The only snag with 7 is that it’s so boringly stable that you simply forget about it and that’s not quite what the likes of Microsoft want in an economic climate such as this, or is it?
Im still smarting that MY MOBO was being RMA'ed while the beta was available and i didnt get a chance to download it
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