Windows 7 Blog

Brandon of the Windows Team Blog has disclosed that the new OS is on track to be released in time for the holiday season, with the caveat that the feedback for Windows 7 RC is satisfactory…

“If the telemetry we receive from the Windows 7 RC meets our expectations in terms of quality, then we expect to hit RTM in 3 months or so.”

Read the full blog post here.

While Windows 7 RC is already faster than Windows Vista straight out of the box, you can still speed it up further by adjusting some of the default features. Read the rest of this entry »

Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) is now available for download here as an ISO image, i.e. you need to burn it to a DVD to install. Registration is required and a new Product Key will be given. Read the rest of this entry »

The good people at Engadget has done an early review of Windows 7 RC and here’s what they said…

“The mood at Microsoft seems (understandably) high about this release. It’s clear that lots of folks see this as the big, shiny band-aid for many of the Vista woes that people have been experiencing — and in many ways, that’s exactly what it is. If you’re at all curious about what Microsoft has been up to, you should absolutely grab this install and take it for a spin (when you can); there is a metric ton going on here, and it’s certainly worth taking a second look at. Bottom line, though? This is still Windows, and it’s still got a lot of Vista in it. If you weren’t feeling it the first time around, there may not be enough here to convince you otherwise. However, this is a valiant effort from Microsoft and it shows that the company does understand it’s burned some bridges throughout the last three years — this is a big step for them both in technique and tone, and that’s certainly not lost on us.”

Read the full review here.