Windows 7 Build 7100 is RC, But Beware of Fakes
7100 could be the RC build for Windows 7, but don't go downloading it just yet
We’ve seen build after build of Windows 7 through its beta existence. It all started with build 7000, which was released to public testers in early January.
Through each incremental update to the beta, which bumps the build number by several digits at a time, we see Windows 7 inch closer towards the Release Candidate.
While we’re all holding our breath for the release of the RC that’s supposed to land on May 5, Microsoft hardware partners such as Dell and HP already have the RC in their labs for testing.
According to a post from Microsoft-following journalist Ed Bott’s Twitter this morning, the build number for the RC that we hope to be seeing in a couple of weeks is 7100. Bott does warn that the build 7100 downloads that are making their way onto torrent sites have so far been fake.
The last build number that we know of is 7077, which we heard was being considered for RC status. Microsoft may have decided that 7100 would be the RC number for it’s obvious leap over the beta.
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i cant wait for win7
yupper...
I realy like it.
Yea, I'm jizzing over it right now!!!!!! LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There are many new builds in this 7100 series. The 7100 series is the new RTM branch, whereas the 7000 was the beta branch. However, the 7100 series builds correspond to existing 7000 ones, ex. 7107 is the same content as 7057, just a different build. So please do a bit more research next time.
CHANGE: Sorry, I meant 7077.
revo that makes no sense at all.
@akoegle You are wrong, Revo is right, sorry! The rtm line switched over to 7100.
RC = Release Candidate. Cool. Another bit of fanboy slang.
I'm still using the RC for Windows Me on my Pentium Pro machine. It's old but it does the job!
and i though RC stood for Royal Crown Cola or as it's known RC Cola;-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RC_Cola
w00t ubuntu 9.04 is now out!
rejoice
@windowsmelover: Man you must be a masochist or something. WinME only lasted 2 weeks on my pc and that was the RTM.
I Just find Windows Me to be really fast and really stable, plus excellent driver support.
#kato128
Welcome to the Internet. The place where irony is common but rarely understood.
@windowsmelover: Man you must be a masochist or something. WinME only lasted 2 weeks on my pc and that was the RTM.
Win ME was the best windows ever! Sure it didn't really work, but it was great! It's the only piece of software microsoft ever released, that actively sabotages the network. You always needed 3rd party tools for that until ME arrived. I still remember ME as the os, that when you browse it from an unpatched windows 98 mashine, your 98 mashine would lock up.
one thing about these "builds" going out the microsoft door: "hey, some guy in the GUI department said he would fix some bug by today so I'm going do BUILD (compile) it and see if the whole thing still works"
on the other I really hope they will make this OS good. Since I Installed 7077 three weeks ago I had only 1 BSOD and 1 lockup. That's good but still not good enough by my standards but I'm not sure I have really safe RAM. Time will tell 
Anyone else having issues with the nvidia beta drivers while running a gts 250?
Incrementially backing up until may 5. Its gonna be a good day!
Not I, but I've heard rumors that nvidias latest driver doesn't work properly with newer graphics cards. So could very well be your problem is the same.
I still use XP, and don't plan to move from it, not even to windows 8. Unless the industry forces me to do that, like when I moved from DOS to windows 95.
I Just find Windows Me to be really fast and really stable, plus excellent driver support.
Including no memory leaks?
I still use XP, and don't plan to move from it, not even to windows 8. Unless the industry forces me to do that, like when I moved from DOS to windows 95.
But the industry didn't force you to go to windows 95 - dos applications kept being made until mid 98 at least. Anyway, xp maintainance will only last a few years now, so you'll probably have to switch to windows 7 even before windows 8 is released - or to a beta of that perhaps.
downloading build 7106 currently, and i don't really care
I've been perpetually juggling space on my Hard Drive for games, so I finally purchased a 1 TB Caviar Black, which in turn let me finally test out additional operating systems (I've been on XP 32 bit for years).
Installed Windows 7 7077 64-bit, haven't had a single crash, haven't had a single driver give me any issues.
The only problems I had was with running Bioshock with Directx 10 shaders. I could play the game fine, swim to shore, get into the sub to go to rapture, and it would just freeze at that loading screen.
Once I disabled the shaders, loaded into the game, I was able to re-enable them and its been fine ever since.
Moving to Win7 from XP pro is like when I went from Win98 to XP.
I can't wait!! It's going to to be a must for PC gamers, that's if you want to see all the eye candy with the latest DirectX's.
If build 7100 is the official RC build, we're getting screwed over. The beta and RC builds have now forked. The latest beta build is 7077, and the latest RC build is 7106 or 7107. I'm running 7106 on my test laptop right now, and it's NOT a fake. I imagine the official RC release build will be higher than 7107.
NO, 7100 is the RC. Its already out an has been publicly released.
Though 7106 isnt a "Fake" it is a Misnomer.
Newsflash:
If you downloaded Windows 7 RC from your favorite Russian or Chinese site last week, it was probably a fake.
But the industry didn't force you to go to windows 95 - dos applications kept being made until mid 98 at least. Anyway, xp maintainance will only last a few years now, so you'll probably have to switch to windows 7 even before windows 8 is released - or to a beta of that perhaps.
You never know. XP will have updates 'til 2014 and MS has been cranking out OS's lately. It will probably depend on if 7 sucks or not. If it does we'll see 8 soon, otherwise we'll have 7 for a looong time.
No, build 7106 is legitimate, and I did not get it from Russia or China. The Windows 7 builds have been forked. Please get your facts straight:
http://community.winsupersite.com/ [...] rking.aspx
If they really are going to make the official RC release build 7100, then that means there are already later builds leaked out. I suppose they had to pick a point to release an RC build to testing, and more builds come along before the official RC build actually gets released to the public.
The part that really bugs me is that it only took them a few short months to get from beta to RC, and now they're saying it won't reach RTM until early next year. That's an awful long time between RC and RTM, especially when they claim there's only going to be one RC release. It already works so well, I suspect that we might actually see this released in time for the holidays this year.
Ive done some research and now think 7106 is actually a fake. its build cate is 09/04/08. the official RC's build date is 09/04/21. Is it really possible 7106 to be older than 7100?
The image has been leaked. There are some concerns that it's a fake leak because cversion differs from the MS blog but I've confirmed with a source that it is legit:
http://windows7center.com/news/win [...] 64-leaked/