Интрига вокруг предстоящего релиза новой операционной системы обрастает новыми подробностями и слухами. Так предыдущие домыслы о том, что первый официальный кандидат на релиз в статусе RC1 появится в десятых числах апреля похоже не подтвердятся. На официальном сайте Microsoft Connect, который является «убежищем» для тестеров, обнаружили предварительно созданную страницу, которая как раз таки будет опубликована в день релиза предварительного варианта. Обнаруженная на нем дата как минимум на месяц сдвигает предполагаемое появление новой официальной сборки ОС до мая месяца.
А тем временем пару дней назад в сеть попала очередная pre-RC1 сборка под номером 7068. Одновременно утекли сразу два варианта для компьютеров архитектуры х86 и х64. В отличие от предыдущих выпусков, данные сборки имеют более продолжительный ознакомительный период, до лета 2010 года, при этом активируются все теми же тестовыми ключами, что и официальная версия Beta с порядковым номером 7000.
Новая сборка была без особых проблем установлена на предыдущую 7057 методом обновления. Общая процедура заняла около двух часов по времени, что достаточно немало. Тем не менее, при таком способе остаются работоспособными все приложения, установленные ранее. Удручает лишь то, что нестандартные драйверы приходится устанавливать повторно.
На сей раз снова было выдано предупреждение о проблемах при работе Lingvo X3 после обновления. Однако в отличие от предыдущего раза, он все же не заработал.
Этот выпуск так же вышел с единственной локализацией пользовательского интерфейса, а именно родной английской. Тем не менее, сразу с ним появились и соответственные пакеты LIP (Language Interface Pack). Они позволяют частично русифицировать интерфейс ОС, что собственно не удивительно, так как они тоже далеки от финального варианта.
Все что требуется на данный момент от пользователя, это скачать CAB-архивы и указать путь к в специальном разделе региональных настроек. После чего выбрать русский язык из меню и перезагрузить компьютер.
Скачать один из вариантов для разных сборок под разную архитектуру можно по одной из следующих ссылок.
- Windows 7 Build 7068 x86 LIP (40.6 MB, язык: русский, freeware)
- Windows 7 Build 7068 x64 LIP (50.4 MB, язык: русский, freeware).
В нагрузку в сети появились снимки очередной тесовой сборки под номером 7070, а сейчас уже упоминают о появлении 7072 (подробнее).
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With Windows 7 Release Candidate still about a month away, some of our readers who wishes to remain anonymous have tipped us about Windows 7 Build 7068 which appears to have leaked on the internet (torrent sites) today. This latest build carries the build string of 7068.winmain.090321-1322 which means that it was compiled on 21st March 2009.
This is the same build whose screenshot was yesterday reported to have mistakenly leaked by a Japanese Microsoft Blogger.
UPDATE: x64 version of Windows 7 Build 7068 is out too.
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| OS family | Windows NT |
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| Version number | 6.1 |
| Build number | 7068 |
| Build revision | 0 |
| Architecture | x86, x64 |
| Build lab | winmain |
| Compiled on | 2009-03-21 |
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| Timebomb | 2010-03-01 (+345 days) |
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Windows 7 build 7068 (winmain) is a build of Windows 7, which was shared online on 27 March 2009.[1]
NFO file[edit | edit source]
NFO contents
(_) ___ \(____ \ _| | | |_ \ \ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |__/ / |_|_| |_|_____/ proudly presents today: *** Microsoft Windows 7 Build 7068 (x64) *** Another pre-RC1 build. Rumor has it that build 7070 could be the final RC1 build, but I doubt that. So stay tuned. Brought to your favorite site by Team Rocket! Release name: Microsoft.Windows.7.Build.7068.x64.DVD-iND Release date: 2009-03-28 Release size: 70x50M File names: ind-win7-7068-x64.rar Product keys (same as build 7000 and all other previous builds): D9RHV-JG8XC-C77H2-3YF6D-RYRJ9 JYDV8-H8VXG-74RPT-6BJPB-X42V4 RFFTV-J6K7W-MHBQJ-XYMMJ-Q8DCH 482XP-6J9WR-4JXT3-VBPP6-FQF4M 7XRCQ-RPY28-YY9P8-R6HD8-84GH3 Note: These keys will only work if you install the "Ultimate" edition! How to use: Burn and mount, boot from it (if you're not yet on Win 7). If you're already using Win 7, extract the .iso contents and run setup.exe to upgrade your installation (and grab a pot of coffee, it will take some hours). It's not possible to upgrade from x86 to x64 or vice versa! Notes: Earlier than expected, greets fly out to P. and T. for being at work on Saturdays and thereby making this possible! ** SOFTWARE ENGINEERS ARE COCKSUCKERS **
Changes[edit | edit source]
- This build’s setup wallpaper has been altered to resemble the RTM.
- The welcome page to Windows Media Center received new screenshots.
- The transition sounds in Windows Media Center have been replaced with those used in RTM.
- PowerShell ISE and Disk Defragmenter have received minor UI updates.
Bugs[edit | edit source]
On some machines, setup will complain that it could not retrieve information about the disks on this computer.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Boot screen
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Simplified Chinese language variant[edit | edit source]
Setup[edit | edit source]
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Expanding Windows files
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Preparing
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Desktop
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7562
On his MSDN blog, Shinobu Takahashi has posted screenshots of a very recent Windows 7 build. It is the first proof of a 706x build, but the changes aren’t very apparent from the screenshot. The build string is «7068.winmain.090321-1322,» which indicates that it was compiled less than a week ago: March 21, 2009, at 1:22 pm.
As you can see above and below, Microsoft has started tweaking the gadgets it will offer by default with Vista’s successor. When I did my comparison of the beta and build 7057, I noticed that the gadgets had not changed, save for a new image for the Windows Media Center’s.
With build 7068, it seems that the CPU meter has gone from analog to digital, that there is a new gadget for battery life, and that there is a different Calendar gadget. Of course, I’m assuming that these gadgets are the default ones, which should become clear soon enough. Build 7068 was very close to leaking to the public, but I’m sure that this one, or a newer one, will leak before testers get the RC-escrow build next month.
Update
Now that 7068 has leaked into the wild, anyone can get you the latest screenshots. For example, users over at Seven Forums and JCXP have already started snapping shots of their desktops. It turns out that my assumption the gadgets were changed was completely wrong: all three do not come bundled with 7068.
The latest build of the next iteration of the Microsoft developed operating system, Windows 7 Build 7068, has just made an appearance on the most popular torrent sites out there. It comes in the form of a DVD ISO, and reports from those who managed to download and install the OS say it is the genuine article. From a visual point of view, Windows 7 Build 7068 comes with new wallpapers and user pictures.
Windows 7 Build 7068 comes with a total of 84 different wallpapers that weigh in at 54Megabytes. There 10 folders in total (Architecture, Australia, Canada, Characters, Great Britain, Landscapes, Nature, Scenes, United States, Zimbabwe), each of these folders containing six wallpapers. The good news is that if you want to get these wallpapers you do not necessarily need to get Windows 7 Build 7068 – and the same goes for the new user pictures.
Windows 7 build 7068 is available for 32-bit processor machines (7068.0.090321-1322_x86fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRC1CULFRE_EN_DVD.iso) and 64-bit processor ones as well (7068.0.090321-1322_x64fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRC1CULXFRER_EN_DVD.iso). As you can see from the full name of the OS, it was compiled on the 21st of March 2009, leading many on the web to ask this question: How come the build was so rapidly leaked online? Internauts and media outlets are suspecting Microsoft is behind this; or at least is turning a blind eye to people that sneak out recent Windows 7 builds and post them online.
Proof of how laxed security is over at Microsoft is the fact that screenshots of yet another Windows 7 build, mainly Build 7070, have leaked online as well. Now there are two things that you must take into consideration:
1. Microsoft is not going to mind much about all this as long as it generates good feedback regarding the Windows 7 OS.
2. Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) which a TechNet slipup revealed it will become available by June at most, will be freely made available to the general public. Making a big fuss over some online leak bears little importance if you are going to give away a more advanced build later on, for free.
If you would like to get the Windows 7 Build 7068 wallpapers, a download location is available here.
If you would like to get the Windows 7 Build 7068 user pictures, a download location is available here.
Note that the user pictures must be copied in the following folder:
C:ProgramDataMicrosoftUser Account PicturesDefault Pictures
Windows 7 Build 7068 images
Windows 7 Build 7070 images
