There are rumors out there that this build could be fake and that build 7230 will be leaked tomorrow evening.
MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.7.BUILD.7227.WITH.pre-SP.1.X86.VHD.ENGLISH-WZT
FILE: 7227.0.x86fre.winmain_sp.090602-2110.client_en-us.ultimate.vhd
(the original VHD in packed RAR archive, size RAR file: 2,005,278,460 byte
SHA1: 3FFE342C8A9FD2CDF0AF937D2A25BCA640C4010B)
SIZE: 5,584,065,536 byte
CRC: 616985FA
MD5: F98F78D86940761D8909023A00C75704
SHA1: 082F189EE4F58393D3CB113B0F46EC0E1EE41BD8
Along with this information, 3 screenshots have currently been posted (I snipped out the version portion of the 2nd screenshot to post above them):
Also posted, for those of you keeping up with build strings, is the following update of builds in the winmain and winmain_sp branches:
Pre-RTM winmain branch:
6.1.7137.0.winmain.090521-1745 - build leaked to web
6.1.7138.0.winmain.090522-xxxx
6.1.7139.0.winmain.090526-xxxx
6.1.7140.0.winmain.090527-xxxx
6.1.7141.0.winmain.090528-xxxx
6.1.7225.0.winmain.090529-1930
6.1.7226.0.winmain.090601-xxxx
6.1.7227.0.winmain.090602-хххх
6.1.7228.0.winmain.090603-хххх
6.1.7228.0.winmain.090603-19xx
6.1.7229.0.winmain.090604-1901
6.1.7230.0.winmain.090605-1900 - actual build in winmain branch
Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 winmain_sp branch:
6.1.7141.0.winmain_sp.090528-2045
6.1.7225.0.winmain_sp.090529-2022
6.1.7227.0.winmain_sp.090602-2110 - build leaked to web in VHD file - WZT
6.1.7228.0.winmain_sp.090603-20xx
6.1.7229.0.winmain_sp.090604-20xx
6.1.7230.0.winmain_sp.090605-20xx
6.1.7230.0.winmain_sp.090607-2000 - actual build in winmain_sp branch
And now, the second post of theirs relays information about the future of Windows 7 RTM. Dates and build strings are given in the information which I've loosely interpreted via Google Translate and am rehashing here as best I can for English readers (please feel free to correct me on any information I may have misinterpreted below):
Only 3 Steps Left to RTM!"Today at breakfast, Steve Balmer noted that plans have been adjusted internally to suit the announcement by Steve Jobs of, "Snow Leopard." All that's left to do with Windows 7 to reach RTM are three steps:
Step One: Sometime between June 10th and June 15th will be the last build distributed to corporate partners. The build will be 6.1.7229.0.winmain.090604-1901. (Just to be clear, we're talking about formal access assemblies and not what is to continue to be compiled internally, even the latest current build: 6.1.7230.0.winmain.090605-1900 - and this assembly may be RTM Escrow assembly).
Step Two: Only RTM candidate builds will be compiled in mid-June. None of the candidates for RTM will be distributed to any partners.
Step Three: Windows 7 RTM-candidates will be collected until June 21st! In all actuality, you may even receive what will become the RTM release of Windows 7 via the Internet as soon as June 19th.
Completion Note: Since RTM testing is an internal affair (that is, no partners will be involved), that means it is up to them as to which RTM-candidate build will become the official RTM release of Windows 7. The RTM build of Windows 7, though it may come soon, will not immediately be given to testers via the Connect website nor MSDN subscribers.
From here on, be aware that there may be a lot of false information regarding the final release! As soon as we hear the very latest, we will promptly inform you!"
And there you have it. wzor.info has been the real deal up to this point, so I have no reason to believe that they're spreading misinformation now. What do you think? Personally, I've installed Vista SP2 recently and it didn't even matter; as soon as I can get my hands on the RTM build, that puppy is becoming my main OS. =)
Source: wzor.info
-Stephen
UPDATE: Apparently, this build is floating around via alternate means as well and thanks to deeper2k at thevista.ru for posting about it prior to me seeing it. Credits to him! Screenshot, courtesy of thevista.ru:
According to one of the uploaders the following changes have been made to build 7227
1. Changes in the mechanism for displaying thumbnails in the taskbar.
2. Pop-Up lists for the panel
3. Pop-Up lists for Remote Desktop
4. Applying the settings of the taskbar
5. Multitouch zoom
6. Invert selection
7. You can search for music by artist
8. View the contents of the search results
9. Intelligent indexing after installation
10. Reducing the length of playback sounds system
11. Changes in the panel Devices and Printers
12. Changes in the mechanism of extraction devices
13. Support for FireWire-cameras
14. Reduction in section in system
15. Improved driver support
16. Reducing the paging file
17. Assigning a letter to boot with two OS loaded
18. Naming the section reserved for the system.
There are rumors out there that this build could be fake and that build 7230 will be leaked tomorrow evening.
