Q&A: Windows 7 Released to Manufacturers : Windows 7 RTM

By Mary Branscombe , published on July 22, 2009 at 8:30 PM
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Windows 7 is finished—Microsoft announced the bundle of code known in the industry as the “release to manufacturing" (RTM) on July 22. What does that actually mean?

“Windows 7 is complete from an engineering perspective,” Rich Reynolds, the general manager of the Windows business team, said. “This is the final code—there are no additional changes that will be made.” The final build is on its way to PC makers and disc-duplication plants and is ready to go onto new PCs and into boxes. “Our partners are ready to take the final step and put code on machines,” Reynolds said.

Is the RTM later than expected? No, Reynolds said. “During the development of Windows 7, we committed to deliver the next version of Windows within three years of Windows Vista and we have delivered on that promise," Reynolds said.

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Anonymous 07/24/2009 9:12 AM
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Re Windows Performance Tool. Try to get your facts right please. I searched using this exact term on the MS Download Center site and got NADA...

Cryogenic 07/24/2009 10:42 AM
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>> And yes, performance does get better in the RTM, Curran said, both from final fixes and from taking out the debug code

Hear that Tom? time to bench ;)

Anonymous 07/24/2009 3:06 PM
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The Windows Performance Tools (WPT) Kit contains performance analysis tools
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/pe [...] 25801.aspx

Anonymous 07/24/2009 8:46 PM
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I am using Live Mail on XP and it is slower than grass growing! It gets the headers fast but it takes 20 to 30 seconds to get the first message body. That is incredibly slow. I am on a DSL line and the connection is to a HotMail account. Either way a HUGE MS problem. I will not upgrade to Windows 7 since that is its only email app. I use Thunderbird for my personal email. With very minor exceptions, it is GREAT!

Anonymous 07/25/2009 1:10 AM
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When is it Australias turn to pre-order windows 7 at a discounted price. Yes there is a country called Australia, and we do use computers.

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