Microsoft Windows 7
Windows Seven (7) 6801 ULTIMATE X86+X64 (32-BIT + 64-BIT) PDC2008
Builds:
The first known build of Windows 7 was identified as a “Milestone 1 (M1) code drop” according to TG Daily with a version number of 6.1.6519.1. It was sent to key Microsoft partners by January 2008 in both x86 and x86-64 versions.Though not yet commented on by Microsoft~ reviews and screenshots have been published by various sources.The M1 code drop installation comes as either a standalone install or one which requires Windows Vista with Service Pack 1~ and creates a dual-boot system.
On April 20~ 2008~ screenshots and videos of a second build of M1 were leaked with a version number of 6.1.6574.1. This build included changes to Windows Explorer as well as a new Windows Health Center.
According to the TG Daily article of January 16~ 2008~ the Milestone 2 (M2) code drop was at that time scheduled for April or May 2008.[20] A Milestone 2 build was demonstrated at the D6 conference with a build number of 6.1.6589.1.x86fre.winmain_win7m2.080420-1634. The build had a different taskbar than found in Windows Vista~ with~ among other features~ sections divided into different colors. The host declined to comment on it~ stating “I’m not supposed to talk about it now today”.
According to Paul Thurrott~ Milestone 3 (build 6780) was shipped to Microsoft employees and close partners in the week of September 7~ 2008. Described as visually and functionally similar to Windows Vista by Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet and Stephen Chapman of UX Evangelist~ some bundled applications in Milestone 3 now use a ribbon interface similar to that of Office 2007. Thinknext.net~ the same site that was behind the original leaks of Milestone 1 pictures and video~ has since leaked 39 images~ and 4 videos of Windows 7 build 6780~ though Microsoft has since forced them to take the images down. Many applications that had been integrated into previous versions of Windows have been removed~ including Calendar~ Contacts~ Mail~ Meeting Space~ Movie Maker~ and Photo Gallery and are available as downloads in the Windows Live Wave 3 beta release. WinFuture.de has since leaked 192 images of Windows 7 build 6780.
On October 8~ 2008~ Winfuture.de released 34 screenshots of Windows 7 build 6801.
On October 28~ 2008~ Microsoft distributed a pre-beta build of Windows 7 with the build tag 6801.winmain_win7m3.081020-1655[citation needed] to attendees at its Professional Developers Conference (PDC).[36] Microsoft also demonstrated build 6933.winmain.081020-1842 during the PDC~ but did not give it to attendees. It has a new desktop interface~ a new taskbar and many new features.
