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Leaked Details of Windows 7 M1 March 2008 Edition Version 6.1 Build 6574.1

- Windows 7 lives - screenshots and video

By: Marius Oiaga, Technology News Editor

Windows 7 is alive and kicking, and despite the fact that Microsoft has gagged the details about the next iteration of Windows almost to perfection, details managed to slip through the Redmond giant's fingers. The initial Windows 7 Milestone 1 build was dropped at the end of 2007, and in early
January 2008, only to close partners of the company. But the development of Windows 7 has moved along since version 6.1 Build 6519.1.x86.fre.winmain.071220-1525. From build 6519.1, Microsoft went up all the way to Version 6.1 Build 6574.1, reportedly made available in March 2008.

But even with the development milestone label of 6.1.6574.1, Windows 7 is still at the Milestone 1 stage as ThinkNext revealed. With this release, the Redmond company has tweaked the installation process of the operating system only superficially, but now the License Agreement references Windows 7 instead of Windows Vista. The next version of Windows still features the same kernel as Vista, the move to MinWin has yet to take place, and even the same editions, namely the Windows 7 Business, HomeBasic, HomePremium, Ultimate, HomeBasic N, Business N and Starter SKUs.

The new Windows 7 installer no longer requires the introduction of a product key until the finalization of the installation process, and after the initial setup, and even at that time, the phase can be skipped entirely, permitting users to run the operating system as a trial. Windows 7 also creates a hidden 500.0 MB partition which is not accessible via Windows Explorer, and is dedicated to management purposes.

Windows 7 M1 Build 6.1.6574.1 features a touched-up graphical user interface. Windows Explorer comes with two new buttons, one for Views and the other for switching the preview panel on or off. The March 2008 edition of Windows 7 M1 brings to the table the Health Center, complete with mouse over reactions. Windows 7 M1 Build 6.1.6574.1 also permits end users to temporarily disable the User Account Control in scenarios where the UAC requires multiple confirmations.




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Comment #1 by Josh the Nerd on 2008-04-21, 15:25 GMT reply to this comment 
Who says it was made available in March 2008 and how do you know it isn't based on MinWin?

Comment #2 by Jack on 2008-04-24, 19:27 GMT reply to this comment 
What's that annoying thing about indexing that keeps coming up in the Windows Explorer search? With so many people working on it they can't manage to make a good, non-annoying OS in a reasonable amount of time? Vista was just a beta of 7... that's why they still sell XP.

Comment #3 by Stefan on 2008-05-03, 12:39 GMT reply to this comment 
This version is NOT yet based on MinWin... it is still the same kernel af Vista...

Comment #4 by hoopskier on 2008-05-04, 02:17 GMT reply to this comment 
Josh is right... there's no evidence to support the article's statement "Windows still features the same kernel as Vista, the move to MinWin has yet to take place".

What do you mean by "same kernel"? Well yes it's still the NT kernel, as all versions of NT have been. It's 6.1 (as is the whole OS), not 6.0 as Vista is, so it's false to say it's the "same kernel" as Vista, even if the 6.0 -> 6.1 changes are minor.

Regarding MinWin, my bet is that MinWin is already there. :)

Comment #5 by Csybe on 2008-05-13, 08:53 GMT reply to this comment 
hoopspiker,

Windows 6.1 is Windows Server 2008, and Vista as well moved up to 6.1 with Service Pack 1.

Early alpha versions like this are always based on the same kernel as their precedessors.

Maybe you should look after things better next time.

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