【指日可待】微软官方正式宣布Windows7 RTM最终版发布日期

前一段时间，关于window7的RTM版是否为Win 7 7600.16385 RTM还是Win 7 7600.16384 RTM争论的很久，国内各大windows7相关论坛上也一度爆出日发帖量过万的情况，小林一直没有写windows7相关的文章是因为我正在等待消息，因为16385也好16384也罢，并没有一个权威的定论他就是windows7的最终版本，所谓的讨论也只是通过在2年前出vista时的一些规律，来推算windows7到底哪个版本是RTM最终版。但是，小林得到消息称，微软正式宣布了windows7RTM版的发布日期，这一消息，不但让国内的windows7迷们停止了无用的讨论，也给我们能尽快享用了windows7划了一条线。 （PS：小林很多次都用RTM这个词，这个词到底是什么意思呢？小林通俗的给大家讲下： windows7或者说一个操作系统或者软件真正成为兼容性强好用的正式版之前，都要通过好多的测试，比如大家熟悉的QQ就有BATE版本，这就是一种测试版本，也就是说软件本身和正式版还会有结构上的差异，回到RTM版，我们说的RTM版系统就是微软经过很多的测试之后发布的一个版本，他与bate版有什么不同呢？最大的不同就是他不会改变软件的整体骨干构造，也就是说不会再有内核啊等大的改变，以后也只不过会通过update进行打补丁升级，或者发布SP1进行升级，而并不会更改的一个版本） 好了，让我们来看一下微软官方的宣布内容： When will I get Windows 7 RTM? I recognize this is an important question to have answered. Many of you have said you want to know exactly when you will be able to get your hands on RTM. Last Monday, I gave an update on RTM to close out some myths. In that update, I also gave a broad timeline on when different groups of people – or “audiences” – would get the final RTM code. While I have nothing new to add regarding RTM today, I do however have more precise information to give on when you will be able to get RTM. Again, when you can get RTM depends on who you are. For Partners OEMs: ISV (Independent software vendor) and IHV (Independent hardware vendor) Partners will be able to download Windows 7 RTM from Microsoft Connect or MSDN on August 6th. There is already a lot of momentum from ISVs and IHVs in the ecosystem today for Windows 7 as Mike Nash blogged last week. If you are a partner who has been working on Windows 7 for a while, now is the time to complete your testing with final version of Windows 7. For partners that haven’t gotten started yet with Windows 7, now is the time to get involved. You can also visit www.readyset7.com to learn more about getting ready for Windows 7. Microsoft Partner Program Gold/Certified Members will be able to download Windows 7 RTM in English through the Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) Portal on August 16th. By October 1st, the remaining languages will become available to download. Microsoft Action Pack Subscribers will be about to download Windows 7 RTM in English starting August 23rd. By October 1st, the remaining languages will become available to download. OEMs will receive Windows 7 RTM software images beginning approximately 2 days after we officially RTM, as a little time is required to release and distribute these images. This will allow them to begin preparing images for new PCs to ship with Windows 7 on them. We know our OEMs are excited for Windows 7 and we can’t wait to hand them the final RTM bits! For Business Customers: If you are a Volume License (VL) customer with an existing Software Assurance (SA) licenseyou will be able to download Windows 7 RTM in English starting August 7th via the Volume License Service Center (VLSC). The rest of the languages for Windows 7 RTM should be available within a couple of weeks after that. Volume License customers without a SA license will be able to purchase Windows 7 through Volume Licensing on September 1st as we announced last week at WPC09. Mark these dates on your calendar and start your deployment plans! For IT Professionals: There are a few ways you can get Windows 7 RTM. IT Professionals with TechNet Subscriptions will be able to download Windows 7 RTM in English on August 6th and remaining languages by October 1st. IT Professionals at companies with Volume Licensing see above on how you can get Windows 7 RTM. We have quite a bit of resources for IT Professionals to use to become experts on Windows 7 and to aid in their deployments. Those resources can be found at the Springboard Series. For Developers: Developers with MSDN Subscriptions will be able to download Windows 7 RTM in English on August 6th and remaining languages by October 1st. To help developers who are developing applications for Windows 7 or updating existing applications to take advantage of new Windows 7 features, check out the Windows 7 for Developers Blog. Also, be sure to check out the Windows 7 Developers Guide on MSDN. Oh and there are also some fantastic videos on Channel 9 too! For Beta Testers Enthusiasts: A special thank you to our beta testers is needed for their time and effort in helping make Windows 7 a solid release. The special pre-order offer we did offering Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional at almost 50% discount was done with our beta testers in mind. And many of you jumped at the chance to take advantage of this deal – thank you! I know there have been some rumors going around about a “family pack” for Windows 7. We have heard a lot of feedback from beta testers and enthusiasts over the last 3 years that we need a better solution for homes with multiple PCs. I’m happy to confirm that we will indeed be offering a family pack of Windows 7 Home Premium (in select markets) which will allow installation on up to 3 PCs. As I’ve said before, stay tuned to our blog for more information on this and any other potential offers. Beta testers will not automatically receive a free copy of Windows 7. Many beta testers are already subscribers to TechNet; those of you who fit that description will be able to download Windows 7 RTM shortly after RTM happens for free as part of your subscription. However, if you don’t have TechNet and are waiting for GA (to either purchase Windows 7 or wait for your pre-order to arrive) you can continue to use the RC. In fact, you can continue to use it until it expires on June 1st, 2010 (expiration actually starts March 1, 2010, this is when the reboots start). While our special pre-order offer with the near 50% has ended, Windows 7 can still be pre-ordered today from the various online retailers (including the Microsoft Store). We are also going to release an evaluation of Windows 7 Professional for IT Professionals via the Springboard Series shortly after RTM. Over 40% of beta testers are IT Professionals and this will allow them to quickly access the RTM code and plan for deployments. For Consumers: Windows 7 will be in retail stores and shipping on new PCs starting October 22nd. If you pre-ordered Windows 7, it should be delivered sometime around the October 22nd timeframe (depends on the retailer). 来源：https://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/07/21/when-will-you-get-windows-7-rtm.aspx 将这一信息掐头结尾，取中间重要的翻译如下： 为合作伙伴的OEM厂商： ISV （独立软件供应商）及IHV （独立硬件供应商）合作伙伴将能够下载Windows 7 RTM微软连接或MSDN上8月6日。已经有大量的势头，从独立软件开发商和独立硬件提供商的生态系统今天的Windows 7了Mike Nash博客上周。如果你是谁的合作伙伴一直致力于在Windows 7一段时间，现在是时间来完成您的测试，最终版本的Windows 7 。合作伙伴还没有起步阶段但与Windows 7 ，现在是时候参与进来。您也可以访问www.readyset7.com ，以了解更多关于准备为Window7 。 微软合作伙伴计划金卡/认证的成员将能够下载Windows 7 RTM英文通过微软的合作伙伴网络（支原体）门户网站8月16日。由10月1日，其余的语言将成为可供下载。 微软行动包的用户将要下载Windows 7 RTM英语8月23日开始。由10月1日，其余的语言将成为可供下载。 OEM厂商可能会收到Windows 7 RTM软件图像开始大约2天之后，我们正式RTM ，作为一个没有多少时间，需要释放和分发这些影像。这将使他们能够开始准备新的电脑图像推出的Windows 7上。我们知道我们的原始设备制造商感到非常兴奋的Windows 7 ，我们不能等待交出他们的最后RTM位！ 企业客户： 如果您是批量许可证（轻）客户与现有的软件保证（ SA ） licenseyou将能够下载Windows 7 RTM英文开始8月7日通过批量许可服务中心（ VLSC ） 。其余的语言为Windows 7 RTM应具备的几个星期之后。 批量许可证客户未经公司许可将能够购买Windows 7通过批量许可9月1日，我们在上周宣布WPC09 。马克这些日期您的日历上，并开始您的部署计划！ 对于IT专业人员： 有几种方法可以得到的Windows 7 RTM 。 IT专业人士的TechNet订阅将能够下载Windows 7 RTM英文8月6日和剩余语文10月1日。 IT专业人士在企业大量授权在上面看到你如何能得到的Windows 7 RTM 。 我们有相当多的资源， IT专业人士使用，成为专家们在Windows 7 ，并帮助他们部署。这些资源可在跳板系列。 开发商： MSDN订阅开发商将能够下载Windows 7 RTM英文8月6日和剩余语文的10月1日。 它能够帮助开发者开发应用程序是谁的Windows 7或更新现有应用程序以利用新的Windows 7的功能，请在Windows 7开发者博客。另外，一定要签出的Windows 7开发指南MSDN上。哦，也有一些精彩视频频道9呢！ 为测试者发烧友： 特别感谢你对我们的测试者需要对他们的时间和精力在帮助使Windows 7了坚实的释放。特别前为了提供我们没有提供Windows 7 Home Premium版和Windows 7名专业人员，几乎50 ％的折扣是与我们的测试者铭记。和你们中许多人抓住了机会，利用这一交易-谢谢你！ 综合一上来看，我们到底什么时候能用上windows7RTM呢？ 8月6日，我们就可以拿到英文版的镜像，估计到时也会及时出来汉化，至于什么时候能拿到“原汁原味”的微软中文版windows7的镜像，估计要到10月份了。