Windows 7 build 7264

Windows 7 build 7264 has arrived 19 days after the last x86/x64 ISO leak. The x64 and x86 ISOs are both making their rounds.

1. There is no changelog; we have no idea what's new.
2. You're on your own to find legitimate links.
3. Your beta and/or RC keys will not work with this build until you follow step 4.
4. You must take files from a build prior to 7260 and patch 7264 with them to activate.

Build 7264 x86

File: 7264.0.090622-1900_x86fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULXFRER_EN_DVD.iso
Size: 2,387.39 MB
MD5: 44F04E9E5762714C3D75A3C9C88DE251
SHA1: C6FE386E97944511820291F515A8CBB3DDA329A6
CRC32: 0B916606

Build 7264 x64

File: 7229.0.090604-1901_x64fre_client_en-us_OEM_Ultimate-GRMCULXFREO_EN_DVD.iso
Size: 3,076.67 MB
MD5: 670818DB149170C652414E1F75E9390C
SHA1: F3DF1990D9242C48BC56515534911838DF0ABEA9
CRC32: 05F87B79

Thanks Thrax

Out of interest, have you tried this build? I've not used a new build for quite a while now, as it's so close to coming out and very little changes.

-The license has changed, they've gotten rid of the "Release Candidate" part.
-The running program tiles on the taskbar have a tinge of the icon's colour in the glow when you mouse over. May have been there before, I just noticed it. It would not surprise me if it has been there for a long time.
-RC keys don't work

Pretty much runs like 7260. Like a dream.

would you say its worth going from 7100 to 7200+? I mean what with the actual release so close anyway....

also your sig makes me chuckle every time i read it; its never getting old.

I installed it last night and got to tinker around with it very briefly. It may have fixed a latency + framerate problem I was having with the RC and build 7232, but I'll need a few hours this evening to test it. So far so good!

What moving to 7260+ right now would gain you is a pretty good OS, not many, if any, bugs to speak of, that will last you until the time bomb starts to go off in March. It may be cheaper by then, and new issues will have been discovered. I will probably wait until then to buy it preloaded on a new unit.

There have been a lot of issues fixed since 7100, but it looks pretty much the same. I think it runs a lot better, faster and more solid. Especially 7264.


Me too, I love it.

Is RTM this version?

No it is not. RTM signoff doesn't occur for another few weeks.

hm, sounds like a good idea. but hte OP made it sound like a ballache getting 7264 to work. i dunno if i can be assed.

The only issue is that you can't activate it, but other than that it is still perfectly usable.

First, you get 30 days to activate, then on day 29 use the slmgr.vbs command to roll that back to 0. You can do this 3 times total.


But 7264 is perfectly usable. I encourage it, in fact. It runs like a dream. If I was ever going to get married, I marry Windows 7.