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The feedback Microsoft wants on the Windows 7 RC is...

Apr. 30, 2009 Paul Thurrott | Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows

... the following:

  • Issues that prevent installation or upgrade
  • Any issues that involve corruption or data loss
  • Security issues
  • Regressions from Windows Vista SP1 or Windows 7 Beta (things worked before, but do not work now)
  • Any application or device issues that would prevent you from using Windows 7 as your primary OS.
  • Reproducible crashes or hangs (issues that you cannot reproduce will be captured by CEIP Telemetry)

I had mentioned previously that Microsoft removed the obvious feedback tools from the Windows 7. You can provide feedback by running the following command from a command line:

rundll32.exe FeedbackTool.dll,ShowWizard

Discuss this Article 24

matt.brown
on Apr 30, 2009
@Ocean Way to make a pertinent comment.
hamiltonstallings
on Apr 30, 2009
Maybe because Apple makes horrible products?
shark47
on Apr 30, 2009
Ocean, go away. robertsjoe wants someone to play with him. slimshadey, how's lindy doing?
Dr. Tone
on Apr 30, 2009
Hey Ocean, he did. But you might have missed that with your nose up you know who's butt. http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/101983/microsoft-earnings-stum...
gorath
on Apr 30, 2009
what the hell? is half the conversation missing here or something?
Waethorn
on Apr 30, 2009
"is half the conversation missing here or something?" Um, what?
Lindy
on Apr 30, 2009
Yeah I got the watch right here, sorry about that must have picked up the wrong one in a hurry to get out of there. Oh before I forget, can you ask her to stop texting me all the time??
slimshadey
on Apr 30, 2009
Wow did Paul delete Ocean's first post?? JHC thin skin?
hamiltonstallings
on Apr 30, 2009
Lol. Hey Ocean, get out much? So you disagree about what Paul posts yet you are still here posting away and reading everything.. Oops! It looks like you are an idiot!
Dipsh t Admin
on Apr 30, 2009
"ON THE SITE NO ONE READS" And you know this?
tayme
on Apr 30, 2009
Paul needs to delete more of Ocean's posts...and his account...and Ocean, take the suggestion that I have sent you many times...get your own blog for your gibberish, then you can track exactly how many people really pay attention to you. --tayme
tayme
on Apr 30, 2009
Here we go again...Paul, an ignore button please! --tayme
hamiltonstallings
on Apr 30, 2009
Anyways, on some games I play via Steam I have seen some definite slowdowns in the windows 7 beta. And it seems to just be the old games like Deus Ex etc. It doesn't happen in Vista, but could it be from the debug code in the beta?
robertsjoe
on Apr 30, 2009
It's May 1. Paul's prediction that Windows 7 would ship in April was wrong.
pthurrott
on Apr 30, 2009
robertsjoe: It's April 30. And it wasn't a prediction.
gorath
on Apr 30, 2009
touche, Paul - I actually laughed enough to spit coffee over my keyboard!
Waethorn
on Apr 30, 2009
What's the deal with the development cycle for Windows 7? What is Microsoft's system for getting bugfixes migrated into the alternate build trees? What are the advantages to breaking it apart, aside from getting code ready for public release early? (Is there any advantage other than being a PR helper?) If the RTM is supposed to be based off the RC, why break the build tree off early and create an alternate path for the RTM?
Waethorn
on Apr 30, 2009
Are they prioritizing bug reports via the automatic problem reporting functionality or do they still prefer people to use the manual feedback tool?
robertsjoe
on Apr 30, 2009
Paul: Let see here: http://community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/archive/2008/12/05/when-wil... It says that "My Prediction: April 2009". "My prediction" would mean that you, Paul Thurrott, predicts that "When will Windows 7 ship", will be in April 2009. I don't know how else you can spin something as clear as that. True, it's May 1 where I am. So you have less than 24 hours where you are for your prediction, that Windows 7 will ship in April 2009, to come to fruition. Lets see if that happens. Not that it's a big deal. But predictions are a punter's game. Just admit it was incorrect. ;)
caveman ugh
on Apr 30, 2009
I do not know why you guys are having a go at Paul, no one else had gotten anywhere near what Paul had said for the RC date. I for one am very happy at the moment and look forward to its RTM which I think will be fairly soon in August.
subzerohitman721
on Apr 30, 2009
Paul, The RC was built on 04/21/2009. For the most part, the RC is on MSDN and TechNet on April, 30th. That means the OS is shipping its near final version to industry partners and professionals. That sounds like its shipping to me. The consumer version always goes out later than the business and industry. Deadline met. Good job there, Paul. I'm glad they are narrowing the focus to issues that prevents a successful launch. I'm glad thats where we're at and I can't wait for May 5th!
LuxZg
on Apr 30, 2009
Well, so far - i've got NOTHING to report to MS regarding RC. And that's a GOOD thing! Oh, I do have one.. All possible audio/video formats run just fine - except mkv. Now, I have just like 10 of those, but it really pops out when everything else plays so nice :)
Dr. Tone
on May 1, 2009
I got mkvs going last night. You need to install a splitter. Haali works just fine and there is a version of his installer that includes both x86 and x64 versions.
anonymous
on Jul 4, 2009
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