Today was a surprise for many, depending on who you talk to. Microsoft chose a low key but effective channel to announce the final branding for the next version of Windows, Windows 7. We in the Windows Enthusiast community have been accustomed to codenames then a final christening sometime during the products technical testing. I have been discussing the moniker for Windows 7 for a good while now and others in the community such as Ed Bott brought the topic up just last week.

I have had my personal views on the topic. Back in late August I shared my thoughts on a post by Mary Jo Foley All About Microsoft, titled: You say major; I say minor - Windows 7

Let me just quote what I had to say, you can see the entire post here

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“My Thoughts:
I hate to say it, but Windows 7 client is beginning to sound like a minor release indeed. With both the Server and Client expected to RTM the same time, it pretty much adds up that Windows 7 will actually be version 6.1. The reason I am hearing for the code name is because

Yes people, it has been confirmed today on the Windows Vista Team Blog by Mike Nash. Windows 7’s final name is the codename that has been in use since since it was revealed:

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“The decision to use the name Windows 7 is about simplicity. Over the years, we have taken different approaches to naming Windows.  We've used version numbers like Windows 3.11, or dates like Windows 98, or "aspirational" monikers like Windows XP or Windows Vista.  And since we do not ship new versions of Windows every year, using a date did not make sense.  Likewise, coming up with an all-new "aspirational" name does not do justice to what we are trying to achieve, which is to stay firmly rooted in our aspirations for Windows Vista, while evolving and refining the substantial investments in platform technology in Windows Vista into the next generation of Windows.”

Read the entire post here

This was quite unexpected but not astonishing. Windows debuted on the market with numerals identifying the different versions, 1, 2, 3, 3.1. Microsoft moved to a dating approach with the release of Windows 95. Windows XP introduced the first ‘aspirational’ moniker.

Just last week, Ed Bott of

Hi there, Mike Nash here.

For me, one of the most exciting times in the release of a new product is right before we show it to the world for the first time. And that time is right now.

In a few weeks we are going to be talking about the details of this release at the PDC and at WinHEC. We will be sharing a pre-beta "developer only release" with attendees of both shows and giving them the first broad in-depth look at what we've been up to. I can't wait for them to see it.

And, as you probably know, since we began development of the next version of the Windows client operating system we have been referring to it by a codename, "Windows 7."  But now is a good time to announce that we've decided to officially call the next version of Windows, "Windows 7."

While I know there have been a few cases at Microsoft when the codename of a product was used for the final release, I am pretty sure that this is a first for Windows. You might wonder about the decision.

The decision to use the name Windows 7 is about simplicity. Over the years, we have taken

Long Zheng posted about Microsoft supporting .VHD natively in Windows, but its looking more like a Server only feature this time around.

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“A couple of months ago in May I wrote about an interesting Microsoft job posting that hinted at the idea of native Virtual Hard Disks (VHD) support in Windows 7 that would allow users to create, mount, unmount and even boot from these disk images without additional software allowing for interesting use-scenarios for not just enterprise users and home users as well.

Well the good news is that the rumor is now confirmed as a recently updated WinHEC 2008 agenda touts a session dedicated to this particular functionality with one subtle difference - targeted at Windows Server 2008 R2.”

Read the entire article here

I personally was hoping for client support, I even commented about it on Long’s blog when it was first revealed. Looks like I was a bit too optimistic. :-)

“I so hope this makes it, a lot of persons requested it during the Longhorn client beta. So it is most likely. The feature it guarantees is the ability to boot your installation of Windows 7 on

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