Vista RTM Leaked on BitTorrent

Written by Ernesto on November 11, 2006 

Not a big surprise perhaps, but Microsoft’s Windows Vista RTM has been leaked on BitTorrent and several other P2P networks. The Vista RTM (Build 6000) is the result of a rather lengthy development process.

vista rtm leakThe leaked RTM version is called “Microsoft Windows Vista Final BillGates,” which is a copy of the release that was sent out to manufacturing companies three days ago.

Co-president of Microsoft’s platforms and services division, Jim Allchin called the Vista RTM (release to manufacturing) a ’significant milestone’.

The RTM signifies the next phase for Windows Vista: our development work is done and now the progress begins for the PC and device manufacturers and software developers to finalize the work on their products and applications.

Microsoft has had some issues before with BitTorrent. In June they released a freely available Beta version of Windows Vista. Microsoft said that this was probably one of the largest download operations ever, they even had to limit the available bandwidth to “prevent the Internet from collapsing.”

Several people (e.g. BitTorrent.com and vistatorrent.com) thought this would be an ideal opportunity to release a torrent in order to save Microsoft some bandwidth, but Microsoft said that there were “legal and privacy issues which unfortunately make that not an option for Microsoft to officially sponsor a BitTorrent.”

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10 Responses

1 Nov 11, 2006 at 22:28 by hom

Unless this is a cracked or VLK version, what’s the use of downloading it now before a “proper” non-DRM’d version emerges?

M$ is not going to make the same mistake twice in a row – that is, to build in anti-”piracy” features in XP only to have the Corporate version (no activation req’d) leaked a month before XP was officially available.

I’ve seen Vista cracks posted today. I think I’ll wait for the pre-cracked version of Vista to appear.

2 Nov 12, 2006 at 01:22 by Jason

All versions of Vista, including volume-licensed editions, require some form of activation: http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/vol/default.mspx

3 Nov 12, 2006 at 09:27 by Robb

Won’t the license keys you can freely get from MS for the beta’s work on this version?

4 Nov 12, 2006 at 15:43 by Scharfschutze

There is an activation hack, see this article http://apcmag.com/node/4560

However, MS will blacklist Beta keys…

Vista RTM torrent: (sorry, can’t allow this here)
Vista RTM Activation Crack : (..)

5 Nov 13, 2006 at 15:56 by David Kaspar

Is it illegal to link to a torrent?

6 Nov 14, 2006 at 00:22 by smartass

Wow that’s ironic HA HA. Microshaft is getting what they deserved. I think i will go check it out. I’m not sure if it’s illegal to link to a torrent but it sure is stupid to post ur full name cough DAVID.

7 Nov 15, 2006 at 08:00 by Eric

i seen alot of vista programs on bittorrent what is the right size of the iso. 3.2gb ??

8 Nov 18, 2006 at 21:58 by waylon

4.3gb

9 Nov 23, 2006 at 02:17 by Eric

where do i find vista at. all i see is 2.52 gb and it dont work

10 Jan 17, 2007 at 21:32 by shadow

i have it working, it’s real size is 2.615.834 b.
32bit mode.
Good luck

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