windows_7_by_janbannan2If you have just come downloading or inquiring about  Windows 7 Release Candidate build 7010 i.e. the absolutely latest version of Windows 7, there are some really important issues that should be put forward because in this version of Windows 7,  apart from the glitz and glamours of Windows 7 that Gizmodo discusses, there are some below the belt cautions as well. Let me put them up.

1. Aero Themes not Available

If you have installed the beta release of Windows 7 and upgrade to this release, the High Contrast Aero® themes will not be available. To correct this, use Regedit.exe to delete the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Appearance\New Schemes

2. App Locker not Responding

This issue affects Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 7 Enterprise.

AppLocker file hash rules created in the beta release of either Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 will not function properly in this release.

To correct this, export your AppLocker policy and then delete any files that have rules you created with the beta release.

3. Windows Backup Configuration Problem

If you use the Windows Backup configuration wizard and either complete or cancel the wizard without viewing the advanced backup configuration page (by clicking Let me choose on the What do you want to back up? page) at least once, the wizard may stop responding.

4. Hardware Compatibility problem

Some Hewlett-Packard (HP) computers, if you upgrade the preinstalled operating system to this release, the installation may fail with an error indicating that Iastor.sys is missing. Namely, HP Mininote, HP Compaq and HP elitebook will have such problems.

5. IE 8 javaScript problem

If you use the developer tools in Internet Explorer 8 to debug JavaScript, you may receive a notification that the current Web site is not responding, along with a prompt to close or recover the Web page. You can safely ignore this dialog and continue debugging.

6. Web site view not proper

Some Web sites may not display correctly, and may have misaligned text, missing images, or other rendering problems. To fix this, click the Compatibility View button on the address bar.

7. VPN compatibility problem

Not all non-Microsoft virtual private network (VPN) client applications are currently compatible with this release. For a list of compatible applications, see the VPN client compatibility information

8. Sysprep error code

If you use the System Preparation Tool (Sysprep), you may receive a error with the code -2147024864. To avoid this, stop the Windows Media® sharing service with the command net stop wmpnetworksvc before you run the tool.

9. Upgrading from Windows Vista will fail for some languages

If you installed Windows Vista with the system locale set to one which uses a double-byte character set (such as Japanese, Chinese, or Korean) and the language set for the user interface is not the same as the system locale, upgrading to this release of Windows 7 will fail.

10. Windows Live Photo Gallery Problem

If you have installed Windows Live Photo Gallery, when you click a hyperlink that leads to an audio or video file, Windows Media Player may not start and the browser may return an error.

To correct this, in the Programs control panel, click Turn Windows features on or off. In the Media Features section, clear the Windows Media Player check box, and then restart the computer. Repeat these steps, but this time, select the Windows Media Player check box.

[Information source: Microsoft Windows 7 RC documentation]