Windows 7 Release Date cancelled? No way!

Reference : Blogs.ComputerWorld.com

Recent news showed up how Microsoft was shirked by a critical bug in Windows 7 regarding the chkdsk utility related to the chkdsk /r command.

The blogosphere was recently blabbering over the cancellation of the Windows 7 release date. The good news is : It ain't cancelled!

The bug reportedly overflowed the memory on execution in the Step 4 o its operation following a BSOD.
The bug was labeled as critical and a "show stopper" by the blogosphere as Microsoft has released the RTM code of Windows 7 to various OEM's and that it had to fix the problem as soon as possible.
But recent news has it that Microsoft has responded with "bug in Windows 7 capable of delaying the planned roll-out, which starts Thursday. The company has blamed a chip-set controller issue rather than a critical bug in the Windows 7 chkdsk /r tool."

Microsoft appeared to take particular issue, however, with descriptions of a "critical bug" and "showstopper" in Windows 7. ... "While we appreciate the drama of 'critical bug' and then the pickup of 'showstopper' that I’ve seen, we might take a step back and realize that this might not have that defcon level".

While the blog world has soon recognized that this may not be still a "show stopper" and that Microsoft might be able to prepare and send patch for the bug until the time that users might get a hand on the Windows 7.

Some forums have even reported that the bug news was a fake and that enthusiastic beta developers when tried to duplicate the problem by chkdsk /r tool, the problem didn't even show up!
So, that is really interesting when somebody shouts, "Hey, you've got a bug here. That's a serious problem coz you're ruined now!!!". Just when you know its fake.

In his blog, Richi Jennings reports all such instances in a timelined-story for you to read. Enjoy!