Windows 7 build 7000

Windows 7 build 7000 is the official beta build of Windows 7, which was released to the public on 7 January 2009. It was, however, compiled on 12 December 2008, long before its public release. Prior to its release, this build was claimed to have been posted online on or before 21 December 2008. Besides bug fixes this build doesn't have many changes compared to build 6956.

Timebomb
Unlike other Windows 7 builds, it contains a broken timebomb and can be installed on the current date.

Personalization
Similar to build 6936, changing themes is not possible if this build is installed on the current date.

Superbar
Similar to build 6956, upgrading to this build will result in an additional Windows Media Player icon being placed on the Superbar if there is only 1 or 2 Windows Media Player icons prior to the upgrade.

Themes
If you change the titlebar to the largest size, a bugcheck will occur.