The first ever Windows 7 RC (build 7100) bug was found and luckily the newest windows is still on BETA stage. The reality is every software has bugs and sooner or later people will find it. Thats why there is beta testing stage, it is the method to find them. But according to Ed Bott of ZDNET, this one looks more serious and it shouldn't slipped through into the release candidate.Microsoft already published the complete description of the bug:
A folder that is created under the root of the system drive is missing entries in its security descriptor, which may cause some application failures on the English version of Windows 7 Release Candidate 32-bit Ultimate
In the English version of Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100) 32-bit Ultimate, the folder that is created as the root folder of the system drive (%SystemDrive%) is missing entries in its security descriptor. One effect of this problem is that standard users such as non-administrators cannot perform all operations to subfolders that are created directly under the root. Therefore, applications that reference folders under the root may not install successfully or may not uninstall successfully. Additionally, operations or applications that reference these folders may fail.
For example, if a folder is created under the root of the system drive from an elevated command prompt, this folder will not correctly inherit permissions from the root of the drive. Therefore, some specific operations, such as deleting the folder, will fail when they are performed from a non-elevated command prompt. Additionally, the following error message appears when the operation fails: Access is denied.
Hotfix is already available at here
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1 comments:
Reports of the "bug from hell" only effecting x64 are absolutely incorrect. There are those of us using builds 7100 on up with the exact same problem. However, unlike 32 bit users, MS hasn't even yet *acknowledged" the problem in 64, let alone even attempt to have addressed it.
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