The latest Windows 7 6965 build has been tested by ZDNet’s Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, and his results show that Microsoft’s promise of a vastly improved Windows experience in Windows 7 is coming true – despite 6956 not even yet at official “beta” status.

Have you illegally downloaded the leaked Windows 7 6956 build, which is a VHD instead of an installable ISO, and are now wondering how to install it? Amazingly, hours after the leak went online, detailed instructions are now available.

It has been claimed that an attendee at the Chinese WinHEC conference has managed to leak a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) image of the previously unreleased Windows 7 6956 build to torrent sites on the Internet. Some have claimed success in downloading the file and running as a VHD, others claim no success and say that “Chinese hackers” are trying to convert the VHD into an installable ISO instead.

If you want to grab an early copy of Microsoft Windows 7 for free, and all above board and legal as well, then you can in late October. Of course, there is a catch or two...