Microsoft Corporation has announced the re-release of the installation tool for Windows 7 operating system that was pulled out earlier last month, after being accused of copying open source code from the “Imagemaster” open-source project. Recently, Microsoft had stated that it had infact delayed the relaunch of the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool (WUDT), as the software require further testing.

The relaunch of the installation tool is now under the guidelines provided by GPLv2(GNU General Public License). The whole fiasco surrounding the Windows 7 installation tool was about the neglect on part of Microsoft for not releasing the details about the source code of the WDUT. The new guidelines for the WDUT have led to the compartmentalization of the tool that would in turn prove to be more complicated for the users.

The users who are currently running Windows XP on their systems, would have to install the Microsoft .Net Framework 2 and the Image Mastering API in order to install Windows 7 using the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool (WUDT). The boot tool was initially introduced for the the notebook users to use an image file or a flash drive to boot Windows 7 in case their netbooks lacked a working ROM.

Via Computer World.