Windows Vista has been put into the hands of beta testers and last week Microsoft gave us a sneak peek at what they had in mind. We couldn't say much until the first part of the NDA expired with the release of beta 1. Well, beta 1 is out. I've put together a preliminary overview of Vista along with some screenshots that MS gave us. We'll have more in the coming days.

View: Windows Vista Beta 1 Overview with screenshots

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Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by ProgramGeek on 28 Jul 2005 - 00:34
A very insightful article, I couldn't of said any better myself...

Seriously, it's basically the same article we had a few days ago but with screenshots. The only time we do have good articles here is when we copy off slashdot headlines :-P But then, that's just me, I'm a moron, back to your daily business everyone.
(3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by jazztheglass on 28 Jul 2005 - 01:51
I already cant wait for people to make their own screenshots beyond the seven or so in the psuedo press release...
Quote this comment #2.1 Posted by AdmiralElitist on 28 Jul 2005 - 01:55
More screenshots will come, as will leaks, etc.

Here is a mirror to the shots anyhow:

http://www.freeinternetsecurity.info/conte...112-screenshots

Btw, does anyone know who tide534.microsoft.com is? They visited my website!
Quote this comment #2.2 Posted by SFalcon on 28 Jul 2005 - 02:16
That's someone from Microsoft's campus.
Quote this comment #2.3 Posted by AdmiralElitist on 28 Jul 2005 - 02:24
I figured that but... Does this mean they are pissed at people hosting screenshots? They found my site from another site hosting screenshots that linked to mine as a mirror...
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by Jstphish on 28 Jul 2005 - 01:51
I hate to say it, and I am NOT a Mac fanboy by any strecth of the imagination (although I do own a Mac and a PC), but pieces of the interface (idea wise) are taken from Finder (how file paths are shown or the explorer search pane for instance). I have no problem with this as it just makes Windows more usable; I'm just stating an observation. Anyone who replies to this in a negative way doesn't understand what I just said.

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Quote this comment #3.1 Posted by LTD on 28 Jul 2005 - 12:22
Taken from the Finder deliberately?

Or . . . a coincidental, natural evolution of the interface?

This isn't a negative comment, I'm just exploring another possibility.
Quote this comment #3.2 Posted by Jstphish on 29 Jul 2005 - 23:43
It's obviously an evolution of the interface, the problem is when Microsoft sees it in OS X and can't come up with a creative way to introduce it in their system because they have a sort of writers block (all they can think of what they saw). It happens to me all the time.
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by tariq on 28 Jul 2005 - 04:30
uhm...where's the article? all i see is a brief overview
Quote this comment #4.1 Posted by R_a_V_e_N on 28 Jul 2005 - 05:53
yes where is the damn article?
Quote this comment #4.2 Posted by Jugalator on 28 Jul 2005 - 06:16
The article IS the brief overview I think.
Look at my post below for something a bit more useful.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by Jugalator on 28 Jul 2005 - 06:14
Paul Thurrott has also posted an in my opinion great and quite detalied 3-page review of Beta 1:
http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/winvis...ta_beta1_01.asp

I learned a lot about beta 1 details from that one that I didn't know before.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by bjc4ever on 28 Jul 2005 - 06:16
why didnt u just post the damn article
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #7 Posted by xcession on 28 Jul 2005 - 07:53
Do i need to register @ wincustomize to see screenshots?
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #8 Posted by Kwisatz on 28 Jul 2005 - 11:07
Hi there, strange but i got a feeling that long time ago some stufs i saw in Linux.

With all the money in the world they didn't change the desktop toolbar, etc. Well hope inside more security and stability(and that i didn't previwed )
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #9 Posted by pickleman on 28 Jul 2005 - 11:28
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I hate to say it, and I am NOT a Mac fanboy by any strecth of the imagination...but pieces of the interface (idea wise) are taken from Finder ... I have no problem with this as it just makes Windows more usable; I'm just stating an observation. Anyone who replies to this in a negative way doesn't understand what I just said.




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Control Panel has been significantly updated with a new look and feel, though it retains the category-based organizational scheme (Figure) that Microsoft pioneered in XP (and Apple borrowed in Mac OS X 10.3, see my review)


Just stating an observation....source

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Quote this comment Reply to this comment #10 Posted by PROGAME on 28 Jul 2005 - 14:05
what screenshots? this is just a brief overview
(3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #11 Posted by lbmouse on 28 Jul 2005 - 14:07
This new Vista Beta is great! Only been using it for a few mintutes, but can already tell that it is incredi
+++ATH
NO CARRIER
Quote this comment #11.1 Posted by PCyr on 28 Jul 2005 - 22:57
I was going to ask if you had anything useful to add, but the answer seems obvious.
Quote this comment #11.2 Posted by lbmouse on 29 Jul 2005 - 16:45
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but the answer seems obvious

…so is you astonishing intellect. Good job little guy. Does your mom know you are online? We thought you were grounded. Did she catch you surfing for pr0n again? Now go take a nap and let the adults talk.
Quote this comment #11.3 Posted by PCyr on 29 Jul 2005 - 18:39
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…so is you astonishing intellect. Good job little guy. Does your mom know you are online? We thought you were grounded. Did she catch you surfing for pr0n again? Now go take a nap and let the adults talk.

Evasive as usual eh?

Do you rely on Ad Hominems so much because you can't come up with a real defense?
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #12 Posted by gam_EZ on 28 Jul 2005 - 18:11
I like it, but ha...it cant find the drivers for one of my monitors so im no longer dual display!
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