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Windows Vista Build 5456 Overview and Screenshot Gallery

Posted by Steven Parker on 26 June 2006 - 10:32 · 24 comments & 19521 views

Little more than a month after issuing a bug-laden Windows Vista Beta 2, Microsoft has shipped its first post-Beta 2 interim build of the next Windows and it makes up a lot of lost ground. Indeed, it's hard not to view this build and not believe that Microsoft is absolutely back on track.

Though there are few major changes in build 5456, which, despite the naming convention used on its desktop, is part of the release candidate (RC) build tree, and not a direct successor to Beta 2. But we shouldn't expect major changes at this stage: After all, Windows Vista was mostly feature complete as far back as February 2006. But what we get in build 5456 is dramatic improvement in reliability, usability, performance, and fit and finish. It is, quite simply, the build Microsoft should have shipped as Beta 2 to millions of people around the world. This build is so much better than Beta 2, in fact, that I'm begging the company to offer it to everyone that signed up for the public beta through the Community Public Preview (CPP).

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(3 replies) #1 Posted by Fubar on 26 Jun 2006 - 10:39: not to sound ungreatful or anything but do we really need all this crap on vista all the time ? i mean it basicly just rpeats it self over and over again , not knocking the post but just the amount of vista related builds these days its just rather mind boggling

#2 Posted by housegroover on 26 Jun 2006 - 11:07: I agree with Fubar.. Less opinions of other website authors.

#3 Posted by Acetic on 26 Jun 2006 - 11:32: I say let the news flow. If you don't like it, don't read it - and especially don't put the effort in to say how you do not like it.

(1 reply) #4 Posted by TheReaperMan on 26 Jun 2006 - 11:39: I agree with neobond, this site is about reporting stuff on WINDOWS, that is its main focus. thats why any news about vista should be posted as thats what the sites main aim is. if you dont like go else were or do not read the posting.

PS: I am not having ago at anyone, i am just stating the facts :p

#5 Posted by cheekymonkey on 26 Jun 2006 - 11:56: If you don't want Vista news why go to the finest Windows-related news site around eh? And like it or not, what PT posts about MS beta OSes *is* tech news believe it or not, regardless of one's opinion of him.

#6 Posted by xxdesmus on 26 Jun 2006 - 12:22: the real question is "Why do we care about Paul's opinion?"

There are probably 10 other reviews of 5456 already that are far more comprehensive, and yet because it's Paul he is suddenly front page news.

I know I have a gallery for 5456 that has more images than Paul has on his site.

This isn't bashing Neowin, this is bashing Paul and those who still kiss the ground he walks on, it's sad really.

Last edited by xxdesmus on 26 Jun 2006 - 13:09

#7 Posted by azz0r_wugg on 26 Jun 2006 - 12:24: Best Vista build yet, no doubt. A total step in the right direction. Beta 2 and the build just before it made me think Vista was going to end up a mess for release, this release makes me believe otherwise.

#8 Posted by mr.music on 26 Jun 2006 - 12:27: do they finaly give us soundmax drivers? i cant play any music on my p4p800 motherboard

(1 reply) #9 Posted by saccrant on 26 Jun 2006 - 12:52: I was able to get sound max to work in beta 2. I have no idea how, but it worked after i installed it and uninstalled it a few times

#10 Posted by Ely on 26 Jun 2006 - 13:31: I must agree this build is a big leap from Beta2, the OS has been tuned up and it is faster than XP for me at this point, there are new features on the Explorer shell, new icons and animations in many places, the legacy icons are starting to go away finaly and the UAC feature has been re-designed to be a lot less intrusive, The GUI is way faster than beta 2 and the glass just looks better. What has impressed me the most however is how quick on this build is!

(1 reply) #11 Posted by soumyasch on 26 Jun 2006 - 13:38: will the tab reordering make way to ie7 b3 for xp?

(1 reply) #12 Posted by simxx17 on 26 Jun 2006 - 16:48: finally a new mouse pointer!

#13 Posted by lylesback2 on 26 Jun 2006 - 20:29: cool images i like the effect on the mouse pointer. Beta 2 is looking sweet ass!

(1 reply) #14 Posted by rm20010 on 26 Jun 2006 - 20:56: That new mouse pointer looks weird.

For now, you can get the default Windows cursor anti-aliased with this cursor set.

#15 Posted by specialtech on 27 Jun 2006 - 00:35: a new damn mouse pointer is all anyone has to say about vista
what about when you put a usb drive in and it can use it to speed up boot up times like in a previous build

but no wait... A new mouse cursor
how the heck did xp survive this long with those cursors.......

#16 Posted by Kerm on 27 Jun 2006 - 10:00: Can we get this yet?

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