Windows Vista build 5728 Galleries
Posted by Steven Parker on 28 September 2006 - 10:52 · 17 comments & 10406 views
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#1 Posted by QuarterSwede on 28 Sep 2006 - 12:16
- Wow, classic is still around!?
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#1.1 Posted by DaveXT on 29 Sep 2006 - 07:13
- Oh, of course! Some people are so high up on their horse that using a slick, modern interface is considered a travesty and below them. Because hey, who cares about progress when you can save an extra millisecond by disabling your machine from rendering Aero?
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#1.2 Posted by Unplugged on 02 Oct 2006 - 10:42
- Depends some people epecially those that have been using windows since the 9x days get used to how things work and how they are laid out.
When XP first came out I liked the style and look but I absolutly dispised the new start bar and still do. Its got nothing to do about being newaphobic I simply dislike it I have to use both but I always pick the classic startbar for my personal pcs.
I actually like the Vista look and will use Aero but I will still keep certain things how im used to them ( if possible ).
Onthe reverse I prefered how Windows 95 worked over 3.1 but you could still run progman.exe at startup in Windows 95 and even in 2000 and prob still in XP and have all your icons cluttered all over your screen
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#2 Posted by hardgiant on 28 Sep 2006 - 12:39
- Vista is such a pointless upgrade at this point. I can't imagine what will motivate businesses to cough up the cash for such minor improvements that have taken 5 years to do.
Most businesses will probably plan on running Windows XP until 2011 when support is no longer available, hopefully Vienna will be a available by then and Microsoft will have gotten their act together. Otherwise Linux should be pretty good by then.
PS: I'm currently testing build 5728.... -
#2.1 Posted by notuptome2004 on 28 Sep 2006 - 15:47
- Quote - hardgiant said @ #2Vista is such a pointless upgrade at this point. I can't imagine what will motivate businesses to cough up the cash for such minor improvements that have taken 5 years to do.
Most businesses will probably plan on running Windows XP until 2011 when support is no longer available, hopefully Vienna will be a available by then and Microsoft will have gotten their act together. Otherwise Linux should be pretty good by then.
PS: I'm currently testing build 5728....
WOW whwer did you get minor improvments from.. dude all the major system code has been replaces rebuilt all the major key technolagies under the hood have been redone retooled.
New audio subsystem Stack. new graphics API sub system Stack. new TCP/IP Stack new Driver model for Drivers . new Driver model for the graphics system new audio Driver model new everything. and the only reason it took so long is 3 things 1. Technolagies being built from ground up 2. Trial and error 3. an entire system rebuilt starting with build 5000 witch produced a huge windows code rewrite to the system for a major system overhaul. now if all that in 5 years is minor improvment Then i must have lost my brian somewher in the past cause fora minor improvment sure a damn big leap. look if it was only going to be a minor update witch it really isant then they would have relased it years ago as XP SE or something. -
#2.2 Posted by Shadrack on 28 Sep 2006 - 18:36
- @ notuptome2004 -
How does any of that = me being more productive with my computer. New features that improve employee productivity are what managements are concerned with. I really don't care if Microsoft completely redid everything "under the hood" because that doesn't help my buisness strategy.
Sure, they may have zeroed in on security issues that have plagues windows over the past few generations. But we have a system administrator with his head on straight that does daily backups, monitors network traffic for suspicious activiy, and keeps track of security patches and tight firewall settings. From my stand point my Windows XP machine is a very secure platform for me to be working in. Why do I need to upgrade?
Has anyone who has been playing with the betas seen any performance increases at all? That may speak to management, but if it is not by leeps and bounds they probably won't care much.
All that management will see is a new fugly interface and everything in windows will look like it is in a different spot. All their employees will have to "learn something new" and that will lower productiviy for awhile.
Why upgrade? Give us a good reason to and we will, Microsoft. -
#2.3 Posted by mram on 28 Sep 2006 - 20:51
- A good reason? How about two.
1. Better application performance.
2. Better "hardening" of overall system.
You may be looking for wiz-bang options but corporations will do it for the TCO alone, and I'll do it for my home system for the under-the-hood improvements (DX10 for games, TCPIP for security/speed, future expandibility, collaboration, workgroup features).
And you know what? If that doesn't appeal to you, that's just fine. I'm not trying to sell you on it -- there are lots of people running Win98 instead of XP too -- but don't claim that there are no compelling reasons to upgrade; just that there are no compelling reasons for you. -
#2.4 Posted by Shadrack on 28 Sep 2006 - 20:56
- Quote - mram said @ #2.3A good reason? How about two.
1. Better application performance.
2. Better "hardening" of overall system.
You may be looking for wiz-bang options but corporations will do it for the TCO alone, and I'll do it for my home system for the under-the-hood improvements (DX10 for games, TCPIP for security/speed, future expandibility, collaboration, workgroup features).
And you know what? If that doesn't appeal to you, that's just fine. I'm not trying to sell you on it -- there are lots of people running Win98 instead of XP too -- but don't claim that there are no compelling reasons to upgrade; just that there are no compelling reasons for you.
1. Maybe when I see some benchmarks. Are any available at the moment?
2. We'll see about that. Here is my prediction: most end users will still be plagued by malware and it will be just as bad as it is today. But, again...we'll see.
I asked you to convince me of it, and you responded then gave your last statement as how you're not trying to sell me on it. Why did you even respond then? -
#2.5 Posted by notuptome2004 on 28 Sep 2006 - 23:13
- well your entiled to your opinion
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#2.6 Posted by Unplugged on 02 Oct 2006 - 14:09
- Quote - notuptome2004 said @ #2.1
WOW whwer did you get minor improvments from.. dude all the major system code has been replaces rebuilt all the major key technolagies under the hood have been redone retooled.
And? A major code rewrite does not justify the cost of upgrading the entire OS. An IT manager will have to justify the cost of upgrading all the machines to Vista a major code rewrite does not change the core functionality. Sure its been recoded but it still does exactly the same as it did before. The way it handles files may be more secure but it works the same way (to the user) as XP. If Vista does not offer a significant cost saving by the way it works then it will be a while before businesses change over.
As it was between 2000 and XP many businesses are still using 2000 as other that a few core changes theier reasonably similar.
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#3 Posted by xSuRgEx on 28 Sep 2006 - 13:33
- nice screen shots.
where can i get this wallpaper tho
http://www.winsupersite.com/images/showcas..._classic_25.jpg -
#3.1 Posted by ozzy76 on 28 Sep 2006 - 19:22
- ask and you shall receive...
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#4 Posted by Leo Natan on 28 Sep 2006 - 17:25
- Hm, classic mode is starting to look good... Right until now it was a nightmare.
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#5 Posted by [bear] on 28 Sep 2006 - 20:10
- wow classic doesn't look like a train wreck anymore!
Haha.. I'm glad vista is coming together now though. The last public releases have been awesome and solid
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#6 Posted by Lare2 on 28 Sep 2006 - 20:12
- Windows media player looks like crap in classic mode
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#7 Posted by Shiranui on 29 Sep 2006 - 02:03
- Thurrott's rampant, and erroneous, usage of per se, every bloody article, is really starting to annoy me.
For those that didn't care to upgrade RC1 or have not been able to download and install this build the gallery offers a good summary of what we can expect in January 2007 when Windows Vista becomes widely available.
The galleries are split into 5 sections:
Windows Vista Build 5728 Screenshot Gallery 1: Summary
Windows Vista Build 5728 Screenshot Gallery 2: Clean Install
Windows Vista Build 5728 Screenshot Gallery 3: System Repair Features
Windows Vista Build 5728 Screenshot Gallery 4: Windows Vista Basic User Interface
Windows Vista Build 5728 Screenshot Gallery 5: Windows Classic User Interface
Head over to the Super Site for Windows for the eye candy.