vista Windows Vista 2005 Guidelines

[Ian W]

I am looking for the preliminary AERO UI Guidelines that Microsoft released for Windows Vista in 2005. The guidelines are referenced in a Neowin topic from 2005, but the download link mentioned in the topic is no longer working. http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/8/5/c85c9aba-d96b-4291-a034-d274cbe4b389/uxguide.exe

The Internet Archive Wayback Machine does have the URL archived, but the page returns an HTTP 404 error message. https://web.archive.org/web/20061029050437/http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/8/5/c85c9aba-d96b-4291-a034-d274cbe4b389/uxguide.exe

[Max Norris]

The original was just a self-extracting archive -- tossed the PDF version onto DropBox.   ~34MB.  Not the very first preliminary version though, this is dated 2007. Still only Vista though, doesn't hit 7 yet.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/580720/VistaUXGuide.pdf

[Ian W]

The original was just a self-extracting archive -- tossed the PDF version onto DropBox.   ~34MB.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/580720/VistaUXGuide.pdf

Well, I knew it was a self-extracting archive?I've shared a few of those myself?but I wasn't sure where I could obtain the file.

I am not sure if that is what I am looking for, but thank you! It's one of the relatively newer UX guides that doesn't have the bits about Windows 7 (which is what I prefer).

[Max Norris]

I am not sure if that is what I am looking for, but thank you! It's one of the relatively newer UX guides that doesn't have the bits about Windows 7 (which is what I prefer).

Not a problem -- not sure if it's the final version, but reasonably close to the last one before they started documenting 7, it's pure Vista. As far as the exe goes, just not a fan of random people tossing executables onto a forum. Safety and all that.

[Ian W]

Not a problem -- not sure if it's the final version, but reasonably close to the last one before they started documenting 7, it's pure Vista.

I love it. Now all I have to do is find the guidelines for the beta version(s) and I will be one happy Ian.

As far as the exe goes, just not a fan of random people tossing executables onto a forum. Safety and all that.

I understand the concern for safety, but I also place strong emphasis on trust. While that does not, in and of itself, prove that I am trustworthy, it goes back to what I used to have in my forum signature: "Trust is earned through behavior consistent with the stated intent." That is, if my previous behavior was trustworthy?I did what I claimed I would do, or shared what I claimed to be legitimate, and it turned out to be so, and et cetera?then one can be reasonably certain that my (present or future) intentions are in agreement with my stated goals.

[goretsky Supervisor]

Hello,

 

The file hosted on Dropbox appears to be version 0.8, from October, 2007, I believe.

 

Regards,

 

Aryeh Goretsky

[Ian W]

Hello,

 

The file hosted on Dropbox appears to be version 0.8, from October, 2007, I believe.

 

Regards,

 

Aryeh Goretsky

Thank you, goretsky. I am looking for version 0.7, released during the Windows Vista Beta 1 timeframe (mid 2005).

[member]

Check my upload guidelines:

 

Timecode: 2005.09.08.: https://www.dropbox.com/s/22lvjvihg05jxlz/2005-09-08-uxguide.exe?dl=0

Timecode: 2005.09.13.: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ni8fwp42bkvsgd5/2005-09-13-uxguide.exe?dl=0

 

Windows Vista User Experience Walkthrough Guide (2006. august): https://www.dropbox.com/s/6h908wkfs4hjxue/Windows_Vista_UX_Walkthrough.doc?dl=0

[Ian W]

Some interesting images from those files you uploaded, member. Note the PC-to-PC Sync feature which was unfortunately dropped from the final release.

The copy progress dialog shows some very interesting advanced options which go beyond what is currently offered by the Windows operating system.