Silencer Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Just wrote this "smashing" article: MSDN Subscribers got a surprise today! The WinFS (Windows File System) Beta 1 was made available to MSDN Subscribers, today. The release will enable developers to start work on WinFS?s capabilities. According to several press reports today, WinFS will be made available to PDC (Professional Developer Conference) attendes. The final version of WinFS will be released a few months after Windows Vista ships. The RTM (Release to Manufacturing) of WinFS will include support for both Windows Vista and probably Windows XP. WinFS will be available as a download add-in for the .NET Compact Framework. WinFS Beta 1 weighs in at 76MB. WinFS Beta 1 is currently only available to MSDN Subscribers, and probably will be available to PDC Attendes. Download: WinFS Beta 1b>Source: http://www.xpsource.com/2005/08/29/winfs-beta-1-available/b> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laptop Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Sounds good (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amrinders87 Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 I wish I was a MSDN Subscriber. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 :woot: Downloading now... thanks for the news :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rootwiler Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 weeeee, I would love to test it :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted August 29, 2005 Global Moderator Share Posted August 29, 2005 cant wait to see some experience reports (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P!P Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 I thought it would probably be in MS Connect but I just checked and it's not. I have MVP and Dev access too. So I guess it just is MSDN. So, is this like a whole file system update or... what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silencer Posted August 29, 2005 Author Share Posted August 29, 2005 pipdipchip, I'm not so sure. However, I think it it's a .NET Compact framework update :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdesmus Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 yeah i'd be curious to here people's experiences with the install and usage :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitch409 Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Sweet! :drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illicit Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Nice, thanks for the news. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menge Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 It's called Windows Future Storage... not Windows File System... why do people INSIST on making that same mistake? anyway w00t! great! expect to see the WinFS team surprising us again with it coming out with Vista :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitch409 Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 This work on Beta 1 of Vista? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Sounds cool, thanks for the news! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daviesbad04 Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Is this a replacement for NTFS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planetik Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Is this a replacement for NTFS? 586450649[/snapback] No, From front page: WinFS is essentially an SQL database layer that sits on top of the NTFS file system. With it, files and data are abstracted and can be access not just more quickly but in many different ways. Some speculate that WinFS may first appear on the server edition of Windows Vista and when coupled with a WinFS enabled client, would allow seamless organization of files and data across a network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notuptome2004 Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Thanks for the head's up - Gonna go download it now :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Well I've installed it on three machines: A P4@3.06GHz with 1GB of memory An Athlon 64 3400+@2.41GHz with 1.5GB of memory An Athlon 64 4000+@2.39GHz with 2GB of memory Now of course this is beta, so bugs are to be expected and the fact this this beta came absolutely out of no where, but it is extremely slow on all three of these systems. I experienced a lot of lock ups, extremely slow systems that were working fine before I installed this. The performance seems more like an pre-alpha beta, rather then a beta 1 :crazy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore Max Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Is this a replacement for NTFS? 586450649[/snapback] It's an add-on that sits on top of NTFS. It's supposed to increase dramatically the average search times, for example. I wasn't expecting a release now ! Woot ! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiREFLi Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Will this install to XP at the moment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chavo Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Well I've installed it on three machines: A P4@3.06GHz with 1GB of memory An Athlon 64 3400+@2.41GHz with 1.5GB of memory An Athlon 64 4000+@2.39GHz with 2GB of memory Now of course this is beta, so bugs are to be expected and the fact this this beta came absolutely out of no where, but it is extremely slow on all three of these systems. I experienced a lot of lock ups, extremely slow systems that were working fine before I installed this. The performance seems more like an pre-alpha beta, rather then a beta 1 :crazy: 586450709[/snapback] I'd say it was more like a Lambda-Lambda-Lambda, or perhaps an Omicron-Mu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellBender Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 I'd say it was more like a Lambda-Lambda-Lambda, or perhaps an Omicron-Mu. 586450781[/snapback] ROFL :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randolph Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 ROFL :laugh: 586450786[/snapback] i dont get it? :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madnuke Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Learn Greek :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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