Jason S. Global Moderator Posted August 30, 2005 Global Moderator Share Posted August 30, 2005 hmm ... for some reason i just dont see Beta 2 out in early december... the schedule sounds credible... but i just dont see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Dee Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Windows VistaDespite rumors to the contrary, but in keeping with the schedule I first published on the SuperSite for Windows months ago, Microsoft is planning to ship Windows Vista Beta 2 in late 2005, not in early 2006. According to internal documentation I recently reviewed, Vista Beta 2 is scheduled to be "feature complete" by September 29, 2005. Then, Vista Beta 2 will enter lockdown mode between October and November 9, 2005. After that date, Beta 2 will be in escrow. Microsoft now plans to ship Windows Vista Beta 2 on December 7, 2005, about three weeks later than the last schedule I obtained. What about post-Beta 2? According to a second set of documentation I viewed Monday, Microsoft will ship Windows Vista Release Candidate 0 (RC0) on April 19, 2006, and Windows Vista RC1 on June 28, 2006. Microsoft currently plans to release Windows Vista to manufacturing on August 9, 2006, and make the product broadly available by November 15, 2006. Read the rest here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sn4k36 Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 I don't know about this here, but here's what i came across: Beta testers for Windows Vista Beta 1 have already begun to notice Microsoft's quick turnaround on bugs that have been filed against the product. Hundreds of bugs have been filed against Vista since it was officially released to testers, and already 30% are marked as Closed or Resolved. Because of the short deadline Microsoft has put in place for Beta 2, developers are said to be working long hours, sometimes over 80 hours a week, to crank out these Beta 1 bugs and get them fixed. Although many bugs and feature requests remain in the Open status, testers have noticed that at least every single item is being looked at quickly and triaged to the appropriate department within Microsoft. One of the most interesting features that Microsoft has implemented for the Beta 1 feedback on Microsoft Connect, the Windows Vista Beta website, is the ability for testers to rank the importance of other bugs written by fellow testers. The have the ability to rank problems on a 1 to 5 scale, 5 being the highest, as well as having the ability to add comments and to validate the issue at hand. "We've been able to prioritize fixes much easier this time around" said John Tinger, a Software Test Engineer in the Windows Beta division. Expect a Beta 2 of Vista between November 2005 and Early 2006. And i got that from www.thehotfix.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoXY Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 feature lock down as soon as october? wow...that's quick....almost making me kind of nervious seeing microsoft moving so fast...:laugh: good news any how, MS keeped their dead line for beta 1, let's hope for the same on Beta 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTD Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 I don't know about this here, but here's what i came across:Beta testers for Windows Vista Beta 1 have already begun to notice Microsoft's quick turnaround on bugs that have been filed against the product. Hundreds of bugs have been filed against Vista since it was officially released to testers, and already 30% are marked as Closed or Resolved. Because of the short deadline Microsoft has put in place for Beta 2, developers are said to be working long hours, sometimes over 80 hours a week, to crank out these Beta 1 bugs and get them fixed. Although many bugs and feature requests remain in the Open status, testers have noticed that at least every single item is being looked at quickly and triaged to the appropriate department within Microsoft. One of the most interesting features that Microsoft has implemented for the Beta 1 feedback on Microsoft Connect, the Windows Vista Beta website, is the ability for testers to rank the importance of other bugs written by fellow testers. The have the ability to rank problems on a 1 to 5 scale, 5 being the highest, as well as having the ability to add comments and to validate the issue at hand. "We've been able to prioritize fixes much easier this time around" said John Tinger, a Software Test Engineer in the Windows Beta division. Expect a Beta 2 of Vista between November 2005 and Early 2006. And i got that from www.thehotfix.net 586453772[/snapback] Kind of makes the Microsoft-bashers look rather silly, doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P!P Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Cool. A feature lock doesn't surpise me. I think Beta 2 will be a huge update. In a few weeks, they are releasing a Beta 1 refresh to testers right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
child998 Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Cant wait, I think it will be out on time. and if it is YAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Hundreds of bugs have been filed against Vista since it was officially released to testers, and already 30% are marked as Closed or Resolved. With all the Beta testing how come there is so many bugs and exploits on the final release. Vista SP5 is due in mid-2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Blue01 Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Yea! :D I hope it RTMs before August. My brother is getting a new computer in summer, and there's no way I'll get him to upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raskren Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Hundreds of bugs have been filed against Vista since it was officially released to testers, and already 30% are marked as Closed or Resolved. With all the Beta testing how come there is so many bugs and exploits on the final release. Vista SP5 is due in mid-2007. 586453965[/snapback] What the fork are you talking about? Vista SP5? We'd see that in maybe 2010! This is beta software you fool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCheese Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Hundreds of bugs have been filed against Vista since it was officially released to testers, and already 30% are marked as Closed or Resolved. With all the Beta testing how come there is so many bugs and exploits on the final release. Vista SP5 is due in mid-2007. 586453965[/snapback] How do you know that? Have you even seen the final release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasker Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 I will wait until they RC (release candidate) be out for testers, I'm not going to waste my time downloading a beta 2 :sleep: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeR Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 I have yet to install my Beta1 of Vista...I guess I should just wait till they ship Beta2 and install that instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axel Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 I will wait until they RC (release candidate) be out for testers, I'm not going to waste my time downloading a beta 2 :sleep: 586453994[/snapback] Beta 1 was a waste of time downloading, however Beta 2 is supposed to be far more functional and featureful - I wouldn't jump at downloading it, but certainly would look into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRogers Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+chorpeac MVC Posted August 30, 2005 MVC Share Posted August 30, 2005 Cool. A feature lock doesn't surpise me. I think Beta 2 will be a huge update. In a few weeks, they are releasing a Beta 1 refresh to testers right? 586453932[/snapback] I hope to get a copy of that at the PDC!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sn4k36 Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 The big thing in beta 2 i'm mostly waitting for is windows media player 11 beta which is due out with vista beta 2 and also it's going to be coming out for xp at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocturna1 Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Is beta 2 still going to be available to the public? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madnuke Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Sounds good, hope they deliver their promise :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison H. Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Everyone going to try to upgrade from their current version to Vista when rc1 is released? I might if driver support and software that works is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amrinders87 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Now we know I will spend my winder vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cropcircles Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 feature lock down as soon as october? wow...that's quick....almost making me kind of nervious seeing microsoft moving so fast...:laugh: good news any how, MS keeped their dead line for beta 1, let's hope for the same on Beta 2 586453804[/snapback] :) Hillarious. I agree. Something has got to be wrong here. I said by Christmas before, but we'll be luck to see 2 by March ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y_notm Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 feature lock down as soon as october? wow...that's quick....almost making me kind of nervious seeing microsoft moving so fast...:laugh: good news any how, MS keeped their dead line for beta 1, let's hope for the same on Beta 2 586453804[/snapback] Feature lockdown for beta 2, not RTM.basically, this when the code will be forked to a beta 2 and a post-beta 2 branch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlishFun Veteran Posted August 31, 2005 Veteran Share Posted August 31, 2005 [Moved Here] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beauvoir Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 dya no how much vista will cost when its shipped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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