Vista Build 5342 Released - Official Topic


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How long is it to install Vista?? Darn, the thing seem to be frozen on the Install screen, the green bar is rising VERY slowly....

This has got to get better soon....

I'm trying to install Vista on my laptop (see my sig), and it's crazy how much time it takes. I can hear the DVD drive head moving around, the HD ligh is active, but the green progress bar is rising slowly, VERY slowly....

I've burned my ISO in 2x just to make sure that the DVD is okay. But I have the feeling something is wrong.

Try installing it by mounting the ISO with Daemon Tools.. the installation will go fast :), I did that with the last build.

Hi all,

I just got build 5342 installed over 5308, and I have only great things to say.

Driver support is enormously better for me in this build than it was in the last.

Also, the build is MUCH more stable, and it could feasibly be used as a primary OS. All apps work fine, and there don't seem to be as many bug reports as before.

Post if you have questions.

Alex

Hi all,

I just got build 5342 installed over 5308, and I have only great things to say.

Driver support is enormously better for me in this build than it was in the last.

Also, the build is MUCH more stable, and it could feasibly be used as a primary OS. All apps work fine, and there don't seem to be as many bug reports as before.

Post if you have questions.

Alex

Hello, the BOOT screen has ben changed over 5308 ??? Screenshot ??

A question....

In this lastest build the desktop is accelerated by the video card or this feature is not still implemented?

Like has already been said, it is accelerated alerady. HOWEVER, don't forget that the drivers shipping with it aren't final drivers either. They are actually a bit ****-poor. nVidia and ATI are still learning the new framework and tweaking the drivers, so you will see much better performance over time.

Of course, until then, you'll see people calling Vista "slow and bloated" because of the drivers.

There is one new wallpaper (or at least one that I haven't seen before).

As for Office 2007 Beta 1 TR, it does not work with this build (at least for me). It is installed on the other hard drive (the one with XP) and when I tried to run it in 5342, it gave me a compatibility error message.

I'm not sure about the Audigy. I have an AC97 built in device, and Windows Update found a driver for it.

Also, I seem to recall someone asking a while back (or maybe in another thread) about DX10. I ran a DXDiag in Vista 5342, and the DirectX version is 10.

EDIT: I'm trying to install Office 2007 from within Vista to see if that helps. Also, I think that some people thought Flip3D Disappeared a while back. It's in this build, and it works stunningly.

Alex

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