Vista Build 5472 To Be Released This Weekend

[Bei337]

your serial will work if you can get an image of 5472, but you can't use your connect login to download the image...that's what he means...hope this clarifies things...

ya that's fine, I can just download it via Bittorrent or something, and then I can use my Open Beta key to acitvate 5472 right?

[jtversky]

ya that's fine, I can just download it via Bittorrent or something, and then I can use my Open Beta key to acitvate 5472 right?

well regardless of the source of the image, the key will work...that said, connect is the only way to legally obtain this build...I cannot advise or recommend taking other routes for obvious reasons....

[gries818]

well regardless of the source of the image, the key will work...that said, connect is the only way to legally obtain this build...I cannot advise or recommend taking other routes for obvious reasons....

this is true, although get it legally :D

[fishrman]

So I decided to run the WinSAT Aurora assessment. They've added quite a bit of glow to it this time around, lol. Just thought I'd let you guys know, and for anybody who has wanted a screenie of it to use as a wallpaper, there you go. :).

[The first shot below is from 5365 , as to my knowledge, the only changes between this one and that featured in 5381, 5384, and 5456, was the [ugly] gray space for the loading bar that was used once; when the assessments were run on the initial boot-up.]

53xx + 5456

5472

[Swift_Monkey]

Does anyone know if download Managers work with the Connect site? :unsure:

Im currently Downloading using Microsoft File Transfer Manager and the connection keeps dropping.

Not getting any Faster than 15KB and I'm on a 1Mb coneection. :crazy:

[jtversky]

Does anyone know if download Managers work with the Connect site? :unsure:

Im currently Downloading using Microsoft File Transfer Manager and the connection keeps dropping.

Not getting any Faster than 15KB and I'm on a 1Mb coneection. :crazy:

no clue...i've never had a problem with the MS FTM so i've always used that...never tried another download mgr

[fishrman]

Make sure you choose the location closest to you (USA - Redmond, Europe - Dublin, Asia - Singapore). Some people tend to overlook this one...

[Swift_Monkey]

Using the Asian server.

Must be getting hammered.

Just hit 30KB..... :laugh:

[Longhorn Tony]

Hi,

I was wondering does RC1 mean Real Copy 1. And will this RC1 be available for the public to download of microsofts website.

If so does anyone know a release date for this

Thanks

[TruckWEB]

Hi,

I was wondering does RC1 mean Real Copy 1. And will this RC1 be available for the public to download of microsofts website.

If so does anyone know a release date for this

Thanks

Release Candidate 1

[Longhorn Tony]

Thanks, does that mean its the 1st Real Release by Microsoft before the actual real version of vista.

And does RC1 mean that its not a Beta Version

[SharpGreen]

Thanks, does that mean its the 1st Real Release by Microsoft before the actual real version of vista.

And does RC1 mean that its not a Beta Version

No, not really an RC is sort of in between, its not quite beta but its also not quite a final version.

[Longhorn Tony]

ok, thanks for the info

One more thing do you know if it is going to be released to the public, available to download from Microsoft website.

And does anyone know the release date??

Cheers

[reactionary007]

i'm pretty sure that RC stands for Release Candidate.

on a side note, i like Aero Basic so much that I use it over Aero glass now. That flashiness isn't for everyone! Live previews in the taskbar just annoy me and the motion of windows maximizing and minimizing makes me slightly ill. the team who created the new aero basic rules!

[M118LR]

Longhorn Tony,

Microsoft does not give out release dates. Depending on how testing goes with 5472.5 maybe Aug. or Sept.

[chrismaddern]

ok, thanks for the info

One more thing do you know if it is going to be released to the public, available to download from Microsoft website.

And does anyone know the release date??

Cheers

No release date as such, but they are well ahead of 'schedule' atm. The last two builds have been lightyears better than beta2.

RC1 will be sent to anyone who ordered Beta2 discs on CPP and should be available for Public Download aswell.

Chris

[Longhorn Tony]

Thanks everyone for the info.

Cant wait till the RC1 comes out in Aug or Sept

Btw how does the new builds handle games.

[Zip]

windows live messenger works for me in 5456

are you using the final build: 8.0.0792?

[Zyphrax]

Guys place your bug reports and feature requests on:

http://windowsbeta.microsoft.com/vista/

I'd really like them to add DVB-S and QAM support to MediaCenter (support for satellite cards out of the box).

[Tech_Dude_5000]

i'm pretty sure that RC stands for Release Candidate.

on a side note, i like Aero Basic so much that I use it over Aero glass now. That flashiness isn't for everyone! Live previews in the taskbar just annoy me and the motion of windows maximizing and minimizing makes me slightly ill. the team who created the new aero basic rules!

I think the basic skin needs to be more like Aero with the close, mimize and maxamize buttons. but with out the other eye candy.

[illicit]

windows live messenger works for me in 5456

The same for me.

[fishrman]

The build is apparently on MSDN now, as well.

[Zip]

are you using the final build: 8.0.0792?

forget that, ive got it working now.

[Evolution]

I'm not exactly liking the new basic theme :( Can anyone with builds 5384 or 5456 send me the basic theme file for scrap metal :) ?

[westling]

Awesome build in my opinion. Have been using the 32bits build before (because of the file size, slow internet) and have now switched to 64bits and it's crazy fast compared to beta 2 32bit :D I use it as main os now because my xp installation cd is broken :s