jtversky Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Well, Beta2 serial worked on 5456. 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bei337 Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtversky Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 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.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gries818 Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishrman Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift_Monkey Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtversky Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishrman Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Make sure you choose the location closest to you (USA - Redmond, Europe - Dublin, Asia - Singapore). Some people tend to overlook this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift_Monkey Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Using the Asian server. Must be getting hammered. Just hit 30KB..... :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longhorn Tony Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckWEB Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longhorn Tony Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpGreen Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longhorn Tony Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reactionary007 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M118LR Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Longhorn Tony, Microsoft does not give out release dates. Depending on how testing goes with 5472.5 maybe Aug. or Sept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismaddern Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longhorn Tony Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Thanks everyone for the info. Cant wait till the RC1 comes out in Aug or Sept Btw how does the new builds handle games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 windows live messenger works for me in 5456 are you using the final build: 8.0.0792? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyphrax Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech_Dude_5000 Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illicit Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 windows live messenger works for me in 5456 The same for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishrman Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 The build is apparently on MSDN now, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 are you using the final build: 8.0.0792? forget that, ive got it working now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolution Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 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 :) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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