Microsoft Delivers New Vista Beta Build (5472)

[M118LR]

Can you get an invite to join connect or ask microsoft or something? Im stuck with beta 2 and i need a new build as I am a beta tester for norton products also and vista is a platform i need to test on :(

Sorry, I doubt anyone here can help you out. Have you tried through Norton?

[Boz]

Beta 2 keys work with this one? Someone report.

[Nexx295]

Beta 2 keys work with this one? Someone report.

Yes, but I doubt this build can be activated with a key of the public Beta 2.

[Mike E]

Yes, but I doubt this build can be activated with a key of the public Beta 2.

If you haven't activated your beta 2 key 10 times, it should activate just fine.

[SionicIon]

44% complete, I will then mount the installation on my Vista partition and should be up and running!

Does this quote refer to this build? ("You'll see a huge difference [in performance]," Sievert said of the interim release, noting Microsoft is recommending 512 Megabytes of memory when testing the new code.)

[Omega Prime]

Winfuture has some build 5472 screenshots here:

http://winfuture.de/news,26395.html

[Slimy]

Any specific screenshot requests?

[Roger H. Veteran]

nice pics they have there. Now anyone else here got some pics :)

Oh since you asked, umm.. screenshot of the desktop with start menu up with my computer behind it

[Computer Guru]

More info, new features, bugfixes: http://neosmart.net/blog/archives/223

Download URI for the new bliss wallpaper too!

:D

[Slimy]

nice pics they have there. Now anyone else here got some pics :)

Oh since you asked, umm.. screenshot of the desktop with start menu up with my computer behind it

Enjoy :)

[tomwarren Veteran]

This build runs very well. Most impressed.

[M118LR]

Slimy,

Can you post a few of the Basic UI with the Start Menu showing and then some with multiple screens showing.

[Slimy]

^ I only see a windows classic option, no basic. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place (looking at themes)?

[psyko_x]

are the performance improvements noticeable?

[M118LR]

^ I only see a windows classic option, no basic. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place (looking at themes)?

You can right click on the Desktop, click Personalization,Color Schemes, open Classic Appearence. You should see Vista Basic there. I keep forgetting about Search on the Start Menu. You could type in Classic Appearence. It may show up.

Thank you

[TokyoKiller]

Oh my god, I can't wait for Vista :p.

[Slimy]

are the performance improvements noticeable?

It is more responsive in general although doing certain things can make it happily lag to hell.

You can right click on the Desktop, click Personalization,Color Schemes, open Classic Appearence. You should see Vista Basic there. I keep forgetting about Search on the Start Menu. You could type in Classic Appearence. It may show up.

Thank you

Searching in the start menu didn't work.

Edited July 18, 2006 by slimy

[SionicIon]

Can I tell you people, this is the most awesome experience I have ever had testing Vista, it doesn't go slow doing this post like it used to before even when I didn't do anything, right now for the first time ever in Vista has it had barely any CPU usage! :)

[I8PP]

5472 Home Premium in new Windows Vista Basic dressing...

[Brandon Live Veteran]

No screenshots of the new search UI? ;)

[I8PP]

:whistle:

[FusionXN1]

5472 Home Premium in new Windows Vista Basic dressing...

I thought betas were ultimate.

[trek]

I thought betas were ultimate.

You can request keys off connect for Home Premium, Business and Ultimate.

[I8PP]

I thought betas were ultimate.

Nope. Home Basic/Premium, Ultimate SKUs are included in the iso... they want us to test all bits. Some bugs appear in one SKU but not others.

[FusionXN1]

So you can get keys for 3 editions on connect?