Build 5536 Released!

[neufuse Veteran]

good gawd people quit fighting about stuff microsoft said was going to change..

By RTM the font manager will be replaced with a new one! ms already said this

All Icons are going to be updated... about 90% are now updated by RTM they all will be

New sounds will be in the RTM version only, no beta will have them

[boogerjones]

As were getting close to the release candidate, sometime in september, Ive really realised that Windows isnt going to look all that great. After that Aero Diomand discussion and revolutionary desktop change, we've ended up with another, just ok, looking version of windows.

I agree. Every time I see screenshots of Vista, I pinch myself and ask: is this really the UI that they're going to sell to customers? The colors are awful, it's inconsistent and messy, and explorer seems more difficult to use. I was just hoping for more...

[Tech_Dude_5000]

I agree. Every time I see screenshots of Vista, I pinch myself and ask: is this really the UI that they're going to sell to customers? The colors are awful, it's inconsistent and messy, and explorer seems more difficult to use. I was just hoping for more...

well Luna was worse. The whole damn UI look like it was made for kids....

at least in vista, some parts of the UI look realistic

[[bear]]

well Luna was worse. The whole damn UI look like it was made for kids....

at least in vista, some parts of the UI look realistic

xp looked a hell of a lot better than 2000 and ME in my opinion though.

[+mram Subscriber²]

- Why the hell is backup my PC one of the first programs to run and get pushed in Vista? I JUST INSTALLED , I HAVE NO FILES TO BACKUP (maybe I misunderstood?)

Some people will upgrade.

[Tech_Dude_5000]

' date='Aug 25 2006, 10:12' post='587819514']

xp looked a hell of a lot better than 2000 and ME in my opinion though.

That is true. Alough the gray boxes were updated to a badge boxes in 2000/ME whitch made it look a little better then 9x

I rather have the royale skin then luna. I understand that the Royale skin that was in MCE 2005 was leaked out by microsoft and can be found on vaous downlpoad websites..as i have it on my XP home pc

[franzon]

whats the memory usage like now?

memory usage doesn't matter because more RAM you've then more cache is used to improve the applications loading speed i.e. memory usage is proportional to system RAM

Edited August 25, 2006 by franzon

[herime]

What about new boot screen shot?

[ATLien_0]

anyone know if it is possible yet to install vista on an external drive?

[Ran Sagy]

The only thing i dislike in the UI right now is the behavior when apps are maximized.

The UI turns blackish and looks broken, and the transparency in the taskbar disappears.

Bad.

[Dashel]

memory usage doesn't matter because more RAM you've then more cache is used to improve the applications loading speed i.e. memory usage is proportional to system RAM

That is true but I think its important to point out that people stumble across this when they are trying to figure out why Vista is being so dog slow.

[cwnc]

Maybe some of you could tell us how Windows Explorer looks and behaves now..

1: If you resize the Explorer window and close it does it remember the size when you reopen it?

2: Is it possible to remove the "favourite links"-field (or whatever the name is.. on top of the folder pane)?

3: Is the folder pane still ridiculously small when you open Explorer? In Beta 2 i have to resize *every time* I open Explorer.. this better be gone by now.

Cwn

[Tech_Dude_5000]

The only thing i dislike in the UI right now is the behavior when apps are maximized.

The UI turns blackish and looks broken, and the transparency in the taskbar disappears.

Bad.

I agree, I get that same look in my 5384 bulid. i sure wish they could change it...

[OhMuffin]

can you upgrade from xp sp2 to this build?

[I8PP]

can you upgrade from xp sp2 to this build?

Yes. That is the preferred method. Upgrade needs testing too.

edited: added the key word for clarity :pinch:

Edited August 25, 2006 by I8PP

[OhMuffin]

I'm assuming that's a yes.

Can I mount the ISO with demon tools and install from there?

[ObiWanToby]

The embeded videos with WMP look different now, they look pretty neat.

[Jeremy1]

The embeded videos with WMP look different now, they look pretty neat.

Very nice! It's about time they changed that.

[-Anthony]

What worries me is that last time I check the Classic theme which I have been using since ME, because Luna is so ugly, doesn't look as good as it did in XP.

[xxdesmus]

wow, 24 minute from install to desktop ...that is getting quite quick :yes: (Y)

[OhMuffin]

wow, 24 minute from install to desktop ...that is getting quite quick :yes: (Y)

What hardware are you running?

[Ambroos]

Yes iso can be mounted. Now another question, do Public Beta2 keys work? (yes i know that public people aren't supposed to get this build but i'd rather have an answer tan a comment that i shouldn't try :p )

[Dane]

Yes iso can be mounted. Now another question, do Public Beta2 keys work? (yes i know that public people aren't supposed to get this build but i'd rather have an answer tan a comment that i shouldn't try :p )

Ehh there are no options for new keys on Connect, I have the most recent set of keys from connect and they work. So I dont know if Beta 2 keys work...but there are no new ones for it.

[Ambroos]

Is this build a bit more usable on a pc with 288MB Ram (P3 1.4Ghz, SDRam PC133, Riva TNT2, but i don't care about the blingbling stuff like Aero)

[OhMuffin]

Is this build a bit more usable on a pc with 288MB Ram (P3 1.4Ghz, SDRam PC133, Riva TNT2, but i don't care about the blingbling stuff like Aero)

I dont think you should be running vista on that type of pc in the first place.

Min ram requierment is 512mb, you dont meet that. It may still install, but run pretty bad. Your better off sticking with XP.

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Is this an interim build?

Edited August 25, 2006 by OhMuffin