The OFFICIAL Longhorn (ALPHA) Thread

[divinatum]

Aha,It seems that an general mistake will happen when you download something with new IE in longhorn,i can only use ftp programs to download software,so i suggest waitting for at least a BETA version of the new operating system.

just fix the download movie its not that hard :rolleyes:

care to share how?

Yea, Rudy, Spill the beans! ... :D

SPILL EM!! :D

[Chris123NT]

Ahh Rudy the geinius :D. Tell us how to fix it ;)

[brn2prgrm]

Well, since I have been using Longhorn for the past 2 months or so(don't ask where I got it ;)) I consider myself a Longhorn geek, so I figured I'd help all you Longhorn newbies out with any questions you may have. If your going to post, please stick to the topic and only post questions, or answers you may already know. I'll try my best to keep up and help out.

[Common Questions (I'll update this as I notice repetitive questions):]

Why does Internet Explorer 6.5 crash when I try to download?

This is because the download animation is missing and when IE calls for it, it doesn't know what to do, therefore crashing. This can be fixed by replacing the animation with a copy from an older version of IE via ResHack.

How can I display the Sidebar?

The Sidebar can be enabled by right-clicking on the Start button and clicking 'Taskbar Properties,' then putting a check in 'Enable Sidebar.'

Why does Longhorn feel like it's running sluggish?

This could be in part due to the fact that the Windows Future Storage is not fully implemented and not supported by the filesystem. You can remove this component without any other adverse affects by going to Start>Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs>Windows Components and unchecking the Windows Future Storage. Another thing possibly causing this is the fancy new explorer windows. You can go into the folder options windows and enable the classic explorer type and get a bit of a boost if you don't have a speedy PC.

Can I minimize windows to the Sidebar?

Unfortunately Microsoft wasn't quite sure how to implement this into the Sidebar yet, so in this build it is not possible.

[uniacid]

if anyone wanted to run Longhorn for a more than a few days, then they must be crazy, I took it off the day after I got it, too many bugs I don't like, plus I need to be able to upload with smartftp, but it always crashed for some reason

[Steve]

Why does Internet Explorer 6.5 crash when I try to download?

This is because the download animation is missing and when IE calls for it, it doesn't know what to do, therefore crashing.  This can be fixed by replacing the animation with a copy from an older version of IE via ResHack.

Any chance of you whipping up that IE file somewhere?! Are the Aniimations in IE.exe?! ... i haven't looked, and its Far to late (or early in the morn now) Ugh!!

Neyo

[Chris123NT]

I would also like to know what file the animations are in ;)

[dreamsINdigital]

brn2prgrm, which longhorn build u got? 3716? do ya know the changes in the new build?

[brn2prgrm]

Well to straighten this out a bit, the dll's containing the animation are; shdocvw.dll and shell32.dll, both in the X:\Windows\System32 folder. The animation missing is number 170 under AVI's if you use ResHack

[Phil Gates]

Well to straighten this out a bit, the dll's containing the animation are; shdocvw.dll and shell32.dll, both in the X:\Windows\System32 folder.  The animation missing is number 170 under AVI's if you use ResHack

:angry: :angry: :angry: i know what i have to to, but it doesn't have a f'ing system32.dll in my system32 folder! WTF!

[ahodes1]

Well to straighten this out a bit, the dll's containing the animation are; shdocvw.dll and shell32.dll, both in the X:\Windows\System32 folder. ?The animation missing is number 170 under AVI's if you use ResHack

:angry:: :angry:: :angry:: i know what i have to to, but it doesn't have a f'ing system32.dll in my system32 folder! WTF!

You do mean it doesn't have a shell32.dll file in your system32 folder right? Or did you have a brain fart and were looking for system32.dll :pp

[Mowzer]

Any chance of you whipping up that IE file somewhere?! Are the Aniimations in IE.exe?! ... i haven't looked, and its Far to late (or early in the morn now) Ugh!!

Neyo

The files you need shell32.dll and shdoc.dll have been uploaded.

You can find them here....

shell32.dll and shdoc.dll @ << spam >>

[Steve]

thanks mate, i'll give those a buzz!! Appreciated :D

Neyo

[tomwarren Veteran]

Threads Merged

We have this sticky for a reason. Post all questions about Longhorn here and they will be answered no need for other threads. Thanks

[nl|nighthawk]

I ran LH 3683 for a little while last night.. some nice features, but Im going to most likely wait for a beta build or something.. :)

[newalloy]

Why does Internet Explorer 6.5 crash when I try to download?

This is because the download animation is missing and when IE calls for it, it doesn't know what to do, therefore crashing.  This can be fixed by replacing the animation with a copy from an older version of IE via ResHack.

Ok, the animation doesn't seem to be missing if you're downloading from an FTP and you follow this procedure only :huh:

1. Open IE to the page where the download link exists (remember, the download link has to be from an FTP server)

2. Right-click on the download link and then click Copy Shortcut

3. Start-->Run-->"Pasted Shortcut Link"-->Enter

This will open up IE for a split second and then the save/open dialog appears. Pick whatever one and watch in awe, as the animation is magically NOT a missing wonder...

Also tried with an http:// link, but it doesn't work, just internal workings I guess.. :wacko:

[newalloy]

Ok, the animation doesn't seem to be missing if you're downloading from an FTP and you follow this procedure only   :huh:

oops.. I forgot... I wanted to show you a picture!

[newalloy]

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[newalloy]

oops.. I didn't mean to violate the boards rules.. :blush:

Also, in the meantime of more playing, I've come across another way to download in Longhorn with IE 6.05 without it crashing. This way you can download from any source, not just FTP. (It's kinda a bummer, but whatever for now, it's alpha.. live with it). ;)

Click on the link to start the download, when it asks you to open/save, select one

1. Saving--> Select where you want to save your download and get it all ready. THEN.. move that save dialog kinda outta the way and move the mouse over the minimize button of the download dialog. Hit ENTER (this will save the file) then RIGHT AWAY, hit minimize on the download dialog so that it doesn't try and show the animation that's not there... this way it will not crash.

2. Opening--> works the same for the most part, except you have to hit tab to get the OPEN button selected, then move it outta the way and.. HIT ENTER, MINIMIZE FAST!

Hope this helps a bit.. :woot:

[nl|nighthawk]

Im using Longhorn XP Professional atm.. not too bad.. I used Hardware Geek's tweak guide to speed it up and stablize it some.. IMHO, its almost ready to try to be my every-day use OS.. :happy: the taskshelf rules!

[rekr321]

I'm trying to install LH in vmware 3.2 workstation. I had Windows XP installed fine, but when I try to install LH it gets to the point in the install after the region selection where you type in your name, and the keyboard and mouse stop working. This has happened several times, up until that point the mouse and keyboard function in the install (ie; to select NTFS, and what partition to install, and just moving the mouse aound during the graphical install). Has anyone had a similiar problem, or installed on vmware? if so what settings did you use to setup the virtual machine?

Thanks

Rekr

[divinatum]

anyone know how i can copy the Yamaha OPL3-SAX driver thats built into XP into Longhorn, they seem to have taken it out :o

[Nerd Rage]

I have installed Nvidia drivers under Longhorn, version 41.03, and they installed fine. However, when I right click on the desktop, go to display settings --> advanced --> The Nvidia control panel is not showing up where it normally does. I've tried installing other version of drivers too, 3X.xx and 4X.xx. Does anyone know how to get this to work?

[CZAR]

Does anyone know how to get this to work?

i'd say not using a pre-alpha OS would be the first place you should start

[Steven]

Does anyone know how to get this to work?

i'd say not using a pre-alpha OS would be the first place you should start

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-xStainDx

[dreamsINdigital]

oops.. I didn't mean to violate the boards rules.. :blush:

Also, in the meantime of more playing, I've come across another way to download in Longhorn with IE 6.05 without it crashing. This way you can download from any source, not just FTP. (It's kinda a bummer, but whatever for now, it's alpha.. live with it). ;)

Click on the link to start the download, when it asks you to open/save, select one

1. Saving--> Select where you want to save your download and get it all ready. THEN.. move that save dialog kinda outta the way and move the mouse over the minimize button of the download dialog. Hit ENTER (this will save the file) then RIGHT AWAY, hit minimize on the download dialog so that it doesn't try and show the animation that's not there... this way it will not crash.

2. Opening--> works the same for the most part, except you have to hit tab to get the OPEN button selected, then move it outta the way and.. HIT ENTER, MINIMIZE FAST!

Hope this helps a bit.. :woot:

im not gonna use longhorn on the internet, cuz i heard it can "call home" to microsoft, but from what i've heard, u can also cover the download window with another window and it will also work.