The OFFICIAL Longhorn (ALPHA) Thread

[bettykelly]

any expert here :D

any expert here :D

My Computer as follow

server :win.net ent server 2003 trial version (c:)

workstation:winxpprosp1 (d:)

workstation:redhatlinux 8.0 (e:)

data area :(f:)

tested area:(g:)hopefully LH alpha, I can managed to install it in a

stanalone computer and everything goes perfect BUT cannot put

into this (g:) drive (total 80 GB ), any comments ? ANY

EXPERTS HERE WHO CAN HELP ME......

:-( : problems here, startup with flashing big "_" (without quote

ofcourse) then......no response.

Though I can mananged to open it in save mode but

thats not what i wanted.

Or u can email me for this, appreciated and thanks :alien:

[divinatum]

did you install ATI drivers?? if so you have to remove them and use what came with LH.

[bettykelly]

thanks 4 advise

i m using this

Silicon Motion lynxEM version 5.01.2401.0143e

screen resolution set to 800by600pixels,24bit, b4 install

by the way what drivers (name) comes with LH, so that i can search 4 it may be

appreicated :yes:

[Steve]

its on irc.. i wont give channels out.. but you can figure it out :happy:

Dude... tell me, anything in it worht Checking?! :p

Neyo

[Groovedude]

looks like 3720 is leaking tonite :D

update when it is leaked would be very nice :) and also some new screenies and if any extras list :D... hehe

[divinatum]

looks like its fake. if there wasnt another leak before it hits beta it wouldnt suprise me.

[CodeThief]

I cant even install the bugger :(

Gives an error on starting the text installer ....

"Line 1162 of the inf file \i386\txtsetup.sif is invalid

Setup cannot continue. Press any key to exit"

Thief :(

Any ideas???

[y_notm]

browsing around the LH logonui.exe I found the following snippets of code:

   button [id=atom(domainlist)]
    {
        margin: rect(5rp,0,0,0);
        content: rcbmp(105,2,-1,28rp,28rp,0,0);
    }

<domainlogonaccount resid=domainaccountitem id=atom(domainaccountitem) layout=filllayout() accessible=true accRole=43>
    <element id=atom(userpane) layout=borderlayout() height=100rp>
        <element layout=borderlayout() layoutpos=top>
            <element id=atom(pictureframe) layout=flowlayout(0,2,2) layoutpos=left width=58rp height=58rp>
               <element id=atom(picture) />
            </element>           
<--cut out-->
        </element>
    </element>
    <element id=atom(domainpasswordpanelayer) sheet=styleref(passwordpaness) layout=borderlayout()>
<--cut out-->
            <element layout=borderlayout() layoutpos=top>
                <edit id=atom(usernameeditbox) layoutpos=left height=30rp width=300rp accName= rcstr(57)/>
<--cut out-->
            </element>
            <element id=atom(instruct) layoutpos=top content=rcstr(6)/>
<--cut out-->
        </element>
    </element>
</domainlogonaccount>

Longhorn supports... or will support... the welcome screen over a domain :D

[rAz dA FAz]

why are all people sp damn hyped up about this "leak", people just download it and then claim that it messes up there pc or the installer does not work etc..., people you should have much more patience about it, not just, OMG its out its out, quick, quick lets download the damn thing....

[JK1150]

thanks 4 advise

i m using this

Silicon Motion lynxEM version 5.01.2401.0143e

screen resolution set to 800by600pixels,24bit, b4 install

by the way what drivers (name) comes with LH, so that i can search 4 it may be

appreicated :yes:

Lemme guess, u have a laptop (prob gateway?)

Yea, that is the same vid card i have ('cept I have the Lynx3DM+). I believe the prob is in my monitor, b/c in safe mode it said that the monitor wasn't detected etc. How can I install a defualt 800x600 LCD in safemode with LH?

[divinatum]

why are all people sp damn hyped up about this "leak", people just download it and then claim that it messes up there pc or the installer does not work etc..., people you should have much more patience about it, not just, OMG its out its out, quick, quick lets download the damn thing....

its fun to see the new versions of windows as they evolve. :D

[y_notm]

why are all people sp damn hyped up about this "leak", people just download it and then claim that it messes up there pc or the installer does not work etc..., people you should have much more patience about it, not just, OMG its out its out, quick, quick lets download the damn thing....

installed fine and didn't mess up my system at all, and I know I'm not alone on that, so don't generalize.

[bettykelly]

laptop yes

thanks i did try it already

upgraded 2 Lynx3DM v5.00.2195.0196

same response even when dual boot wz .net 2003 ent server

i repeat....its okay n perfect when installed via HD as the only OS in the computer. :alien:

[aaron901]

i dont know much about this longhorn and i just saw some screenshots of it

i feel like its going to end like microsoft bob :D

[nl|nighthawk]

i dont know much about this longhorn and i just saw some screenshots of it

i feel like its going to end like microsoft bob :D

The UI isnt final, it probably wont look anything like what weve seen so far by the time it officially releases

[JK1150]

laptop yes

thanks i did try it already

upgraded 2 Lynx3DM v5.00.2195.0196

same response even when dual boot wz .net 2003 ent server

i repeat....its okay n perfect when installed via HD as the only OS in the computer. :alien:

It is ok and perfect when u install as the only os??? not for me...

[Groovedude]

why are all people sp damn hyped up about this "leak", people just download it and then claim that it messes up there pc or the installer does not work etc..., people you should have much more patience about it, not just, OMG its out its out, quick, quick lets download the damn thing....

well lots of people are intrestred in new software alphas beta leaks i know i am some times :)... and people that love em alot dont mess there pc up u run it in VPC or install on a old machine :)

[kairon]

For anyone having difficulties installing longhorn check out the guide by Nanzy on iexbeta. It's a good guide and helped me towards installing longhorn.

[CodeThief]

Right ... whatever!

Anyway, I think I've got a screwed ISO as no matter which guide I read it still doesnt work :(

Never mind ...

Thief

[nl|nighthawk]

Im not going to touch longhorn until its in Release Candidate (public beta/rc phase).. from what Ive heard; this is what happens.. please dont flame me if Im wrong, its just what ive heard from multiple sources:

• Longhorn phones home to Microsoft, like ET.
  
• Microsoft logs your IP Address and gets information, etc.
  
• Microsoft then sends that information to the FBI.
  
• You have the Men In Black knocking at your door.
  

Im happy with Windows 2000 Professional now.. good and stable :happy:

[dreamsINdigital]

Im not going to touch longhorn until its in Release Candidate (public beta/rc phase).. from what Ive heard; this is what happens.. please dont flame me if Im wrong, its just what ive heard from multiple sources:

• Longhorn phones home to Microsoft, like ET.
  
• Microsoft logs your IP Address and gets information, etc.
  
• Microsoft then sends that information to the FBI.
  
• You have the Men In Black knocking at your door.
  

Im happy with Windows 2000 Professional now.. good and stable :happy:

im kinda worried bout that too, but just install longhorn on a new partition (why would u upgrade anyway? nowhere near stable ) and disconnect/unhook the internet when u wanna use longhorn... problem solved!

[Greenmuncher]

• Longhorn phones home to Microsoft, like ET.
  
• Microsoft logs your IP Address and gets information, etc.
  
• Microsoft then sends that information to the FBI.
  
• You have the Men In Black knocking at your door.
  

Do you acually think microsoft is going to send the FBI to your door? And secondly what about people outside the USA? The FBI have no power in Canada or any other countries for that matter. As for longhorn phoning home use etherreal with wincap, see if you can find it calling microsoft... i certantly havent been able to.

Before you comment about a program you HAVE not used

Im not going to touch longhorn until its in Release Candidate (public beta/rc phase)..

You should try it out and test your theories.

Greenmuncher

[Osiris]

yes whilst it is very very unlikely federal authorities would waste their time with one person, or by one person at a time.

The FBI does have agencies in over seas locations, so does the Australian Federal Police etc and other countries federal agencies, and whislt the FBI for example cannot execute operations and activites they aide the Federal Police here with intelligence gathering, and various operational logistics.

In any event alot of software raids that have gone down over seas, and even one in Australia was done with the help of the FBI, it was in the news at the time etc

so just because ya outside the US dont think your 100% secure, as I said chances of them wasting time comming after one person using Alpha software is obviously incredibly slim, but I was just trying to make you aware that the FBI and other national Federal agencies generally have influences with one another.

[nl|nighthawk]

• Longhorn phones home to Microsoft, like ET.
  
• Microsoft logs your IP Address and gets information, etc.
  
• Microsoft then sends that information to the FBI.
  
• You have the Men In Black knocking at your door.
  

Do you acually think microsoft is going to send the FBI to your door? And secondly what about people outside the USA? The FBI have no power in Canada or any other countries for that matter. As for longhorn phoning home use etherreal with wincap, see if you can find it calling microsoft... i certantly havent been able to.

Before you comment about a program you HAVE not used

Im not going to touch longhorn until its in Release Candidate (public beta/rc phase)..

You should try it out and test your theories.

Greenmuncher

I had used the alpha for a few days, Greenmuncher.. its when I heard about all that sutff is when I decided to remove it and wait for a legal beta in a few years.. Also, I didnt upgrade.. im just saying, I used to use Windows XP before, and I decided to put Windows 2000 on and it seems to be alot more stable than what XP has been for me... im not comparing Windows 2000 with Longhorn (sorry if I had misworded this in my original post)

Osiris has also made a VERY good point -- this is something I was worried about at the beginning; I was not informed that it phoned home, etc at any time before I hooked it to the internet; its only AFTER I found out that I had already had it connected to the internet; therefore it was too late... oh well...

If Will Smith shows up on my door with an K-10 B****slapper, then we'll know if this is true :)

[Greenmuncher]

If Will Smith shows up on my door with an K-10 B****slapper, then we'll know if this is true  :)

ahmen to that :laugh:

Osiris:

the point i was making is that the FBI does not have authority here, i never said the canadian intellegnce doesnt cooperate with them.