Guest Prayaas Aggarwal Posted March 10, 2012 Report Posted March 10, 2012 A Bit of The LONG Story... Remember that shitty Vista, that was nothing more than a vista of bling-bling effects? Well, it ain't so shitty. Circumstances made it that way.. Actually, it was bad luck at MS. As said before, Windows 7 was planned as 'Blackcomb' even before XP. Read that 'how-it-was-named-story" in the Windows 7 Thread. Longhorn is the name of a bar between the two mountains that Whistler's visitors pass to reach Blackcomb. And Vista (originally Longhorn) was supposed to be an interim, between Whistler (XP) and Blackcomb (7) at that time.. However, things changed. Whistler was RTMed as Windows XP in 2001. Then began the development of Longhorn. Actually, they wanted to make things based on the .NET Technology. However, it was too immature at that time to be properly used. And things had to go wrong, and they did. Let me explain why Longhorn took 5 years to be released when it should've typically taken 3. The interim, gradually assimilated many of the technologies meant for Blackcomb. It soon turned out to itself become a major release. Early Improvements Milestone 1, 2, 3 - 2002 The time was coming. Gates was ambitious, really ambitious. XP's Luna look was so liked by people, that they started working more on the look. Basically Windows XP was being improved in the early builds. A new blue coloured theme called 'Plex' was introduced, which was a bit better than the Luna theme. They worked on graphics, ahead of their time. Old 486 PCs were not even ready for Windows XP, when they raised the system requirements to about 3 times. In the early M3 builds, the Windows logo was made white, just like it was done now, just before the new logo came into use. A prototype of Windows Sidebar came into being, and a new Relational Database based File System called WinFS (Windows Future Storage). It's forever in the future. Couldn't make it to the RTM. They also included the Avalon API (now Windows Presentation Foundation or WPF) in the M3 builds. They kept on putting so many features in Longhorn. A new display driver model was introduced by them, called LDDM (Longhorn Display Driver Model) to replace XPDM. Many new appealing effects were included in those builds. The Desktop Composition Engine (DCE) was introduced. It is now known as DWM (Desktop Window Manager). The M3 Build 3718 included the DWM and some early hardware-accelerated alpha transparency and transition effects. As a demonstration of the DCE's capabilities, programs literally flipped into the taskbar and twisted as they were minimized. The video below (of WinHEC '03) demonstrates what DCE could do: http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=klYrxtHAflk As you can see, the Task Gallery concept shown in the Windows 7 thread meant for Blackcomb has been implemented here with modern graphics. (I mean, modern for 2003) ABove is Longhorn Build 4015 which called itself 'Windows Longhorn XP Professional" New Technology Milestone 4 - 2003 Now, DCE's capabilities were implemented in an even better way, by changing the whole interface of the OS. Now, Longhorn looked no longer like XP with DCE. Now, Longhorn XP Professional was Longhorn Professional. An M4 Build 4008 had many changes over M3, including a modified blue "Plex" theme and a new, simplified Windows Image-based installer that operates in graphical mode from the outset, and completed an install of the operating system in approximately one third the time of Windows XP on the same hardware. The installer is that new one which we got with Vista. Windows Explorer changed dramatically. Now, Windows Explorer was nothing but a .NET application. XP Task Pane was replaced by a Details Pane under the toolbars. View Modes was changed to the Icon Size Slider of Vista. WinFS was clear. The Sidebar was greatly improved. Milestone 5 - 2003 The Windows Logo was enlarged with Build 4015. The Libraries of Windows 7 came there in Longhorn. Outlook Express was based on WinFS now. The biggest problem: All memory leaks began. Windows Explorer memory leaks, Sidebar memory leaks. WinFS was really unreliable, so it was disabled by many testers rendering Outlook Express inoperable. Build 4029 was an improvement. Larger image and video previews were displayed in a tooltip when the mouse hovered over a file, column-level filtering of results was introduced, and overall performance of Explorer was somewhat improved over build 4015, though the memory leak issues were not entirely resolved. There was also a new analog clock user interface. Batch image processing of images was also introduced, making it possible for a user to rotate a number of images at once. Build 4029's name was displayed as "onghornLay rofessionalPay" (Pig Latin for Longhorn Professional) in various places around the operating system. While some had presumed that screenshots of this build were fake because of this seemingly obvious mistake, Microsoft later explained that this was merely a test of some new code to locate and reduce the number of places in the operating system code that the name was defined. Internet explorer was also being improved. It had a download manager which was later removed. Milestone 6 - 2003-4 Build 4039 is regarded as one of the most interesting builds. It was the first to contain DWM with full glass and the last to contain the Plex theme. It's Start Button didn't have Start written, just like Vista. A new Jade theme was added in later builds. This was what Microsoft wanted to give to the public in 2004. A Beta of Longhorn was meant to come in 2004. http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=cPDT21oEhW0#t=63s This preview was given by MS in October 2003. Milestone 7 Build 4074, regarded as the best Longhorn Build, was previewed at WinHEC 2004. It had the new icons, new font, new theme, new DWM. But Microsoft employees came to know that they were losing sight of what needed to be done to complete the next version of Windows and ship it to customers. Internally, some Microsoft employees were describing the Longhorn project as "another Cairo" or "Cairo.NET", referring to the Cairo development project that the company embarked on through the first half of the 1990s, which never resulted in a shipping operating system. Build 4093 was the last Longhorn build compiled before Microsoft quit. Actually Build 4100 was supposed to be the beta. Something else happened. Nothing came up. Build 4093 was considered highly unstable, it contained Sidebar, WinFS, and an Avalon-based Windows Movie Maker. There was an Avalon-based Display Properties control panel applet hidden in the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 folder, similar to the one in Build 3683. Hence the Longhorn Development crashed! Longhorn wasn't half of what they wanted it to be. The Longhorn Reset - Most Interesting Part They started to develop Longhorn from scratch! Yes, it's right. All hardwork waste. Seeing that Vista came in 2006, they got nothing but 1.5 years to make that OS. So, we can say, it's a good OS. Had they got another 1.5 years, no bugs would've been there. Now, instead of basing the code on the vulnerable XP, they based it on Windows Server 2003. Longhorn Omega-13 D1 Builds Now, the first build was just Windows Server 2003 recompiled. Then they jumped build numbers and compiled Build 5001. It had minor improvements. Build 5048 was the Longhorn Developer Preview which is regarded as one of the worst builds and a 'step backwards'. Longhorn is now Vista By the beginning of July 2005, having painted itself into a corner, so to speak, by choosing names like Windows Me and XP for previous client releases of Windows, Microsoft now had to find an even more interesting name for "Longhorn", to avoid the perception that this was a boring release (supposing that Windows 2006 would sound less exciting than Windows XP). The company considered several names from simple to fanciful and inventive. In the end, Microsoft chose Windows Vista, believing it to be a "wonderful intersection of what the product really does, what Windows stands for, and what resonates with customers, and their needs." Group Project Manager Greg Sullivan told Paul Thurrott—"You want the PC to adapt to you and help you cut through the clutter to focus on what’s important to you. That's what Windows Vista is all about: "bringing clarity to your world." (a reference to the three marketing points of Vista—Clear, Connected, Confident), so you can focus on what matters to you." Microsoft co-president Jim Allchin also loved the name, saying that "Vista" creates the right imagery for the new product capabilities and inspires the imagination with all the possibilities of what can be done with Windows—making people’s passions come alive." The first beta was released soon, and it did not have the look and interface meant for Vista. It had a fairly working version of .NET Framework 3.0, still called WinFX. CTPs were released after Beta 1. CTP 1 was Build 5219. This was the first public "Ultimate Edition" build, and included Super Fetch. Although not enabled by default, this refresh saw the return of the Windows Sidebar, which had been removed as part of the development reset, and the introduction of Desktop Gadgets, both of which are part of Microsoft gadgets line of mini-applications. Microsoft stated that they intended to make additional gadgets available for download from a web site over time. This build also supported a new version of Windows Media Center code-named "Diamond". Microsoft seems so obsessed with shiny things, diamonds and "pearls". Windows Media Player 11 was included in the second CTP and the Windows Media Center was much disliked. WDDM could no longer be bypassed with the next CTPs. Beta 2 was a bit better. It was almost feature-complete. The start button was replaced by the pearl. The Release Candidate was good, though the intrusiveness of UAC (User Account Control) was very irritating. New icons were almost final now. The Pre-RTM builds were released to TAP testers. Build 5840 included the final set of wallpapers for the release. Build 6000 made it to the public as RTM. The Service Packs fixed most of the problems, but it was too late. In those long 5 years of not releasing any OS, MS lost much of it's market share to Apple, and the others sticked to XP. However, it was good that Vista released. It raised requirements, was criticized, but by the time Windows 7 came, all had upgraded their PCs. Thus, Windows 7 was successful. The only reason Vista failed is that it was rushed up, and too ahead of it's time. Quote
Guest Prayaas Aggarwal Posted March 10, 2012 Report Posted March 10, 2012 The Longhorn Build List Part 1 WARNING: It's mysterious. Numbers are skipped too often. Milestone 1/2 3646 (Lab01_N(portbld).020612-1346) 3663 M2 Build (lab06_N.020728-1728) The first Windows Code Name: "Longhorn" build known to exist. Only four low-resolution screenshots have been leaked publically. Originally published by Calvin Zhang, they were tagged and distributed by a release group known as xBetas. 3670 M2 Build (lab06_N.020819-1749) 3678 M2/M3 Build (?) Milestone 3 3683 M3 Build (lab06_N.020923-1821), Leaked, October 20, 2002 3705 M3 Build 3706.Lab06_N.021029-1731, Leaked, May 22 2006 Features StartPage, partially implemented Desktop Composition Engine and Taskbar-Sidebar combo. 3708 M3 Build (Lab06_N.021108-1847) 3711 M3 Build 3713 (Lab06.000424-1359) 3718 M3 Build (lab06_N.021119-1730), Leaked, April 30, 2004 Features a workable Desktop Composition Engine which presents hardware-accelerated window effects, such as alpha transparency and transitions. 3728.dnsrv_dev(sergueik) 3883.0 3940 Milestone 4 4001.main.021204-1515 Stephen First M4 build. This milestone represented the migration to a Windows Image-based install. 4002.Lab04_N(yongqu).021218-1747 4002.Lab06_N(ntvbl06).030108-1926 psychochromatic 4003.Lab01_N(forrestf).030116-1035 4004 4006.Lab01_N.030209-2000 4006 M4 Build (main.030203-1038) 4007 M4 Build (main.030212-2037) 4007 M4 Build (main.030214-????) 4007 (main.030219-1933) Peteski 4007 (main.030219-1933) Peteski 4008.NT.030110-1512 4008.Lab01_N(briangu).030220-0837 4008 M4 Build (main.030219-1933), Leaked February 28, 2003 4011.main.030305-2045 Stephen, Leaked July 21, 2006 4012 4013 (NT.030320-1512) 4013 (NT.030320-1058) 4014 (NT.030324-1840) 4014.Lab01_N.030326-2000 Milestone 5 4015 M5 Build (main.030328-1500), Leaked April 28, 2003 4015 M5 Build (lab06_N.030403-1706) 4015 M5 Build (????.030407-????) 4016 4017 4018.Lab03_DEV(scoyne).020918-0001 4018 M5 Build (4018.Lab06_n030417-1721) 4019 M5 Build (lab01_N.030428-2000) 4020 4021.main.030415-0745 Peteski 4023 M5 Build (????.030521-????) 4024 4025 4026 M5 Build (????.030602-????) 4027 4028.Lab01_N.030701-2000 The first known Server build of Windows Code Name: "Longhorn" before Beta 1. The traditional Client bits, such as visual style and look, are present here, too, though they are not enabled by default. 4029 M5 Build (main.030619-0000), Leaked, September 23, 2003 Probably the last build from Milestone 5. Features extended tool tip which include image and video previews (still images), new Sidebar analog clock user interface. Partial implementation of the Desktop Composition Engine and Window Manager is also available. Most common strings are in Pig-Latin notation, including SKU information. Milestone 6 4030 4030.0.Lab06_n.030630-1724 psychochromatic 4031 4032.Lab06_n.030710-1709 psychochromatic 4032.LAB01_N(skupec) 4033.main.030717-1555 Features a mixed-style theme, the wallpaper of which is most notable - the blue Plex visual style is mixed with a red still image of what is known as Desktop Aurora. The Pig-Latin notation used in certain 402* and 403* builds is also seen in this build, as are other interesting bits. 4033.idx01.030730-1630 psychochromatic 4034 built by: private/Lab06_dev(skatari) 4035 4037 4038.Lab01_N(bryant).030803-2000 4038.main.030813-1852 psychochromatic 4039.Lab06_n.030827-1717, Leaked August 22, 2007 4039.Lab06_n.030828-1802 4039.lab04_n(ahmeti) 4039 built by: private/Lab06_dev(skatari) 4040 4040.Lab04_N.030828-1910 psychochromatic 4042.main.030905-1800 psychochromatic 4042.Lab06_N.030909-1709 psychochromatic 4043 4044.Lab04_N(davj).030630-1505 4044.Lab06_n.030915-1925 Stephen 4044 M6 Build (????.030917-????) 4045 4046 4047 4048 M6 Build (lab02.030923-1849) 4049 4050.Lab04_N(davj).030630-1505 4050.idx02.030928-0552 4050.private/lab06_demo.031013-1849 4050.private/lab06_demo.031018-2015 4050.private/lab06_demo.031019-1809 4050 M6 Build (private/Lab06_dev(yasuho)) 4051 PDC (M6) Build (idx02.031001-1340), Leaked, October 20, 2003 First publically released build by Microsoft, oriented primarily at IT specialists and developers who needed to become familiar with the new technologies introduces in Windows Code Name: "Longhorn" and other products from the new "wave." 4052 4053 M6 Build (main.031022-1720), Leaked, March 2, 2004 4053.lab01_fusion(jaykrell).031029-2141 4054.private/Lab06_dev(sunggch).030625-1334 4054.private/lab06_dev_ux(reinerf).031104-1800 luX 4055.private/Lab06_dev(sunggch).030625-1334 ? 4058.lab06_n.03118-1808 4059 (main.031208-1842) Milestone 7 4060.private/Lab06_dev(skatari) 4060.Lab04_dev(yongqu).040113-1005 4060 built by: private/Lab06_dev(skatari) 4061.Lab01_N.040125-2000 4061.LAB01_N(skupec) 4062 4063 4065 4066.main.040226-1010 psychochromatic 4067.lab01_fusion.040316-2000 4067.Lab06_n.040307-1603 4067.private/lddm_dev_tech(devdmo).040212-1646 4068 lab07_n(skatari) 4071.private/Snap_dev_ux(ntvbl06).040420-1521 4071.private/Snap_dev_ux(ntvbl06).040426-1627 4073.idx02.040420-1832 4074 WinHEC Build (4074.idx02.040425-1535), Leaked, May 2004 4080.Lab06_n.040429-1614 4080.Lab06_n.040502-1523 4083.Lab06_n.040519-1614 4083.main.040516-1537 (64 bit), Leaked, November 10, 2004 4084.main.040527-0915 psychochromatic 4085 (private/Lab06_dev_tech(skatari).040430-0928) 4085.main.040603-1817 psychochromatic 4086.lab03_dev.040629-1910 psychochromatic 4086.lab01_n.040704-2000 psychochromatic 4087.main.040626-0846 4088.Lab07_N.040705-1625 4088.lab02_n.040706-1655 psychochromatic 4088.main(cjensen).040708-1751 luX 4089.private_lab06_dev_ux.040721-1800 Stephen 4093.main.040819-1215 Stephen Final winmain compile of Longhorn before it was cancelled and restarted to become what is now Vista 4093.040928 (winmain_oobe/avalon_wap_beta1.050620-2052) 4093.041006 (private/wcp_dev_platform(danmohr).041116-2208 4093.0 (lab03_dev(a-micnaz).040714-1853) 4094 (private/Lab06_dev_platform(snaptab).041124-0021) 4094 built by: private/Lab06_dev_tech(skatari) Milestone 8/9 (D1 Builds) 3790.1232.winmain.040819-1629 psychochromatic 3790.winmain.040907-2000 5000.winmain.040908-2000 5000.vbl_core_build(ntbuild).040915-0831 5001.winmain.040927-1610 5002.winmain.041006-2000 5003.winmain.041014-1440 5004.winmain.041016-2000 5005.winmain.041018-1620 5006.winmain.041020-1640 5007.winmain.041021-1035 5008.winmain.041021-2200 5009.winmain.041022-1945 5010.winmain.041026-0350 5011.winmain.041028-1201 5012.winmain.041102-1650 5019 5027 (vbl_core_mig(davj).041006-1344) 5027 (vbl_core_diag(josesua).050113-1134) 5032 (vbl_core_build(jaykrell).050119-0943) 5033.winmain.050119-2030 5036.NT.050205-1730 5037 (vbl_core_build(jaykrell).050204-2158) 5037 (vbl_core_mui.050208-0200) 5040 (vbl_tools_build(surajp).050216-1434) 5039 (vbl_srv_wstm(srvbld-s).050208-1337) 5034.0 (vbl_wcp_avalon_dev(danmohr).050302-1220) 5048.vbl_srv_rpc(yongqu).050314-2000 5048.vbl_srv_ts_rdp_collab(JHughson).050318-1444 5048.0 (winmain_idx02.050401-0536) WinHEC 2005 preview build 5049.NT.050205-1730 5051.vbl_tools_wincet(kenma).050315-1233 5054.vbl_core_diag(josesua).050401-1500 5054.vbl_ux_nisd.050404-1730 5058.vbl_wcp_um_d2dev.050412-1800 5059.vbl_wcp_avalon.050412-1805 5059.vbl_ux_dev_checkin.050420-1700 5060.vbl_wcp_avalon.050417-1805 5061.NT.050404-1245 5062 (vbl_wcp_avalon(yungt).050429-0931) 5065 (???????.052106-2035) 5065 (vbl_core_setup.050509-2030) 5067 (vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(skatari).050504-0921) 5071 (winmain_idx01.050605-2010) 5072.vbl_core_fbrel(jshay).050527-1915 5077.vbl_core_mig(davj).050314-1245 5077.vbl_tools_build(skupec).050517-1200 5077.vbl_core_setup.050530-1400 5077.vbl_tools_build(andreva).050601-0028 5081.vbl_tools(miker).050604-1323 5081.winmain.050604-1500 5085 (vbl_srv_winsecurity(srvbld-s).050331-1512 5085.vbl_srv.050610-2000 5086 (vbl_wcp_mobile_tip(tpctext).050725-1705) 5086.winmain_idx02.050625-1734 5086.winmain_idx02.050621-2010 5087.(vivekrao).050606-1603 5087.vbl_ux_partners_ie.050616-1730 5087.winmain.050613-1840 5088 (winmain_oobe/avalon_wap_beta1.050620-2052) 5088.vbl_tools_build(jaykrell).050526-0115 5089.winmain.050615-1910 Stephen 5096.0 (vbl_srv_crpt(uril).050706-0200) 5098.winmain_beta1.050628-1740 psychochromatic 5099 Beta 1 5112.winmain_beta1.050720-1600 Windows Vista Beta 1, Released July 27th, 2005 5112.9 (winmain_beta1.051012-1700) Beta 2 Fork 5201.vbl_wcp_mobile.050705-2115 5202 (vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(hirokisa).050504-0921) 5203.winmain.050702-1000 5204.winmain(jaganv).050708-1819 5206.0 (vbl_srv_crpt(nide).050622-1331) 5206.0 (vbl_srv_crpt(pingxie).050607-2121 5206.NT.050715-1210 5208.vbl_ndt(paulsi).050519-1852 5208.vbl_core_etw(josesua).050721-0034 5209.vbl_core_gift(sunggch).050620-1902 5209.vbl_media_core.050728-1800 5212.vbl_ux_nisd.050802-1700 5212.vbl_ux_dev_checkin.050808-1730 5213.0 (vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(hirokisa).050504-0921) Aeden 5214.vbl_srv_rpc(yongqu).050809-1352 5217.vbl_tools_build(jaykrell).050811-1208 5217.vbl_core_sls_sep(nide).050812-1014 5219.0 (vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(skatari).050822-2034) Aeden 5219.winmain_idx02.050824-2010 5219.winmain_idx02.050828-2010 5219.winmain_idx02.050830-2010, Released September 13th, 2005 5221.vbl_wcp_avalon.050822.1825 5215 (winmain_oob/avalon_wap_PDC_2005(avdrt).050818-1524) 5221.winmain.050819-1615 TheVista.ru 5221.wcp_avalon.050822-1835 5221.vbl_ux_partners.050831-1831 5222.winmain.050822-1800 TheVista.ru 5223.vbl_ndt(paulsi).050811-0134 5223.winmain.050824-0010 TheVista.ru 5224.winmain.050826-1920 TheVista.ru 5224.vbl_core_security_crpt.050901-1900 5225.winmain.050830-2130 5225 (vbl_core_sls(nide).050831-2016) 5226.vbl_wcp_gfx_wgf(amarp).050830-1830 5226.winmain.050831-2255 TheVista.ru 5226.vbl_wcp_avalon_dev.050908-1459 Sidebar session during PDC 5227.winmain.050905-2000 TheVista.ru 5228.winmain.050906-2350 TheVista.ru 5228.0 (vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(skatari).050919-1101) Aeden 5228.0 (vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(hirokisa).050919-1149) Aeden 5228.0 (vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers_ihvs(hirokisa).050921-0220) Aeden 5228.0 (vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(hirokisa).050921-0225) Aeden 5228.0 (vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(hirokisa).050921-0242) Aeden 5229.winmain.050908-1830 TheVista.ru 5230.winmain.050909-2225 TheVista.ru 5231.winmain.050912-2010 5231.winmain.050912-2020 5231.winmain.050913-2205 TheVista.ru 5231.winmain.050918-2000 TheVista.ru 5231.winmain_idx03.051004-2120, Released October 17, 2005 5232.winmain.050913-2110 TheVista.ru 5232 (vbl_tools_locstudio.050920-0920) 5233.winmain.050918-1800 TheVista.ru 5234.winmain.050921-1018 TheVista.ru 5235.winmain.050923-1902 TheVista.ru 5236.winmain.050926-1840 TheVista.ru 5237.winmain.050927-2050 TheVista.ru 5238.winmain.050928-1830 TheVista.ru 5239 (vbl_core_mig(davj).050909-1453) 5239.winmain.050930-2215 TheVista.ru 5240.winmain.051003-1818 TheVista.ru 5241.winmain.051004-2135 TheVista.ru 5242.0 (vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(gishtaki).050919-1101) Aeden 5242.0 (vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(gishtaki).050919-1149) Aeden 5242.0 (vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers_ihvs(gishtaki).050921-0220) Aeden 5242.0 (vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(gishtaki).050921-0225) Aeden 5242.0 (vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(hirokisa).050921-0242) Aeden 5242.winmain.051006-1842 5244.vbl_media_core.050929-1011 5244.winmain.051011-1737 TheVista.ru 5245.winmain.051012-2130 TheVista.ru 5246.winmain.051013-2210 TheVista.ru 5247.0 (vbl_core_gift(sunggch).051003-1758) 5247.winmain.051017-2015 TheVista.ru 5247.vbl_ux_dev(stevevd).051103-1648 5248.winmain.051019-1910 TheVista.ru 5249.0 (vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(gishtaki).050921-0225) Aeden 5249.winmain.051020-2015 TheVista.ru 5249.vbl_wcp_avalon_dev(avdrt).051022-1616 5250.winmain.051021-2000 TheVista.ru 5250.vbl_core_sls(nide).051028-2000 5251.winmain.051025-2145 TheVista.ru 5252.winmain.051026-1836 TheVista.ru 5253.winmain.051027-2040 TheVista.ru 5253.vbl_wcp_mobile_auxcpl(bcheek).051031-1255 5253.winmain.051028-2030 TheVista.ru 5254.winmain.051101-2045 TheVista.ru 5255.winmain.051102-1745 TheVista.ru 5256.winmain.051103-1700 TheVista.ru 5257.winmain.051104-2330 TheVista.ru 5258.winmain.051105-2145 TheVista.ru 5259.winmain.051107-2030 TheVista.ru 5259.winmain_idx02.051113-2100, Leaked November 30, 2005 This build was oriented to registered partners of Microsoft. Supplemental Drivers Pack is no longer included in the main Windows DVD. 5259.winmain_idx02.051117-1715, Leaked December 07, 2005 Official recompile for TAP members 5260 (winmain.051108-2040) 5261.winmain.051109-2150 TheVista.ru 262.winmain.051110-1830 TheVista.ru 5264.winmain.051112-2100 5265.winmain.051114-1900 TheVista.ru 5266.winmain.051115-2130 TheVista.ru 5267.winmain.051116-1717 TheVista.ru 5268.winmain.051117-2200 5269.winmain.051118-2030 TheVista.ru 5270.winmain_idx03.051207-1830 5270.winmain_idx03.051212-1830 5270.winmain_idx03.051214-1910, Released December 19, 2005 5275.vbl_tools_build_cleanup(jaykrell).051203-1440 luX 5276.vbl_wcp_mobile.051109-1726 5276.winmain.051205-2006 5284.vbl_core_platarch(nicjudge).050907-1021 5285.vbl_media_core.051101-2045 5295.vbl_tools_locstudio.060111-1900 5296.vbl_core_sls(sepbld-s).060113-1157 5297.winmain.060112-1755 Stephen 5299.vbl_tools_build(skupec).051219-1332 5300.0 (winmain_oob/avalon_wap_FEB_CTP_2006.060131-1602) MagicAndre1981 5305.vbl_ux_partners_wmdconnect.060125-1530 Michael 5306.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.050921-0220) Aeden 5308.winmain_idx01.060126-1800 5308.17.winmain_idx01.060217-2200, Released February 22, 2006 5308.60.winmain_idx01.060223-2145 Stanimir Stoyanov 5310.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060212-0047) Aeden 5310.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060216-1934) Aeden 5310.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060222-1727) Aeden 5320.vbl_wcp_mobile.060207-1930 5321.vbl_core_gift(sunggch).050928-1156 5322.vbl_ux_nisd_dev(alexop).060222-1322 5324.0 5325.0 5325.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060227-1053) Aeden 5325.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060228-2316) Aeden 5325.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060309-1613) Aeden 5325.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060317-1111) Aeden 5328.vbl_core_mig(davj).051130-1810 5331.0 5335.vbl_media_apps.060307-1800 5335.5 (winmain(wmbla).060317-1722) 5355.vbl_media_ehome.060330-2100 5339.vbl_core(karand).060309-2233 5339.vbl_Tools_Build(corebldr).060310-0015 5340.0 5341.vbl_media_ehome_dev(a-karenp).060316-1929 luX 5342.vbl_ux_partners_winapps.060316-0000 Stephen 5342.winmain_idx04.060321-1730, Released March 24, 2006 5346.winmain(wmbla).060222-0941 5347.0 5349.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060623-0429) Aeden 5349.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060628-0719) Aeden 5349.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060629-1619) Aeden 5350.0 5350.winmain.060323-1900 MagicAndre1981 5352.vbl_media_apps.060328-2141 5353 jono3000 5355.vbl_media_ehome.060330-2100 Only screenshots were ever published. Demonstrated various features and additions to Windows Media Center. 5355.vbl_ndt_dmi_dev(jamesca).060331-0100 Colonel.Cool 5356.winmain.060330-1450 5361.winmain.060405-1900 5362.vbl_core(sepbld-s).060407-1147 5364.0 (vbl_wcp_avalon.060409-1347) MagicAndre1981 5364.vbl_wcp.060409-1612 gcnaddict 5365.winmain.060410-1730 5365.winmain_idx05.060416-1900 5365.8.winmain_idx05.060419-1800 5366.vbl_media_apps.060415-1800 5369.0 5370.vbl_core(sepbld-s).060417-1736 5370.vbl_wcp_avalon.060417-1826 5371.0 5372.0 (winmain.060418-1800) 5373.vbl_ndt_dmi_dev(jamesca).060425-0140 Colonel.Cool 5374.0 5376.0 5378.vbl_wcp_avalon.060426-1453 5381.winmain_beta2.060501-1900, Leaked May 3rd, 2006 5381.2.winmain_beta2(nide).060502-2006 5381.3 5382.2 (unbootable) 5383 5383.1.060511-1900 5384.winmain_beta2.060516-1930 VistaRELOADED 5384.winmain_beta2.060518-1455 Offical Beta 2 build of Windows Vista. 5384.20.winmain_beta2.060531-1915 xplode Quote
Guest Prayaas Aggarwal Posted March 10, 2012 Report Posted March 10, 2012 Part 2 Release Candidate 1 5420.0 (winmain.060427-1900) 5421.0 (winmain.060428-1900 5422.0 luX 5423.0 (vbl_media_core.060511-1323) VistaRELOADED 5424.vbl_ux_nisd_dev(alexlop).060506-1811 luX 5425.0 5428.0 5428.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers(tsegawa).060512-0032) Aeden 5428.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers(tsegawa).060512-1452) Aeden 5428.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers(tsegawa).060515-2332) Aeden 5430.vbl_core_gift(tarekms).060313-1619 luX 5434.winmain.060515-1710 5434.vbl_core_sls(nide).060519-1654 luX 5435.0 (vbl_ux_nisd_dev_acw(nirajsh).060518-1858) TheWahbinator 5437.0 5437.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060607-1639) Aeden 5438.0 (winmain(wmbla).060621-1115) xplode 5439.0 (vbl_media_core.060511-1323) VistaRELOADED 5441.0 (winmain(wmbla).060628-1735) xplode 5442.vbl_wcp_um_dev.060529-1949 Michael 5443.0 5443 (vbl_media_apps.060606-1800) xplode 5444.0 (vbl_ux_partners_wmdconnect_app_dogfood(a-mblake).060607-1130 xplode 5445.0 This build down through 5451 had severe bugs with some essential C++ based apps. 5446.0 5447.0 5448.0 5449.0 5450.0 5450.4 (winmain(wmbla).060623-0309) Lost Soul™ 5451.0 the_ubernated 5451.90.winmain(wmbla).060804-1722 luX 5456.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060616-1927) Aeden 5456.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060621-1529) Aeden 5456.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060627-0905) Aeden 5456.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060627-0127) Aeden 5456.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060629-0011) Aeden 5456.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060630-1140) Aeden 5456.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060630-1509) Aeden 5456.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060705-2316) Aeden 5456.2 the_ubernated 5456.5.winmain_idx03.060620-1700, Leaked June 24, 2006 Interim build released to testers 5458.winmain.060615-1715 Karl 5460.0 (vbl_ux_partners_wmdconnect_app_dogfood(a-mblake).060628-0900) VistaRELOADED 5461.vbl_media_apps.060620-1900 luX 5464.vbl_tools_build(jaykrell).060624-0544 luX 5464.vbl_core(sepbld-s).060625-2150 luX 5464.0 Ernham 5465.0 (winmain.060623-1715) Aeden 5465.vbl_core_gift.060624-1900 luX 5456.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060705-2316) Aeden 5466.0.winmain.060626-2000 Micha 5466.vbl_media_ehome.060627-2030 TheWahbinator 5467.0.winmain.060627-1800 Utakz 5467.0.vbl_ux_nisd_dev(alexlop).060706-1023 luX 5469.0 NetRolller 3D 5472.0.winmain.060705-1830 Utakz 5472.1.winmain_idx01.060706-???? Utakz 5472.2.winmain_idx01.060707-???? Utakz 5472.3.winmain_idx01.060710-???? Utakz 5472.4.winmain_idx01.060711-1900 Utakz 5472.5.winmain_idx01.060712-1900 Utakz 5472.5.winmain_idx01.060713-1900, Leaked July 17, 2006 Interim build released to testers. Actually the sixth recompile of the build, but mislabeled as 5472.5 due to human error in the build process. 5473.0.winmain.060706-???? Utakz 5474.0.winmain.060707-???? Utakz 5474.vbl_core_mig.060708-0100 sdrls 5474.vbl_ux_dev_checkin.060711-1730 Erhnam 5475.0.winmain.060710-???? Utakz 5476.0.winmain.060711-1900 Halford 5477.0.winmain.060712-???? Utakz 5478.winmain.060713-1830 luX 5479.0.winmain.060714-1900 oZZy 5479.vbl_ndt.060714-2215 luX 5480.0.winmain.060717-1900 Utakz 5482.0 NetRolller 3D 5483.0.winmain.060720-1900 luX 5484.0.winmain.060721-???? Utakz 5485.5.x86fre.winmain.060724-1900 Bruno Silva 5486.0.winmain.060725-???? Utakz 5487.0.winmain.060726-1810 oZZy 5488.0.winmain.060727-1845 Utakz 5489.0 (winmain) Aeden 5489.vbl_core_mig(davj).060629-1518 luX 5490.0.winmain.060731-???? Utakz 5491.0.winmain.060801-???? Utakz 5492.0.winmain.060802-1900 BoyToy 5492.vbl_ux.060802-2047 Stephen 5493.0.winmain.060803-???? Utakz 5496.vbl_wcp_gfx.060808-1900 Colonel.Cool 5504.0 Colonel.Cool 5504.16385.vista_rc1 Utakz 5505.1 luX 5505.0.vista_rc1.060731-2200 Utakz 5505.vista_rc1.060803-2130 Aeden 5505.4.vista_rc1(sepbld-s).060804-2233 luX 5505.5 Colonel.Cool 5506.1 luX 5506.6.vista_rc1_dmd.060810-2240 luX 5520.16384.vista_rc1.060812-2235 NetRolller 3D 5536.16385.vista_rc1.060821-1900, Leaked August 24, 2006 Interim build released to testers. 5552.16384.vista_rc1.060822-1900 Colonel.Cool 5564 NetRolller 3D 5568 jono3000 5584.16384 (vista_rc1) Aeden 5600.16384.vista_rc1.060829-2230, Released September 1, 2006 The first Release Candidate of Windows Vista Release Candidate 2 5700.0.winmain.060810-1900 XDude 5707.winmain.060817-1900 Spencer 5708.winmain.060818-1900 Aeden 5709 Paul Thurrott 5710.vbl_tools_build(miker).060823-1900 luX 5712.0.winmain.060824-1900 XDude 5714 TheWahbinator 5716.32 (winmain(wmbla).060928-1756) xplode 5717.0.060831-1830 thevista.ru 5718.0 Aeden 5720.vbl_core(sepbld-s).060907-1401 luX 5720.winmain.060907-1715 Aeden 5721 Aeden 5721.vbl_media_apps.060910-1800luX 5724.0 (winmain.060913-1900)Raiker / Peteski 5728.16384 luX 5728.16385 luX 5728.16386 Bryant 5728.16387.060917-1430, Interim build given to testers 5729.vbl_core(sepbld-s).060915-1111 luX 5730.11 (winmain(wmbla).061017-1135) Michael 5733.vbl_tools_build(jeremyru).060926-1453 luX 5736.vbl_tools_build.060925-1215 luX 5739.0.060926-1900 Raiker 5740.vbl_tools_build(jaykrell).060928-0749 luX 5744.16384.x86fre.vista_rtm_edw.061003-1945, Released October 6, 2006 Release Candidate 2 Release-to-Manufacturer 5750.0.vista_rtm.061001-1400 Bruno Silva 5754.1.061006-1810 Raiker 5755.0 luX 5756.0 luX 5757.0 Raiker 5757.1.061010-1900 Raiker 5759.0 luX 5808.16384.vista_rtm.061012-1900 luX / psychochromatic 5808.16385 XDude 5824.16384 luX 5824.16385 Tony 5824.16386 Tony 5824.16387 Bryant 5825.debuggers(dbg).061030-1853 luX 5840.16384.vista_rtm.061018-1900 Raiker 5840.16385 Tony 5840.16386 (vista_rtm_wcp.061020-1904) TheWahbinator 5840.16387 Tony 5840.16388 XDude 5840.16388 (winmain(wmbla).061024-1209) XDude / TheWahbinator 5840.16389.VISTA_RTM(sepbld-s).061025-1421 XDude 5920.16384 Bryant 5920.16385 5920.16386 6000.16384 6000.16385.vista_rtm.061030-1720 6000.16386.vista_rtm.061101-2205, Leaked November 1, 2006 Final build of Windows Vista. Service Pack 1 6001.16338 (longhorn_mc_dev(yongjunw).071015-1301 Michael 6001.16406.longhorn_idx01.061208-1900, Leaked December 20, 2006 December 2006 CTP 6001.16435 (jaykrell.061213-2319) luX 6001.16437 (lh_ndt_core(farhanah).070108-1654) luX 6001.16438.070103-1915 deeper2k 6001.16440 (debuggers(dbg).070129-1130) luX 6001.16442 (lh_core1.070109-2128) luX 6001.16443.070110-1630 deeper2k 6001.16451.070123-1830 deeper2k 6001.16455.070201-1630 deeper2k 6001.16460 (lh_ndt_wdk(kiranm).070201-1224) luX 6001.16461.longhorn_idx02.070209-1510, Leaked February 19. 2007 February 2007 CTP 6001.16464.070214-1830 deeper2k 6001.16470.070221-1800 deeper2k 6001.16475.070228-1640 deeper2k 6001.16480.070307-1750 deeper2k 6001.longhorn.070308-1600 luX 6001.16487 (lh_tools(jaykrell).070317-1032) luX 6001.16489.070320-1740 deeper2k 6001.16497 (longhorn_beta3.070330-1720), Leaked April 5, 2007 April 2007 CTP 6001.16500 (longhorn_beta3.070404-1915) TheWahbinator 6001.16502.070411-1950 deeper2k 6001.16510 (longhorn_beta3.070417-1740), Leaked April 26, 2007 Beta 3 6001.lh_core2_platarch.070418-1400 Bryant 6001.16512 (lh_tools(jaykrell).070427-1949) luX 6001.16514.070501-1545 deeper2k 6001.16521.070510-1650 deeper2k 6001.16524.070515-1150 deeper2k 6001.16528.070523-1915 deeper2k 6001.16530.070525-1855 deeper2k 6001.16537.070605-2100 deeper2k 6001.16543.070614-1950 nexus 6001.16549 (longhorn_sp1beta1.070628-1825) MagicAndre1981 / nexus 6001.16606 (longhorn.070619-1930), Leaked June 26, 2007 June 2007 CTP 6001.16616.070705-1655 deeper2k 6001.16618.070710-1830 deeper2k 6001.16621.148 MagicAndre1981 6001.16622.070717-1805 deeper2k 6001.16624.070719-1900 deeper2k 6001.16629 deeper2k / MagicAndre1981 6001.16630.070731-1740 deeper2k 6001.16630 (lh_tools(jaykrell).070801-0017) luX 6001.16633 (longhorn.070803-1655) MagicAndre1981 / M118LR 6001.16634.070807-1830 deeper2k 6001.16637.070810-2300 deeper2k 6001.16642 (longhorn.070818-16xx) BoyToy 6001.16648 (longhorn_rc0.070827-1405), Leaked accidently September 6, 2007 September 2007 CTP 6001.16655 (longhorn_rc0.070907-1905) BoyToy 6001.16656.070909-1920 deeper2k 6001.16659 (longhorn_rc0.070916-1443), Leaked September 29, 2007 Vista SP1 Beta/Windows Server 2008 RC0 6001.17001.070904-1733 deeper2k 6001.17014 (lh_tools_devdiv_wpf.071009-1043) MagicAndre1981 6001.17015 deeper2k 6001.17020 (071005) deeper2k 6001.17027.071016-1902 deeper2k 6001.17030 M118LR 6001.17036 (longhorn.071027-1905) 6001.17042 (longhorn_rc1.071107-1618) 6001.17044 (longhorn_sp1.071112-1910) deeper2k 6001.17048 (longhorn_rc1.071119-2049) luX 6001.17051 (longhorn_sp1.071121-2029) deeper2k 6001.17052 (longhorn_rc1.071129-2315) 6001.17118 (longhorn_sp1.071207-1900) deeper2k 6001.17119.071210-1916 MagicAndre1981 6001.17120 (longhorn_sp1.071211-1914) deeper2k 6001.17121 (longhorn_sp1.071212-1922) TheWahbinator / deeper2k 6001.17128 (longhorn.080101-1935) 6001.17129 (longhorn_sp1.080104-1910) deeper2k 6001.17138 (longhorn_sp1.080117-2025) deeper2k 6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840), Released March 18, 2008 Final build of Windows Vista SP1. 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Guest Prayaas Aggarwal Posted March 10, 2012 Report Posted March 10, 2012 Screenshots - A picture is worth a thousand Build numbers. Plex Theme [img width=560 height=420]http://www.betaarchive.com/screenshots/Longhorn%203683%20Media%20Center%20Edition/Setup_12.JPG [img width=560 height=420]http://www.betaarchive.com/screenshots/Longhorn%203706%20VLK%20No%20Timebomb/Setup_06.JPG [img width=560 height=420]http://www.betaarchive.com/screenshots/Longhorn%203706%20VLK%20No%20Timebomb/Setup_18.JPG [img width=560 height=420]http://www.betaarchive.com/screenshots/Longhorn%203718/3718-system.properties.PNG [img width=560 height=420] [img width=560 height=420] [img width=560 height=420]http://www.betaarchive.com/screenshots/Longhorn%204033/Setup_04.PNG [img width=560 height=420]http://www.betaarchive.com/screenshots/Longhorn%204033/Setup_20.PNG [img width=560 height=420] Jade theme [img width=525 height=420] [img width=560 height=420] Post-Reset [img width=560 height=420] [img width=560 height=420] [img width=560 height=420] [img width=560 height=420] [img width=557 height=420] [img width=525 height=420]http://www.betaarchive.com/screenshots/Longhorn%205112/Games.PNG [img width=560 height=420]http://www.betaarchive.com/screenshots/Longhorn%205384.4/2.PNG [img width=560 height=420]http://www.betaarchive.com/screenshots/Longhorn%205384.4/28.PNG [img width=560 height=420] [img width=560 height=420] [img width=560 height=420] [img width=525 height=420] [img width=560 height=420] Quote
Guest Prayaas Aggarwal Posted March 10, 2012 Report Posted March 10, 2012 Great thread! +1.. Thanks for appreciation.. Quote
Guest Prayaas Aggarwal Posted March 11, 2012 Report Posted March 11, 2012 What do you guys think? Longhorn vs. Vista? I mean Pre-Reset longhorn vs. Post-reset (Vista).. Share your views.. Quote
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