Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows Vista | |
Codename Preliminary name |
Longhorn |
---|---|
Kernel version | NT 6.0 |
CPU architecture | x86, x64 |
Release date | 30 January 2007 |
Support end | 11 April 2017 |
Preceded by | XP |
Succeeded by | 7 |
Windows Vista is the Client counterpart of an operating system produced by Microsoft. Although the Client counterpart was released on January 30th, 2007, the Client counterpart, having still been known as "Longhorn Server", was not released until later, on February 27th, 2008, several months after it was given the final name Windows Server 2008.
This article is about the Client counterpart, Windows Vista. For information relating to the Server counterpart, see Windows Server 2008.
During its development, it was known by its codename, "Longhorn". Development originally started earlier in approximately January-May 2001, when it was known by its old codename, "Whistler+" (although some sources also cite another possible codename, "Idaho"), though by late May 2001, it was renamed to "Longhorn", and at least going back to September 2001, the builds of Longhorn being compiled were forked from the continuing "Whistler Server" builds. Although the Client counterpart of "Whistler Server", Windows XP, was released on October 25th, 2001, the Server counterpart was later renamed to Windows .NET Server, briefly Windows .NET Server 2003, and finally Windows Server 2003, and its continued compilation provided the codebase for the Longhorn builds.
Although the project itself was renamed to "Longhorn" in late May 2001, it was not until May 2002 that the builds were known to officially use the Longhorn codename (possibly, this may just mean that it wasn't actually hard coded into the kernel until then).
One of the biggest differences to Windows XP was that applications for Longhorn were supposed to be developed in managed languages, mainly C#, and that the "traditional" Win32 API should be replaced with managed .NET libraries in many places. During Longhorn development, many parts of the OS were rewritten in .NET 1.2 (can be seen as a prototype of .NET 2.0), causing bugs and memory leaks, especially in Windows Explorer.
While in its earlier stages of development, Longhorn suffered from many problems relating to reliability and stability. For this reason, on August 19th, 2004, the development of Longhorn was reset, and a preliminary build, Build 3790.1232, was compiled as a test of the new version of the Windows Server 2003 codebase on which the Longhorn code would be based from that point on, having been forked from the same build of Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. While it didn't contain any true Longhorn code, it did use the Longhorn EULA (End User License Agreement), proving that it was indeed distributed as a Longhorn build, and was to be tested as such.
Contrary to popular belief, Longhorn was based on Windows Server 2003 all along, just that the code reset was to replace the currently used Windows Server 2003 code (Windows .NET Server 2003 Release Candidate) with a later compile (Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1).
Although it was apparently the case that certain builds of Longhorn were compiled from the old code as recently as Build 4094 from November 2004, Microsoft had otherwise switched entirely to compiling Longhorn from the more recent code, having entered Omega-13 stage. Build 5001 from September 27th, 2004, one of the first genuine Longhorn builds compiled after the reset, used the product name "Windows lh" instead of "Windows XP", and had very little else in the way of difference from that of Windows NT 5 (Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003), although the version number had shifted back up from 5.20 (as with Build 3790.1232), and the build numbering scheme had reverted back to the one used by the Longhorn builds, rather than the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 builds.
However, by Build 5048 from March 2005, most of Longhorn's feature set was added back in, with a few exceptions. Yet even despite this, this build was criticized for continuing to lag behind in features and general functionality to some extent, most notably by Paul Thurrott, who even stated "This has the makings of a train wreck." as far as that build was concerned.
Microsoft continued compiling Longhorn builds, and by the time Build 5098 was compiled, almost all of the Longhorn functionality was added back in (with a notable exception to the sidebar, which was not added back until by the time that Build 5219 was compiled), and development had returned to normal.
At around the same time that the project entered Beta 1 stage with Build 5112, Microsoft gave the product a final name, in this case, Windows Vista. The name Windows Vista was chosen to improve the product's image and reputation.
Later, Windows Vista entered Beta 2 stage, and finally Release Candidate stage, until the RTM build was compiled in November 2006, and the product was released to general availability on January 30th, 2007.
There are two Service Pack releases for Windows Vista, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (Server counterpart known as Windows Server 2008) and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (Server counterpart known as Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2).
Builds
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Omega-13
- Longhorn Build 3790.1232.winmain.040819-1629
- Longhorn Build 3790.winmain.040907-2000
- Longhorn Build 5000.winmain.040908-2000
- Longhorn Build 5000.vbl_core.040803-2000
- Longhorn Build 5000.vbl_core.040806-2000
- Longhorn Build 5000.vbl_core.040808-2000
- Longhorn Build 5000.vbl_core.040809-2000
- Longhorn Build 5000.vbl_core.040818-2000
- Longhorn Build 5000.vbl_core.040826-2000
- Longhorn Build 5000.vbl_core.040902-2000
- Longhorn Build 5000.vbl_core_build(ntbuild).040915-0831
- Longhorn Build 5001.winmain.040927-1610
- Longhorn Build 5002.winmain.041006-2000
- Longhorn Build 5003.winmain.041014-1440
- Longhorn Build 5004.winmain.041016-2000
- Longhorn Build 5005.winmain.041018-1620
- Longhorn Build 5006.winmain.041020-1640
- Longhorn Build 5007.winmain.041021-1035
- Longhorn Build 5008.winmain.041021-2200
- Longhorn Build 5009.winmain.041022-1945
- Longhorn Build 5010.winmain.041026-0350
- Longhorn Build 5011.winmain.041028-1201
- Longhorn Build 5012.winmain.041102-1650
- Longhorn Build 5019.winmain
- Longhorn Build 5027.vbl_core_mig(davj).041006-1344
- Longhorn Build 5027.vbl_core_diag(josesua).050113-1134
- Longhorn Build 5032.vbl_core_build(jaykrell).050119-0943
- Longhorn Build 5033.winmain.050119-2030
- Longhorn Build 5034.vbl_wcp_avalon_dev(danmohr).050302-1220
- Longhorn Build 5036.NT.050205-1730
- Longhorn Build 5037.vbl_core_build(jaykrell).050204-2158
- Longhorn Build 5037.vbl_core_mui.050208-0200
- Longhorn Build 5039.vbl_srv_wstm(srvbld-s).050208-1337
- Longhorn Build 5040.vbl_tools_build(surajp).050216-1434
- Longhorn Build 5048.vbl_srv_rpc(yongqu).050314-2000
- Longhorn Build 5048.vbl_srv_ts_rdp_collab(JHughson).050318-1444
- Longhorn Build 5048.winmain_idx02.050401-0536
- Longhorn Build 5049.NT.050205-1730
- Longhorn Build 5051.vbl_tools_wincet(kenma).050315-1233
- Longhorn Build 5054.vbl_core_diag(josesua).050401-1500
- Longhorn Build 5054.vbl_ux_nisd.050404-1730
- Longhorn Build 5058.vbl_wcp_um_d2dev.050412-1800
- Longhorn Build 5059.vbl_wcp_avalon.050412-1805
- Longhorn Build 5059.vbl_ux_dev_checkin.050420-1700
- Longhorn Build 5060.vbl_wcp_avalon.050417-1805
- Longhorn Build 5061.NT.050404-1245
- Longhorn Build 5062.vbl_wcp_avalon(yungt).050429-0931
- Longhorn Build 5065.vbl_core_setup.050509-2030
- Longhorn Build 5067.vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(skatari).050504-0921
- Longhorn Build 5071.winmain_idx01.050605-2010
- Longhorn Build 5072.vbl_core_fbrel(jshay).050527-1915
- Longhorn Build 5077.vbl_core_mig(davj).050314-1245
- Longhorn Build 5077.vbl_tools_build(skupec).050517-1200
- Longhorn Build 5077.vbl_core_setup.050530-1400
- Longhorn Build 5077.vbl_tools_build(andreva).050601-0028
- Longhorn Build 5081.vbl_tools(miker).050604-1323
- Longhorn Build 5081.winmain.050604-1500
- Longhorn Build 5085.vbl_srv_winsecurity(srvbld-s).050331-1512
- Longhorn Build 5085.vbl_srv.050610-2000
- Longhorn Build 5086.vbl_wcp_mobile_tip(tpctext).050725-1705
- Longhorn Build 5086.winmain_idx02.050621-2010
- Longhorn Build 5086.winmain_idx02.050625-1734
- Longhorn Build 5087.(vivekrao).050606-1603
- Longhorn Build 5087.vbl_ux_partners_ie.050616-1730
- Longhorn Build 5087.winmain.050613-1840
- Longhorn Build 5088.winmain_oobe/avalon_wap_beta1.050620-2052
- Longhorn Build 5088.vbl_tools_build(jaykrell).050526-0115
- Longhorn Build 5089.winmain.050615-1910
- Longhorn Build 5096.0.vbl_srv_crpt(uril).050706-0200
- Longhorn Build 5098.winmain_beta1.050628-1740
Beta 1
- Windows Vista Build 5112.winmain_beta1.050720-1600 - official Beta 1
- Windows Vista Build 5112.9.winmain_beta1.051012-1700
Pre-Beta 2 (Beta 2 Fork)
- Windows Vista Build 5201.vbl_wcp_mobile.050705-2115
- Windows Vista Build 5202.vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(hirokisa).050504-0921
- Windows Vista Build 5203.winmain.050702-1000
- Windows Vista Build 5204.winmain(jaganv).050708-1819
- Windows Vista Build 5206.0.vbl_srv_crpt(nide).050622-1331
- Windows Vista Build 5206.0.vbl_srv_crpt(pingxie).050607-2121
- Windows Vista Build 5206.NT.050715-1210
- Windows Vista Build 5208.vbl_ndt(paulsi).050519-1852
- Windows Vista Build 5208.vbl_core_etw(josesua).050721-0034
- Windows Vista Build 5209.vbl_core_gift(sunggch).050620-1902
- Windows Vista Build 5209.vbl_media_core.050728-1800
- Windows Vista Build 5212.vbl_ux_nisd.050802-1700
- Windows Vista Build 5212.vbl_ux_dev_checkin.050808-1730
- Windows Vista Build 5213.0.vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(hirokisa).050504-0921
- Windows Vista Build 5214.vbl_srv_rpc(yongqu).050809-1352
- Windows Vista Build 5215.winmain_oob/avalon_wap_PDC_2005(avdrt).050818-1524
- Windows Vista Build 5217.vbl_tools_build(jaykrell).050811-1208
- Windows Vista Build 5217.vbl_core_sls_sep(nide).050812-1014
- Windows Vista Build 5219.0.vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(skatari).050822-2034
- Windows Vista Build 5219.winmain_idx02.050824-2010
- Windows Vista Build 5219.winmain_idx02.050828-2010
- Windows Vista Build 5219.winmain_idx02.050830-2010
- Windows Vista Build 5221.vbl_wcp_avalon.050822.1825
- Windows Vista Build 5221.winmain.050819-1615
- Windows Vista Build 5221.wcp_avalon.050822-1835
- Windows Vista Build 5221.vbl_ux_partners.050831-1831
- Windows Vista Build 5222.winmain.050822-1800
- Windows Vista Build 5223.vbl_ndt(paulsi).050811-0134
- Windows Vista Build 5223.winmain.050824-0010
- Windows Vista Build 5224.winmain.050826-1920
- Windows Vista Build 5224.vbl_core_security_crpt.050901-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5225.winmain.050830-2130
- Windows Vista Build 5225.vbl_core_sls(nide).050831-2016
- Windows Vista Build 5226.vbl_wcp_gfx_wgf(amarp).050830-1830
- Windows Vista Build 5226.winmain.050831-2255
- Windows Vista Build 5226.vbl_wcp_avalon_dev.050908-1459
- Windows Vista Build 5227.winmain.050905-2000
- Windows Vista Build 5228.winmain.050906-2350
- Windows Vista Build 5228.0.vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(skatari).050919-1101
- Windows Vista Build 5228.0.vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(hirokisa).050919-1149
- Windows Vista Build 5228.0.vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers_ihvs(hirokisa).050921-0220
- Windows Vista Build 5228.0.vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(hirokisa).050921-0225
- Windows Vista Build 5228.0.vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(hirokisa).050921-0242
- Windows Vista Build 5229.winmain.050908-1830
- Windows Vista Build 5230.winmain.050909-2225
Community Tech Preview 2 (Beta 2 Fork)
- Windows Vista Build 5231.winmain.050912-2010
- Windows Vista Build 5231.winmain.050912-2020
- Windows Vista Build 5231.winmain.050913-2205
- Windows Vista Build 5231.winmain.050918-2000
- Windows Vista Build 5231.winmain_idx03.051004-2120
Beta 2 (Beta 2 Fork)
- Windows Vista Build 5232.winmain.050913-2110
- Windows Vista Build 5232.vbl_tools_locstudio.050920-0920
- Windows Vista Build 5233.winmain.050918-1800
- Windows Vista Build 5234.winmain.050921-1018
- Windows Vista Build 5235.winmain.050923-1902
- Windows Vista Build 5236.winmain.050926-1840
- Windows Vista Build 5237.winmain.050927-2050
- Windows Vista Build 5238.winmain.050928-1830
- Windows Vista Build 5239.vbl_core_mig(davj).050909-1453
- Windows Vista Build 5239.winmain.050930-2215
- Windows Vista Build 5240.winmain.051003-1818
- Windows Vista Build 5241.winmain.051004-2135
- Windows Vista Build 5242.0.vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(gishtaki).050919-1101
- Windows Vista Build 5242.0.vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(gishtaki).050919-1149
- Windows Vista Build 5242.0.vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers_ihvs(gishtaki).050921-0220
- Windows Vista Build 5242.0.vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(gishtaki).050921-0225
- Windows Vista Build 5242.0.vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(hirokisa).050921-0242
- Windows Vista Build 5242.winmain.051006-1842
- Windows Vista Build 5244.vbl_media_core.050929-1011
- Windows Vista Build 5244.winmain.051011-1737
- Windows Vista Build 5245.winmain.051012-2130
- Windows Vista Build 5246.winmain.051013-2210
- Windows Vista Build 5247.0.vbl_core_gift(sunggch).051003-1758
- Windows Vista Build 5247.winmain.051017-2015
- Windows Vista Build 5247.vbl_ux_dev(stevevd).051103-1648
- Windows Vista Build 5248.winmain.051019-1910
- Windows Vista Build 5249.0.vbl_wcp_um_d2_drivers(gishtaki).050921-0225
- Windows Vista Build 5249.winmain.051020-2015
- Windows Vista Build 5249.vbl_wcp_avalon_dev(avdrt).051022-1616
- Windows Vista Build 5250.winmain.051021-2000
- Windows Vista Build 5250.vbl_core_sls(nide).051028-2000
- Windows Vista Build 5251.winmain.051025-2145
- Windows Vista Build 5252.winmain.051026-1836
- Windows Vista Build 5253.winmain.051027-2040
- Windows Vista Build 5253.vbl_wcp_mobile_auxcpl(bcheek).051031-1255
- Windows Vista Build 5253.winmain.051028-2030
- Windows Vista Build 5254.winmain.051101-2045
- Windows Vista Build 5255.winmain.051102-1745
- Windows Vista Build 5256.winmain.051103-1700
- Windows Vista Build 5257.winmain.051104-2330
- Windows Vista Build 5258.winmain.051105-2145
- Windows Vista Build 5259.winmain.051107-2030
- Windows Vista Build 5259.winmain_idx02.051113-2100
- Windows Vista Build 5259.winmain_idx02.051117-1715
- Windows Vista Build 5260.winmain.051108-2040
- Windows Vista Build 5261.winmain.051109-2150
- Windows Vista Build 5262.winmain.051110-1830
- Windows Vista Build 5264.winmain.051112-2100
- Windows Vista Build 5265.winmain.051114-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5266.winmain.051115-2130
- Windows Vista Build 5267.winmain.051116-1717
- Windows Vista Build 5268.winmain.051117-2200
- Windows Vista Build 5269.winmain.051118-2030
- Windows Vista Build 5270.winmain_idx03.051207-1830
- Windows Vista Build 5270.winmain_idx03.051212-1830
- Windows Vista Build 5270.winmain_idx03.051214-1910
- Windows Vista Build 5275.vbl_tools_build_cleanup(jaykrell).051203-1440
- Windows Vista Build 5276.vbl_wcp_mobile.051109-1726
- Windows Vista Build 5276.winmain.051205-2006
- Windows Vista Build 5284.vbl_core_platarch(nicjudge).050907-1021
- Windows Vista Build 5285.vbl_media_core.051101-2045
- Windows Vista Build 5295.vbl_tools_locstudio.060111-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5296.vbl_core_sls(sepbld-s).060113-1157
- Windows Vista Build 5297.winmain.060112-1755
- Windows Vista Build 5299.vbl_tools_build(skupec).051219-1332
- Windows Vista Build 5300.0.winmain_oob/avalon_wap_FEB_CTP_2006.060131-1602
- Windows Vista Build 5305.vbl_ux_partners_wmdconnect.060125-1530
- Windows Vista Build 5306.0 (vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.050921-0220)
Beta 2
NOTE: Some of the earliest builds listed may not actually be Beta 2 builds (although still obviously within the Beta 2 fork), so their exact status is still to confirm.
- Windows Vista Build 5308.winmain_idx01.060126-1800
- Windows Vista Build 5308.17.winmain_idx01.060217-2200
- Windows Vista Build 5308.60.winmain_idx01.060223-2145
- Windows Vista Build 5310.0.vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060212-0047
- Windows Vista Build 5310.0.vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060216-1934
- Windows Vista Build 5310.0.vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060222-1727
- Windows Vista Build 5320.vbl_wcp_mobile.060207-1930
- Windows Vista Build 5321.vbl_core_gift(sunggch).050928-1156
- Windows Vista Build 5322.vbl_ux_nisd_dev(alexop).060222-1322
- Windows Vista Build 5325.0.vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060227-1053
- Windows Vista Build 5325.0.vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060228-2316
- Windows Vista Build 5325.0.vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060309-1613
- Windows Vista Build 5325.0.vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060317-1111
- Windows Vista Build 5328.vbl_core_mig(davj).051130-1810
- Windows Vista Build 5335.vbl_media_apps.060307-1800
- Windows Vista Build 5335.5.winmain(wmbla).060317-1722
- Windows Vista Build 5339.vbl_core(karand).060309-2233
- Windows Vista Build 5339.vbl_Tools_Build(corebldr).060310-0015
- Windows Vista Build 5341.vbl_media_ehome_dev(a-karenp).060316-1929
- Windows Vista Build 5342.vbl_ux_partners_winapps.060316-0000
- Windows Vista Build 5342.winmain_idx04.060321-1730
- Windows Vista Build 5346.winmain(wmbla).060222-0941
- Windows Vista Build 5349.0.vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060623-0429
- Windows Vista Build 5349.0.vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060628-0719
- Windows Vista Build 5349.0.vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060629-1619
- Windows Vista Build 5350.winmain.060323-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5352.vbl_media_apps.060328-2141
- Windows Vista Build 5355.vbl_media_ehome.060330-2100
- Windows Vista Build 5355.vbl_ndt_dmi_dev(jamesca).060331-0100
- Windows Vista Build 5356.winmain.060330-1450
- Windows Vista Build 5361.winmain.060405-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5362.vbl_core(sepbld-s).060407-1147
- Windows Vista Build 5364.0.vbl_wcp_avalon.060409-1347
- Windows Vista Build 5364.vbl_wcp.060409-1612
- Windows Vista Build 5365.winmain.060410-1730
- Windows Vista Build 5365.winmain_idx05.060416-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5365.8.winmain_idx05.060419-1800
- Windows Vista Build 5366.vbl_media_apps.060415-1800
- Windows Vista Build 5370.vbl_core(sepbld-s).060417-1736
- Windows Vista Build 5370.vbl_wcp_avalon.060417-1826
- Windows Vista Build 5372.0.winmain.060418-1800
- Windows Vista Build 5373.vbl_ndt_dmi_dev(jamesca).060425-0140
- Windows Vista Build 5378.vbl_wcp_avalon.060426-1453
- Windows Vista Build 5381.winmain_beta2.060501-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5381.2.winmain_beta2(nide).060502-2006
- Windows Vista Build 5384.winmain_beta2.060516-1930
Beta 2
- Windows Vista Build 5384.winmain_beta2.060518-1455 - official beta 2
- Windows Vista Build 5384.20.winmain_beta2.060531-1915
Pre-RC 1
- Windows Vista Build 5420.0.winmain.060427-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5421.0.winmain.060428-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5423.0.vbl_media_core.060511-1323
- Windows Vista Build 5424.vbl_ux_nisd_dev(alexlop).060506-1811
- Windows Vista Build 5428.0.vbl_wcp_d2_drivers(tsegawa).060512-0032
- Windows Vista Build 5428.0.vbl_wcp_d2_drivers(tsegawa).060512-1452
- Windows Vista Build 5428.0.vbl_wcp_d2_drivers(tsegawa).060515-2332
- Windows Vista Build 5430.vbl_core_gift(tarekms).060313-1619
- Windows Vista Build 5434.winmain.060515-1710
- Windows Vista Build 5434.vbl_core_sls(nide).060519-1654
- Windows Vista Build 5435.0.vbl_ux_nisd_dev_acw(nirajsh).060518-1858
- Windows Vista Build 5437.0.vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060607-1639
- Windows Vista Build 5438.0.winmain(wmbla).060621-1115
- Windows Vista Build 5439.0.vbl_media_core.060511-1323
- Windows Vista Build 5441.0.winmain(wmbla).060628-1735
- Windows Vista Build 5442.vbl_wcp_um_dev.060529-1949
- Windows Vista Build 5443.vbl_media_apps.060606-1800
- Windows Vista Build 5444.0.vbl_ux_partners_wmdconnect_app_dogfood(a-mblake).060607-1130
- Windows Vista Build 5450.4.winmain(wmbla).060623-0309
- Windows Vista Build 5451.90.winmain(wmbla).060804-1722
- Windows Vista Build 5456.0.vbl_wcp_d2_drivers.060705-2316
Pre-Release Candidate 1
- Windows Vista Build 5456.5.winmain_idx03.060620-1700
- Windows Vista Build 5458.winmain.060615-1715
- Windows Vista Build 5460.0.vbl_ux_partners_wmdconnect_app_dogfood(a-mblake).060628-0900
- Windows Vista Build 5461.vbl_media_apps.060620-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5464.vbl_tools_build(jaykrell).060624-0544
- Windows Vista Build 5464.vbl_core(sepbld-s).060625-2150
- Windows Vista Build 5465.0.winmain.060623-1715
- Windows Vista Build 5465.vbl_core_gift.060624-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5466.0.winmain.060626-2000
- Windows Vista Build 5466.vbl_media_ehome.060627-2030
- Windows Vista Build 5467.0.winmain.060627-1800
- Windows Vista Build 5467.0.vbl_ux_nisd_dev(alexlop).060706-1023
- Windows Vista Build 5472.0.winmain.060705-1830
- Windows Vista Build 5472.1.winmain_idx01.060706-????
- Windows Vista Build 5472.2.winmain_idx01.060707-????
- Windows Vista Build 5472.3.winmain_idx01.060710-????
- Windows Vista Build 5472.4.winmain_idx01.060711-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5472.5.winmain_idx01.060712-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5472.5.winmain_idx01.060713-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5473.0.winmain.060706-????
- Windows Vista Build 5474.0.winmain.060707-????
- Windows Vista Build 5474.vbl_core_mig.060708-0100
- Windows Vista Build 5474.vbl_ux_dev_checkin.060711-1730
- Windows Vista Build 5475.0.winmain.060710-????
- Windows Vista Build 5476.0.winmain.060711-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5477.0.winmain.060712-????
- Windows Vista Build 5478.winmain.060713-1830
- Windows Vista Build 5479.0.winmain.060714-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5479.vbl_ndt.060714-2215
- Windows Vista Build 5480.0.winmain.060717-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5483.0.winmain.060720-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5484.0.winmain.060721-????
- Windows Vista Build 5485.5.winmain.060724-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5486.0.winmain.060725-????
- Windows Vista Build 5487.0.winmain.060726-1810
- Windows Vista Build 5488.0.winmain.060727-1845
- Windows Vista Build 5489.0.winmain
- Windows Vista Build 5489.vbl_core_mig(davj).060629-1518
- Windows Vista Build 5490.0.winmain.060731-????
- Windows Vista Build 5491.0.winmain.060801-????
- Windows Vista Build 5492.0.winmain.060802-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5492.vbl_ux.060802-2047
- Windows Vista Build 5493.0.winmain.060803-????
- Windows Vista Build 5496.vbl_wcp_gfx.060808-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5504.16385.vista_rc1
- Windows Vista Build 5505.0.vista_rc1.060731-2200
- Windows Vista Build 5505.3.vista_rc1.060803-2130
- Windows Vista Build 5505.4.vista_rc1(sepbld-s).060804-2233
- Windows Vista Build 5506.6.vista_rc1_dmd.060810-2240
- Windows Vista Build 5520.16384.vista_rc1.060812-2235
- Windows Vista Build 5536.16385.vista_rc1.060821-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5552.16384.vista_rc1.060822-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5584.16384.vista_rc1
Release Candidate 1
- Windows Vista Build 5600.16384.vista_rc1.060829-2230 - official release candidate 1
- Windows Vista Build 5700.0.winmain.060810-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5707.winmain.060817-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5708.winmain.060818-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5710.vbl_tools_build(miker).060823-1900
Pre-Release Candidate 2
- Windows Vista Build 5712.0.winmain.060824-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5716.32.winmain(wmbla).060928-1756
- Windows Vista Build 5720.vbl_core(sepbld-s).060907-1401
- Windows Vista Build 5720.winmain.060907-1715
- Windows Vista Build 5721.vbl_media_apps.060910-1800
- Windows Vista Build 5724.0.winmain.060913-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5728.16387.060917-1430
Release Candidate 2
- Windows Vista Build 5729.vbl_core(sepbld-s).060915-1111
- Windows Vista Build 5730.11.winmain(wmbla).061017-1135
- Windows Vista Build 5733.vbl_tools_build(jeremyru).060926-1453
- Windows Vista Build 5736.vbl_tools_build.060925-1215
- Windows Vista Build 5740.vbl_tools_build(jaykrell).060928-0749
- Windows Vista Build 5744.16384.x86fre.vista_rtm_edw.061003-1945 - official release candidate 2
- Windows Vista Build 5750.0.vista_rtm.061001-1400
Pre-RTM
- Windows Vista Build 5754.1.winmain.061006-1810
- Windows Vista Build 5808.16384.vista_rtm.061012-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5825.debuggers(dbg).061030-1853
- Windows Vista Build 5840.16384.vista_rtm.061018-1900
- Windows Vista Build 5840.16386.vista_rtm_wcp.061020-1904
- Windows Vista Build 5840.16388.winmain(wmbla).061024-1209
- Windows Vista Build 5840.16389.VISTA_RTM(sepbld-s).061025-1421
- Windows Vista Build 6000.16385.vista_rtm.061030-1720
RTM
- Windows Vista Build 6000.16386.vista_rtm.061101-2205 - official release to manufacturing
Post-RTM
Service Pack 1
- Windows Vista Build 6001.16338.longhorn_mc_dev(yongjunw).071015-1301
- Windows Vista Build 6001.16406.longhorn_idx01.061208-1900
- Windows Vista Build 6001.16435.jaykrell.061213-2319
- Windows Vista Build 6001.16437.lh_ndt_core(farhanah).070108-1654
- Windows Vista Build 6001.16440.debuggers(dbg).070129-1130
- Windows Vista Build 6001.16442.lh_core1.070109-2128
- Windows Vista Build 6001.16460.lh_ndt_wdk(kiranm).070201-1224
- Windows Vista Build 6001.16461.longhorn_idx02.070209-1510
- Windows Vista Build 6001.longhorn.070308-1600
- Windows Vista Build 6001.16487.lh_tools(jaykrell).070317-1032
- Windows Vista Build 6001.16497.longhorn_beta3.070330-1720
- Windows Vista Build 6001.16500.longhorn_beta3.070404-1915
- Windows Vista Build 6001.16510.longhorn_beta3.070417-1740 - Service Pack 1 Beta 3
- Windows Vista Build 6001.lh_core2_platarch.070418-1400
- Windows Vista Build 6001.16512.lh_tools(jaykrell).070427-1949
- Windows Vista Build 6001.16549.longhorn_sp1beta1.070628-1825
- Windows Vista Build 6001.16606.longhorn.070619-1930
- Windows Vista Build 6001.16630.lh_tools(jaykrell).070801-0017
- Windows Vista Build 6001.16633.longhorn.070803-1655
- Windows Vista Build 6001.16642.longhorn.070818-16??
- Windows Vista Build 6001.16648.longhorn_rc0.070827-1405
- Windows Vista Build 6001.16655.longhorn_rc0.070907-1905
- Windows Vista Build 6001.16659.longhorn_rc0.070916-1443
- Windows Vista Build 6001.17014.lh_tools_devdiv_wpf.071009-1043
- Windows Vista Build 6001.17036.longhorn.071027-1905
- Windows Vista Build 6001.17042.longhorn_rc1.071107-1618
- Windows Vista Build 6001.17044.longhorn_sp1.071112-1910
- Windows Vista Build 6001.17048.longhorn_rc1.071119-2049
- Windows Vista Build 6001.17051.longhorn_sp1.071121-2029
- Windows Vista Build 6001.17052.longhorn_rc1.071129-2315
- Windows Vista Build 6001.17118.longhorn_sp1.071207-1900
- Windows Vista Build 6001.17120.longhorn_sp1.071211-1914
- Windows Vista Build 6001.17121.longhorn_sp1.071212-1922
- Windows Vista Build 6001.17128.longhorn.080101-1935
- Windows Vista Build 6001.17129.longhorn_sp1.080104-1910
- Windows Vista Build 6001.17138.longhorn_sp1.080117-2025
- Windows Vista Build 6001.18000.longhorn_rtm.080118-1840 - Service Pack 1 final build
See Also
External links
- Windows Vista Builds List - winJade - includes Longhorn, Vista and Vista SP1 build tags
- Microsoft Collection Book - with tips on how to install leaked Vista builds and those released to the general public
- Si vis pacem, para bellum - Grabberslasher's blog that describes build 3790, 5001 and 5098