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'''Windows "Longhorn" build 3683''' (with a build tag of '''3683.Lab06_N.020923-1821''') is a  build of the [[Microsoft]] [[Windows Longhorn|Windows "Longhorn"]] operating system. Compiled on September 23, 2002, build 3683 is one of the first builds leaked to the public on November 19, 2002,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021119195536/http://xbetas.com/modules.php?name=News&new_topic=69 World's Exclusive!!! Longhorn Alpha 3683 has being leaked!!!]</ref><ref name=b>[https://www.neowin.net/news/longhorn-no-longer-a-tall-story Longhorn no longer a Tall story]</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20021214032618/http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=7249&category=main</ref><ref>[https://www.eweek.com/news/windows-longhorn-alpha-leaks-to-the-web Windows Longhorn Alpha Leaks to the Web]</ref><ref>https://www.webcitation.org/64QW0FPml?url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Windows-Longhorn-Alpha-Leaks-to-the-Web/</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021122200740/http://www.vnunet.com/News/1136975 Microsoft plays down Longhorn leak]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021217200845/http://www.xbetas.com/modules.php?name=NukeNews&req=article&sid=735 2002-11-19 20:10:30]</ref> after some screenshots have been published since October 20, 2002.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021119195536/http://xbetas.com/modules.php?name=News&new_topic=69 Exclusive New Longhorn Screenshot!]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050209121838/http://zolknetwork.com/news_display.php?article=491 A Note on Longhorn Shot Leaks]</ref> Due to the operating system being so early in the development process, only a small number of changes were observed from [[Windows XP]]. It is the first build to include the [[Desktop Composition Engine]],which provides window transparency and visual effects, but it's very buggy.
'''Windows "Longhorn" build 3683''' (with a build tag of '''3683.Lab06_N.020923-1821''') is a  build of the [[Microsoft]] [[Windows Longhorn|Windows "Longhorn"]] operating system. Compiled on September 23, 2002, build 3683 is one of the first builds leaked to the public on November 19, 2002,<ref name="xbetas">{{cite web
|author        = thunderriver
|title          = World's Exclusive!!! Longhorn Alpha 3683 has being leaked!!!
|url            = http://www.xbetas.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=727
|archiveurl    = https://web.archive.org/web/20021217065739/http://www.xbetas.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=727
|archivedate    = 17 December 2002
|publisher      = xBetas
|date          = 19 November 2002
|accessdate    = 25 March 2022
}}</ref><ref name="neowin">{{cite web
|last          = Parker
|first          = Steven
|title          = Longhorn no longer a Tall story
|url            = http://www.neowin.net/news/longhorn-no-longer-a-tall-story
|archiveurl    = https://web.archive.org/web/20021214032618/http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=7249&category=main
|archivedate    = 14 December 2002
|publisher      = Neowin
|date          = 19 November 2002
|accessdate    = 25 March 2022
}}</ref><ref name="eweek">{{cite web
|author        = eweekdev
|title          = Windows Longhorn Alpha Leaks to the Web
|url            = https://www.eweek.com/news/windows-longhorn-alpha-leaks-to-the-web
|publisher      = eWeek
|date          = 19 November 2002
|accessdate    = 25 March 2022
}}</ref><ref name="vnunet">{{cite web
|last          = Farrell
|first          = Nick
|title          = Microsoft plays down Longhorn leak
|url           = http://www.vnunet.com/News/1136975
|archiveurl    = https://web.archive.org/web/20021122200740/http://www.vnunet.com/News/1136975
|archivedate    = 22 November 2002
|publisher      = vnunet.com
|date          = 20 November 2002
|accessdate    = 25 March 2022
}}</ref><ref name="xbetas-leak">{{cite web
|title          = Longhorn Leak
|url            = http://www.xbetas.com/modules.php?name=NukeNews&req=article&sid=735
|archiveurl    = https://web.archive.org/web/20021217200845/http://www.xbetas.com/modules.php?name=NukeNews&req=article&sid=735
|archivedate    = 17 December 2002
|publisher      = xBetas
|date          = 19 November 2002
|accessdate    = 25 March 2022
}}</ref>
 
after some screenshots have been published since October 20, 2002.<ref name="xbetas-shot">{{cite web
|author        = bLaCKcOmB
|title          = Exclusive New Longhorn Screenshot!
|url            = http://www.xbetas.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=628
|archiveurl    = https://web.archive.org/web/20030112145120/http://www.xbetas.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=628
|archivedate    = 12 January 2003
|publisher      = xBetas
|date          = 20 October 2002
|accessdate    = 25 March 2022
}}</ref><ref name=" ">{{cite web
|title          = A Note on Longhorn Shot Leaks
|url            = http://zolknetwork.com/news_display.php?article=491
|archiveurl    = https://web.archive.org/web/20050209121838/http://zolknetwork.com/news_display.php?article=491
|archivedate    = 9 February 2005
|publisher      = ZolkNetwork.com
|date          = 21 October 2002
|accessdate    = 25 March 2022
}}</ref>
 
Due to the operating system being so early in the development process, only a small number of changes were observed from [[Windows XP]]. It is the first build to include the [[Desktop Composition Engine]],which provides window transparency and visual effects, but it's very buggy.


Features in build 3683 include the [[Windows/Visual Styles/Plex|Plex]] visual style, [[Internet Explorer 6.05]], the [[Windows Sidebar]], and a display settings applet based on the Windows Presentation Foundation (then codenamed ''Avalon'').
Features in build 3683 include the [[Windows/Visual Styles/Plex|Plex]] visual style, [[Internet Explorer 6.05]], the [[Windows Sidebar]], and a display settings applet based on the Windows Presentation Foundation (then codenamed ''Avalon'').
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* [[WinFS]], called "Windows Future Storage" in this build. The WinFS services run by default, which slowed down the system, but no WinFS features are integrated in Windows Explorer<ref name="thurrott" />
* [[WinFS]], called "Windows Future Storage" in this build. The WinFS services run by default, which slowed down the system, but no WinFS features are integrated in Windows Explorer<ref name="thurrott" />
* a new "Display Properties" control panel, written with "Avalon" APIs, most of which was not functional except for Display Connection Settings, which provides information about the display adapter and monitor.<ref name="thurrott" />
* a new "Display Properties" control panel, written with "Avalon" APIs, most of which was not functional except for Display Connection Settings, which provides information about the display adapter and monitor.<ref name="thurrott" />
* new version 6.05 of Internet Explorer, with the new "Media" bar<ref name="neowin">{{cite web
* new version 6.05 of Internet Explorer, with the new "Media" bar<ref name="neowin" />
|last          = Parker
|first          = Steven
|title          = Longhorn no longer a Tall story
|url            = http://www.neowin.net/news/longhorn-no-longer-a-tall-story
|archiveurl    = https://web.archive.org/web/20110905110348/http://www.neowin.net/news/longhorn-no-longer-a-tall-story
|archivedate    = 5 September 2011
|publisher      = Neowin
|date          = 19 November 2002
|accessdate    = 24 March 2022
}}</ref>
* a beta version of DirectX 9<ref name="neowin" />
* a beta version of DirectX 9<ref name="neowin" />


Revision as of 11:16, 25 March 2022

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6.0.3683.Lab0_N.020923-1821
Kernel version 6.0
CPU architecture x86
Edition Media Center Edition
Professional
BIOS date 24th September 2002

Windows "Longhorn" build 3683 (with a build tag of 3683.Lab06_N.020923-1821) is a build of the Microsoft Windows "Longhorn" operating system. Compiled on September 23, 2002, build 3683 is one of the first builds leaked to the public on November 19, 2002,[1][2][3][4][5]

after some screenshots have been published since October 20, 2002.[6][7]

Due to the operating system being so early in the development process, only a small number of changes were observed from Windows XP. It is the first build to include the Desktop Composition Engine,which provides window transparency and visual effects, but it's very buggy.

Features in build 3683 include the Plex visual style, Internet Explorer 6.05, the Windows Sidebar, and a display settings applet based on the Windows Presentation Foundation (then codenamed Avalon).

Build 3683 is incompatible with a number of applications that require Windows XP or earlier. Many of these compatibility issues can be solved by running applications in Windows Compatibility Mode or by editing the CSDVersion key located in the Windows Registry.

Although this build is stable when compared to later builds of "Longhorn", Windows Explorer is known to crash frequently and will occasionally fail to terminate while ending the computer session.

Main changes

This build showed for the first time:

  • the new Plex theme[8]
  • a new sidebar, where it was possible to integrate XML-based components called "tiles", including a clock, a photo slideshow, a multiple desktop manager, a list of most frequently used programs, the Quick Launch toolbar, an Internet search bar, and a user tile, to quickly switch between users. The sidebar could also be combined with the taskbar[8]
  • WinFS, called "Windows Future Storage" in this build. The WinFS services run by default, which slowed down the system, but no WinFS features are integrated in Windows Explorer[8]
  • a new "Display Properties" control panel, written with "Avalon" APIs, most of which was not functional except for Display Connection Settings, which provides information about the display adapter and monitor.[8]
  • new version 6.05 of Internet Explorer, with the new "Media" bar[2]
  • a beta version of DirectX 9[2]

Several new features appeared in Windows Explorer:

  • a new big horizontal panel under Windows Explorer toolbars, called "breadcrumb bar", which can be disabled from "Folder Options", with custom appearance for special folders "My Documents", "My Pictures", "My Music", with animated effects on thumbnails in the case of multiple selections[8][9]
  • the new "My Contacts" special folder (not yet functional)[8]
  • an enhanced address bar (see Gallery)
  • previews of the folder contents inside their icons in the "Tiles" view mode (see Gallery)
  • filtering the folder contents in the "Details" view mode in Windows Explorer;[10]
  • a new slider to change the icon size[10]
  • the possibility to group the folder contents with specific criteria (e.g., Documents Grouped by Type)[2]
  • the possibility to select files and folders through checkboxes (see Gallery)
  • a new interface for "Save As" dialog windows[2]

Gallery

  • Build 3683 desktop

    Build 3683 desktop

  • Display Properties applet based on Avalon/Windows Presentation Foundation

    Display Properties applet based on Avalon/Windows Presentation Foundation

  • Display Properties - Choose how much you want to fit on your screen

    Display Properties - Choose how much you want to fit on your screen

  • The Preview Pane in Windows Explorer

    The Preview Pane in Windows Explorer

  • System Properties window and Windows Sidebar

    System Properties window and Windows Sidebar

  • Windows Explorer Tiles view

    Windows Explorer Tiles view

  • My Contacts

    My Contacts

  • Address bar box, check boxes for file selection

    Address bar box, check boxes for file selection

References

  1. ↑ thunderriver (19 November 2002). World's Exclusive!!! Longhorn Alpha 3683 has being leaked!!!. xBetas. Archived from the original on 17 December 2002. Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Parker, Steven (19 November 2002). Longhorn no longer a Tall story. Neowin. Archived from the original on 14 December 2002. Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
  3. ↑ eweekdev (19 November 2002). Windows Longhorn Alpha Leaks to the Web. eWeek. Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Farrell, Nick (20 November 2002). Microsoft plays down Longhorn leak. vnunet.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2002. Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Longhorn Leak. xBetas (19 November 2002). Archived from the original on 17 December 2002. Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
  6. ↑ bLaCKcOmB (20 October 2002). Exclusive New Longhorn Screenshot!. xBetas. Archived from the original on 12 January 2003. Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
  7. ↑ A Note on Longhorn Shot Leaks. ZolkNetwork.com (21 October 2002). Archived from the original on 9 February 2005. Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Thurrott, Paul (13 November 2002). "Longhorn" Alpha Preview. Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows. Archived from the original on 16 November 2002. Retrieved on 24 March 2002.
  9. ↑ Happy Bulldozer (21 December 2009). Microsoft Windows Longhorn. Сборка 6.0.3683. winreview.ru. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved on 24 March 2022.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Walker, Colin (24 November 2002). Longhorn pre-alpha M3 - a user perspective..... - Page 1. Tech-Critic. Archived from the original on 13 September 2004. Retrieved on 24 March 2022.

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