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| 6.0.3683.Lab0_N.020923-1821 | |
| Kernel version | 6.0 |
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| 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 date and time on the Welcome screen[8][9]
- the new Plex theme[8][3][9]
- a new sidebar, where it was possible to integrate XML-based[3] 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] A user could drag open program windows in the desktop thumbnail itself.[10]
- WinFS, called "Windows Future Storage" in this build. The WinFS services run by default, which slowed down the system.[3] Contrary to Paul Thurrott's statement but no WinFS features are integrated in Windows Explorer,[8] WinFS allows Access/SQL style display filters to the columns in the Windows Explorer Detail view[10]
- an XML[10] Display Properties control panel, written with "Avalon" APIs.[3] Most of it was not functional[10] except for Display Connection Settings, which provides information about the display adapter and monitor,[8] and for setting a gradient or collage desktop background[9]
- new version 6.05 of Internet Explorer, with the new "Media" bar.[2] IE crashes when a user tried to download files[10]
- a beta version of DirectX 9[2]
- Castles, which became HomeGroup in Windows 7[9]
Several new features appeared in Windows Explorer:
- a new big horizontal panel under Windows Explorer toolbars, 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][10][9]
- a non-functional "My Contacts" special folder[8]
- an enhanced address bar (see Gallery)
- previews of the folder contents inside their icons in the "Tiles" view mode (see Gallery)
- a new slider to change the icon size[10]
- the possibility to group folder contents with specific criteria (e.g., Documents Grouped by Type),[2] which did not work possibly because properties are not assigned to files.[10] This may have been a WinFS feature.[citation needed]
- the possibility to select files and folders through checkboxes[9] (see Gallery)
- a new interface for "Save As" dialog windows[2]
Gallery
Build 3683 desktop
Display Properties applet based on Avalon/Windows Presentation Foundation
Display Properties - Choose how much you want to fit on your screen
The Preview Pane in Windows Explorer
System Properties window and Windows Sidebar
Windows Explorer Tiles view
My Contacts
Address bar box, check boxes for file selection
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References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 eweekdev (19 November 2002). Windows Longhorn Alpha Leaks to the Web. eWeek. Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Longhorn Leak. xBetas (19 November 2002). Archived from the original on 17 December 2002. Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
- ↑ bLaCKcOmB (20 October 2002). Exclusive New Longhorn Screenshot!. xBetas. Archived from the original on 12 January 2003. Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
- ↑ A Note on Longhorn Shot Leaks. ZolkNetwork.com (21 October 2002). Archived from the original on 9 February 2005. Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 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.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 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.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 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.
External links
- "Longhorn" Alpha Preview - Build 3683 reviewed by Paul Thurrott]
- Longhorn pre-alpha M3 - a user perspective.....
- Microsoft Windows Longhorn. Сборка 6.0.3683
- Longhorn Leaks to the Web
