Windows Longhorn/6.0.4029.main.030619-0000

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The Windows Security screen in build 4029.

Windows "Longhorn" 4029 (with a build tag of 4029.main.030619-0000) is a Milestone 5 build of the Microsoft Windows "Longhorn" operating system. This build leaked on September 23, 2003.[1]

This build was among the first to use the Pig Latin, onghornLay rofessionalPay, in the desktop version string,[2] causing some to doubt its authenticity; however, this was part of the testing Microsoft had done to propagate the product name and version number throughout the operating system, in order to dramatically simplify the naming process.[3] In previous versions of Windows, changing the product name or version number was a difficult task which required manually editing information in many areas of the user interface.[4]

New features in this build include improvements to the Windows Explorer shell, larger file previews while hovering with the mouse cursor, column level filters, an analog clock interface, and batch processing of images, which allows multiple images to be rotated simultaneously.

Features

  • a new bar in the upper part of Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer windows, which included navigation controls, the name of the current folder and the address bar;[5][6]
  • previews of picture and video files are showed inside moving frames on mouse hover;[7]
  • a new graphical style for the analogue clock in the sidebar;[8]
  • a new style for system notifications;[9]
  • the new "Sync Manager" Control Panel applet (later released as "Sync Center" in Windows Vista);[10]
  • a new version of Outlook Express, based on WinFS file system for e-mail storage;[11]
  • a new icon view mode in Device Manager;[12]
  • a new pop-up block feature in Internet Explorer;[13]
  • a new sorting system for files and folders at column level.[14]
  • a file copy dialog animation, present in Milestone 5 and Milestone 6 builds[15]
  • Carousel view, present in present in Milestone 5 builds[16]
  • spinning icon on the AutoPlay window[17]
  • WinFS, disabled by default but may be activated

References

  1. Longhorn 4029 Apparently Leaked
  2. System Properties from Windows Codename Longhorn Build 4029 Tweak Guide
  3. Thurrott, Paul. (September 26, 2003). "WinInfo Short Takes: Week of September 29"
  4. Kaplan, Michael. (April 4, 2006). "Sorting It All Out: Was the name ever really 'onghornlay'?"
  5. My Computer from Windows Longhorn Build 4029 Gallery 2
  6. Internet Explorer from Windows Longhorn Build 4029 Gallery
  7. Sample Pictures from Windows Longhorn Build 4029 Gallery
  8. Analogue clock
  9. System notification from Windows Longhorn Build 4029 Gallery 2
  10. Sync Manager
  11. Outlook Express
  12. Device Manager from Windows Codename Longhorn Build 4029 Tweak Guide
  13. Pop-up Window Management from Windows Codename Longhorn Build 4029 Tweak Guide
  14. My Documents from Windows Longhorn Build 4029 Gallery
  15. Albacore (@thebookisclosed) (14 December 2021). Longhorn Milestone 5 & 6 builds include a rarely mentioned change: a new file copy dialog animation. It cannot be found among the rest of prerendered file dialog animations/AVIs, wouldn't be surprised if this is yet another DirectX powered feature.. Twitter. Retrieved on 16 April 2022.
  16. Albacore (@thebookisclosed) (14 December 2021). Carousel was steadily improved throughout Longhorn Milestone 5, here's how it looks on the desktop with item to item transition animations. Twitter. Retrieved on 16 April 2022.
  17. Albacore (@thebookisclosed) (6 December 2021). You ever just want to... spin? I wish the 3D shell stuff survived past M6.. Twitter. Retrieved on 16 April 2022.

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