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| Windows "Longhorn" 6.0.5048 | |
| Kernel version | NT 6.0 |
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| CPU architecture | x86, x64 |
| Edition | Professional |
| BIOS date | April 2, 2005 |
Windows "Longhorn" build 5048 (with a build tag of 5048.winmain idx02.050401-0536) is the first Omega-13 build of Windows Vista to leak after the development reset of Windows "Longhorn". It was released to attendants of WinHEC 2005, and was known as the "Longhorn Developer Preview".
Build 5048 includes a number of design concepts and features that would be present in the RTM version of Windows Vista, including the Windows Aero theme and visual effects, a search box in Windows Explorer, a new Category organizational structure for the Control Panel, and the Sync Manager. It is the also the first known build to include an instant search feature on the Start menu—a feature previously present in "Longhorn" concepts—and also introduces a treeview for the "All Programs" view on the Start menu.
This build also notably includes preliminary features that were prominent within the pre-reset "Longhorn" interface, though they do not work by default: The "Show Picture Preview on Hover" feature for pictures in Windows Explorer that was present in pre-reset builds; and a reference to Ink File Names—a feature previously shown during PDC 2003[1] and discussed during WinHEC 2004.[2] Checkboxes—previously seen in pre-reset "Longhorn" Build 4051—are also included in Windows Explorer, but are not enabled by default.
While Microsoft had made a significant amount of progress in reinstating "Longhorn" features, many were surprised that this and similar builds more closely resembled Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Technology blogger and Windows enthusiast Paul Thurrott once stated:[3]
"My thoughts are not positive, not positive at all. This is a painful build to have to deal with after a year of waiting, a step back in some ways. I hope Microsoft has surprises up their sleeves. This has the makings of a train wreck."
This build includes DWM, but it can crash when starting. Betaarchive user ovctvct wrote a tutorial on how to enable DWM without any crash.[4]
Features
Windows "Longhorn" Build 5048 includes preliminary versions of core features that would appear in the RTM version of the operating system. As build 5048 is the first build to be released publicly by Microsoft after the development reset, it is notable and significant for being the first post-reset build to incorporate many of the concepts and features that were seen previously.
Some of its features include:
- A new Category viewing mode for Control Panel and applets for installed programs
- A new zoom feature in Microsoft Paint (previously observed in Windows "Longhorn" Build 4051)
- Aero Wizards
- Advanced Search UI for specifying search criteria
- AutoLists
- Documents: All Documents; Authors; Keywords; Recent Documents; Types
- Music: Album Artists; Albums; Favorite Albums; Favorite Music; Genre; Music; Ratings
- Pictures: Events; Locations; People; Photos
- Desktop Window Manager
- Help and Support Center (Help Pane)
- Improvements to Windows Explorer
- Addition of the breadcrumb bar, the Command Bar, the reinstatement of the Details Pane
- Capacity indicators for partitions in Computer
- Checkboxes for files
- Visible column headers for all icon viewing modes, with new options for grouping and sorting files
- Ink File Names option
- Instant Search
- Lists (Static Lists)
- "Longhorn" Error Reporting
- Microsoft Anna speech synthesizer
- Network Access Protection
- Network Location Awareness (NLA)
- People Near Me
- Portable Media Devices Control Panel applet seen in "Longhorn" 4074
- Scalable icons (activated by holding the CTRL key and moving the mouse scroll wheel)
- Self-Healing NTFS (previously observed in Windows "Longhorn" Build 4074)
- Speech recognition; speech training wizard
- Start menu features, including a search box and inline "All Programs" menu
- Sync Manager
- User Account Control
- Windows Diagnostic Infrastructure (WDI)
- Windows System Assessment Tool (WinSAT)
Gallery
Boot screen
OOBE
Build 5048 displaying its default Start menu configuration.
A search box on the Start menu makes its first known appearance in Build 5048.
Options to configure the Start menu notably include links for "My Games" and "My Hardware".
A reference to Ink File Names included in the Properties dialog box of a file in "Longhorn" 5048.
Self-Healing NTFS.
Folder Options in Build 5048 notably displaying the "Show Picture Preview on Hover" feature that was previously included in pre-reset builds.
New Zoom feature in Microsoft Paint.
"Updated" Remote Desktop Connection UI.
Build 5048 Error Reporting.
A preliminary "Problem Reports and Solutions" UI in Build 5048.
An Aero Wizard for accessibility.
Speech recognition and synthesis options in Build 5048.
The Microsoft Anna Speech Synthesizer previously included in Windows "Longhorn" Build 4093.
The Help Pane in Build 5048.
The Sync Manager included in pre-reset builds as seen in Build 5048.
The People Near Me peer networking feature in Build 5048.
A webpage displaying help for WinSAT.
References
- ↑ Microsoft. "Longhorn and Whidbey (staged information from compiled public sources by Sandor Nacsa, Microsoft Hungary)"
- ↑ Thurrott, Paul. (October 6, 2010). "WinHEC 2004 Show Report and Photo Gallery"
- ↑ Thurrott, Paul. (April 25, 2005). "WinHEC 2005: Day Two Blog [Updated]"
- ↑ Ovctvct. (April 26, 2014). "Windows Longhorn 5048 full DWM"
