Windows Vista/6.0.5112.winmain beta1.050720-1600: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 22:38, 2 June 2013

Build 5112 was officially released on July 27th, 2005. As such, it was one of the earliest builds of Beta 1 compiled, and one of the earliest which was widely available. At the point of compilation, Microsoft had decided on Windows Vista being the final name of the operating system, hoping to boost the image and perception of the product itself among users.

Jim Allchin himself expressed his feelings for the final name, stating: "'Vista' creates the right imagery for the new product capabilities and inspires the imagination with all the possibilities of what can be done with Windows – making people’s passions come alive."

However, the name Longhorn was still used in numerous areas, such as within the About Windows dialog box.

In comparison with Build 5048, this build was a much more significant advancement in regard to introducing new user interface features. The Explorer shell had seen significant changes, including virtual folders, a new search interface, numerous new high resolution icons, and a redesigned toolbar.

This build also introduced many other features that were planned for Windows Longhorn, including the new networking and audio subsystems, and the .NET Framework 3.0 (still referred to as WinFX) which was nearly complete at the time.

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-This build was among the first Beta 1 builds compiled, and certainly the earliest that is widely available. At this point, Microsoft had decided on "Windows Vista" as being the final name for Longhorn, due to boosting the image and perception of the product itself among users.
+'''Build 5112''' was officially released on July 27th, 2005. As such, it was one of the earliest builds of Beta 1 compiled, and one of the earliest which was widely available. At the point of compilation, Microsoft had decided on '''Windows Vista''' being the final name of the operating system, hoping to boost the image and perception of the product itself among users.
-However, even despite this, the name Longhorn was still used in numerous areas, such as within the About Windows dialog box. This was also a further update from that of Build 5048, with even some updates made to the themes.
+Jim Allchin himself expressed his feelings for the final name, stating: "'''Vista' creates the right imagery for the new product capabilities and inspires the imagination with all the possibilities of what can be done with Windows – making people’s passions come alive.''"
-Not only was this build released on July 27th, 2005, but that it was also available to Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) and TechNet subscribers at the time, as well as a select group of Microsoft beta testers.
+However, the name Longhorn was still used in numerous areas, such as within the ''About Windows'' dialog box.
-In comparison with Build 5048, this build was a much more significant advancement in regard to introducing new user interface features. In this build, the Explorer shell had once again gone through significant changes, including virtual folders, a new search interface, numerous new high resolution icons, and even a redesigned Explorer interface that largely removed the menus, as well as most of the toolbar buttons available in earlier Windows builds.
+In comparison with Build 5048, this build was a much more significant advancement in regard to introducing new user interface features. The Explorer shell had seen significant changes, including virtual folders, a new search interface, numerous new high resolution icons, and a redesigned toolbar.
-This build also introduced many other features that were planned for Longhorn, including the new networking and audio stacks, as well as even a more or less complete and working build of .NET Framework 3.0, then still referred to as WinFX.
+This build also introduced many other features that were planned for Windows Longhorn, including the new networking and audio subsystems, and the .NET Framework 3.0 (still referred to as WinFX) which was nearly complete at the time.