Windows Vista/6.0.5112.winmain beta1.050720-1600

Template:Infobox WindowsBuild Windows Vista Build 5112 (with a build tag of 5112.winmain_beta1.050720-1600) is the first Beta 1 build officially released by Microsoft. Released on July 27, 2005, at that point in time, Microsoft had decided on giving its "Longhorn" product a final name: Windows Vista. However, the name Longhorn was still used in numerous areas, such as within the About Windows dialog box.

Microsoft's Jim Allchin himself expressed his thoughts for the final name, stating:

"I love this name. ‘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.”

Allchin's comments were reminiscent of those he made during WinHEC 2004.

In comparison with Windows "Longhorn" 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, an improved search interface, and numerous new high resolution icons.

Virtual Folders in this build replace the previous AutoLists from Build 5048. New Virtual Folders for photos and videos have been introduced—All Pictures and Videos; All Videos; Keywords; and Rating—many of which now combine both photos and videos into a single, unified view, which is reminiscent of previous pre-reset "Longhorn" concepts such as Phodeo. Finally, Virtual Folders in this build replace the links to the traditional folders on the Start menu—unlike AutoLists in Build 5048—which is in keeping with pre-reset "Longhorn" concepts and illustrates the direction of Microsoft's vision for this feature at this point in development.

Features

New features

New preliminary features in this build when compared with Windows "Longhorn" Build 5048 include:

• An Aero Wizard for creating shortcuts
• An Aero Wizard for mapping network drives
• Castle LSA Service
• Full Volume Encryption (BitLocker) executables and DLL
  • Windows Full Volume Encryption API (fveapi.dll); FVE Auto Convert Utility (fveauto.exe); Fve Utility (fveconv.exe); Windows Full Volume Encryption Tool (fvetool.exe)
• Games Explorer
• Guided Help (ACW.exe)
• Image Mastering API 2 (IMAPI 2)
• Improved Control Panel Category viewing mode similar to the one seen in Windows Vista RTM
• Media Foundation Protected Pipeline
• Network Projection; new options for broadcasting a presentation, connecting to a network projector, viewing a presentation already in progress, and for adjusting presentation settings
• New Backup and Restore program codenamed SafeDocs (sdclt.exe)
• New Control Panel applets including Auxiliary Display, Portable Devices, Solutions to Problems, and Windows Parental Controls
• New documentation in the Help & Support Center
• PC-to-PC Synchronization
• QWAVE Quality of Service (QoS) API
• Smart Card Credential Provider
• Static Lists
  • List Pane
• Toggle to enable User Account Control (toggle.exe)
• Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Base Services
• Virtual Folders
  • All Items: User's Files
  • Documents: All Documents; Authors; Keywords; Rating; Recent; Types
  • Music: Albums; All Music; Artists; Favorite Music; Genre; Rating
  • Pictures and Videos: All Pictures and Videos; All Videos; Date Taken; Keywords; Rating;
• Windows Disk Failure Resolver (Disk Diagnostic Aero Wizard) (DFDWiz.exe)
• Windows Parental Controls including ESRB and PEGI software ratings

Potential features

• Games Explorer customization options and the Add Games Wizard are mentioned in documentation from the Help and Support Center:

Add a game to @@Games@@

[This documentation is preliminary and subject to change.] @@Games@@ displays a wide variety of information about individual games in each game's preview pane. With most newer games, simply installing the game will fill that game's preview pane with information from the game's publisher. Each item of information in the preview pane is called a task, and you can add tasks to a game's preview pane at any time. If you've installed a game and it does not appear in the Games Explorer, use the Add Games Wizard to identify the game, search Microsoft's records for information about the game, and fill out the preview pane. Other than the name of the file that launches the game, no information about your computer will be reported. For more information, see @@privacy statement@@.

Removed features

These features/options which were previously included in Windows "Longhorn" Build 5048 have been removed from Build 5112:

• Events, Locations, and People AutoLists
• The ability to create a List is removed from the context menu by default
• The previous option to display "My Hardware" on the Start menu has been removed
• The "Show Picture Preview on Hover" previously available in Build 5048 and pre-reset builds is no longer available
• The previous WinSAT /? command no longer opens a webpage for command line help; instead, the command states that new help functionality will be made available by Beta 2