Longhorn M4 Build Review

Gsurface writes "I finally got my hands on the new Longhorn build, 4008, that was announced two days ago. After installing it and looking around through it, I decided to write a review expressing some thoughts on the new build. This new longhorn build, upon the prompt to "press any key to boot from cd..." jumps directly into a GUI that is unique. This build Microsoft decides to abandon the setup interface of XP and dress Longhorn on its own. "

Comments

Only a FP up, and the server is dead

[Dixie_Flatline]

All that's here is one guy with FP, and I already get a database error. Talk about bad decisions, advertising your story to /. without preparing first.

Anyone manage to sneak in and get a mirror up?

Re:Only a FP up, and the server is dead

[frdmfghtr]

Just goes to show that /.ers are going to read the article before posting :)

Re:Only a FP up, and the server is dead

[Anonymous Coward]

What's worse is that it apparently sends the guy an email every time there's an error. So he is getting mailbombed and slashdotted.

Great article

[millertime3250]

I don't know how he got his hands on a copy of longhorn, but it's exciting to see that it's not crap yet.

New Security on Longhorn

[superpulpsicle]

From an inside Microsoft source - "Longhorn will be released with a retina and fingerprint scanner since the previous product activation code was not effective enough. We are currently on beta 2 of our scanner. By RC1 we should be able to scan your retina without detaching your cornea."

Re:New Security on Longhorn

[Corbin Dallas]

Boy, I'd hate to have Windows crash on me while scanning... You'd have a high-res image of the Blue Screen of Death burned into your retina.

Re:New Security on Longhorn

[Anonymous Coward]

You don't already?

/.ed

[Distinguished Hero]

I guess he decided to install Longhorn on his server...

A Mirror

[DigiBoi]

If you cant get to the site, here is a Mirror.

Re:A Mirror

[brejc8]

Oh no! I hate wood themes. And now the're standard in windows?
Just look at those tacky varnish borders

Re:problem

[Anonymous Coward]

The site is probably running Longhorn build 4008 :-)

It may be a new build...

[I Love this Company!]

But underneath, Longhorn is the same old bull.

Microsoft Does it Again

[Omega's Wildfire]

I only have one question... Did they finally get rid of the random error generator?

Re:Microsoft Does it Again

[joch1]

If you dig around you'll find that all the new syuff still sits on the old stuff. Therefore, the random error generator still exxxxxxxxxk.dsj\afKKH;ASEFG-ARRRRRGH!!

Re:jeepers

[avij]

An email has been sent to the administrator notifying them of the problem. Please try again later.

OMG, now we've /.ed someone's email server, as if slashdotting the web server wasn't enough. Shame on us.

Re:Yay for biases? +1 for an article, though.

[rmarll]

Ain't that the truth.

My inability to mod this up is going to have to be sated by a me too post.

Back on topic, this review is pretty much useless asside from the screenshots showing off the *GIANT BITMAPS FROM HELL*. The details are pretty marginal in and of them selves. The most obvious change(*GIANT BITMAPS FROM HELL*) didn't even get a mention, while other featurs that have been around a while (box displaying file properties) get a mention. An examination as to if there is a checkbox in the Tools>Folder Options panel that read "Turn off *GIANT BITMAPS FROM HELL*?" would have been nice.

This was obviously a "Get the review out and up on Slashdot before anyone else" review(and a successfull one too). Not to say that's the most horrible thing in the world (the pictures were certainly of some use), but I hope a real review will make it onto the front page in a couple weeks.

Re:Did they try it?

[rosie_bhjp]

Agreed, I've always thought of the XP interface to be acceptable if the machine I was working on was called "Sony's My First PC".

Re:Wheee-ooo yet another bum

[Anonymous Coward]

Most sensible people don't buy windows products, they use free illegal versions.

Guess I shoudn't have swithced...

[justMichael]

> uname -a
Darwin here 6.4 Darwin Kernel Version 6.4: Wed Jan 29 18:50:42 PST 2003; root:xnu/xnu-344.26.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC Power Macintosh powerpc
[me@here:~]
> progman.exe
bash: progman.exe: command not found
[me@here:~]
>

I do so miss that lovely interface ;-)

Fight club

[Repugnant_Shit]

When I look at the screenshots, all I can think of is "And YOU, you're too FUCKING...BLUE!"

Load Test

[Alien54]

It looks like that load test of their load balancing cluster is going well.

too bad it's a cluster of 486's

:-P

Re:Let the speculation begin.

[zulux]

crowds of zealots with their anti-Microsoft sentiment in hand, ready to propogare their GNU agenda.

I agree - It's terrible!

I met this GNU/Linux guy, and he wanted to give mt a disk with over 5000 peer-reviewed, stable and interesting peices of software. And get this, the fucker even tried to give me the source code!

God, I hate those GNU bastards.

Re:Did they try it?

[Selfbain]

When I first installed XP, I was running it with the new GUI and my brother asked me why I was using the sesame street scheme.

Re:longhorn is a system resource hog????

[calc]

It would be nice if it required 4GB of ram thus forcing Intel to release a desktop 64bit chip like AMD is already doing. ;)

Re:great.....

[rpresser]

and "Nay" when MS changes it's GUI (Luna? *ACK* designed by color blind mentally defective lunatics.)

I take offense at this. I can easily prove that I had nothing to do with Luna.

Re:Let the speculation begin.

[nathanh]

I've a strange feeling that no matter how revolutionary or improved Longhorn is, there will be crowds of zealots with their anti-Microsoft sentiment in hand, ready to propogare their GNU agenda.

You have gno idea what you are talking about. I gknow for a fact that gnobody is trying to brainwash you into gnusing GNU/Linux.

Looks like eye candy . . . .

[Anonymous Poodle]

for the blind.