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Longhorn M4 Build Review

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the future-of-windows dept.

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. "

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  1. Re:Did they try it? by Azureflare · · Score: 2, Troll

    The XP interface is cluttered and annoying, I find all emulations of it to be disturbing. The win2k interface is much more pure and less eyecandy. I'm not running windows to be entertained. I'm running it to do work. XP reminds me of a baby's toy.