Windows Vista 5342 Screenshots

Lhopar writes "Microsoft released a new build of Windows Vista to beta testers. Flexbeta has got some screenshots. Included in this build is an extensive collection of drivers and the exclusive sidebar. Glass is also a feature that we all have come to respect and love, along with the 3D flip. The official version number is 6.0 Version 5342.winmain_idx04.060321-1730. Internet Explorer 7.0 is build Version 7.0.5342.2. Nice features include a new 'Paint' and needed redesigned network center."

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coral cahced

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http://www.flexbeta.net.nyud.net:8090/main/comment s.php?catid=1&shownews=18760

I wonder when slashcode is going to support inserting .nyud.net:8090 to all post links automatically?

Re:coral cahced

[evilviper]

I wonder when slashcode is going to support inserting to all post links automatically?

Never. The Coral Cache (or mirrordot, or whatever else) go down faster than the website itself. The coral-cache has been /.ed now, since you posted a link to it (only in comments, not even the main story).

Now the mirrordot cache, which will be down moments after I click submit:

http://mirrordot.org/stories/451603e72396736d31653 14be64e9a25/index.html

Re:Performance rating - level info

[Marbleless]

See http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url= /library/en-us/winsat/winsat/winsatinfolevel1_stru ct.asp for a summary on what the various levels need.

Windows Vista sidebar for Windows XP

[ranathari]

The Windows Vista sidebar has already been ported to Windows XP. You can find a download link here along with installation instructions. More widgets and gadgets for the sidebar can be found here.

I tried it and it just doesn't do anything for me that can't already be done in Windows XP without taking up more screen-space.

Re:First thoughts

[amliebsch]

In the third [screen]shot down, the windows stacked at a 3-D angle looks horrible. It might amuse little kids for a while though (clippy all over again)

What in the world does clippy have to do with this? Suspend judgement on this one until you see it in action. (There are demos at Channel9 if you are really interested.) It's a mode that's activated by a certain hotkey. While you hold the key down, you can use your mouse wheel or keys to flip through the stack of windows. Then when you let go of the hotkey, the one on top of the stack comes to the front. It actually looks pretty handy, like a 3D Alt+Tab.

Re:Looks more like a Linux desktop all the time

[hackstraw]

For all its eye-candy, OS X does almost no translucency, except on the dock.

Translucency is built into OS X and hardware accelerated. Expose, the dock, SVG icons, terminal window, etc. use them. There are themes that you can get 3rd part to add more translucency if you want.

The day that Apple decides to by default make window titles and borders semi-translucent with a nice blurring feature and hides the title of background windows and all that jazz, I'll go back to a Linux desktop.

The screenshots (mostly slashdotted) here, http://www.msblog.org/album/displayimage.php?album =16&pos=0, are not very flattering, and there are only a couple of windows open at a time.

Re:Wow

[jcorno]

No screenshots, but they both got fancy new 3D icons.

Re:Movies please anyone?

[amliebsch]

Here's a demo of the WPF, which is the display engine used by the shell and programs: http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=1706 70

Here's an older video looking at a build of the shell UI:http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=1 14694