Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 [8.0.6001.18241]
On August 27, 2008, Microsoft made available for download the second Beta of Internet Explorer 8. At that time, the browser came in four flavors, namely English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), and German.
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17.9.2008 Windows Vista SP1 6.0.6001.16633
Since all of the news last week about the new SP1 build Microsoft sent to their tester, I have been looking for a torrent to download it from.
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27.8.2007 First look at Windows Vista SP1 build 6001.16659
Earlier today I downloaded the standalone installer for Windows Vista SP1 build 6001.16659 and installed it on a few systems to see what it was like - and I thought you might like to take a look at it.
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25.9.2007 New Build of Vista SP1 Beta Available – Version 6.0.6001.16633
Microsoft is in full throttle with the evolution of Windows Vista Service Pack 1. Having released the first wave of pre-beta builds to a select pool of testers in mid July, the Redmond company is hard at work on the development of the operating system's first refresh.
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22.8.2007 Download Windows Vista SP1 Beta RC Build 6001.17036 v.652 via WebUpdater
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta build 6001.16659.070916-1443 v.275 has been upgraded to new version.
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12.11.2007 Vista SP1 Beta Build 6001.17036 v.652 Kills Hack to Download the Service Pack
Microsoft is making headway toward the final release of the first service pack for Windows Vista. A new beta build of the first refresh for the operating system is now live following the initial beta release.
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12.11.2007Windows Server 2008 RC1 with Hyper-V Beta Build Clarification
Just a quick note to anyone that plans on testing the new Windows Server 2008 RC1 with Hyper-V Beta. The build Microsoft posted
here is in
fact a much newer build than either the original Server 2008 RC1 or Vista SP1 RC1. While the original RC1 was Build 6001.17051 for Server 2008 and
6001.17052 for Vista SP1, the new Server 2008 RC1 with Hyper-V beta is substantially newer at 6001.17119 and may even contain further
stability/performance improvements to the actual OS so it may be worth checking it out even if you don't intend to test the Hyper-V bits. Also note
that due to Hyper-V being a 64-Bit OS only option, there is no 32-Bit build available of the newer Server 2008 RC1.
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14.12.2007Windows Vista SP1 Build 6001.16633 Info
Some very quick info that we came across regarding the latest release of Vista SP1 to testers. As Mary Jo Foley
previously reported, Microsoft have indeed made the latest build of Vista SP1
(6001.16633) available as a standalone update file to testers.
Build: 6.0.6001.16633 (longhorn.070803-1655)
Filename:
windows6.0-kb936330-x86.exe
Size: 684MB
Surprisingly, the update file is in the .exe format. Many (including myself)
were expecting Microsoft to deliver the update for Vista SP1 in the the new Vista/Server 2008-only .msu format used for current Hotfixes.
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24.08.2007Microsoft Issues New Longhorn Server CTP
Although Beta 3 of Windows
Server "Longhorn" was
expected sometime this month,
Microsoft has instead issued a
new Community Technology
Preview. The update is
available to beta testers, and
the build number remains in
the 6001 series, according to
the Windows Connected weblog...
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05.04.2007Windows Server 2008 RC2 Confirmed?
A few days ago I was reading an article over at the
Realtime Windows Server
Community (noticed it via
ActiveWin)
where they were wondering whether Microsoft would release an RC2 build of Server 2008 prior to RTM. Well, thanks to the new Windows Server 2008 RC1
with Hyper-V Beta which is publicly available
here,
Microsoft may have inadvertently already answered that exact question. Since the Server 2008 build included with the Hyper-V Beta is a newer compile
(6001.17119) than the originally released Server 2008 RC1 (6001.17051), Microsoft have included an updated EULA which directly mentions RC2:
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16.12.2007DirectX 10.1 in Windows Vista SP1 - The Evolution
As Windows Vista brought to the table the exclusive DirectX 10, the first service pack for the operating system will evolve Microsofts graphics
technology to version 10.1. DirectX 10.1 is already available to over 12,000 testers via the first beta of Vista Service Pack 1, concomitantly with
the official release of Build 6001.16659. Although the testing milestones of Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows XP SP3 Beta, are officially
limited in terms of access, a hack is available designed to permit the download of Windows Vista SP1 Beta Build 6001.16659 straight from Microsoft,
and simultaneously test drive DirectX 10.1.
However, Vista users have to understand that DirectX 10.1, as well as DirectX 10 is a
technology intimately connected with the underlying graphics card, such as the upcoming ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series. According to an AMD whitepaper
focused on the implementation of DirectX 10.1 in the ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series, the latest application programming interface from Microsoft, manages
to "unlock the state of the art in GPU technology."
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31.10.2007Internet Explorer 8 has reached RTM
According to Russian publication Wzor, Microsoft finalised Internet Explorer 8 on February 21st. The final build that was prepared and passed to
internal staff and partners is 8.0.6001.18691. Microsoft is reportedly readying this build for distribution via TechNet/MSDN and Connect before a
general release to web. The software giant released a final test build (RC1) last month before readying the RTM last week. According to Microsoft
Internet Explorer 8 includes the following enhancements:Faster Internet Explorer 8 is more responsive with new pages and tabs, opening up fast and
reliably.
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23.02.2009Photos: Installing Vista SP1 beta
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Earlier today I downloaded the standalone installer for Windows Vista SP1 build 6001.16659 and installed it on a few systems
to see what it was like -- and I thought you might like to take a look at it.
Don't expect huge UI changes after installing SP1
-- the changes are small and subtle. In fact, if you're not familiar with Windows Vista, you might miss the SP1 changes. I've put together an image
gallery showing some of the most significant changes.
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28.09.2007Vista SP1 v.658 First Impressions
Although Mike doesn't mention the actual build number, doing a little math, we know v.646 = 6001.17030 from the
Vista SP1 Seminar so, 658 - 646 =
12, 17030 + 12 =17042, v.658 looks to be 6001.17042.
Mike Walker: To give you guys a sneak peek at the SP1 build. I just
installed Vista SP1 with zero issues. The upgrade process seamless and took approx. an hour. There was only one concern however. My box was waiting
for about 20 minutes to shut down. Other than that, all goodness.
I have noticed a huge difference in performance of my machine,
it's like someone injected an espresso into my Vista! This is my first day using so I'll be sure to check back in to let you guys and gals know how
things are going.
Some of these new features that are under the covers that screen shots will not be able to show you:
- Secure Sockets Tunneling
Protocol (SSTP) allows for easier setup of VPN connections due to the way it works with firewalls, NAT devices etc....
- Bitlocker Drive Encryption has
been enhanced to support encrypting additional volumes besides the current limitation on the C: volume. It will also support three factor
authentication (i.e. TPM + Pin + Dongle)
- Disk Defragmenter has also been improved to give administrators additional control over what and
when volumes get defragmented with the scheduler
- Support for Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) booting on x64 based machines
- Support for the ExFAT file format used in flash memory
- Support for SD-Advanced DMA
- Improved network diagnostics
- Performance improvements
Screen shots of the install process...
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14.11.2007Support for IE8 pre-released versions extended
The IE8 beta 2 support page has been updated again and the support for IE8 pre-released versions has now been bumped to until March 31st, 2009. This
could indicate that the final product may be released during April. Dean Hachamovitch, General Manager, Internet Explorer had officially announced
earlier that there will be one more public update of IE8 in the first quarter of 2009, followed up by the final release. Currently, the IE8 Beta
testers can download the latest partner build and the rest can download the Beta 2 which is available to public. The current IE build version the
beta testers can download is 8.0.6001.18344 and the one available in the leaked Windows 7 Beta 1 is 8.0.7000.0.
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31.12.2008Vista Service Pack 1: It lives
With all the
Microsoft-created confusion
out there around when — and
even whether — the company
plans to deliver the first
service pack (SP) for Windows
Vista, it’s nice to see some
concrete proof that Vista SP1
does exist.
The
http://www.winfuture.de/news,3
1801.html>WinFuture.de folks
managed to grab a quick
snapshot of a machine running
a build of Vista SP1 during
one of the Rally talks at the
Windows Hardware Engineering
Conference (WinHEC) in Los
Angeles this week. Plain as
day, it says: “Windows Build
6001 Service Pack 1, v113.”)
I also saw a
PowerPoint slide mentioning
the existence of Vista SP1
during a WinHEC chalk talk on
“The Future of Input” at
this week’s show. (The
context: A shim for the
kernel-mode driver foundation
version of the digitizer
driver will ship as a Windows
Driver Kit sample in Vista
SP1. That was it.)..
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17.05.2007Reminder - Windows Vista SP1 RC Builds Expire soon
Quick reminder for all of you out there who helped test Windows Vista SP1 and may still be running Release Candidate builds (any build less than
6.0.6001.18000). The RC builds will expire on June 30th - so if you happen to running one, be sure to uninstall it before the end of the month.
More info is available in the
SP1
Forum.
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14.06.2008Windows Vista SP1 RC will expire on June 30. Uninstall Now!
Just a small reminder. In case you havent, you must uninstall any RC builds (any build less than 6.0.6001.18000) before they expire on June 30. After
this date, the kernel will stop with an END_OF_NT_EVALUATION_PERIOD error message an hour after the machine has booted. If you do wait until after
June 30, just reboot your PC and start the uninstall process.
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15.06.2008Vista file copying showdown: RTM vs SP1
Long Zheng: Copying files is the Achilles heel of Windows Vista, ścalculating time remaining¦ť the blue screen of death equivalent. If anyone tells
you Windows Vista isnt slow at copying files, then they obviously havent downloaded any DVDrips and tried to move it onto another computer. It was
anticipated Windows Vista Service Pack 1 would fix this problem amongst other things.
As announced this week, the first beta
build of SP1 (6001.16659) has been released on Microsoft Connect. The initial reaction from most tester has been largely positive noting improvements
in file operations such as moving, copying and deleting files. However I havent seen anyone post any benchmarks or evidence to prove it is indeed
faster.
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28.09.2007Microsoft acknowledges Vista SP1 Refresh 2 = RTM
Which build of Vista SP1 became the release to manufacturing (RTM) edition? This was definitely a topic of high speculation in the last few weeks,
even before SP1 hit the RTM milestone. Many were adamant that SP1 RTM was, or would be, different from the final release candidate, while those on the
other side grasped at straws to prove their suspicions. The Microsoft Watcher, also known as Mary Jo Foley, has finally received confirmation from
Microsoft that the Vista SP1 RTM build (6001-18000) is none other than Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2. The latest official statement from the software giant
is:
"RC Refresh 2 code is the same as RTM. In final stages of a product Microsoft likes to get as much validation as possible before
releasing. The release candidate ended up being a high enough quality to be approved to release to manufacturing."
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08.02.2008Windows Vista, Longhorn Server and IE 7 Beta Test Reboot
Testers who responded to the
Microsoft call up to be
re-included into the Windows
Longhorn Server beta test have
been notified that the test
has been "restarted" under
the old name "Windows Vista,
Longhorn Server and IE 7
Beta"
The latest
build, Windows Longhorn Server
6001-16406-061208-1900 for X86
and X64 is available for
download and testing. As of
yet there is still no final
designation for the server
version but we'd still like
to speculate that it will end
up as Windows Server 2007
seeing as Microsoft already
made it clear when Windows
Server 2003 was released that
it intended to stay with the
"Windows Server"
branding.
Windows
Longhorn Server didn't
receive much attention at the
Consumer Electronic Show, it
was shadowed by Windows Vista
and the Windows Home Server
announcement, hopefully this
will change when WinHEC hits
later this year in LA.
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16.01.2007Windows "Longhorn" Server February CTP Now Available
The English-only February 2007
Community Technology Preview
of Windows Server "Longhorn"
(build 6001-16461-070209-1510)
has been released. Beta
testers are asked to use a key
from the key package "Beta 2
Enterprise Server (v.5384). A
clean install is necessary
since there is no upgrade
support included. Windows
Firewall Client is now turned
on by default during the
install process. For those in
the program, please navigate
to the
Microsoft
Connect website to
download the latest
release.
Note :
This is NOT Beta 3, although
that build is on its way.
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20.02.2007Official Windows Vista SP1 RTM MD5s
For anyone interested, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes at ZDNet
posted the MD5s for the
official 32-bit and 64-bit update executables for Windows Vista SP1 RTM.
-32-bit (434MB ): d597866e93bc8f80ecca234c4e9ce5a2
-64-bit (726MB ): 983308426e8ee7649f53b41f4e5c42d4
As a quick reminder, Vista SP1 RTM = Vista SP1 RC Refresh 2
= 6001.18000.
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09.02.2008Longhorn Server December CTP released
On the evening of December 20
(EST) Microsoft released to
testers the December Community
Technology Preview (CTP) build
of Longhorn Server.
Microsoft has posted the
new Longhorn Server bits to
the Microsoft Connect site for
download. The December CTP is
what was slated to be the
November CTP of the next
version of Windows Server.
Thebuild number
of the December CTP is
6001.16406. Both 32- and
64-bit versions are available.
Microsoft is
planning on one more Longhorn
Server CTP (possibly in
January) before releasing the
next major milestone, Beta 3,
in the early part of 2007. The
final Longhorn Server release
is slated to ship in the
latter half of next year.
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22.12.2006Disabling UAC Slows Vista's Bootup Time?
Blogger Chris123NT is reporting that the LUAFV driver, which controls UAC in Vista, can cause latency issues if the controversial feature is disabled.
Apparently, once UAC is disabled, a registry tweak that disables the driver in question also needs to be applied if the user wants to have solid boot
times back (improved boot times obviously vary from machine to machine). The problem occurs in both Vista RTM and the current beta build of Vista SP1
(6001.17042). This seems to me like yet another reason why it’s not a good idea to disable UAC, but I'm sure UAC haters will have a very
different perspective. It will be interesting to see how fast Microsoft will patch this problem, considering how important security is nowadays.
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15.12.2007Vista Service Pack 1 Spotted In The Wild
With all the Microsoft-created
confusion out there around
when - and even whether - the
company plans to deliver the
first service pack (SP) for
Windows Vista, it's nice to
see some concrete proof that
Vista SP1 does exist.
The WinFuture.de folks
managed to grab a quick
snapshot of a machine running
a build of Vista SP1 during
one of the Rally talks at the
Windows Hardware Engineering
Conference (WinHEC) in Los
Angeles this week. Plain as
day, it says: "Windows Build
6001 Service Pack 1,
v113.")
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