Windows Vista Product Keys Leaked
What is the first thing you should do after buying Windows Vista? Take high resolution pictures of the newly acquired product and post it on the Internet so that anyone could see. Right? Wrong!
Or at least if you are going to take pictures of the Windows Vista box and what it contains make sure that you choose a neutral side.
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9.2.2007 Microsoft runs out of Vista product keys
A small hitch has cropped up in Microsoft’s beta-testing program for Vista: the software giant has temporarily run out of product keys for testers.
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7.9.2006 Microsoft Is Still Delivering Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 Product Keys
Four months after the availability of Vista RC1 Microsoft is still delivering product keys for Windows Vista Release Candidate 1.
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1.1.2007 Tons of Genuine Windows Product Keys Published and Available Online
There is an entire library of Windows product keys available online, only a Google search away. And we all can agree that that's by no means very far.
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18.4.2007 Windows 7 RC Build 7100 Activation Product Keys
Windows 7 Release Candidate Build 7100 is now available for public download straight from Microsoft. In parallel, users can also access Windows Server 2008 R2 RC, which went live concomitantly with the client flavor of Windows 7.
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5.5.2009 IE7 Issues Fixed On Forums
On the Bink.nu Forums, we use a component called FreeTextBox for users to enter their posts. Aparently, there was a small bug that prevented people from posting in IE7. I have updated the script files, and we are all fixed.
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9.8.2006On the Bink. Perform a Windows Vista Suicide by Pressing Just 2 Keys
Windows Vista can be completely killed by pressing a simple combination of just two keys. All you need to crush Microsoft's latest operating system and put the much-applauded Wow at an end is two fingers. Thanks to odeeee for this news.
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14.7.2007 MS: Valid Vista Family Discount Keys Coming
Microsoft said Friday afternoon that it was in the process of issuing new keys to those who may have received invalid ones through the Vista Family Discount program.
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4.2.2007 Windows 7 Activation Keys
It really looks as if the only topic left to discuss on this blog is Windows 7 LOL! Again, I’m here with another Windows 7-related post, which I think will be loved by all who have been trying to get their hands on a Windows 7 activation key.
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1.11.2009 Retrieve CD Key/Product Key From Windows Registry with Product Key Finder
You must keep CD Key/Product key of any software or application at handy place since you may not know when you will need that key again.
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9.7.2009 Do you need more keys?
2 Year Old Pirated Keys Defeats WGA
On July 18, Microsoft's WGA team promised to send me a disk with a product key from their blocked list. It was supposed to arrive via overnight service, but it was never sent.
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9.8.2006 Windows Vista product editions revealed
If you've been wondering why Windows Vista has taken a long time to reach Beta 1, we can now tell you why: there are seven separate editions of Vista headed your way. OK, that's not the reason for the delay, but how else do you introduce that many OS versions, without invoking Snow White & friends? Join me now as I romp through the various editions, many of which you'll see are just barely differentiated.
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Windows Vista Product Guide Preview Now Available!
The Windows Vista Product Guide provides a comprehensive overview of the innovative features and functions that make Microsoft Windows Vista the next-generation Windows client operating system and successor to Windows XP.
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11.4.2006 Windows 7 Product Key Checker to Verify Windows 7 Product Key
Windows 7 official release is set on October 23 and soon you will be able buy your own copy of Windows 7.
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9.9.2009 Microsoft Windows Vista Product Guide Preview Now Available!
The Windows Vista Product Guide provides a comprehensive overview of the innovative features and functions that make Microsoft Windows Vista the next-generation Windows client operating system and successor to Windows XP. This guide also provides information the benefits Windows Vista offers diverse users as well as information about the different editions (SKUs) available. It's about 300 pages, and contains a lot of really great information about Windows Vista.
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11.4.2006 Official: Microsoft Unveils Windows Vista Product Lineup
REDMOND, Wash. - Feb. 26, 2006 - Microsoft Corp. today announced the product lineup of its upcoming Windows Vista operating system. Scheduled for release later this year, the Microsoft Windows Vista product lineup will bring clarity to customers digital world by helping them easily accomplish everyday tasks, instantly find what they want, enjoy the latest in entertainment, improve the safety of their personal information, stay connected at home or on the go, and help ensure PCs are up-to-date, more secure and running smoothly.
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27.2.2006 Vista Product Editions Still Not Finalized !
"Microsoft recently posted a web page designed to test the Windows Vista help system that included incomplete information about the Windows Vista product line up," a Microsoft spokesperson told Paul Thurrott Monday morning.
"This page has since been removed as it was posted prematurely and was for testing purposes only. We will share more information about the Windows Vista line up in the coming weeks."
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20.2.2006 Instant Change Vista Product ID with Vista ProductID Changer
In past we have reviewed number of application to recover product key like Product Key Finder, WinGuggle, Windows product Key Finder.
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1.11.2009 Vista License and Product Key Terminology Part 1
First part of mini serial of articles about Vista Licensing from
Steve Jobs blog.
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4.6.2007 Vista License and Product Key Terminology Part 2
Second part of mini serial of articles about Vista Licensing from
Steve Jobs blog.
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7.6.2007 Vista License and Product Key Terminology Part 3
Next part of mini serial of articles about Vista Licensing from
Steve Jobs blog - Vista Certificate of Authenticity (COA).
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Vista License and Product Key Terminology Part 4
Next article about Vista Licensing from
Steve Jobs blog - this is about Microsoft Product Activation (MPA).
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16.6.2007 Nick White, Microsoft Product Manager, talks Vista SP1
The first service pack for Windows Vista is slated for release to manufacturing in the first quarter of 2008. The announcement was made via Microsoft’s Windows Window Vista Blog by Nick White, a product manager at Microsoft.
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2.9.2007 Rearming Vista SP1 to Live 120 Days with No Product Key
With Windows Vista, Microsoft brought to the table an entirely overhauled activation architecture compared to Windows XP.
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10.1.2008 Activate Windows 7 Pre-Beta 6801 with Vista Beta or RC Product Key without Crack
Already download and install Windows 7 Pre-Beta build 6801? You probably have to leave the product key field blank during installation in order to complete the setup of Windows 7.
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1.11.2008 Windows Live to get Product Search
After posting about Windows Live Academic Search last week, yet another new search product has entered our radar. This time it's Windows Live Product Search, and like its cousins Image Search and Feed Search, it too will be integrated into the standard Windows Live Search service.
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11.4.2006 Windows 7 Product Editions: A Comparison
Back in February, I wrote an article, Windows 7 Product Editions, in which I discussed the various SKUs (stock keeping units, or product editions) that Microsoft would provide with its next operating system.
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30.3.2009 How to skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?
A new system in Windows XP, intended to curb software piracy, requires every Windows XP user to call Microsoft (or connect via the web) to obtain a long product activation key for each installation. As though the 25-character CD key on the back of the CD package in previous versions of Windows wasn't enough, now users are expected to make a phone call to ask Microsoft's permission to use Windows XP.
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7.1.2006 Windows 7 RTM in October 2009 via Product Roadmap
According to a blog post on the Microsoft Sweden partner blog, Windows 7 should be ready by Q3 2009, with an RC coming in three months.
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2.2.2009Microsoft runs out of Windows
Vista Keys
Apparently, Microsoft today
ran out of product keys for
Release Candidate 1 version of
its upcoming Windows Vista
operating system.
The following message was
posted on Windows Vista's
Connect website:
"9-5-06 - We are
currently out of additional
keys for package 5342 and Up
Ultimate. We will have more
keys available for download
within 72 hours. Please do NOT
send mail to MCHelp or LHBeta
regarding this issue."
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08.09.2006Microsoft to Remedy ‘Family Discount' Tragedy
It looks like Microsoft is
ready to settle the score with
customers who took advantage
of the Vista Family Discount
offer earlier this week. As
reported on Wednesday, anyone
who purchased Windows Vista
Home Premium using the keys
provided by Microsoft's Vista
Family Discount was unable to
use the keys. Windows Vista
reported them as invalid.
Microsoft still will
not tell me what the keys are
for, however as promised I did
get a call back today. I was
told by Microsoft, "We do not
know how these false keys
where issued, but we do know
the solution." What is
Microsoft's solution?
Anyone who took
advantage of the Windows Vista
Family Discount should be on
the lookout. Microsoft will be
emailing those customers new
product keys for Windows Vista
Home Premium within the next
3-5 days. The new product keys
should work without a hitch.
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02.02.2007No more digital product keys for Windows Anytime Upgrade users
Microsoft is making a tweak to the way it will enable Windows Vista users to upgrade to higher-end versions of Windows via its
“Windows Anytime Upgrade”
program.
Windows Anytime Upgrade is a program was a Vista marketing program via which Microsoft has allowed customers to move
from lower-cost, less feature-rich
versions of Vista to higher-end versions.
Starting February 20, Microsoft is planning to end distribution of digital product
keys, company officials said on February 7. Instead, customers will need to obtain a Windows Anytime Upgrade kit, consisting of a Windows DVD and
product keys, either directly from Microsoft, via snail-mail, or in person via a Microsoft retailer. Anytime Upgraders still can order the upgrade kit
online, but the key will be sent by snail-mail.)
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07.02.2008Microsoft Windows Vista is now on MSDN & Connect
Thanks Andareed who
posted this news in our
forums, yes thats right MSDN
users need no longer to
wait.
Initial
reports are that this is
different from the leaked
version that has been
available for about a week on
all sorts of torrent sites,
the hash is different:
en_windows_vista_x86_dvd_X12
-34293.iso =
b71e04564ca22e4d9928e59298eff8
7cf62b382b
LRMCFRE_EN_DVD.iso
(BillGates) =
b82590481755ba3420e7314bf82b89
16a90963b5
This
single download includes the
following Windows Vista
editions:
- Windows Vista
Business
- Windows
Vista Business N
- Windows Vista Home
Basic
- Windows Vista
Home Basic N
- Windows
Vista Home Premium
- Windows Vista Starter
- Windows Vista
Ultimate
The product
key used to install Windows
Vista will determine which
edition will be installed. The
product keys used to install
Windows Vista Business N,
Windows Vista Home Basic N,
and Windows Vista Starter are
not currently available.
Also US testers may
find an invitation to download
any version of Vista final
they choose (a product key is
then supplied for the version
specified) my source tells me
that international users will
start to see this appearing on
their connect page within the
next day or so. It's unclear
if every tester will get a
full version of their choice.
We'll update this when
Microsoft gets back to us.
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17.11.2006Viewing Your MSDN Product Keys Off-Line
Richard Macdonald: If you have an MSDN subscription, then you'll know that the subscription includes a set of product keys for use with the versions
of Office, Windows, etc that your subscription gives you access to. The keys can be viewed on-line at the MSDN subscriber site, but this isn't great
if you don't have any network access, and even then it's not all that convenient to have to log on each time to get a key.
Now,
there is an option to export your keys to an XML file, which means you can have them available off-line. However, XML isn't the most user-friendly
format...
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10.03.2008MS: Valid Vista Family Discount Keys Coming
Microsoft said Friday
afternoon that it was in the
process of issuing new keys to
those who may have received
invalid ones through the Vista
Family Discount program...
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03.02.2007Vista Beta 2: Biggest download
in history
In an instant message chat,
Microsoft has told the Windows
Featured Communities that the
demand for Windows Vista Beta
2 has been overwhelming. It
is, in fact, the largest
downloaded software in
history. Currently, they are
serving product keys out ten
times faster then the
downloads can be served. In
fact, they are pumping out
bits as fast as they can - any
faster and there would be a
measurable impact on the
internet. In fact, I quote a
Microsoft representive:
"So, we are
literally saying that if we
increased our bandwidth any
further there's a possibilty
of taking down the Internet -
people might have problems
with World Cup viewing,
etc"
People
who have recieved Vista Beta 2
product keys, but are unable
to download, may need to wait
a few days, up to one week.
Microsoft encoruages users who
want to try out Windows Vista
Beta 2 to order the DVD. When
they recieve the DVD in 1-4
weeks, install it, and
activate it, they will be
automattically guaranteed an
RC1 upgrade.
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10.06.2006Vista 'Family Discount' Bites Back
In the past, early adopters of
new Windows versions have had
some small hurdles to
overcome. Such hurdles may be
software incompatibility, or
lack of driver support. These
sorts of things are almost
expected with each new Windows
launch. But what would you do
if you bought Windows Vista
and your product key didn't
work? What if Microsoft had
no solution and was unwilling
to issue you a new key?
Many (if not all)
users who took advantage of
Microsoft's Vista Family
Discount have been issued
invalid installation keys and
cannot install Windows Vista
Home Premium. Microsoft
confirms that the keys are
indeed valid, but not for
Windows Vista. The CSR I spoke
with was unable to tell what
the key was for, but it did
appear to be a valid key, for
something.
Microsoft says, "This is a
known issue and has been
escalated to the program
manager." When asked what
could be done I was told, "I
can take your name and number
and call you back when there
is a solution. If that is not
acceptable, I can cancel your
order and issue you a
refund." I was also told,
"There is no expected time
period for a fix at this
time."
If
Microsoft does not have this
issue fixed very soon, they
are going to have a lot of
unhappy customers. In the past
Microsoft has just issued new
keys when this happened. Why
is Microsoft being so tight
gripped about handing out new
keys? If I purchased a valid
key, what is it for? How long
is this going to take to fix?
So many questions, so little
answers.
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31.01.2007Microsoft's Vista 'Family Discount' Troubles
In the past, early adopters of
new Windows versions have had
some small hurdles to
overcome. Such hurdles may be
software incompatibility, or
lack of driver support. These
sorts of things are almost
expected with each new Windows
launch. But what would you do
if you bought Windows Vista
and your product key didn't
work. What if Microsoft had no
solution and was unwilling to
issue you a new key?
Many (if not all)
users who took advantage of
Microsoft's Vista Family
Discount have been issued
invalid installation keys and
cannot install Windows Vista
Home Premium. Microsoft
confirms that the keys are
indeed valid, but not for
Windows Vista. The CSR I spoke
with was unable to tell what
the key was for, but it did
appear to be a valid key, for
something.
Microsoft says, This is a
known issue and has been
escalated to the program
manager. When asked what could
be done I was told, I can take
your name and number and call
you back when there is a
solution. If that is not
acceptable, I can cancel your
order and issue you a refund.
I was also told, There is no
expected time period for a fix
at this time.
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01.02.2007Windows Vista SP1 Product Guide
A comprehensive feature-by-feature guide to Windows Vista with Service Pack 1. With contributions from people who actually worked on the product, this
is the definitive resource to learn about Windows Vista. The Windows Vista Product Guide is available in XPS and PDF formats.
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22.03.2008Windows 7 PCs available early
Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7, is set to officially launch and become generally available to the public on October 22. Some custom
computer builders, however, have now been given permission to start selling PCs with Windows 7 pre-installed a week or more before the launch date.
Some smaller system builders have been told by Microsoft that they can start selling PCs pre-loaded with Windows 7 as soon as they receive the product
keys, TechFlash reports. The product keys - used to activate the operating system - are expected to be distributed to these system builders as soon as
October 13, over a week before the official release of Windows 7.
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25.09.2009Power Management in Windows Vista
Eliot Graff: Stephen, a program manager on the Windows Kernal team, posted a response to a question in the
General Windows Vista Development Issues forum, and I thought it
could bear repeating here.
The original question was about how to control the processor
throttle in Windows Vista. Apparently, some of the calls that used to work in an application geared to Windows XP were not acting the same way in
Windows Vista. Here's Stephen's response...
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22.02.2008Windows Anytime Upgrade: Digital Distribution To End
Microsoft had this to say on its website: "In an effort to streamline the Windows Anytime Upgrade experience for our customers and open the program
to additional markets worldwide, Microsoft and its partners have decided to end digital product key distribution on February 20, 2008."
With Windows Anytime Upgrade, customers could upgrade to another version of Vista by purchasing a digital product key. Microsoft has now decided to
stop distributing product keys online. Those who now want to upgrade, will have to buy a Windows Anytime Upgrade Kit from a local retailer or from
Microsoft.
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11.02.2008Windows Vista Enterprise Edition appears on Select
Microsoft appears to have
published Office 2007 and
Vista keys to Select licenced
customers.
Along
with the keys is a download
entitled "Windows Vista
Enterprise English Disk Kit
MVL ISO CD". It's not quite
clear what this is but since
the download is 2641MB you can
only assume it's Windows
Vista Enterprise Edition. The
download was published a few
hours ago.
We are
currently awaiting a response
from Microsoft and will update
shortly.
Update: Microsoft
have now pulled the download
but the keys remain. Updated
with screenshot of what was. A
Microsoft spokesperson has
confirmed that Vista has not
yet RTM'd but is unable to
explain the odd appearance of
Vista Enterprise.
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03.11.2006Windows Vista RC2 Comes Friday
According to Paul Thurrot,
Microsoft plans to ship the
final pre-release version of
Windows Vista this Friday.
Unexpectedly, Microsoft will
name the release as Release
Candidate 2 (RC2). Previously,
Microsoft had publicly
asserted that it would not
ship an RC2 milestone release
of Windows Vista. But don't
let the name fool you: RC2 is
really just a standard interim
build of Vista and will not be
given out to millions of users
as was RC1.
The
RC2 build is 5743, and
Microsoft is currently testing
it internally. As with the
previous interim build, 5728,
RC2 will be given out to beta
testers, MSDN and TechNet
subscribers, and a random,
limited selection of Consumer
Preview Program (CPP) members.
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03.10.2006New Windows Vista Media Center mail, RSS and videophone applications from OABSoftware
Aaron Stebner from
Microsoft's Media Center team
recently noticed a few posts
on the
http://thegreenbutton.com/foru
ms>Green Button forums
announcing some new and
updated Windows Vista Media
Center applications from
http://www.oabsoftware.nl/>OAB
Software. He posted some
information about them in case
you didn't see those forum
posts. This information is
summarized from the product
information pages for each
product and the forum posts.
Media Center Outlook
1.0
Media Center Outlook
is a new application for
Windows Vista Media Center.
It allows you to read email,
view your calendar and task
list, view information about
your contacts, read your
notes. It retrieves this
information from Microsoft
Outlook and displays it within
Windows Vista Media Center.
One important note -
Media Center Outlook cannot be
used on a Media Center
extender because it is not
possible to configure
Microsoft Outlook for the user
account that is used by the
extender...
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16.06.2007MSDN Subscriber Downloads is changing
MSDN Subscriptions WebLog: In February we will launch the biggest update to the MSDN Subscriber Downloads experience yet. Were making it a lot easier
and faster to find your downloads and access your Product Keys, and were adding new features to help with exploring available content.
Better organized - Easily find the exact download youre looking for, with all product versions organized by family
Logical layout - Access your Product Keys directly alongside your software downloads
See the
MSDN Subscriber Downloads and Product Keys walkthrough for a
preview of whats coming, and to find out how to give us feedback.
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21.01.2008Vote For The Best Windows Vista Website!
WinVistaClub, in association with 'Windows Vista - The Official Magazine', has organised a contest to recognise some of the Best Windows Vista
Blogs and Websites.
The following 10 websites have been being declared by the Judges, as the Top 10 Vista websites and have been put up
for a public vote.
MintyWhite Windows Guides
Vista Revisited
Windows Vista Update
Windows Vista For Beginners
Tweaking With Vishal
MaximumPCGuides
Windows Vista Forums
The Road To Know Where
Windows Vista Weblog
Vista & XP Media
Center Support Community
Click
HERE to cast your vote for your
favourite Windows Vista Website, and in the process also get to know some other real good ones !
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02.09.2008PINNED: Windows Vista Build
5365 Released!
Updated Sat. April 22nd 7:48
GMT
It's been
a long journey for testers
this past 2 weeks, with
rumours coming out everyday
about different dates of when
the build would be released
all of which were eventually
proven to be fake. Although
this time, it's not fake at
all, Windows vista build 5365
has now been released on
Microsoft
Connect for testers.
The build is marked
as
5365.winmain_idx05.060419-1800
is expected to have several
updates. Many that have been
confirmed include changes to
the UAP (User Account
Protection) within Vista, also
noted are new Gadgets and new
Visual content such as
wallpapers and Display
pictures.
The
build is available for both 32
and 64 bit processors, The
beta program managers are
encouraging all 64 bit users
to upgrade to this new build
due to better compatibility.
Downloading this beta might be
somewhat of a nightmare for
Dial-Up or light DSL users,
the total file size for this
build is marked just over 3GB
at 3,098MB. For activation,
your current 5342 keys will do
just fine. No new keys have
been released and we are being
told to use our current
keys.
We cannot
release any information on
other new features as of yet
as we have yet to install this
new build however it is
currently downloading. On that
note, the Connect servers seem
to be running very well and
downloads are stable.
More to come...
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22.04.2006PINNED: Windows Vista Build
5472 Released
When we said early this week,
we we're not expecting it to
be this early. Just minutes
ago eager testers were
surprised as Windows Vista
build 5472 was released on
Microsoft Connect.
As usual, the build
is available for both x64
(which is approximately 3.5GB
in size) and x86 (which is
just over 2.5GB).
The download is available to
connect testers only and is
not publicly available.
Testers have been told that
5342 keys will work with this
build and no new keys are
required.
Many
of the people that have seen
previous screenshots of
upcoming builds have been
wanting to get their hands on
the wallpaper shown within
them. You can now download
that wallpaper
Here
courtesy of
Utakz'
Blog.
A
screenshot gallery of the new
build will be available within
the next couple of hours.
More to come...
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