The December CTP of Windows Vista has been released. ActiveWin has published screenshots, and a list of features, of the latest CTP of Windows Vista. Key areas of improvement in this CTP are security (Windows Defender, parental control, enhanced firewall, control over installation of device drivers, and more), performance, power state transitions, and the user interface ("evidence of Aero's progress in the December CTP includes the translucent 'glass' appearance of open windows, smoother transitions between windows and a re-designed start menu").
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Member since:2005-07-09
Errr what planet are you on? You really think the next beta is going to be that big of a jump? Arent they supposed to be having Vista launched out to hardware vendors by like August or something>? You think MS will have enough time to launch a new beta with all those supposed features and test and release a satisfactorily bug free system?
Member since:2005-07-06
Arent they supposed to be having Vista launched out to hardware vendors by like August or something>? You think MS will have enough time to launch a new beta with all those supposed features and test and release a satisfactorily bug free system?
The driver model has been finalized (and builds in IHVs hands) for months. UI and application enhancements won't affect hardware in any way.
Edited 2005-12-20 04:49
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2005-11-10
I can't wait for Beta 2. It's going to be so different from Beta 1, so revolutionary, so innovative, you're not even gonna know what planet you're on!