Paul Thurrott is doing an
ongoing review of the latest Community Technical Preview of Windows Vista, a.k.a. Build 5270. He begins
Part 1 by saying, "I think people are going to be
surprised by how good the Windows Vista December 2005 Community Technical Preview really is." He goes on to
describe the improved setup, the new Start button and menu, and general UI improvements. In
Part 2 Paul examines the new bundled apps,
including Windows Defender, Photo Gallery, DVD Maker HD, a new P2P collaboration app called Windows Collaboration,
Calendar, and Backup. He also writes about the new versions of the old familiar, including Windows Media Player 11,
Media Center, IE7, and the rebranded Windows Mail. In
Part 3 he covers new features including Secure
Startup, Bit Locker, parental controls, "Super Fetch," and improvements to Windows Firewall, Windows Update,
and power management. As usual, Paul's is probably the most thorough overview you'll find of the ongoing development of
Vista, and I recommend you tune in tomorrow for his Part 4 wrap-up.
Tags: paul thurrott, windows vista, WindowsVista
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsJ.T. MillDec 22nd 2005 7:00PM
DVD Maker HD? Wow, that doesn't sound like iDVD HD at all. I'm so glad that Microsoft was able to come up with a completely original name for their software.
AndrewDec 22nd 2005 7:46PM
Feel better after that?
DVD Maker = natural progression from Windows Movie Maker
HD = stands for high definition
Putting in "i" in front of everything, is that "i" for imaginative? or "i" for "isJustLikeTheOthersOnlyWhite"?
MohitDec 22nd 2005 9:44PM
Thanks a ton for the link to that review!
That was amazing. I don't think I've ever read a more comprehensive review of a Vista CTP. That really gave me much of a deeper look as to what to expect from Vista. Thanks again!
JinFXDec 22nd 2005 11:34PM
well of course MS is the copycat, they dont name everything the exact same way so obviously they dont make their own names?
that really dont matter anyway cuz in this industry the most inventive names r on pro-only stuff like maya
MikeDec 23rd 2005 5:36PM
What I want to know is: will I finally be able to delete those unwanted applications (Front Page, Movie Maker, etc.) without getting the fictional "file sharing error" message? And can I delete Microsoft's favourites without them coming back whenever I reboot? Or, to put this another way: will it become _my_ PC instead of Microsofts?