Longhorn details revealed

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ferrarif50

ferrarif50

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Jim Allchin has revealed some Longhorn features in his interview to PCmag.com. Some excerpts:

Microsoft's design goals for Longhorn focus on six key points:

1. It just works
2. Safe and secure
3. Easy to deploy and manage
4. Client experiences—at work, at home, and on the go
5. The right server for your business
6. OS platform for the next ten years

Internet Explorer would run in a "containment area," unlike standard applications, making it even harder for malicious applications to end up on your system

Longhorn will have secure start-up, using Trusted Platform Module (TPM) to lock the hardware and software and maintain outgoing and incoming firewalls. System restore will now include user data as well, and there will be a new backup system to protect your data

top-to-bottom Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) support for companies that want to support it. And the operating system will support both 32-bit and 64-bit applications

new Windows Explorer, which shows previews of documents instead of icons and lets you search "anything that can be indexed," including search folders that the user can set. It's designed for a full-context search of all the data on your computer, and allows you to sort the results by all sorts of queries

catch more at
*www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1786051,00.asp
 
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FilledVoid

Guest
I guess that would depend on wat your simple computer specifications would be. But I found this interesting bit of info which I think you might want to read....

The big news this week will be Microsoft's unveiling of Longhorn's system requirements, which are expected to be far more realistic than any earlier Windows requirements. "We are going to provide some broad guidance to hardware manufacturers about the kind of systems that will be great Longhorn systems," Lead Program Manager Greg Sullivan said. Analysts expect minimum requirements to start with a 4GHz CPU and 1GB of RAM, built-in wireless networking, and a DirectX 9-capable 3D accelerator with at least 128MB of RAM. But the recommended system could be far more powerful; either way, the requirements will likely exceed the capabilities of any PC system that's available today.
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Now in the above please note the phrase "We are going to provide some broad guidance to hardware manufacturers about the kind of systems that will be great Longhorn systems" , I guess that a PC would perform from anywhere between good to poor based on what ya got under the hood of your CPU :D .

Although I have found that usually computer manufacturers mainly build their PC'S based on the "Windows Norm" ( Well at least thats what I have seen previously in US...

Some of the other threads which might have more useful information about Longhorn on this board...

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18792
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18628
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18451
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17603

....and the many of others which you can find by using the search function..
 
NikhilVerma

NikhilVerma

Padawan
1. It just works
2. Safe and secure
3. Easy to deploy and manage
4. Client experiences—at work, at home, and on the go
5. The right server for your business
6. OS platform for the next ten years
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HUH?? These are like promises from a Caimpaigning Polotician..!!

And so said almost all the versions of Windows...
 
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FilledVoid

Guest
Even if the other points are true I dont see "6. OS platform for the next ten years" going to work out...
 
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sandeeprao

Broken In
HOME USERs!!!!!!sheesh even most office users don't have such a comp.only animators will be able to use it.and how much do u think the price is gonna be???surely it wont be cheap.
 
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khattam_

Guest
If longhorn takes over, I'm gonna switch to Linux...... Minimum RAM=512 Mb irritates me........... And WinFS, the slowest filesystem........................ Microsoft product and Security................LOL.............. and fake promises........................ uf........... sick of all these..........
 
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Kannan

In the zone
I don't think WinFS will be launched with Longhorn !! :(

And these days 512 MB RAM is fast becoming standard between Indians. :)

I love 512 MB my PC works smooth, no hiccups !! :wink:

Going to Upgrade my RAM by double in a month or two :D
 
shaunak

shaunak

Tux Fan
hope microsoft will reduce their ridiculous security policy of calling them up or registering etc.
i mean wats the point? xps still pirated isnt it. n pirated with ease 2.
 
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rajas

In the zone
WPA in XP is not a joke(completely). MS know piracy cannot be removed completely. WPA is just a way of reducing piracy to certain extent.

I hope Longhorn will be a better by MS and as kannan stated, 512 megs of RAM is will be normal.
 
shaunak

shaunak

Tux Fan
abhinav said:
and do i need to upgrade my pc for this LONGHORN.
Oh not again
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we the poor pc owners need to upgrade 4 every damn game 4 every damn software n every damn trend. nothing is future froof. if any company can come out with a pc that will last 4 even 6 months ill jump into a dry well ;)
 
vignesh

vignesh

Wise Old Owl
If its the os for 10 years .I can`t imagine someone if some one reinstalls after 9 1/2 years how amny updates he has to instal.
 
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