Microsoft releases yet another Vista test build

[ankitsagwekar]

The Vista builds just keep on coming.

Microsoft made available to testers yet another Windows Vista build. The latest Vista release, No. 5808, was made available to participants in Microsoft's Technology Adoption Program (TAP) late on October 19, testers said.

I'm not sure what's in the new build, other than the expected, continued bug fixes. Microsoft hasn't responded to my questions about what's in 5808 or to whom the company is planning to make available to nearly-done bits.

Jim Allchin, co-president of Microsoft's platforms and services unit, said earlier this week that Vista was close to being released to manufacturing, but that the Vista team would not release the final bits next week, as some had been expecting.

Microsoft released what it characterized as the final, broadscale test build of Vista, Vista Release Candidate (RC) 2 on October 6.

 

[naveen_reloaded]

hey they said there wont be any more beta testing!!!!

and they also said if we have hands on next vista will be the final release in december?????

 

[Ankur Gupta]

well i think tht ws for the general public............

 

[rakeshishere]

Thats it ..i will stop my idea of downloading the RC3 version

 

[kalpik]

^^ You must mean RC2.. RC3 not released.. and never will be. RC2 was the last public pre-release build.

 

[adithyagenius]

Noob question: What is the significance of build number?
I have Vista x64 build x5744.

 

[[xubz]]

Noob question: What is the significance of build number?
I have Vista x64 build x5744.

Um!? Build No. Indicates that How Many Times you've Compiled/Built the Operating System/Software.. In Vista/Longhorn's Case its 5744 Times..

XP's Final Build was 2600 (see it using winver)

and Vista's Final Build will be 5800..

Most of the Drivers, Softwares check for the Build Number when Installing, That way you cant keep using the Beta/RC Versions forever..

 

[blackpearl]

Um!? Build No. Indicates that How Many Times you've Compiled/Built the Operating System/Software.. In Vista/Longhorn's Case its 5744 Times..

XP's Final Build was 2600 (see it using winver)

and Vista's Final Build will be 5800..

Most of the Drivers, Softwares check for the Build Number when Installing, That way you cant keep using the Beta/RC Versions forever..

Thanks for the info.

 

[aku]

but sum sources say that the final built no. will be 6000.

 

[hemant_mathur]

^^ Where did u get that info ?