Shoutbox

The suggested way to test this is to use a secondary, test computer. You're not meant to run this build and any future builds in a productive environment or as your primary Operating System.

* EvilSeph can't wait for LH Beta .

Further information has been leaked regarding the selectees.  A lot of Existing Users of Microsoft Connect (Please Note: EXISTING USERS, no new users will be selected for the program as of 7/10/05) will recieve an email with a One-time-use Invitation ID for Microsoft Windows Codename Longhorn.

I also want to note something...Traditional Key Generators and Microsoft Product Activation Workarounds are being reported as "Non-Working", even the Generic Ones that have worked on previous longhorn builds.  It is now rumored that the Activation Component uses Web-Authentication...this wont stop the crackers, but it will delay peoples ability to use the software until someone creates a workaround, however, you shouldnt be cracking it anyway.

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Originally posted by Dane
Sources (and myself) are predicting the leak of this build to be 72 hours from Yesterday.  I'm almost certain that this will leak soon, however, you'll have to find it yourself, i'm not providing any leak urls in this community.

As for the features, it seems to be a load more secure...it has background features to protect itself from its own security holes on the hardware side of things.  As far as I know, the first Longhorn-Compatible PC's will be marketed towards October or November of 2005.

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if beta testers are testing the software out on PCs being currently used, im assuming that the computer I have now, will run Longhorn when it comes out officially?

shame i dont know anyone from Mayne Nicklaus  here in Australia .. they were or still are microsoft Connect Customers,

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Originally posted by Dane
Indeed, Anubis is right.  As with any Beta, you need to treat it with Extreme Caution, Especially when it affects your Operating System.

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Especially when it is your operating system.

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Originally posted by rav0
ctees have already been selected, and you would have needed to be someone high-profile at Microsoft like an MVP.

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what's an mvp
(appart from evilseph)

Most Valueble Professional or something like that, its basically a bunch of people that get selected.

MVP's get a free msdn subscription which would normally cost 3000$ so they get loads of free stuff too like longhorn

that does look awsome id download it but i realy dont wanna fudge around with betas like that knowing my luck id fook summat up.

i will get it by money or other ways when its relesed though

providing they get rid of these damn icons and make somting that fits

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Originally posted by saralk

if beta testers are testing the software out on PCs being currently used, im assuming that the computer I have now, will run Longhorn when it comes out officially?

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Well, there are currently several different versions of Longhorn planned, and no Official Set of System Requirements have been published.  I believe that there may be a "Longhorn Lite" sorta thing for those of us with the many PC's that wont support the full longhorn expierience...

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Originally posted by PenguinBoy

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Originally posted by rav0
ctees have already been selected, and you would have needed to be someone high-profile at Microsoft like an MVP.

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what's an mvp
(appart from evilseph)

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Microsoft Valued Professional (or something like that). Patchou is one as well.