Vista beta2 5308

For experienced techies , who are geniuses at computing, all you need to do is absorb these key concepts:. For ordinary mortals , I will provide step-by-step instructions to help you install your Vista Beta 2 build on Virtual PC Information on Build You can find them at connect.

The reason that I am vague about how I got started with Connect is purely bad memory. What I do remember is getting stuck when I first joined, I could never seem to find the downloads, then I could not find the product keys — most frustrating. My message is once you have been accepted into the Vista Beta Program, search and you will find everything that you need there on the Connect site — somewhere.

At this point, we need to download the Vista Beta 2 image. Incidentally, I applaud Microsoft on their download engine — File Transfer Manager, this software is intelligent and continues where you left off if the internet connection breaks. My advice is keep the New Virtual PC setup as simple as possible, just follow the defaults, the one exception is increase the Ram memory for your Vista Virtual Machine. By all means adjust the settings once you have created the machine and installed the operating system.

There is a new problem with build This build is over the 2. Build was under 2. Creating the partition, and getting Vista to recognise it was one of the trickiest configurations that I have ever seen. What saw me through was a mixture of faith and perseverance, this is what I did.

I was thrilled that the Virtual CD was able to boot from the image, the first few menus were straightforward. My problem was in creating a partition on the Virtual PC. Post by cantasan99 » Wed Oct 16, pm. Privacy Terms. The community for beta and abandonware collectors. Quick links. However, it works with Virtual Pc and When installing in VMware and VirtualBox , it stops in the Completing installation phase and then does nothing. However , this problem does not occur on Virtual PC NHL fan.

If you really need it in VMware, try compatibility mode. VMware 6. Hello, I am NHL fan! The timezone page also now contains a calendar and both an analog and digital clock. The start menu has received another update. The hibernation button is now placed on the left instead of the right, and is now merged with the other options button. It also has a different shade.

The start menu itself is also slightly wider. Upon booting up, you will be greeted by an entirely new login screen. While maintaining the same old aurora wallpaper, it now directly shows the page of the main account if there is only one account available excluding the administrator account.

On the selected account page, the account profile picture, password and login button will make up the middle of the screen, while there are also extra options on the bottom-right corner. The "switch user" button simply goes to a user selection dialogue, which will also show if there are more than one user account.

A new Ease of Access button has been added, which has multiple options, including launching up multiple programs or enabling the high contrast theme. A revamped power off button has also been added, with an arrow on the right section that gives you other options. This build introduces a new application called " Welcome Center ". It appears on the first boot and can be configured to show upon each login.