Windows Vista build 5342.2

Windows Vista build 5342 (winmain idx04) is the official February CTP Refresh build of Windows Vista, released to beta testers on 2006-03-24.

New features and changes

 * Built-in applications received a few updates, like Windows Defender new icon and higher build number
 * Windows Media Player has a slightly more silver color than the previous one which was more black.
 * The Windows Sidebar includes a few new items such as Calculator, Minesweeper, number & picture puzzles and a timer.
 * The Control Panel layout has slightly changed with new text on the Category view and removed icons from the Classic view.

Installation
Installing this build on hypervisors can result in high instability, most likely due to the disk controller. Installing this build on VMware will lead to an "unexpected error" upon booting into setup, while on VirtualBox it will lead to high instability issues, however it is possible to install without any modifications.