Windows Vista build 5259

Windows Vista build 5259 is a pre-Beta 2 build of Windows Vista.

Setup
Once again, the setup interface has been changed massively - mostly being one of the biggest changes yet. A new aurora wallpaper has been introduced, replacing the old bluish wallpaper with the Windows logo on the top-left. The setup autorun has also slightly decreased in length, and now uses a fade effect as well. It also introduces a new logo found in later releases of Windows, including Windows 7, however it is slightly stretched. The colors of the buttons also don't match slightly with the autorun background.

New Features and Changes

 * The most important change here is the new Start orb and the slightly redesigned start menu which will stay similar all the way up to Windows 7 (although it was also found in a few earlier builds from the vbl_ux_dev_checkin lab such as 5212 and 5223, and from the winmain lab such as 5252).
 * Windows Antispyware is now added.


 * The setup UI is revamped, including a new Aurora background as well as a new OOBE.


 * There's now an option to change the Aero Glass color.
 * Option to use USB drives as a virtual RAM (Super Fetch).
 * "Publish to RSS" is removed in Windows Calendar.￼
 * "Publish to RSS" is removed in Windows Calendar.￼

Installation
On some devices and virtual machines, the setup cannot partition the hard drive, requiring the usage of DiskPart.

Windows AntiSpyware
Time displays the 24-hour format but within indicating AM/PM.