Windows Vista build 5600

6.0.5600.16384.vista_rc1.060829-2230
Build of Windows Vista
Screenshot
Release nameRelease Candidate 1
OS familyWindows NT
Version number6.0
Build number5600
Build revision16384
Architecturex86, x64
Build labvista_rc1
Compiled on2006-08-29
Expiration date
Timebomb2007-05-31 (+275 days)
SKUs
Business (N)
Home Basic (N)
Home Premium
Starter
Ultimate
About dialog
WindowsVista-6.0.5600-About.png
TCB.png TCBGallery.png

Windows Vista build 5600 is the official Release Candidate 1 build of Windows Vista, which was first released to technical beta testers on 1 September 2006[1] then to the wider public five days later on 6 September.[2] A photo of the Korean variant of this build was posted on 22 September 2013.[3]

NFO files[edit | edit source]

The following NFO files were included as part of the BetaInsiders and WinBeta releases.

BetaInsiders (French)


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  ▓███    ▓███         Windows Vista Build 5600 x64 FRENCH        ███▓    ███▓
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   ▓█████████   SUPPLiED BY.: BetaInsiders  TYPE OF PROGRAM.: OS   █████████▓
            █   PACKAGED BY.: BetaInsiders  NO. OF DiSKS....: 1DVD █
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  ▓███    ▓███  Windows Vista brings clarity to your world, so    ███▓    ███▓
   ▓█████████   you can more safely and easily accomplish every-   █████████▓
            █   day tasks and instalty find what you want on your  █
            █   PC. Explore entertainment, such as TV and music,   █
            █   on your Windows Vista-based PC like never before.  █
            █   And with Windows Vista you\'ll more conventiently   █
            █   stay connected to the people who are important to  █
            █   you, from home or while on the go.                 █
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            █   This is the long awaited RC1 of Windows Vista!     █
            █   Enjoy!                                             █
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            █   Have Fun by BetaInsiders Crew                      █
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  ▓███    ▓███  1.) Unpack                                        ███▓    ███▓
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            █   3.) Install with key:                              █
            █       PVYFQ-2JTBV-9KXQ2-FQHDY-MTBVH                  █
            █   4.) Enjoy!                                         █
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  ▓███    ▓███  Old Sceners in new Fashion!                       ███▓    ███▓
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            █   We are currently looking for:                      █
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            █   - 10 Mbit+ sites for group internal use            █
            █   - 100 Mbit+ affils                                 █
            █   - Beta Software supplier (Longhorn TAP, ...)       █
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            █   Contact us:                                        █
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            █   If you know us, you\'ll know where we are ;)        █
            █   You dont know where we are? Then email us at:      █
            █   betainsiders@hush.com                              █
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            █   We disapprove any distribution of our releases on  █
            █   FXP-Boards, Pub-FTPs, eDonkey Sites or in any      █
            █   other way.                                         █
            █   We don\'t support Warez Software! We are only here  █
            █   to bring you an evaluation! Any software in our    █
            █   releases are only inteded for use with a valid     █
            █   license. We are not responsible for the use and    █
            █   installation of this software. If you choose to    █
            █   install and test this software and if you choose   █
            █   to keep it, you have to buy a license for this     █
            █   software. If you don\'t have a valid licsense of    █
            █   this software, we are not responsible for any      █
            █   charges from any software companies or people      █
            █   working for any software companies.                █
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            █   And greetz to all Alpha and Beta Release Groups    █last update
            █   in the Scene!                                      █ 08/2006
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 | | | Release Date.....: September 1, 2006                                 |^| | |
 | | | Directory Name...: Microsoft.Windows.Vista.32Bit.Build.5600.RC1.DVD  |¯| | |
 | | | Supplier.........: Microsoft                              -WinBeta   | | | |
 | | | Type.............: OS                                                | | | |
 | | | Format.......... : DVD - ISO (as supplied by MS)                     |-| | |
 | | | Number of Discs..: 1                                                 ||| | |
 | | | Archives.........: 56 x 50 MB (2% rar recovery record)               ||| | |
 | | | Files............: wb-wv32Bit5600rc1.dvd.rxx                         | | | |
 | | | Protection.......: key + Activation                                  | | | |
 | | | Requirements.....: CPU: 1.5GHz+ / RAM: 512MB+ / HDD: 15gb+           | | | |
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Editions and keys[edit | edit source]

Edition / SKU Name Key
Starter 6GHT4-62PKK-H3274-4YHC4-7FGPY
Home Basic PY2RB-BQRKG-9TQ3P-GVJ43-VFGR6
Home Basic N 6J8RT-947JQ-XDGV4-4FCTV-QRRXV
Home Premium 7KKWR-978CY-8GMWD-X2RF9-PJ6BB
Business YVT36-YVCP2-J97GQ-7T22R-RWV8P
Business N 7K8QY-WRC42-QCRDJ-QK968-XFJCJ
Enterprise MF9PG-RQK7R-26BPJ-TWFYK-RHXCM
Ultimate 7YJ76-6WJF4-D3PH9-P2Q6W-Y9Q38

Bugs and quirks[edit | edit source]

  • On some computers, Setup may be unable to copy files required for installation. This seems to be an error with disk drivers in WinPE.
  • On hibernation, the lock sound is played before the system powers down.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Arabic (Saudi Arabia) language variant[edit | edit source]

French language variant[edit | edit source]

Korean language variant (unleaked)[edit | edit source]

Spanish language variant[edit | edit source]

Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]

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