Windows Vista build 5744
Build of Windows Vista | |
Release name | Release Candidate 2 |
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OS family | Windows NT |
Version number | 6.0 |
Build number | 5744 |
Build revision | 16384 |
Architecture | x86, x64 |
Build lab | vista_rtm_edw |
Compiled on | 2006-10-03 |
Expiration date | |
Timebomb | 2007-05-31 (+240 days) |
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Windows Vista build 5744 is the official Release Candidate 2 build of Windows Vista, which was released on 6 October 2006.[1] The official download site was closed four days later after reaching a target of 200,000 downloads.[2]
In a stark contrast to the previous Release Candidate, a dedicated branch for the Release Candidate 2 did not exist, as this build originated from an internal RTM release branch meant for employee self-hosting. The decision to cherry-pick this build in particular was made in a last-ditch attempt to bring more vendors onto Vista, as independent hardware and software vendors (IHV/ISVs) were reluctant to develop applications and hardware targeting Vista's new software and driver models since they questioned the company's ability to ship an operating system in time.[3] These factors were strongly influenced by the lack of driver development kits being released between 2002 through 2004,[a] the development reset, its many delays and Microsoft's mishandling of the Vista Capable program, which set a minimum system hardware requirement bar far too low for any Windows XP-based system to reliably run the new operating system.[4]
The attempt failed, as Release Candidate 2 did not succeed in attracting more vendors to work on supporting the operating system. Vista ultimately released to overwhelmingly negative criticism and several false advertising lawsuits[5] on 30 January 2007, and was quickly considered a commercial failure in the months that followed.
NFO files[edit | edit source]
The following NFO files were included as part of the BetaInsiders and WinBeta releases.
BetaInsiders
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OF DiSKS....: 1DVD █ ▓██ █ █ ██▓ ▓██ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ██▓ ▓██ ██▓ ▓███ ▓█████████████████▓▒ RELEASE NOTES ▒▓██████████████████▓ ███▓ ▓███ ▓███ ███▓ ███▓ ▓███ ▓███ 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. █ █ █ █ This is the Release Candidate 2 of Windows Vista! █ █ Enjoy! █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ Have Fun by BetaInsiders Crew █ ▓██ █ █ ██▓ ▓██ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ██▓ ▓██ ██▓ ▓███ ▓█████████████████▓▒ INSTALL NOTES ▒▓██████████████████▓ ███▓ ▓███ ▓███ ███▓ ███▓ ▓███ ▓███ 1.) Unpack ███▓ ███▓ ▓█████████ 2.) Burn/Mount the image █████████▓ █ 3.) Install with key: █ █ PVYFQ-2JTBV-9KXQ2-FQHDY-MTBVH █ █ 4.) Enjoy! █ ▓██ █ █ ██▓ ▓██ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ██▓ ▓██ ██▓ ▓███ ▓███████████████████▓▒ GROUP NEWS ▒▓███████████████████▓ ███▓ ▓███ ▓███ ███▓ ███▓ ▓███ ▓███ Old Sceners in new Fashion! ███▓ ███▓ ▓█████████ █████████▓ █ █ █ We are currently looking for: █ █ █ █ - 10 Mbit+ sites for group internal use █ █ - 100 Mbit+ affils █ █ - Beta Software supplier (Longhorn TAP, ...) █ █ █ █ Contact us: █ █ █ █ If you know us, you'll know where we are ;) █ █ You dont know where we are? Then email us at: █ █ betainsiders@hush.com █ █ █ █ █ █ 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. 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This is an original untouched iso. |_| | | | | |______________________________________________________________________|v| | | | | | WB | | | | | |________________________________________________________________________| | | | | | | | | | |________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Install Notes [-][±][×]| | | | | |_______________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | .Unpack. |^| | | | | | .Burn to dvd or mount with an emulator |¯| | | | | | .Install, key is: PVYFQ-2JTBV-9KXQ2-FQHDY-MTBVH (Client Ultimate) | | | | | | | |_| | | | | |______________________________________________________________________|v| | | | | | WB | | | | | |________________________________________________________________________| | | | | | | | |____________________________________________________________________________| | | WinBeta - Always Here From The Beginning. | |________________________________________________________________________________|
Editions and keys[edit | edit source]
Edition / SKU | Key |
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Starter | 6GHT4-62PKK-H3274-4YHC4-7FGPY |
Home Basic | KHHM6-HC47Q-2JWBW-WYCX4-FWT3B |
Home Basic N | 6J8RT-947JQ-XDGV4-4FCTV-QRRXV |
Home Premium | 7T6DF-PJF8R-2DVRB-9CXP9-G2MXG |
Business | 9C4TD-CPPRV-B7HVB-4976C-H6VW8 |
Business N | 7K8QY-WRC42-QCRDJ-QK968-XFJCJ |
Enterprise | MF9PG-RQK7R-26BPJ-TWFYK-RHXCM |
Ultimate | 3YFJ7-3486F-7488V-3VDMF-2PJMW |
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The only driver development kits that were released for pre-reset Longhorn targeted builds 4051 and 4074, respectively. Vendors did not get any more DDKs until after the development reset, starting with build 5033.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ White, Nick. Windows Vista RC2 is now available to technical beta testers!, Windows Vista Team Blog. 6 October 2006.
- ↑ White, Nick. Closure of RC2, Feedback Handling in the New York Times and License Information for Windows, Windows Vista Team Blog. 10 October 2006.
- ↑ United States District Court - Western District of Washington at Seattle. Case Document #131 (pp. 32-33), Kelley v. Microsoft. 27 February 2008.
- ↑ Thimm, Sven; Mishra, Arvind. Windows Vista pre-sales overview (pp. 11), Microsoft Deutschland. 13 April 2006.
- ↑ Keizer, Gregg. Judge makes 'Vista Capable' lawsuit a class-action affair, Computerworld. 25 February 2008.