Windows Server Code Name Longhorn has been released to beta testers today, with some of the most important changes coming to Longhorn Server Core. Core will support a grand total of 8 roles, double the 4 roles it had back in mid 2005. The grand total of roles available to Server Core includes:
- Active Directory
- Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
- DNS
- DHCP
- File/Print - Windows Media Services - Terminal Services Easy Print, Remote App, and Gateway - Virtualization (configuring a server as a dedicated host for virtual servers.) (won't be available immediately. PowerShell is also included in the 3rd beta release o ... more

Indigo and Avalon are the codenames for two strategic developer technologies that Microsoft plans to ship in 2006 as part of the Windows "Longhorn" operating system. In addition, Microsoft is making these technologies available on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. The Indigo and Avalon Beta1 "RC" enables developers to continue experimenting with early builds of these technologies, get acquainted with the development experience, and provide Microsoft with feedback.Download: “Avalon” and “Indigo” Beta1 RC (ISO) ... more

This morning at 6am PST Microsoft Corp. formally announced the official name of its next Windows Operating System - Windows Vista.


Beta 1, targeted at developers and IT professionals, will be available by August 3rd 2005.
View : "Longhorn" naming announcement video
View : Windows Vista home page ... more

Want to change the looks of your Windows XP and make it look like the upcoming Microsoft Longhorn? This is another brand new release of the one and only Longhorn Transformation Pack. This small piece of software will transform your Windows XP (and SP2) or Windows Server 2003 into the best looking Longhorn port that is available right now, without any extra software! Changes in Version X


-Added 64-bit operating system blocking (no working method on 32-bit process right now)

-Added few delay (about 2.5 seconds) in some tasks to make it done before doing next task (which I assume it solve some issues) -Added localized o ... more

Winbeta :Three hundred and fifty three days, that's how long its been since the outside world has been given a peek at the state of Windows, Codename Longhorn. On that day, almost a full year ago now, at WinHec 2004 we received the Longhorn build 4074 DVD in our kit; as recently as today I saw someone in our IRC channel seeking a download of that same build. The long drought for a new build of Longhorn is officially over. I proudly present to you, build 5048...

5048 is to be considered a baseline platform, it doesn't have many bells and whistles. Like any builder, the architects at Microsoft have been working on the foundation first. To the casual ... more

Apparently, and according to sources at Microsoft, Longhorn has been the much-mentioned codename for the next-generation Windows technology, a Microsoft mole came to us at the weekend with some news of high-level branding discussions that appear to have yielded a name for the new Windows. It could all just be the rankest of speculation, however. Microsoft Windows e-XPedition.



Expedition, geddit? Apparently, marketing suits are happy that the name evokes ideas of the 'e-home' as well as the familiar 'XP' and Media Centre 'Edition', elements of which are all found in Longhorn. It also echoes the 'Where do you want to go today?' slogan, which has become a Microsoft catchphr ... more

Want to change the looks of your Windows XP and make it look like the upcoming Microsoft Longhorn? This is another brand new release of the one and only Longhorn Transformation Pack. This small piece of software will transform your Windows XP (and SP2) or Windows Server 2003 into the best looking Longhorn port that is available right now, without any extra software!This release has been verified by Microsoft in co-operation with Techconnect.



Changes in version 9.0:
Added contributed skin "Western (By Scott Eichelberger)" Added first-run slient transforming mode for automatic transformation and uninstallation (perform when Windows starts) Added Longho ... more

Microsoft has lately revised the Longhorn schedule. What hasn't changed is that Longhorn will be released to manufacturing in May 2006, according to senior Microsoft executives.Here's the new schedule.



Longhorn Beta 1 code complete
March 16, 2005 Longhorn Beta 1 internal release and domain rollout April 2005 Longhorn Beta 2 (and product) code complete July 1, 2005 Longhorn Beta 2 internal release Q3 2005 Longhorn Beta 2 public release September 2005 (PDC 2005) Longhorn Release Candidate 0 (RC0) internal release Q4 2005 Longhorn Release Candidate 1 ... more

An almost brand new transforming system that never existed before, this version supports all XP and 2003 clients. This means you can use this software perfectly on every Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 client, doesnt matter if its beta or alpha build. Furthermore, you can rollback your system files to obtain new updates from Windows Update and reinstall it so you don't need to use Batchmod or wait for the author to make new updates. Yet another great update is visual style. I added lots of awesome visual styles for brand new concepts and also make existing ones more perfect (Especially Longhorn Aero and Slate). ... more

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few months you have without a doubt heard that there was going to be a new build of Microsoft Windows Codename: 'Longhorn' handed out at this years Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in Seattle, WA. Day 1 kicked off today with various keynote speeches from Dave Orton, President of ATi, Jim Allchin, Group Vice President of Platforms at Microsoft and of course the man himself Bill Gates, Chairman and CSA of Microsoft.
According to unconfirmed reports conference attendees are due to get a kit tomorrow with the new build, however many can already log into WindowsBeta with their MPC id to obtain it if they wish. Some screenshots of the bu ... more