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shreader
PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:25 am Reply with quote

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This Build (Beta 3) of Longhorn Server is available to the 'Public' thumbsup

This installation of "Windows Web Server Longhorn Beta 3" took 14.5 minutes after I formatted the Hdd w/ the DVD & hit ‘next’ until I arrived at the desktop (incl. 2- restarts).

I had to install a Ethernet driver & the darn default VGA driver was a slight pain to get removed & a NVidia GeForce driver installed. The screen flickering w/ the VGA driver gets painful after awhile.

First Desktop


Customized desktop (used a Vista Wp)


.......Start Menu before .....................&.....................after adding the 'Desktop Experience' Feature


Roles Choices


Features Choices


Test Rig specs.
ASUS: K8V Deluxe
Athlon 64 3000+ w/ 512K (L2 cache)
2 X 512 Corsair PC 3200
GeForce FX5900 /128 MB
250 GB hard drive (PATA)
80 GB hard drive (storage)
 
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Adam Durham
PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:42 pm Reply with quote

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OOO I like the add features wizard
 
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shreader
PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:54 pm Reply with quote

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Nativedude wrote:
OOO I like the add features wizard

That does work good smilenod


Here are a few more screenys from tonight

Desktop with Sidebar


Screensaver Settings, note when running Vista x64 on this machine I have Full Aero effects, probably need a newer driver


Welcome Center, Several duplicate & dead shortcuts – WC probably won’t be in the final Lh Server


Does anyone else here have this installed yet?
 
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Julian Lord
PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:14 am Reply with quote

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I have been unable to install this one with my current HDD configuration, and I will need to install an IDE hard drive to run it... sad
 
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Graham Massey
PostPosted: Tue May 01, 2007 10:55 am Reply with quote

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I downloaded wsl_6001.16510.070417-1740_x86fre_server-KB3SFRE_EN_DVD.iso overnight and installed it this morning. Installation went perfectly and also took only 14 minutes to desktop.

My first impression is that the OS is very stable although there are a few kinks which need fixing eh...

After installation, I made a few minor tweaks to get it running like I want. I enabled Themes in services, as well as Audio and Auto Windows Update.

Next I manually installed Realtek AC'97 Audio and downloaded the NVIDIA drivers for my 7900GT. These installed perfectly without any problems at all.

A full series of Setup and other screenshots have been posted HERE
 
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