[phileysmiley]

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Longhorn Build 5048 Released at WinHEC 2005!!!

WinHEC 2005 Photos

UPDATE -- A personal message from phileysmiley
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PROneT At WinHEC 2005!

WinHEC 2005 is almost upon us, and soon we'll get to see what Microsoft's been working on with Longhorn. It's the first public build in quite some time, and there'll be plenty to show off.

Microsoft will "Raise the Speed Limit" with the official launch of Windows Professional x64 Edition. 2 days of fun and festivities will introduce 64 bit computing to the Windows world.

PROneT will have extensive coverage of the x64 launch event and the conference.

I have been chosen by Microsoft to be a "Windows XP Professional x64 Edition ambassador." I am 1 of 64 people who will be Microsoft's VIP guests at the x64 Launch event at WinHEC 2005. I will be representing PROneT in an official capacity as an Officer of Pronetworks Corporation.

In addition to being a "VIP attendee" of the Windows x64 Launch Party, I will also receive special seating for the Bill Gates keynote address, have dinner and drinks with several members of the x64 Windows development team, and take home a "special x64 Enthusiast goodie-bag."

There were only 64 spots available and I plan to post lots of photos when I return, in addition to the news and information I am able to gather.

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ADDED 4/20 -- Additional events I will be attending:>

You're cordially invited to Microsoft's WinHEC 2005 Blogger Lunch.

Joe Peterson, vice president of product development for the Windows
division invites you to join him for a casual lunch and open discussion
with the minds behind the Windows products seen at this year's WinHEC.
Come and chat with your fellow bloggers and Joe, Shannen Boettcher,
director of Longhorn development and Clyde Rodriguez, Group Product
Manager of the Windows division responsible for X64.

When: 12:30-1:30pm PST, Tuesday April 26th, 2005
Where: Tulio's, located 5 blocks from the Seattle Convention Center at 5th and Spring St. Seattle, Washington

Please join us to mingle and chat with Microsoft Windows executives and
developers from the X64-bit and Longhorn groups.

We hope to see you there!
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I will be hosting a Featured Community dinner on Tuesday night (04/26)
at 7:30pm at Wild Ginger and you are invited! Please confirm with me by
email if you can attend.

Josh and myself will be there along with Community Leads from different Windows Client technology areas- It should be a great opportunity for you to engage with the product teams and have a great dinner too!

Thanks!

[moonwolf]

Excellent! I thought about going but I could only afford one conference so I chose Tech Ed because it is in Orlando where my father lives---no hotel to pay for---I can't wait for the updates!

[augie]

Excellent! I thought about going but I could only afford one conference so I chose Tech Ed because it is in Orlando where my father lives---no hotel to pay for---I can't wait for the updates!

Hey, good for you moonwolf. Give us a scoop when you get back.

[moonwolf]

Excellent! I thought about going but I could only afford one conference so I chose Tech Ed because it is in Orlando where my father lives---no hotel to pay for---I can't wait for the updates!

Hey, good for you moonwolf. Give us a scoop when you get back.

I am looking forward to it! I wasn't to happy with the price tag but at least I can write it off as a business expense at tax time.

I will give everyone the full scoop when I get back.

[globalpc]

Will Longhorn First Public build be available to the public to download. The same as Windows x64 was made available.

I think Microsoft have teased us enough they have to give us something more to play with. We are all getting Bored.

[coreyw2000]

I live about 2 hours away from Seattle, and I would have gone except for the almost 2 grand price.

[phileysmiley]

Will Longhorn First Public build be available to the public to download. The same as Windows x64 was made available.

I think Microsoft have teased us enough they have to give us something more to play with. We are all getting Bored.

Here are all the details about LH Builds and availability:

Latest LH Build Details

Longhorn Beta 1
May 25, 2005

Longhorn Beta 2
October 12, 2005

Longhorn Client Release Candidate 0 (RC0)
February 22, 2006

Longhorn Client Release Candidate 1 (RC1)
April 2006

Longhorn Client release to manufacturing (RTM)
May 24, 2006

Longhorn Launch (widespread public availability)
Summer 2006 to October 2006, depending on release schedules for other Longhorn wave products.

Longhorn Server RTM/Longhorn Client SP1 RTM
Second half of 2006/first half of 2007 (Client RTM + 6 months)
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Longhorn Beta 1
Longhorn Beta 1 will be targeted at Microsoft's select group of beta testers, most of whom previously beta tested Windows XP/2000 and Windows Server 2003. Unlike the alpha releases, which were designed primarily for developers, Longhorn Beta 1 will be accessible to Microsoft's PC maker, hardware, and software partners, Microsoft MVPs, and the like. It will also be made available to users through MSDN Professional and up, TechNet, and potentially to attendees of developer-oriented trade shows such as WinHEC 2005, TechEd, and/or Professional Developers Conference (PDC) 2005.

Longhorn Beta 1 will be distributed on DVD (and not CD), and will be downloadable by testers in ISO format. Only the Longhorn Premium Edition will be made available to testers in the Beta 1 timeframe, Microsoft reports. English, German, and Japanese languages will be available.

Longhorn Beta 2
Longhorn Beta 2 will be more widely distributed than Beta 1. At this time, enthusiasts and other users will be able to download a public beta version through the Customer Preview Program (CPP).

Longhorn RC0+
The Customer Preview Program will continue throughout the release candidate phase, and Microsoft expects more general customers to begin evaluating.

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[phileysmiley]

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I'm very jealous Philly. Very Jealous

[phileysmiley]

ADDED 4/20 -- Additional events I will be attending:>

You're cordially invited to Microsoft's WinHEC 2005 Blogger Lunch.

Joe Peterson, vice president of product development for the Windows
division invites you to join him for a casual lunch and open discussion
with the minds behind the Windows products seen at this year's WinHEC.
Come and chat with your fellow bloggers and Joe, Shannen Boettcher,
director of Longhorn development and Clyde Rodriguez, Group Product
Manager of the Windows division responsible for X64.

When: 12:30-1:30pm PST, Tuesday April 26th, 2005
Where: Tulio's, located 5 blocks from the Seattle Convention Center at 5th and Spring St. Seattle, Washington

Please join us to mingle and chat with Microsoft Windows executives and
developers from the X64-bit and Longhorn groups.

We hope to see you there!
-----------------------------------------
I will be hosting a Featured Community dinner on Tuesday night (04/26)
at 7:30pm at Wild Ginger and you are invited! Please confirm with me by
email if you can attend.

Josh and myself will be there along with Community Leads from different Windows Client technology areas- It should be a great opportunity for you to engage with the product teams and have a great dinner too!

Thanks!