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Just to start things off, I have re-posted my review of Windows Vista Build 5365 here.
NOTE: This review is already posted by me in ?Windows Vista? thread.
Let?s review our own products such as a software application\game or a hardware & share it with members here. The reviews posted here should be written by the poster(member) himself. Please avoid copy-pasting reviews from other sites. Members can also post their requests for a review of a specific hardware or software which they are looking for. These reviews will be helpful for all those looking for a specific product review from a user before buying it. So guys start reviewing your products such as PSP,ipod,digital cameras,game consoles,mobile phones,graphics cards,games or any software etc here with some screens(pics). You can end your review by giving some ratings\recommendation to it so that members looking to buy them may get a fair idea of whether it is worth it or not.
Just to start things off, I have re-posted my review of Windows Vista Build 5365 here.
NOTE: This review is already posted by me in ?Windows Vista? thread.
I installed the latest build(5365) yesterday. Thought i should update you guys on whats new in this build.
so here is a quick mini review from me of Build 5365. (im no Paul Throttle)
INSTALLATION:
The previous build (5342) took 65min to install on my machine which is running 2.8 GHz P4 with 1GB DDR ram. I was surprised to see the current build 5365 being installed in only 42 minutes (from booting DVD to Login Window). Just for a reminder that previous builds such as Dec CTP & Feb CTP took 5-6 hrs to install.
WINDOWS BOOTING TIME:
Build5342 took approx. 1min to boot but this build (5365) is much quicker. It takes around 35sec to boot on my PC.
INTERFACE:
The interface in this build is similar to 5342. However it has been polished further & looks almost perfect now.
PERFORMANCE:
This build is much more stable and quicker than 5342. It is almost as quick as XP mce with sp2 but XP mce with sp2 is still more stable & comfortable to work with than this build. 5365 also eats lesser ram when compared to 5342. 5342 used around 600mb in normal (no extra app. running) conditions but this build only uses around 450mb in similar conditions.
DRIVERS SUPPORT:
This is the first build in which i have been actually able to install my soundcard. Before this build Vista always refused to install my built-in soundcard. All of my hardware is now installed & working without any problems.
BUGS:
I haven?t found much time to play around with this build but in my short stint of testing, I found this build less buggy than 5342 but its still v.buggy & it seems like there is still long way to go. Microsoft needs to spend more time fixing these bugs because some of these bugs are just so damn annoying.
Good to see Microsoft fixing the 2 bugs which i reported them using last build.
Conclusion:
I am really impressed with this build, the performance is really great compared to 5342.
Screenshots of Vista Build 5365:
Login Window
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/9496/loginscreen4ww.jpg
Desktop
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9977/desktop7vp.jpg
StartMenu
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/1941/startmenu9eg.jpg
Gadgets Gallery (Nice new Gadgets for Windows Sidebar are added)
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6058/gadgetsa5by.jpg
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/5007/gadgetsb8dh.jpg
Windows Media Player 11 (Album View)
http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/6905/wmpalbumview7bx.jpg
Windows Media Player 11 (Playing Music)
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/3748/wmpplaying7bf.jpg
MyComputer
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4554/mycomputer0co.jpg
MyMusic
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/3776/mymusic4zi.jpg
Welcome Center (Notice Media Player minimized on the taskbar at the bottom)
http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/2333/welcomecenter8jj.jpg
Media Center (Music Library)
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/1931/mcemusiclibrary0co.jpg
Media Center (Pictures Library)
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/8871/mcepicturelibrary0uz.jpg
Media Center (Recorded TV\Videos Library)
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/9290/mcerecordedtvvideoslibrary7kh.jpg
Media Center (Playing Music)
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/9029/mceplayingmusic3cl.jpg
If you want more screens then do let me know.
That's all for now.
