Comments on: IE7 Beta 1 release date set

By: Kilroy

Kilroy — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Damn! Just 3 days before I go on holiday. Anyhow, this is great news! I can't wait to see what work Microsoft has put in IE7 and Vista.

By: MarkB

MarkB — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Will ‘normal’ people be able to get their hands on Vista? Or will it be windows professionals, etc, only?

By: redferret

redferret — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I was also about to ask that. How does one lay hands on the betas?

By: an00bis

an00bis — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

The Windows Vista website says to check back on August 3rd:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.mspx

Windows Vista Beta
Beta 1, targeted at developers and IT professionals, will be available by August 3rd 2005.

Check back here for all the details.

By: Kevin Yank

Kevin Yank — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I expect the betas of Vista and Longhorn Server will only be available to invited beta testers (although there is talk of Vista Beta 1 being available to MSDN Premium subscribers).

The IE7 Beta, on the other hand, will definitely be public. The official IE Blog would be the best place to watch for news.

By: hughitt1

hughitt1 — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

If new IE supports CSS & PNG i would be in heaven. : )

As for the Windows formally known as longhorn, there have been leaked beta builds floating around for a couple years now. From what i gather it seems to be bigger, and slower, but with a pretty watch-looking clock on the right side of the screen :)

Some sites with info & screenshots if anyone is interested:

http://www.win-vista.net/
http://www.msbetas.org/
http://bink.nu/

By: smithhayward

smithhayward — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

One week after the arrival of my new machine. Should I wipe XP Home (yuck!) and replace it with VISTA?!? Reminds me of when I got a hold of a copy of Windows NT 5. Installation was great. Booting? That was another thing altogether.

By: Eric.Coleman

Eric.Coleman — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

hughitt1:

the clock/sidebar is being dropped from longhorn/vista as far as I know

By: MarkDHarris

MarkDHarris — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Was just readin on their blog and they said “Since we have no plans to do native rounded corner support in IE7 (CSS3 feature), I want to point out that there is an article available on MSDN that shows you how you can easily and efficiently implement rounded corners with IE today.” Appears IE7 is going to be another proprietary piece of crap.

By: Dwarth

Dwarth — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Quote:
"the clock/sidebar is being dropped from longhorn/vista as far as I know"

WHAT it's Microsft best improvment to Windows since the addition of Pinball!