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We last left build 5342, It was a good build, install went as planned on a "normal Intel system" with IDE drives, and every day hardware installed. There was a lot of complaints from testers with nForce chipsets, SATA, and Audigy hardware to name a few, but i had no problems. Glass worked perfectly with generic Microsoft drivers. As the OS became "seated" you could see an increase of speed right out of the box.
Now lets take a quick tour of Vista 5365.8.060419-1800. Firstly this is "just a build" not a CTP. It is still considered as Beta 1. The Vista Team spent time on this build and made fixes to key areas to show Beta Testers that they are committed to the quality that we can expect from Redmond. Lets see if they pass the x64bit.net challenge.
I started the install, which by the way has a completely new install interface, and one burger, and a few fries later (approx. 30 minutes) I was booting for the first time into Vista 5365. The only information i had to give the OS was its CD Key. Install was faster than the previous build. I do need to tell you, on fina install, you should see all the neat graphics Microsoft has in store for you. Glass again was not a problem with my ATI AIW Pro 9700, using generic MS drivers. I will install the ATI and Audigy drivers later.
I noticed a large performance increase which was expected. My performance rating stayed the same. Boot time was faster
I activated the sidebar under accessories and took a look at the gadgets, but didn't see anything new.Active Sync was not able to sync up to my PDA on the first boot.
Windows Media Player 11 took on the same personality as in the previous build with build #11.05365.6161. Some picture files still are distorted or don't display right and Microsoft is aware of this problem and will be fixed in a future build.
Internet Explorer 7 as build number 7.0.5365.8
Games are the same as 5342
Desktop backgrounds are looking good and quite a large collection. If you see something you like, ask!
Services are going like crazy, over 40 processes. Ill have to look to one of Serb-mans guides to get even more speed out of this build.
Networking has taken on a new look, and once again is quite easy to setup.
Well for now, thats it, its late 4:00am, been a long week and i hope you all enjoy the screenshots. Bookmark us or become a member for updates and more information
~edit, Serbmans Tweakguide is up!! http://www.x64bit.net/site/board/index.php...wtopic=2401&hl=
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When do we get our hands on this build?
Also, the last build of WLM installs properly. I'm now looking at components that are not necessary to even more increase system speed! B) 
