Windows Longhorn The next generation operating systems

Do you think Windows longhorn will stand to the height of expectations of the IT community.

I'm not sure, but with Microsoft behind it, it hardly will be a failure.BTW I've read somewhere that pirated verions of the beta version was already on sale in some countries

Windows lognhorn will have a totally new search function and will use a completely revised browserAlso, Windows Explorer has also changed-more sleek and mangeableWINFX file systemAlso the ICF will upgraded to inbound and outbound protection

because Microsoft had to work on SP2, windows longhorn will be later in the shops than what was said at the first place.

hello!i read some months ago that illegal copies of the beta version have been stored on universities servers without permission..i searched for it on the kazaa network and i found a lot of files.it is also available in some warez sites.it was supposed to be released on 2005 right? i really like windows and i can wait....greetings from MÉXICO

But then, if you tried to install Longhorn which isn't supposed to be released yet, you may encounter a lot of problems becuse I don't think the OS is stable yet. Better wait for the full release!

i have installed LT ages ago and all i can say is it look alot like linx defult theam

I have tryed the beta... but my drivers didnt work..

Longhorn has had its release date set back to 2006 about septemberish. http://winsupersite.com/ is a good resource to look up for info and pictures. The WINFS file system may also be getting the scrap as it was going to delay the release even more.

All I know about Windows Longhorn is that its tentative release is in late 2006 and that Internet Explorer 7 will most likely come out before the new version of Windows does.

The release was pushed back to 2006-2007 officially from 2005 due to work on Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 2.With the push back to 2006, Microsoft has decided to axe the dev time and removed WinFS. Now they are facing pressure as WinFS was a main component of Windows that was highly anticipated. It basically a faster and more organized memory manager let's say and Microsoft removed it.I have no clue where the fate of Longhorn lies. And they're not Beta copies. Microsoft has not publicly announced a Beta. They're all alpha builds.

You know with microsoft you can never tell but i think longhorn will get axed it is the most delayed piece of software ever.

I'm really interested to know how much more stable and secure it will be compared to what we have now from Microsoft, and whether there will be hundreds of bug reports and fixes soon after its release.

Well XP Service Pack 2 had some Longhorn technology transferred to it such as the prevention of the buffer underrun attacks. As far as holes go dissipate, don't get too excited. Its still built on top of Windows NT which is quiet disappointing to me. Microsoft although its painful should really start making a new Windows core that can emulate Win9x/WinNT programs.