lordhathor Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 http://www.flexbeta.net/main/comments.p ... news=13839 The new version of Windows... codenamed Longhorn.. Leaked screenshots. Weren't meant ot be released. There ya go. This shows off the new 3-D and transluscent window capabilities, among other things (including the unbefreakinlievable system specs of the computer used to test the new version!! (Gee, I hope it works with me 2.6 ghz Emachines with 256 mb of ram. :P) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAGE Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Yeah, sorry to tell you but there was a beta version available to some the a while back. My dad personally tried it himself after receiving it from a mate. It ain't that great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordhathor Posted July 15, 2005 Author Share Posted July 15, 2005 This wasn't actualy from the beta version, it was one of the people testing the newer version, after the beta. and you're right, from what I see, it's not that different. A bit more graphic-intensive (Oh, my poor graphics card!) and not much else. Oh, and they removed all the "my" prefixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayjest Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Oh, and they removed all the "my" prefixes. No! I liked that small sense of ownership. It reminded me that I'd actually paid for my system, rather than just being owned by Microsoft. At least they're finally admitting their stance: that we are all just slaves, and any peronal information entered on a windows PC is automatically owned by Microsoft Corporation. Personally, I think the biggest loss is the removal of pie charts to show how much disk space is used - now they're bars. That just looks stupid. Goals to get my skills back up to a barely respectable level on the high scores: Currently going for Bone to Peaches spell. It's amazing how boring doing the same repetitive task is! Stupid MTA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightLite Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Doesn't look all that appealing.... Simply looks like a nice theme on xp.. - Only character in Runescape History maxed out in RSC and RS2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightLite Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Doesn't look all that appealing.... Simply looks like a nice theme on xp.. - Only character in Runescape History maxed out in RSC and RS2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dontknowyet Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 a black xp is all i see.. yay... As: Dontknowyet -157 R.Rs: Dontknowyet - 38 Bigboybad - 104 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman089 Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Looks snazzy, but like others have said, it doesn't look like much besides a transparent-like Windows XP theme. I doubt I'll be trading in my Windows 2000 for anything else anytime soon. Gamertag: King Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 I'll obviously try it but I doubt highly that I'll use it instead of XP, at least not for about 2 years after it's out and patched up. Learnt that the hard way. :lol: Notoriously Trollish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatsilverwyrm Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Looks snazzy, but like others have said, it doesn't look like much besides a transparent-like Windows XP theme. I doubt I'll be trading in my Windows 2000 for anything else anytime soon. Screenshots aren't a very good basis on which to judge a new OS.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyro Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Judging the system from screenshots is foolish to say the least. Seriously, how it actually looks is probably the least important concern. And yeah, nothing really new about the pictures since the beta/alpha/whatever has been out for quite a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmw Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 So what if you don't like Black XP? Doesn't really matter. I don't like any Windows XP theme either. That's why I, along with a ton of Windows users theme it, using custom programs. So the look is not a worry. Longhorn is supposedly the biggest release of the decade? So I bet we'll all be using it soon, whether we like it or not. I think it'll eventually find its way onto most users computers, just like how XP did. Something different for sure, and I think it'll be great. New features, new capabilities. I'll be out there to get one within the first week for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatsilverwyrm Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Doubt it will find it's way on to everyone's computer. Supposedly it's system requirements are going to be fairly steep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsback Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 I've seen them on another forum also, but as Greatsilverwyrm said you cant judge an OS system on just screenshots. Theres lots more screenshots out there too that have been leaked but nothing too fancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GhostRanger Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Longhorn is supposedly the biggest release of the decade? So I bet we'll all be using it soon, whether we like it or not. ] That's because (and someone correct me if I'm wrong), its the first biggest release since Windows 98. Longhorn is going to be uncomparable to XP. But I'm gonna stick with OS X Tiger :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman089 Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Looks snazzy, but like others have said, it doesn't look like much besides a transparent-like Windows XP theme. I doubt I'll be trading in my Windows 2000 for anything else anytime soon. Screenshots aren't a very good basis on which to judge a new OS.. I wasn't judgeing Longhorn, Greatsilverwyrm, I was just saying it looks a lot like Windows XP, and on the site, if you look at the top, they say it "probably" is Longhorn. I'm just doubting it's authenticity. Gamertag: King Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesselt Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Their internet browser looks coppied from firefox... :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordhathor Posted July 16, 2005 Author Share Posted July 16, 2005 They introduced tabbed browsing in IE7 (not yet released) because so many people were choosing firefox over windows IE, because FireFox r0x microsoft's s0x. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
____ Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 And from the looks of things their tabbing still sucks anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cupcake Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Hopefully it has lots of new features and make IE better. But still they are playing monopoly and there are always some people who want to catch up to the newest technology. I still find the name longhorn disturbing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoe2002 Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 OS X wanabe :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okiebrian Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 We installed Longhorn on a few boxes in my IT class about a year and a half ago....so not exactly brand new :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_wilson Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 yea it looks like a suped up XP. its gonna kill my graphics card if i get it. First and only pixel thinger I made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironfist Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 We installed Longhorn on a few boxes in my IT class about a year and a half ago....so not exactly brand new :wink: ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandal Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 doesnt look much diff from XP.. sure it probally has much more features.. kidna just looks like a skin u can get off windowblinds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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