eWeek: Early Testers Hit Snags in Vista Beta 2
SEATTLE—A day after Microsoft announced availability of Windows Vista Beta 2, the first testers are overcoming download bottlenecks and obtaining bits. While many are finding the latest build to be more stable and better-performing, they also are still hitting driver and application compatibility issues, among other system problems.
Microsoft announced on May 23 that it was making Vista Beta 2, Longhorn Server Beta 2 and Office 2007 Beta 2 available to testers immediately. [read on..]
Also see WinHEC: This annual Microsoft developer conference focuses on Windows hardware platforms and their support for standards, device drivers and interfaces.