Windows Vista beta 2 shapes up for May 23 release at WinHEC
WinInfo | at | by Mike
As previously reported, Microsoft had planned to ship a variant of Windows Vista build 5381 as Beta 2, the version that the company will be delivering to millions of consumers late this month. However, problems with build 5381 have changed those plans somewhat, along with the schedule for getting Beta 2 into the hands of users. Last weekend, Microsoft surprisingly issued a variant of build 5381 to testers after previously noting that it would not ship any more interim builds before Bea 2.
Now, Microsoft plans to release Beta 2 on DVD to attendees of the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference on May 23 along with Office 2007 Beta 2. Meanwhile, users who wish to obtain a DVD version of Windows Vista Beta 2 via the public Microsoft Web site will have to wait until May 27.