WinHEC大会最让人激动的当然就是Longhorn4074的发布了,cnBeta对此也作了全程的报道,并有微软的记者前往大会现场摄影.今天,一份新的文本也放在我们的眼前,那就是如何安装/配置Longhorn,让你的系统更快捷地运行.内含英文原文--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Introduction
WinHEC has finally rolled around. This is the conference where all of the hardware engineers demo the latest and greatest. And Microsoft is using this as an oppourtunity to show off the true potential of Longhorn. The build that will be handed out at WinHEC is build 4074. Lets take a closer look at this build and see what can be tweaked.
Longhorn System Requirements
Minimum:
500MHz Intel Pentium III Processor or higher; AMD Athlon family of Processors
256MB of RAM
3.5GB of free hard disk space
Recommended:
800Mhz Intel Pentium III Processor or higher; AMD Athlon family of Processors
512MB of RAM
6GB of free hard disk space
WinFS Overview
WinFS is the code name for the next generation storage technology that will be integrated into Windows “Longhorn”. WinFS allows for faster searching, easier organization of files and much more (this is Microsoft's vision of WinFS at least). How does WinFS work? It's really quite simple. Say you have a ton of files that consist of movie clips, music, pictures, and documents as well as downloads. All you have to do is put them in the Storage folder and WinFS will automatically sort the files into the proper places (Music, Pictures, etc...).
Longhorn does have WinFS built in and WinFS does do all of the things we mentioned above. But there is one problem. When working with WinFS, the system becomes very slow and the WinFS engine consumes a lot of resources. This will be fixed in time of course as Microsoft optimizes the code but for now it is best to disable WinFS to get a massive speed gain in Longhorn. Disabling WinFS will break Outlook Express functionality because it relies on the database storage features of WinFS. You can leave WinFS on, or you can disable it, the choice is yours.
Sidebar Components
Unlike 4051, this build has many more tiles. Below is a list of the tiles along with a description.
Basket:
This tile is used to store files that you want to send or copy. It is very similar to "My Briefcase" in Windows 9x.
Contacts:
This tile displays your Windows Messenger contact list on the sidebar. Note that WinFS and Windows Messenger 6 are required for this tile to function correctly.
News Feed:
Anyone who is familiar with the MSDN SDK samples will know that you could compile this tile for 4051. Now this tile is included by default. It displays the news off of the Longhorn dev center.
Notification History:
This tile displays all previous notifications that have been presented on the current boot.
People Nearby:
I am really not sure what this tile does but i am assuming it does what the name suggests. It displays contacts that are nearby and available.
Clock:
This tile displays an analog clock along with the digital time below it and the date. When you click on this tile, a “flyout” appears with a Calendar.
Quick Launch:
This tile displays the items in your Quick Launch folder (which is located at %userprofile%Application DataMicrosoftInternet ExplorerQuick Launch).
Classic Tray:
This tile displays the items that were once next to the clock on the taskbar. Some icons may not display correctly (colors may appear distorted or elements may be missing) or they may not display at all. To access these icons, click on the tile, and a flyout will appear.
Slide Show:
This tile displays a slide show of all the pictures contained in your “My Pictures” folder. This is great to enable if you have family photos that you enjoy to see, albeit this tile is not very customizable in this build.
Sync:
This tile is used for file synchronization. Requires WinFS to be enabled to work properly.
Power (Transient):
This tile displays the status of a battery in a laptop computer. You need to set the Transient value to 0 in the registry in order for this tile to work.
Web Host Tile (Transient):
This tile is a traffic webcam tile similar to what was seen in earlier builds.
If you have Visual Studio.NET “Whidbey” you can create your own tiles.
Changes from Build 4051
New "Jade" Visual Style
Many new sidebar tiles included, see the list above.
Explorer has been optimized and window browsing is now faster.
Device manager has been done away with, Hardware and Devices is the "new" device manager.
Taskbar properties has been changed to allow more setting for the sidebar.
New Shutdown button in the start menu (pick from a dropdown what to do).
Networking in this build seems to be fixed.
Drivers now seem to require a signature to be installed but 4074 allows you to get around this.
Known issues in this build
Creating a new folder in this build does not work. You have to use the mkdir command in the command prompt.
The explorer memory leak is still present with sidebar on, turn the sidebar off and its completely gone unlike 4051.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Where can I download Windows “Longhorn”?
A: From the places you would usually obtain such things. We will NOT be going into any detail of where you can obtain Longhorn.
Q: What is the full build number of Longhorn?
A: Windows® Code Name “Longhorn”
Evaluation Copy. Build 4074.idx02.040425-1535
Q: How do I change the “Registered User” information?
A: Click Start, and then click Run. Type “regedit” (without the quotes).
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersion
Edit the "RegisteredOwner" and "RegisteredOrganization" keys to your liking.
Q: What Internet Browser do you suggest I use in Longhorn?
A: This is really up to your own preference. You could use Internet Explorer, Avant Browser, MyIE2, Opera, Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, or other browsers.
NOTE: In Mozilla Firefox (and possibly Mozilla as well), check boxes, scroll bars, etc do NOT display correctly. This has been an issue since Build 4015.
Q: Why does Longhorn slow down after being logged on after a certain amount of time?
A: This issue is most likely caused from memory being swapped around. The simplest way to solve this is to log off or reboot.
Q: What Anti Virus applications work with Longhorn?
A: Norton AntiVirus 2003 and higher most likely work (these have not been tested yet under this build). We recommend you use Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 6.0, which has real-time protection, and is light weight (does not use a lot of system resources). AVG 6.0 Free Edition is available from http://www.grisoft.com
Q: What versions of Microsoft Office work under Longhorn?
A: Microsoft Office 2000, XP, and 2003 work under Longhorn and have been tested (Office 2000 may keep trying to reinstall itself though)
Q: What editions of Longhorn will be available when it is completed?
A: We don’t know the answer to this as it is 2 years down the road. But we expect that there will most likely be a Home Edition, Professional Edition, and Media Center Edition.
Q: Where can I find a timeline of the Longhorn builds & leak dates?
A: You can find these around the internet, simply by searching Google. But, for our readers’ convenience, we have compiled an easy to follow timeline with most of the information you need at the end of this guide.
Performance Tweaks
Uninstalling Un-needed Components
First you will need to open SYSOC.INF and edit it. You can do this by clicking the Start button, and then clicking Run.
Type "notepad C:WINDOWSINFSYSOC.INF" (without the quotes.)
Then delete all instances of the word HIDE by clicking Edit, Replace.
In the Replace dialog, type “HIDE” (without the quotes) in the “Find what” box, and leave the “Replace with” box blank. Apply these changes and save the file.
Example:
Before: msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,HIDE,7
After: msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7
Now, navigate to Add/Remove Programs in the control panel.
Once the Add/Remove Programs applet has loaded, click “Add/Remove Windows Components”
Uncheck the following items and press next.
%TabletPCRuntime_desc%
Biometric Base Components
Biometric Logon Support
Windows File System Services
Windows Storage Full-Text Index
Windows Messenger (both instances)
Disable Unnecessary Services
Click Start, and then click Run.
Type “services.msc” (without the quotes) and press OK.
Double click on each item listed below, and set the “Startup Type” to DISABLED.
Automatic Updates
Base Firewall Engine
Castle Discovery Service
Certificate Propogation
Digital ID Management Services
Font Cache Service
FontCacheService
Internet Connection Firewall
IPSEC Services
Logon Hours
Offline Files Service
SSDP Discovery Service
Universal Plug And Play Device Host
System Maintenance Service
Windows Event Forwarding
Performance Options
Right click on “Computer” in the start menu and click “Properties”.
Click the Advanced tab. Under “Performance” click the Settings button.
Uncheck the following items (ones labeled VERY IMPORTANT are crucial to disable)
Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing
Fade or slide menus into view
Fade or slide tooltips into view
Fade out menu items after clicking
Show preview and filters in folder (VERY IMPORTANT)
Show Shadows under menus
Slide open combo boxes
Slide taskbar buttons
Use a background image for each folder type
Folder Options
Click Start, and then click “Computer”.
Click “Tools” and then click “Folder Options”, Under the "View" Tab
Uncheck the following items:
Automatically search for network folders and printers
Choose smart icon size when opening new windows
Display simple folder view in Explorer's Folders list
Use Domain Folder Sharing Wizard
Use Simple File Sharing
Check the following items:
Display the contents of system folders
Hide extensions for known file types
Show drive letters
Explorer Tweaks
Removing the Search Icon and the Help and Support Icon from the desktop
Delete the following keys in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerDesktopNameSpace{018e3123-c842-41d4-94a0-a0c54962a96c}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerDesktopNameSpace{7D455D5A-1DE4-4c25-8E75-1F7288D2EB89}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerDesktopNameSpaceDelegateFolders
Longhorn Timeline
Build 3683 – Leaked November 19, 2002. First public leak of Windows “Longhorn”. Lab_06N Build; contained extras from the Avalon lab that are not seen in other builds (new display properties dialog box, etc). Some features were broken, such as Internet Explorer downloads.
Build 4008 – Leaked February 28, 2003. Second leak. Contained a cleaner version of the “Plex” visual style; Internet Explorer downloads fixed, more sidebar tiles.
Build 4015 – Leaked April 2003. Third Leak. We prefer to call this the build from hell. Not much different from 4008, except the new style taskbar was enabled by default and could only be disabled by turning off the sidebar. This build consumed HUGE amounts of memory in very little time.
Build 4029 – Leaked September 23, 2003. Fourth leak. Displayed the beginnings of the new style Explorer windows, contained a new sidebar clock.
Build 4051 – Leaked October 25, 2003. Released at the Professional Developer Conference, this build was supposed to be quite stable, as it was the first developer preview of Longhorn, but it ended up being horrible as far as being able to develop and test sidebar tiles went. It just leaked too much memory which hindered the ability to do anything useful with it. Introduction of the “Slate” theme, “Plex” was removed.
Build 4053 – Leaked March 1, 2004. Latest leak. Explorer memory leak seems to have been fixed for the most part. More responsive than 4051.
Build 4074 - Released at the WinHEC Engineering Conference on May 4, 2004. Introduction of the "Jade" theme.
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