Original Link: http://www.anandtech.com/show/2030  Windows
Vista: Beta 2 Preview  by Ryan Smith on June 16, 2006 12:05 AM
EST   It's not very often that we have a chance to take a look
at a new Windows operating system here at AnandTech. Not
including the release of Windows XP x64 (the 64-bit version of
windows) last year, Microsoft's premier operating system for
workstation and home computer use has been Windows XP for nearly
5 years; that's an unprecedented period of time from Microsoft.
However, that quiet period is about to come to a close early
next year, as Microsoft begins to ramp up for the release of the
next version of Windows: Windows Vista.  While Microsoft has
been showing off Vista to various beta testers and developers
for well over a year, including the first beta version released
last July, it has only been since late May when Microsoft
released Vista Beta 2 at WinHEC that a version has been
available that is functional enough for testing. With the second
beta, Microsoft has finally seen fit