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New Windows Vista and WinFX Sites Launched

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In addition to the launch of the first public Windows Vista Beta since last year's PDC, we have also published a complete redesign of the MSDN Windows Vista and WinFX developer centers in order to create a seamless, unified experience for users moving from one site to another. The sites also reflect the look and feel of the Windows Vista UI, and the Windows Vista site on www.microsoft.com.

There were many goals associated with this project, including

  • Ensuring that key technical information is more discoverable with redesigned site navigation
  • Coordination with other site teams to launch a set of sites that are visually connected, similar in messaging, but audience-appropriate
  • Creating a seamless, unified experience for users moving from one site to another – whether that be from Vista to WinFX or among the various audience-specific Vista sites (MSDN, TechNet and Microsoft.com)
  • Supporting a newer, cleaner "look and feel"

While the look and feel you see today is a huge step in the right direction – especially in terms of helping developers find the information they need more quickly – we're definitely not finished. Over the next couple of weeks, stay tuned for the following additions/modifications to the Vista and WinFX Developer Centers.

  • Learning - The Learning section will be updated to better offer guidance and help to people new to Windows Vista development. This includes overview pages of various technologies with links to articles and hands-on labs for further discovery as well as links to training as that becomes available from the Microsoft Learning Product Group.
  • Community - As many have seen with our "CodeZone" initiative, we as a company are focusing more and more on the aggregation of various information sources to enable developers to find the help they need. In addition, product teams are more committed than ever to answering your questions on the various MSDN Forums. To that end, we're almost complete with a new Community page that will enable developers to locate all of these resources from a single page.
  • Support - Another page we've redesigned that is close to publication is the Support page that enable developers to quickly find the level of support they need from a single page

At the end of the day, our job performance is measured by whether or not we've been able to provide to you, the developer, the information you need in an easily accessible manner. Therefore, as always please feel free to email me regarding any improvements that you would like to see regarding your experience with the Windows Vista and WinFX Developer Centers.

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  • Anonymous
    May 23, 2006
    Tom Archer gives us some insight into the integrated redesign of the Windows Vista related websites on...
  • Anonymous
    May 23, 2006
    Tom, the link you gave to the Vista page contains a link to download the Windows SDK. Unfortunately the link to the Windows SDK is dead. Could you get that back up? I'm sure a lot of folks will be trying the new beta and will want to download the SDK.

    By the way, are the Windows SDK and WinFX updated for the new beta?
  • Anonymous
    May 23, 2006
    Judah:

    Unfortunately, there's a problem in propogation. It's been reported and the SDK link should be live shortly.

    Yes, the Windows SDK and WinFX are in alignment with Beta 2.
  • Anonymous
    May 23, 2006
    Cool, thanks Tom.
  • Anonymous
    May 23, 2006
    Site looks awesome Tom. :) Very cool.
  • Anonymous
    May 24, 2006
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  • Anonymous
    May 25, 2006
    Wat a cool site..I immensely enjoyed it design !
    thanks
    Mahes
  • Anonymous
    May 25, 2006
    Tom,

    The Beta2 come with WinFX or i have downloaded here?
  • Anonymous
    May 25, 2006
    Cirino:

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/downloads/products/getthebeta
  • Anonymous
    May 25, 2006
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  • Anonymous
    May 25, 2006
    Good Site Design......Since I'm referring the Vista site from its original Longhorn version..........and it is good resouce for the Windows lovers....
  • Anonymous
    May 26, 2006
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  • Anonymous
    May 27, 2006
    Thanks Tom, I immensely enjoyed it Windows Vista and Office 2007. Now let me see the VS "ORCAS"... :)

    Good Job
  • Anonymous
    May 31, 2006
    hi i'm alireza from iran
    i have bought Win Vista Cd but the "DriverRepository.idx" is missing where is this ?


    please help me !

    Vista is very very very nice and good
  • Anonymous
    May 31, 2006
    Is windows vista ever going to be released publicly,
    I know ms said beta 2 would be public but it isn't.
    You still have to pay a fortune for an msdn or technet subscription.....
  • Anonymous
    May 31, 2006
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  • Anonymous
    May 31, 2006
    alireza: Please ask questions about Windows Vista in the appropriate MSDN Forum:

    http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn
  • Anonymous
    May 31, 2006
    This is really something new ,this looks promissing ,very good ,very nice !!!!
  • Anonymous
    June 05, 2006
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  • Anonymous
    June 05, 2006
    I also need some documentation on WAS if there is any.

    thanks

    -e-
  • Anonymous
    June 09, 2006
    I am trying to get Akamai Download manager and also to MS Vista BeTA II, to download it, but I have tried for 2 days and I still cannot get to Windows Vista! Thanks for your assistance, Tom, TGIF,
    Nicholas Hartofelis
    still trying to get beta copy of Vista, THANKS!
  • Anonymous
    June 15, 2006
    where can i get driverrepository.idx?
    my vista copy dont have this driver
    (windows vista build 5259 X86 original)
  • Anonymous
    February 10, 2007
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