How many of you have tried Windows Longhorn?

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THEDESTROYERV4
Member

03-02-2023, 05:11 PM

The operating system that was never fully finished and was never released to the public.

THEDESTROYERV4

03-02-2023, 05:11 PM #1

The operating system that was never fully finished and was never released to the public.

BurryPetya
Member

03-02-2023, 06:14 PM

I messed up my mom's old Pentium 4 laptop with that mess... I had to test it out and ended up wiping out a 200 GB hard drive just to get it running.

BurryPetya

03-02-2023, 06:14 PM #2

I messed up my mom's old Pentium 4 laptop with that mess... I had to test it out and ended up wiping out a 200 GB hard drive just to get it running.

iMana_
Junior Member

03-03-2023, 05:18 AM

Attempted to set it up on a virtual machine but encountered issues. Vista might be an option.

iMana_

03-03-2023, 05:18 AM #3

Attempted to set it up on a virtual machine but encountered issues. Vista might be an option.

vinic00kie
Member

215

03-03-2023, 12:21 PM

Yes, "longhorn" was actually launched, but it was later combined with another initiative, resulting in its inclusion in the Windows 7 release.

vinic00kie

03-03-2023, 12:21 PM #4

Yes, "longhorn" was actually launched, but it was later combined with another initiative, resulting in its inclusion in the Windows 7 release.

missingmetal
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181

03-04-2023, 05:46 AM

Refers to Windows Vista, though it was actually called Longhorn. The goal was to rebuild Windows from the ground up, which led to a six-year development period and numerous bugs that hadn't existed before. It's estimated that around 80% of the work was rewritten, and there are still many differing opinions on how to proceed.

missingmetal

03-04-2023, 05:46 AM #5