Microsoft is making available on July 17 to its Technology Adoption Partners, MSDN and other select technical beta testers a new build of Vista for download.
The next major public test build, RC1, is due later this quarter.
Microsoft is posting to its private download Connect Web site on July 17 a new test build of Windows Vista.
Microsoft is making the latest build, No.
5472, available to a select group of technical beta testers only. Microsoft is opening up the new build to its Technology Adoption Program (TAP) members, Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) subscribers and other selected technical testers only.
The newest Vista build is not a full-fledged beta.
It is one of the interim builds that Microsoft has committed to make available to testers on a monthly basis until Vista is released to manufacturing.
"Microsoft is distributing this in order to provide testers with a more recent build and to encourage application and device driver developers to accelerate development on Windows Vista," according to a statement provided by a company spokeswoman.
"This build includes quality and performance improvements based on feedback Microsoft has received on Beta 2 to date."
