Microsoft has made Command Shell Preview Version 2.0 available to beta testers on the companies private Beta site. The command shell preview can now be run on XP or Server 2003 machines with Microsoft .NET Framework (PD2). The updated build brings the version to 4064 showing that Microsoft are slowly but surely progressing with Longhorn. With a Longhorn beta due by the end of this year, 2004 is shaping up to be the year for Longhorn fans waiting for a sneak peek at the future OS in beta form.
"This is an early preview of the Command Shell. This is a new Windows component that is planned for release with Windows codename: Longhorn. The preview can be installed from our download page and supporting documentation is included within the download. Attendees at the October PDC conference can still access the earlier preview from the download page. Please note that the earlier preview only works with the PDC preview of Longhorn"