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Microsoft Ships Vista build 5381.1 to Testers

Neowin · May 6, 2006 12:42 EDT · Hot! with 1 comment

Microsoft has issued 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista build 5381.1, which is a preview of the Beta 2 version of Vista the company intends to ship later this month to millions of users worldwide.

Windows users who are eager to test Windows Vista don't have much longer to wait: Microsoft will ship Beta 2 to millions of consumers sometime in late May. Currently, the company still plans to ship Beta 2 on May 22. Attendees of the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2006, which runs May 23^rd through the 25^th, will receive Vista Beta 2 on DVD.

Download: Microsoft Connect