windows vista beta 2 files

[Guest]

i want to extract some jpeg files from the windows vista beta 2 dvd

is there a way to do that ?

 

[Mike Brannigan]

i want to extract some jpeg files from the windows vista beta 2 dvd

is there a way to do that ?

What files do you require form the expired Beta 2 product?
You should be using the final released product.
If it is something like wallpapers then these are posted on a number of
third party web sites.

 

[dean-dean]

What .jpg files for Vista are you specifically needing? Many may be backed
up on your Vista drive. For example, the files for wallpaper
(C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper) can also be found in a subfolder of
C:\Windows\winsxs. Mine are here:

C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-shell-wallpaper-common_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.5744.16384_none_453ffe7bb71f5981

You could Copy the files you want from the C:\Windows\winsxs subfolder and
Paste them elsewhere.

 

[dean-dean]

There are a number of pre-RTM releases, e.g., Build 5744, legally licensed
under the Microsoft Software License Terms, which won't expire until the
last day of May/first day of June (depending on your Zone).

 

[Guest]

i want a specific wallpaper but i don't know the name of it ,all i know is
that is a mountain with water

i use windows vista ultimate final release but i can't find it

 

[Mike Brannigan]

i want a specific wallpaper but i don't know the name of it ,all i know is
that is a mountain with water

i use windows vista ultimate final release but i can't find it

Those wallpapers are available on a number of third party web sites.
Just use your favorite search engine and query for vista wallpapers
mountain

 

[dean-dean]

Okay, I see. Yes, I've read people's posts complaining that certain
wallpapers on the Beta's weren't in the Final release. Unless you know
someone still running a Beta version, whose you could copy, I don't know of
a way to extract them from the DVD. If you still have a folder called
"Windows.old" in C:\, they should be in there, providing you installed
directly from the Beta version.

 

[dean-dean]

Mike Brannigan had a good idea. Does this help:

http://neosmart.net/gallery/v/wallpapers/Vista/official/

There are two mountain/water pictures (Bliss and Real Bliss). If you want
one, click on it. When a new page pops up, click on "Download photo in
original format " at the bottom of the picture. When that (bigger) picture
is shown, right-click on the picture and choose "Save Picture as...".