So its November 17th and no Windows Vista November CTP. Not a big deal. Build 5231 has served me quite well and my experience hasn't been that bad. There are some features that don't perform but thats to be expected with a pre-Beta 2 build.

I was reading WinBeta and stumbled upon an article about possible Beta 2 delays, which also talks about some information from Microsoft about the upcoming November CTP:

Sources at Microsoft also confirmed that the November CTP (Community Technology Preview build) tagged as build # 5259 should be available to TAP and beta testers [only] (sorry MSDN subscribers, no Nov CTP download is planned at this time) this coming Friday, Nov 18th. Having said that, it appears likely sources confirm that the release may now slip until Monday or Tuesday of next week. This is not certain as yet and no final decision has been made at this time.

So we could see the November CTP of Vista in tester's hands by the end of the week or early next week. Would sure make an excellent Thanksgiving treat.

I haven't talked much about the possible Beta 2 delay. I don't really intend to talk about it either aside from this: if Microsoft isn't ready to give Beta 2 to testers, then its probably for a good reason. I'd rather have good code and working features than something that was rushed out the door. Again, Microsoft has yet to confirm anything regarding Beta 2 so at this point, most of what we're hearing about Beta 2 is just speculation.

(via: Brandon LeBlanc)