Windows Vista build 5259.3

Windows Vista build 5259.3 is a recompile of build 5259 that was released to the participants of the Technology Adoption Program (TAP), but it was later shared publicly on or before 30 November 2005, along with the original compile.http://www.pronetworks.org/forums/vista-build-5259-and-the-leaked-version-of-build-5231-t66740.html Besides being a bugfix build, not much has changed. However, this build has a severe bug in its setup program that makes it impossible to install the Starter SKU.
== NFO file ==
== Editions and keys ==
Edition / SKU Name 	Key
Home Basic 	KJ89T-MF23J-XD9X9-WHDF3-DV8X8
Home Basic N 	CDV26-DG6DG-7DY4J-GHXPR-W8YMT
Home Premium 	RK83M-X2CQ4-6K2CW-W7HKF-TPTBW
Professional Standard 	WHPY8-M92RQ-2KMD9-QWQMK-8KV4M
Professional Standard N	KFBH3-BX3DC-9YFWJ-Y9D7V-TPCJY
Professional Enterprise	MFKHB-RYT8V-H43HR-DC64T-T8YRD
Ultimate 	R4HB8-QGQK4-79X38-QH3HK-Q3PJ6
==Bugs and quirks==
=== Installation ===
==== Partitioning ====
On some devices and virtual machines, setup cannot partition the hard drive, requiring the usage of DiskPart. After using DiskPart to partition the hard drive, you can now restart the machine and proceed through setup normally.
====Upgrade====
It is impossible to install or upgrade to this build from:
*any pre-reset Longhorn build or build 5048 due to an assertion error.
*build 5000 and build 5001 due to setup.exe crashing.
The wallpaper gets changed to img24 when upgrading from Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista build 5231, build 5231.2 or build 5259. This quirk persisted until build 5466.
====SKUs====
As said above, this build has a severe bug in its setup program that makes it impossible to install the Starter SKU.
=== Stability ===
* This build tends to have stability issues, and can easily crash upon simple tasks, such as installing drivers and opening up applications.
* ATI LDDM drivers in this build are known to be quite unstable on most cards, producing artifacts, slow performance or crashes. This can be circumstanced by using build 5270's ATI drivers.
=== Windows Explorer ===
Even if the machine does not have a floppy drive, a button for it may appear in Windows Explorer anyway.
=== Device Manager ===
Certain applications such as Device Manager are not accessible via the Run prompt. In this case, an alternative route is Control Panel -> System -> Hardware -> Device Manager.
=== System Restore ===
System Restore cannot be used in this build as it will fail to create and restore with error 0x80042318.
===Windows AntiSpyware===
Time displays the 24-hour format but within indicating AM/PM.
=== Control Panel ===
The CPU may not be shown correctly in System Properties and will report df_6.0.5259.3_none_bf7e6b915ad12d3e.
== Gallery ==
File:WindowsLonghorn50485284Boot.png|Boot screen
File:Windows Vista 5259.3 Desktop Winver.png|Desktop and winver
File:Windows Vista 5259.3 Demo.png|Demo
File:Windows Vista 5259.3 Flip3D.png|Flip 3D
File:Assertion error when running 5259's setup on 4033.png|Assertion error when running 5259.3's setup on 4029 or 4033
File:5259 upgrade error from 5000.png|Error while running 5259.3's setup on 5000/5001
File:WindowsLonghorn5259Hibernate.png|Hibernating
File:WindowsLonghorn50985284Safe.png|Safe to shutdown screen (group policy only)
== References ==
Category:Windows Vista builds