Paul Thurrott published part 4 and 5 of his Windows Vista February 2006 CTP review

Since writing Part 3 of this review, Microsoft has shipped an interim build of Windows Vista, build 5342, and is preparing to ship a second any day now. Build 5342 is not markedly different from the February 2006 Community Technical Preview (CTP), and includes just a few obvious new features and many bug fixes. For this reason, I'll be incorporating build 5342 into part 4 of this review. In addition to the improved applications listed in this part of the review, build 5342 includes a number of other updates. For example, in the Desktop Background section of the Control Panel's Personalization area, you now see a list of new pictures types including System Wallpaper, Black and White, Textures, Fine Art, Vistas, Widescreen, Abstract, Pictures, Public Pictures, and Solid Colors. Most of these, however--including Black and White, Textures, Fine Art, Vistas, Widescreen, and Abstract--currently feature only placeholder images. Presumably the actual picture files will be seen in a later build. There are, however, new pictures in Sample Pictures.

Windows Vista February 2006 CTP (Build 5308/5342) Review, Part 4: Improved Applications