Windows XP build 2462 (main.010315-1720)

5.1.2462.0.main.010315-1720
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Release nameBeta 2
OS familyWindows NT
Version number5.1
Build number2462
Build revision0
Architecturex86
Build labmain
Compiled on2001-03-15
Expiration date
Timebomb2001-09-11 (+180 days)
Product key
DW3CF-D7KYR-KMR6C-3X7FX-T8CVM
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Windows XP build 2462 (main.010315-1720) is the checked/debug variant of the official Beta 2 build of Windows XP, first released to testers on 19 March 2001 and later distributed to the general public on 26 March[1] alongside its free/retail variant, which was built nineteen minutes later.[2]

An IA-64 Free variant of this build which was provided to a select group of testers is also known to exist according to German tech news magazine heise online;[3] although the variant itself has not seen a public release and therefore remains unleaked as of 2024.

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  1. https://news.microsoft.com/2001/03/26/bill-gates-announces-the-availability-of-microsoft-windows-xp-beta-2/
  2. Thurrott, Paul. Windows XP: The Road to Gold (Part Three), Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows. 24 August 2001. Archived from the original on 7 June 2002.
  3. Siering, Peter; Diedrich, Dr. Oliver. 18 Milliarden Gigabyte ..., heise online. 18 June 2001.