Windows Me build 2404

Windows Me build 2404 is a pre-Beta 2 build of Windows Me. It was originally leaked only as a file archive in late June 2015.

Changes

 * Setup now plays a page-turning sound when it advances to another screen.
 * The "Beta One" label has been removed from the boot screen, while HTML Help now features Beta 2 branding.
 * A new "File a bug report" icon is present on the desktop.
 * Added the Internet Games from MSN Gaming Zone, which would be included with later versions of Windows until Windows 7.
 * DirectX has been updated from version 7.0 to 7.1.
 * Windows Installer 1.1 is now included.
 * DVD Player has been updated.
 * Net crawling can now be disabled in Folder Options.
 * Accessibility wizard has been updated.
 * Help and Support UI has changed again.
 * Sounds and Multimedia control panel applets have been combined into a single Sounds and Multimedia applet.
 * Game Controllers control panel applet has been upgraded into Game Manager with an additional Settings tab for managing game installations.

Installation

 * On some machines,  may take significantly longer than previous builds.
 * On newer machines, it is not normally possible to boot to the desktop as a  will occur.

S3 drivers

 * Upon using S3 video adapters, Windows will complain that its own drivers will not work properly, thus the display will be stuck at . This error will also appear upon every boot and other drivers cannot be installed correctly, meaning that S3 video adapters are not recommendable for this build.

Neptune reference
Two files, namely  and , with the version number 5.50.5086.1 were found in this Millennium build, but it is unknown whether this Neptune build ever existed.

Some speculate this could be a late Milestone 1 or an early Milestone 2 build. Judging by the file dates, it would have been compiled before 26 October 1999.