Windows XP build 2202

Windows 2000 build 2202 is the earliest available post-RTM build of Windows 2000. This build identifies itself as SD Windows 2000 Professional on the desktop watermark, where SD refers to the Source Depot version control system that Microsoft was deploying at the time.

This is the only known build to be built by a "ntvbl" lab (in this case being "ntvbl06") since labs were renamed to just "Lab" (e.g. "Lab06") a few months after this build was compiled. Due to its earliness, this build still bears Windows 2000 branding and the NT 5.0 kernel version.

It also requires the exact BIOS date or the Setup will hang at “Saving settings”.

"Comments?" link
The "Comments?" link from Neptune and later builds of Whistler can be added via a registry modification. To enable it, go to  and add the DWORD value   and set it to 1. The text of the link can be changed via  string key. After adding the registry entries, log off and back on and open any application to get the link. The link does nothing when clicked in this build.

Installation
The unmodified version of this build cannot be normally installed (via CD boot) due to a bugcheck during setup. The user can either use a DOS boot disk to partition and format the drive and then run setup from there, or can replace  file in the i386 folder on the CD with the one from a different build.

Also, sometimes when or upgrading from Windows via, Setup asks the user to insert the installation disc during the text-mode part, despite already being inserted. This can also be a fault with the CD-ROM driver. It is recommended to select "Install a new version" instead, go to "Advanced Options..." and select "Copy all Setup files from CD-ROM to the hard disk".

Drivers

 * VMware graphics drivers that are newer than version 7 cause a bugcheck at resolutions higher than 640x480 on newer VMware revisions (such as VMware Workstation 16).
 * Some USB devices will cause a bugcheck on boot with the error code . Removing the devices will allow the system to boot.

File differences
The following files have been introduced or removed compared to the RTM build of Windows 2000 Professional: