Windows Server 2008 build 4028

Windows Server 2008 build 4028 (identifies itself as onghornLay erverSay nterpriseEay erverSay, with a build tag of 4028.Lab01_N.030701-2000) is the first leaked Server variant of Longhorn (and one of only two leaked Server builds that is based on pre-reset code, the other is 4066). It resembles Longhorn client builds and uses the WIM-image extraction installation method.

It will by default use Windows Classic (note that the start button Windows logo is light blue, this would be kept until build 5384.4 for the Classic theme when it was changed to the Windows Vista logo). If you turn on the 'Themes' service and restart, 4028 will have the Plex theme. It uses the clock from the client build 4029.

This build is also mentioned on the setup of all pre-reset builds starting with build 4042, where this build is the minimum required to upgrade.

Installation
This build will often hang or crash during setup. Using Microsoft Virtual PC or VirtualBox is recommended.