Windows XP build 2481 (main)

Windows XP build 2481 is a pre-RC1 build of Windows XP, which was released internally on 1 June 2001, and was released to testers five days later on 6 June.

Changes

 * The Windows XP Tour is now fully complete and functional.
 * Introduced the Olive Green and Silver Luna theme colors under the names Homestead and Metallic respectively.
 * The boot and safe to shutdown screens were updated.
 * The sounds used in the final version are added and they're present, but by default, the older sounds used in Windows 2000 are played, but upon completing the OOBE however, the new startup sound would be played instead.
 * The sounds also have a higher bitrate than any other builds after 2481, making it the only available build to have the highest quality sounds.
 * The taskbar is now locked by default.
 * The boot screen has been updated to include the final rotating bars animation, replacing the breathing  text animation that was used in builds 2474 and 2475. However, the "version 2002" tag is still present; this is the last build to contain it on the boot screen.
 * The "Comments?" link located in the title bar of a window has been removed. It reappeared in Windows 7 pre-release builds as "Send Feedback".
 * MSN Messenger got renamed to Windows Messenger and updated to version 4.0. This version also introduced the .NET Passport.
 * The layout of the system crash screen has been changed to the one that is seen in the RTM.