Windows 2000 build 1729

Windows 2000 build 1729 is a post-Beta 1 build of Windows 2000.

Changes

 * Text-mode setup no longer detects the IDE drivers during this portion of setup, and it now contains an option to restore a destroyed disk.
 * The graphical stage of setup now appears closer to the final version.
 * The icon of Command Prompt has been changed from the MS-DOS logo to a window showing the prompt.
 * MSN has been updated to version 2.5 (which no longer functions as it tries to loads a webpage that has been taken down).
 * A "Beta 2" watermark can be seen as the desktop is loading, but the  and   files are still labeled as "Beta 1".
 * shows a list of the loaded drivers during startup, even without the  kernel switch being applied.
 * The option to upgrade an existing program has been removed from the new Add/Remove Programs Control Panel applet. It existed in earlier builds, but grayed out.
 * The "Scanners and Cameras" Control Panel applet received a new icon, which was used until build 1738.