Windows 95 build 180

Windows 95 build 180 is the official Beta 1.3 release of Windows 95, which was scene released in 1994 and mislabeled as build 177, then found again and uploaded on OSBetaArchive on 13 December 2015, along with builds 302 and 311. It comes on 14 floppy disks (disk 1 is 1.44 MB, the others are DMF-formatted).

This is the latest available build to exclusively refer to itself as Chicago.

New features and changes

 * is now renamed to its final name, . However, Windows Explorer is still referred to as File Cabinet in some areas of the system.
 * Updated boot screen to change "Beta 1 - May 1994" to "September 1994".
 * has a slightly brighter blue color.
 * The "Microsoft Windows" logo on  no longer uses a white background.

Shell changes

 * The arrow (<-) on "Click here to begin." on the taskbar that appears on each boot has been changed to a hand.
 * The Windows logo bitmap on the Start button has been slightly changed.
 * Many icons have been updated, such as the small folder icon and Network Neighborhood.
 * Additionally, a few icons on the toolbar in Explorer has been updated.
 * In the Edit menu of Explorer, "Select All" and "Invert Selection" are now placed on the main portion of the menu instead of in a "Select" section.
 * Explorer Options is moved to near the top of the View menu instead of at the bottom.
 * Explorer Options has a new tab for file types, associating any common file types with a specific program.
 * Wastebucket has been added back to the desktop after being absent since build 89e.
 * The Start menu has received a major overhaul, receiving graphical icons to represent each program group and a side logo that says "MICROSOFT WINDOWS".
 * Many portions of the interface has been updated to no longer be bolded, such as when a button is selected.
 * Close Program is revamped to look resemblant to the final version in the RTM.
 * Most of the previous help topics are merged into a "How To..." topic folder.

Application changes

 * A shortcut to create a new email and open Microsoft Mail 4.0 is added to the start menu.
 * Disk Repair Tool has been added to System Tools.
 * Disk Defragmenter is readded after being removed in build 116.
 * Calculator has received a minor interface update to more closely resemble the final version instead of the one included in Windows 3.1.
 * MS Mail 4.0 Note now links to Direct Cable Connection instead of Create a Briefcase.
 * Backup, Direct Cable Connection, Notepad, Object Packager, and Volume Control are all added to the Accessories folder.
 * This is the first build to utilize Remote Access to gain remote access between two computers.
 * Fax Cover Page Editor and Fax Viewer has been added to view the contents of a fax machine message and to create a cover page.
 * WinPad is renamed to WinPad Organizer and is updated to build 4610. It features a more landscape interface instead of a portrait one.
 * CD Player, previously present but not openable in build 90c, now properly opens. It plays audio from a CD-ROM.

Control Panel changes

 * Removed the Messaging Profiles and Telephony applets.
 * Accessibility Options has been added, which allows the user to apply settings to accommodate accessibility for the system.
 * Due to this change,  no longer shows up after StickyKeys has been enabled.
 * App Install Wizard is added to install and remove programs from a shortcut or floppy/CD-ROM drive.
 * Date/Time now has its name shown in the title bar and the map for the time zone selection is darker.
 * Display no longer shows the file extension of the wallpaper in the Background tab. In the Screen Saver tab, the Energy Saving Features are removed. The number of colors used in the Color Palette in the Settings tab has been removed. Most bitmaps are renamed to fit these changes.
 * The Pointer Keys tab in the Keyboard applet has been removed and the Device tab is renamed to General tab. The keyboard country is removed in the General tab.
 * Most of the original settings in the Pointers tab of the Mouse applet has been moved to a new tab called Motion. The Pointers tab now allows the selection of CUR files to be used as custom cursors, making it the first build to allow custom cursors. Much like the Keyboard applet, the Device tab is renamed to General.
 * Modem Setup has been revamped to a Modem Wizard, gaining a new interface resemblant to the setup in this build.
 * The Multimedia applet has been heavily revamped, with most of the original tabs being removed. The Events Scheme tab has been split off to a new applet called Sound Effects, which also received a simpler appearance.
 * Network applet has been changed to merge all adapters, services, and protocols into one group.
 * New Device Wizard has been updated to use new bitmaps on the side and remove the Hint button.
 * Removed Update tab from Security.
 * Virtual Memory has been moved to a button in the General tab of the System applet. Configurations replaced the Virtual Memory tab.
 * System Properties now correctly identifies Pentium CPUs, rather than reporting them as "80486 or 80x87".

Setup changes
Setup has been updated to resemble the RTM even more. After the reboot, setup continues to configure Plug-and-Play devices and finalize settings like setting up time zone or setting up a printer. However, it does not load any wallpaper, unlike later builds.

As part of the Setup revamp, the Upgrade Compliance Check was moved to after the NDA warning screens. The check screens remain the same as in previous builds. Due to an apparent bug in, the parsing of   has changed. The following  will show the compliance check: [CCP] 1

Bugs and quirks

 * The mouse cursor disappears if it is too close to the top of the screen.
 * It is possible to terminate Windows Explorer in the close program window. Doing so will automatically relaunch Windows Explorer.
 * WinPad only starts once per session. After closing, it will not be possible to relaunch WinPad unless a process named "WINPAD" is killed in the close program window.

Installation
in  on disk 2 is for the 19 disk 1.44MB floppy release of this build. This means setup cannot find files in the CAB archives it expects, which makes installation impossible without modifications. One way to bypass this problem is to swap the wrong  with a fixed one during installation. To do this:


 * 1) Start the installation as usual and get to the welcome screen.
 * 2) You have to save the state of the virtual machine (depends on the hypervisor/emulator you're using) as you cannot leave setup to swap  . However, if you're running setup on Windows 3.1x, you can also switch to File Manager via Alt or Task Manager to change the file.
 * 3) Mount the virtual hard drive (VHD) in Disk Management. This step can be skipped if setup was run from Windows 3.1x.
 * 4) Navigate to   and replace   you will find there with the one provided separately with the installation disks.
 * 5) Dismount the VHD (or close File Manager), then resume the virtual machine.
 * 6) Install the build as usual.

It is important you do this after setup has already copied files it needs from disks 1 and 2 to the hard drive, and before it reads  for file locations in CAB archives. Therefore, this is best done on the welcome screen.

An alternative solution is to place the requested files on another floppy disk and point to the setup to those files.

As a result of this patch, some optional components and hardware drivers may not install properly.

File differences
The following files have been introduced or removed compared to build 122: