Windows Longhorn build 3718

Windows Longhorn build 3718 is the last Milestone 3 build of Windows Longhorn, which was shared online on 30 April 2004. It is very similar to build 3713 in features and functionality, albeit with a more stable Windows Explorer.

Changes

 * Media Center is now referred as "Media Center" in Add or Remove Programs instead of "Freestyle".

General

 * Sometimes when the user logs in, the desktop wallpaper may be reset to none.

Media Center

 * Once installed, it is impossible to uninstall Media Center. The only way to uninstall this is to reinstall Windows.

Installation

 * When upgrading to this build, the boot menu entry is named  despite being an x86 build.
 * This build cannot be installed on modern versions of VMware and VirtualBox when you set the OS type to "Windows XP Professional", because it gives there a BSOD with error code   To install it, you will need to set the OS to "Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition".

Control Panel

 * Classic View is missing in the Control Panel and many applets are missing. Some of the Control Panel applets can be run by running their executable from Run or Command Prompt. However, if the user upgrades from a previous build and its Control Panel was on Classic View prior to the installation, then the Control Panel can be viewed in Classic View, but the user then cannot switch back to Default View. Alternatively, you can enable the Classic View by opening Folder Options Control Panel Applet and choosing "Use Windows classic folders".


 * If the  key is deleted from , the tasks pane will revert back to a Windows XP-esque task pane allowing the user to switch between classic and default views.
 * Display Properties mentions the Luna theme as the Plex theme.

MyTVApp
MyTVApp now crashes when it is opened, although the Avalon Trust Manager still opens without problems.

Desktop Compositing Engine
Desktop Compositing Engine requires either compatible hardware or VMware Workstation 6.5.x to work (just 6.5x compatibility won't work), otherwise it will result in a black screen that can only be exited by a hard reset.

Tablet PC
You can't install the Tablet PC components, because this build's Tablet PC package is broken.

File differences
The following files have been introduced or removed compared to build 3713 Professional: