Windows XP build 2526

Windows XP build 2526 is the official Release Candidate 2 of Windows XP, which was released to the public on 27 July 2001.

The Chinese Traditional version of this build was supposedly uploaded to the Chinese website BetaWorld on 17 April 2023, but at the moment this cannot be confirmed or refuted as it is not publicly available. Currently, this build is available only in the English (United States) language.

The Korean and German versions of this build exist, but have yet to be found. A Polish version screenshot can be found in the Polish version of the Windows XP HTML Tour files at.

Timebomb
The English language version of this build is notable for having a timebomb that is 2 hours and 5 minutes long, making it the build with the shortest timebomb. However, this build can still be used after the stated 2 hours and 5 minutes, as long as the user is logged in. The timebomb, if expired, will trigger at the next login. Also, the Traditional Chinese language version still has the standard expiration date of 180 days after installation.