Windows XP build 2442

Windows XP build 2442 is a build of Windows XP, which was shared on the BetaWiki Discord server on 15 August 2021. It is only available in Simplified Chinese.

This build is mentioned in various posts on the Chinese Software Developer Network (CSDN), including a thread about installing drivers for a modem from May 2001, or two threads about timebomb removal from July 2001. This means that the build shared online between its compile date (17 February 2001) and the date of the first post (22 May 2001).

On 20 October 2020, a BetaWorld user by the name of MacAdmin uploaded a picture of a Chinese warez CD labeled "KEE-044" containing the build. On 24 October 2020, a BetaWorld user by the name of 随便问我 uploaded a higher-resolution picture of the same CD.

Changes

 * Updated the Windows flag used during setup and the OOBE to the new one that was introduced in build 2428.
 * CD Player was removed.
 * MSN Messenger was updated to version 3.6.

Videos

 * 「XP测试版」更早的XP中文测试版？ (「WinXP Beta」Earlier XP Chinese beta?)
 * 视频: Windows Whistler 2442安装 (Video: The installation of Windows Whistler 2442)