Windows 3.1 build 060

Windows 3.1 build 060 is an Incremental Beta Release build of Windows 3.1, which was first released to testers on 6 December 1991. The respective disk set containing this build was later found at a thrift store and dumped onto the Internet Archive by technology enthusiast Druaga1 on 6 January 2023. Disk 3 of this set was slightly modified by the previous owner to rename a modified  (written to by setup, containing obfuscated user/organization information) to   and then to copy the original   back.

It is notably the subject of several internal Microsoft e-mails from January 1992 and in a bug report from 9 January 1992.

AARD code
This build contains the infamous AARD code, where setup, WIN.COM and other Windows applications that had the AARD code implemented would check if the program is running on either MS-DOS or IBM PC-DOS or something else (most commonly DR-DOS). If it is neither running on MS-DOS, nor on PC-DOS, the program will trigger a "non-fatal error" with the suggestion to contact the Microsoft Windows 3.1 beta team. It however does not prevent itself running on there, as the user was still able to continue. Builds 050, 058, 061 and 068 are also known to contain the AARD code. The AARD code is also present in later builds, including the final build of Windows 3.1, but disabled.

A bug report for this build from 9 January 1992 references this build displaying a "non-fatal error" message during installation, followed by it allegedly failing to install on DR-DOS 6.0 on most instances and hanging upon startup, with Microsoft employees actively dismissing the report several weeks after it was first reported. Other similarly-described bug reports were also filed for builds that also contained the AARD code (such as builds 058 and 061).

Changes

 * The splash screen has now been finalized, albeit with it saying "Incremental Beta Release" at the bottom.
 * Added event sounds such as  and , which are the startup/shutdown sounds respectively.
 * The tutorial has been updated with new visuals and has been expanded to include a Windows Basics section.
 * A new logo has been introduced. The logo similarly known as "Flying Windows" would be featured for a while, until Windows XP build 2428 (save for visible leftovers).
 * Dr. Watson has been updated to version 0.8. This version is also used in the RTM build.