Windows Server 2008 build 3790.1232

Windows Server 2008 build 3790 is the first "Longhorn" build compiled after the development reset. It is the first build to be compiled in the newly named winmain branch. It is a server counterpart of Windows Vista build 3790.1232.

Microsoft had numerous problems with the earlier Longhorn builds, including stability issues, memory leaks, and so on, and because of this, they decided to replace the current version of the underlying Windows Server 2003 codebase with a later version (Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, rather than Windows .NET Server 2003 Release Candidate).

Zero-day activation
The build must be activated before log-on. Most versions online have a way to remove this activation method, although the copy on BetaArchive's FTP has these methods removed.

Missing files
During setup, you will encounter a prompt that asks you where to look for some files. The default answer is the root directory of your CD-ROM drive, but you must use the i386 directory to copy those files. If not followed, a lot of applications will be missing. Note that this only applies to the original leak.

Missing files in the original images
The original copies of this build are completely unfixed, meaning that the above instructions will not work, since the files do not exist anywhere. You must provide the following files to setup in some way for it to finish correctly. They can be stubs, or the real files from a period-correct build that has them. File list Blank.txt Empty.txt Sample1.jpg Sample2.jpg filters.xml moviemk.chm moviemk.exe news.png paint.png wWMalert.wav wWMemail.wav wWMonline.wav wlogowin.gif wlvback.gif wmsgsc.dll wmsgslang.dll wmsmsgs.exe wtype.wav wxpmsgr.chm