Windows 2000 build 2031

Windows 2000 build 2031.1 is the official Beta 3 build of Windows 2000, which was released to the public by Microsoft on 29 April 1999. It is the last build to have the hibernating screen status saying.

Japanese version
The Japanese and DEC Alpha versions of this build was uploaded to the Internet Archive by user anonimas on 5 July 2020 in the Advanced Server and Server SKUs. The Professional SKU along with PC-98 versions was later shared by Blue Horizon on 25 October 2021.

Installation
According to  on the disc, this build only supports upgrading from the Beta 3 release candidate 1 (e.g. build 2000). It also can be upgraded from release candidate 0 (build 1946.1), but a clean install is recommended. Upgrading from earlier versions of Windows 2000 is not supported.

Changes
This build changes the shutdown box to be identical to the logoff prompt and to the one seen in the RTM. It persisted up to Windows Vista build 5048.

Installation

 * This build can cause a CPU shutdown error in VMware. Using PCem, 86Box, VARCem or Virtual PC 2004 is recommended.
 * Setup may get stuck at the end of Installing Devices.