Windows 98 build 1511

Windows 98 build 1511 is a beta 1 build of Windows 98.

Changes

 * Some minor UI changes to certain apps such as Internet Explorer.
 * Changed the title bar gradients to resemble the final product.
 * This build oddly reuses the shutdown screen from the Developer Releases.
 * The icons in Internet Explorer now have a more three-dimensional look on 256 colors or higher.
 * A new experimental entertainment shell is included on the installation disc . It was removed in build 1525.
 * Microsoft NetMeeting was updated to version 2.0.
 * The "Scanners and Cameras" Control Panel applet has been removed.

Setup
Setup gained more aspects of the RTM:
 * The setup steps on the left-hand side bar now uses icons instead of numbers.
 * Added an additional stage for checking the hard disk during setup and the Microsoft logo in the sidebar bottom.
 * The "Memphis Setup" headline has been changed to resemble the RTM.
 * "Checking Hard Disk" has been renamed to "Checking Your System".
 * Billboard texts have been reworded.
 * The file copy progress bar has been moved to the sidebar. The bar where it was earlier has been removed.

ESHELL.EXE
To use this shell, extract  from ,   and   from  , and   from   into. Then run.

Bugs
Setup complains about some AOL 3.0 installation files being missing. You can easily skip them.