Windows 2000 build 1743

Windows 2000 build 1743.1 is a build of Windows 2000, which was found on 9 September 2011.

Changes and new features

 * The safe to shutdown dialog box, used in previous NT builds since Windows NT 3.1 build 297.1, has been replaced with a temporary text-only safe to shutdown screen, presumably in preparation for the newer boot and safe to shutdown screens seen in build 1796.1 and up.

Installation

 * It is recommended to set the CPU type as “486” to prevent crashes.


 * Turn off ACPI, Sound Blaster, or Setup will hang.
 * However, the GUI setup will also hang on first boot at Networking page, so you must reboot and boot into GUI setup again.


 * Installing this build in hypervisors will result in a BSOD on startup due to incompatibility with the floppy disk controller file, . Either delete or rename it, which will disable access to floppy disk drives, or replace it with a later build's   (except build 1796) after text-mode setup by using a DOS/Windows 9x boot disk.