Windows 2000 build 1796

Windows 2000 build 1796.1 is a build of Windows 2000.

Changes

 * The default desktop background color from the teal used in previous builds has been changed to the shade of blue that is used in later builds.
 * Network Neighborhood is renamed to My Network Places.
 * Introduced a graphical boot screen, replacing the text-mode one in use since the October 1991 build of Windows NT 3.1.
 * A graphical safe to shutdown screen was introduced to replace the text-based screens in use since build 1743.1.
 * Changed the BSOD to resemble the final version, but the background color is colored black and the text is colored gray.
 * The hibernation screen has changed its appearance to look more closer to its RTM iteration.
 * This build still contains the Show Desktop button seen in the previous build, but the menu on the right of the button was removed.
 * If you want to enable the old boot screen and safe to shutdown screen, add  in the   file, although you must uncheck the read-only option.

Bugs and quirks

 * 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   after text-mode setup by using a DOS/Windows 9x boot disk.
 * Booting from the CD results in a BSOD, use a DOS/Windows 9x boot disk to run  (not  ) from CD.
 * mmsys.cpl can crash when clicking on CD Music.
 * Sound cards may not operate properly in this build; and can be difficult to fix the problem. However, some users don't have this issue.

Virtual PC
This build's ACPI implementation is extremely buggy in Virtual PC and is prone to frequent crashes. This can be avoided by pressing the F5 key at the F6 disk prompt and picking the Standard PC HAL driver on the first stage, which will disable ACPI.