Windows Me build 2348

Windows Me build 2348 is the second Developer Release of Windows Me. According to Paul Thurrott, it was released to testers on 6 August 1999. This build was found on the fourth disc of the Crazybytes 42 warez CD compilation. It was also scene leaked by the warez group GLoW.

This build incorporates the Automatic Updates feature which is included in subsequent versions of the operating system. Windows Media Player has been updated to a very early build of version 7.0, while setup received some UI changes.

System File Protection
This is the first leaked build on Windows ME that recommends to the user to

Activity Centers
This is the first leaked build of Windows ME to include the Activity Centers, though they are still in a very early stage of development and largely incomplete. They are located in the file. To install them, you must first create a new DWORD value named  in the registry key , then re-register the mentioned DLL with. Activity Center files will be placed in  and you can set the Start Page as your Active desktop page.

Music Center is called "Audio Center" in this build and is still largely a placeholder. Photo Center seems somewhat more complete, while the Game Center is completely absent.

System Restore
This build contains the System Restore executable and registry keys, although even if the key  is set to Y, opening   will only lead to a PCHealth error.

System File Protection
System File Protection is included but not enabled by default. The  registry key has to be set to Y in order to be enabled. After the registry key has been updated, the system must be rebooted for the System File Protection to become active. However, this can often lead to the system hanging upon logon due to a MS-DOS Prompt window opening on login that hangs.