Windows 2000 build 1729

5.0.1729.1
	Build of Windows 2000
OS family	Windows NT
Version number	5.0
Build number	1729
Build revision	1
Architecture	x86
Compiled on	1998-01-06
Expiration date
Timebomb	+241 days after original install date
SKUs
	Workstation
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Windows 2000 build 1729 is a Beta 1 build of Windows 2000, which was leaked by warez group Pirates With Attitudes on 27 January 1998.

NFO file[edit | edit source]

The following NFO file was included as part of the PWA release.^[1]

NFO contents

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	  ▀▓▀  ▐▓▒░    ░▄▀                    ▀▓▀     ..R.Noble 
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		█▓▒▒▒▀     ... Pirates With Attitudes
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	      ▄▓▓▀           Proudly Presents ...
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╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ [ Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 5.0 Build 1729 ]      January 27, 1998 ║
╟───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Supplier .....: Murmillius           │ Type .....:                        ║
║ Cracker ......: N/A                  │ Video ....:                        ║
║ Packager .....: Murmillius           │ Audio ....:                        ║
║ Protection ...: N/A                  │ # Disks ..: 37 x 5meg              ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

			       -/ This is PWA \-
                              < 09 January 1998 >

┌──────────────────┬─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Council .........│ Code3, Dark Lord, Dream Weaver, Murmillius, 
│                  │ Rambone, Shiffie
├──────────────────┼─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Senior Members ..│ Drew, Gumby, Marduk, Mercy, Oyl Patch, Stoned, 
│                  │ The Technic 
├──────────────────┼─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Members .........│ Acidman, Aironz, Akasha, Angelface, BadBrad, 
│                  │ Bunter, Chowdery, Codebreaker, Corv8, Crazy, 
│                  │ Disc Killer, Disk Killer, DJpaul, EzD, Guip, Ico,  
│                  │ Ice, Ivan, The Joker, The Judge, Kewe, Leod, 
│                  │ Lost Soul, Magellan, Mooncrow, Nagumo, Ofd, 
│                  │ Patriarch, Prozac, Ryu, Shadowman, SilverB, 
│                  │ Skylark, Smad, Single Minded, SpyNut, Sugar, Vampyre, 
│                  │ Virtual Power, Voltan, Warlock
├──────────────────┼─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Senior Couriers .│ Bababoey, Bandito, Gizmo, The Jerk, 
│                  │ Mario Lemieux, Mindreader, Trix
├──────────────────┼─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Couriers ........│ Bass, Claw Finger, Darkforce, Diamond Dog,   
│                  │ Dire Avenger, GB, Kang6902, Night Crawler, 
│                  │ Satan, Scuzi, Skitch
└──────────────────┴─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
			     
			      PWA Boards/Sites

┌──────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────┐
│ FTP Site Names       │ Status ···················· │ SiteOP ············· │
├──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ Sentinel ··········  │ Inet World HQ ············· │ Gxxx/Mxxxxxxx ······ │
│ Boners Domain ·····  │ Inet U.S. HQ ·············· │ Rxxxxxx ············ │
│ Reflection ········  │ Inet Euro HQ ·············· │ Sxxxxxx ············ │
│ Vampyres Lair ·····  │ Inet World Courier HQ ····· │ Vxxxxxx············· │
│ Digital Corruption   │ Inet EURO Courier HQ ······ │ Ixx ················ │
│ The Rock ··········  │ Inet Release US HQ ········ │ Dxxxxxx ············ │
│ Manhattan Project ·  │ Inet Member HQ ············ │ Rxx ················ │
├──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ Bulletin Board Name  │ Status ······ Nodes ······· │ SysOp ·············· │
├──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ Cheap Talk ········· │ Member Board ·[4] ········· │ Bad Bradley ········ │
│ Silicon Phalanx ···· │ Member Board ·[3] ········· │ Drew ··············· │
│ Gotham City ········ │ Member Board ·[2] ········· │ The Joker ·········· │
│ S.E.L. ············· │ Member Board ·[9] ········· │ SilverB ············ │
│ Acheron ············ │ Member Board ·[3] ········· │ Bababoey ··········· │
└──────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────┘
	     If you are going to do it ... Do it with an ATTITUDE!

                PWA..... a juggernaut that rolls on thru 1998


  *  Please note that PWA is NOT accepting pay sites of any nature.. We're *
  *  in this for fun and entertainment, not to try to make ourselves rich. *

  *  PWA also does not accept new BBS', FTP sites, net couriers, graphics  *
  *  artists or programmers (including PPE's... PCB, may it rest in peace) *

┌───────────────────────────────┤ Final Note ├─────────────────────────────┐
│ Support the software companies! If you enjoy using a program or using a  │
│ Util, consider buying it! Someone has to make it worth the programmer's  │
│ effort to keep up the high standards.. They made it, so they DESERVE it! │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Changes[edit | edit source]

Text-mode setup no longer detects the IDE drivers during this portion of setup, and it now contains an option to restore a destroyed disk.
The graphical stage of setup now appears closer to the final version.
The icon of Command Prompt has been changed from the MS-DOS logo to a window showing the prompt.
MSN has been updated to version 2.5 (which no longer functions as it tries to loads a webpage that has been taken down).
A "Beta 2" watermark can be seen as the desktop is loading, but the winnt.bmp and winnt256.bmp files are still labeled as "Beta 1".
NTLDR shows a list of the loaded drivers during startup, even without the /SOS kernel switch being applied.
The option to upgrade an existing program has been removed from the new Add/Remove Programs Control Panel applet. It existed in earlier builds, but grayed out.
The "Scanners and Cameras" Control Panel applet received a new icon, which was used until build 1738.
Added the BAD_EXHANDLE (0xA7) bugcheck code.