Windows 2000 build 1773

5.0.1773.1
Build of Windows 2000
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Release nameInterim Developer's Release
OS familyWindows NT
Version number5.0
Build number1773
Build revision1
Architecturex86 (IBM PC/AT, NEC PC-98)
Compiled on1998-03-18
Expiration date
Timebomb+240 days after original install date
SKUs
Workstation
Server
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Windows 2000 build 1773 is the official Interim Developer's Release build of Windows 2000, which was released in late March 1998[1]. The Server edition of this build was originally leaked by warez group Pirates With Attitudes on 20 March 1998, then considered lost until it was found and shared on BetaArchive on 19 January 2019.[2]

This is the last available build of Windows 2000 to use the teal color from Windows NT 3.1 to 98 as the default background, as the next build, 1796, changes the color to light blue, like the final build and Windows Me. It is also the last build where bugchecks reports the stack trace and a list of drivers and their addresses. This build is available in both English and Japanese languages, though the Japanese version is currently only available in the Workstation SKU.

NFO files[edit | edit source]

The following NFO files were included as part of the PWA releases.[3]

  • Server

NFO contents 

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	  ▌     ▐██████▌   ▐▌░▒▓▀  ▄▀  ▐░▒▓▀    ▄ ▀█▀     █▄
	  ▐▌ ▐   ██████    █░▒▒▀ ▄▀ ▀ ▄▀▄▀     ▐▓░▄   ▄▄  ▐▀▄
 ────────── ▓▄▀▌ ▐█████▌───▐░▒▒ ▄▀   ▄█▀▀ ───── ▓▒░▐▌ ▀   ─ █▓█ ───-───-─· ·
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	    ▄▓▓████▀     ▐▀      ■            ▓▒░  ▐▌    ▄▀ ░▒▓
	  ▄▓▓██▀▀ ▄▄    ▄▀      .            ▐▓▒░   ▀▄    ▀▄ ░▓▌
	 ▐▓▓▀ ▄▓    ▀▀▄▄▄                    ▓▒░     ▄▀     ▀▄▒▓
	 ▓▒▌  ▐▓▒        ▀▀▀▄               ▐▓▒░░  ▄▀         ▀
	 ▐▓▄   █▓▒       ░▄▀                ▀▓▓▒▒░▀
	  ▀▓▀  ▐▓▒░    ░▄▀                    ▀▓▀     ..R.Noble 
		█▓▒░░░▄▀
		█▓▒▒▒▀     ... Pirates With Attitudes
	       ▐▓▓▒▀
	      ▄▓▓▀           Proudly Presents ...
	       ▀
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ [ Microsoft Windows NT 5.0 Server Build 1773 ]             March 20, 1998 ║
╟───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Supplier .....: Murmillius           │ Type .....:                        ║
║ Cracker ......: N/A                  │ Video ....:                        ║
║ Packager .....: Murmillius           │ Audio ....:                        ║
║ Protection ...: N/A                  │ # Disks ..: 24                     ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
 
  			            -/ This is PWA \-
                                   < 23 February 1998 >

	Well its taken them a while, but here's the Beta 1 refresh
	prior to Beta 2's release down the road.

	Use WINZIP (long filenames) to extract all the zip's into one
	directory, then run the .EXE file to extract all the CABs.



┌──────────────────┬─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Council .........│ Code3, Dark Lord, Dream Weaver, Murmillius, Rambone,
│                  │ Shiffie
├──────────────────┼─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Senior Members ..│ Gumby, Mercy, Oyl Patch, Stoned, The Technic 
├──────────────────┼─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Members .........│ Acidman, Aironz, Akasha, Angelface, BadBrad, Bunter,
│                  │ Chowdery, Codebreaker, Corv8, Disc Killer, Disk Killer,
│                  │ DJpaul, EzD, Guip, Ico, Ice, Ivan, The Judge, Kewe, 
│                  │ Lost Soul, Magellan, Marduk, Muadib, Nagumo, neTyx, Ofd,  
│                  │ Patriarch, Prozac, Ryu, Shadowman, SilverB, Skylark,  
│                  │ Single Minded, SpyNut, Sugar, The Jerk, Vampyre,  
│                  │ Virtual Power, Voltan, Warlock
├──────────────────┼─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Senior Couriers .│ Bass, Diamond Dog, Gizmo, Mario Lemieux, Skitch
├──────────────────┼─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Couriers ........│ Bandito, Darkforce, Jono, Kang6902, Mindreader,
│                  │ Psyber, Satan, Scuzi, Trix, Vorteqz
└──────────────────┴─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
			     
			      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 ················ │
│ United Central ····  │ Inet Member Board ········· │ Dxxx ··············· │
└──────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────┘
	     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! │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
  • Workstation

NFO contents 

					     ▄▓▄
	      ▄█▄                          ▄▀▒▓▌
	     ▐██▄▀▀▄              ▄      ▄▀ ░▒▓
	     ██████▄▀▄          ▄▀▓▌   ▄▀   ░▓▌ ▄▄
	    ▐███████▌▐▌       ▄▀ ▒▓    ▐▌  ░▒▓ ▐▌▐██▄▄        .
	   ▄█████████▌█     ▄▀  ░▓▌     █ ░▒▓▌ █ █████▀▀▄▄   ■
	    ▀▀█████████▌  ▄▀   ░▒▓      ▐▌░▒▓  ▐▌▐██▀  ▄  ▀▄▀
	       ▀████████   █  ░▒▓▌      █░▒▓▌   ▀▄██▌   ▀▄
	  ▌     ▐██████▌   ▐▌░▒▓▀  ▄▀  ▐░▒▓▀    ▄ ▀█▀     █▄
	  ▐▌ ▐   ██████    █░▒▒▀ ▄▀ ▀ ▄▀▄▀     ▐▓░▄   ▄▄  ▐▀▄
 ────────── ▓▄▀▌ ▐█████▌───▐░▒▒ ▄▀   ▄█▀▀ ───── ▓▒░▐▌ ▀   ─ █▓█ ───-───-─· ·
	   ▐▓ ▀▄█████▀    █▄▀     ▄▀    ▀▄    ▐▓▒  █      ▐▌▒▓▌
	    ▄▓▓████▀     ▐▀      ■            ▓▒░  ▐▌    ▄▀ ░▒▓
	  ▄▓▓██▀▀ ▄▄    ▄▀      .            ▐▓▒░   ▀▄    ▀▄ ░▓▌
	 ▐▓▓▀ ▄▓    ▀▀▄▄▄                    ▓▒░     ▄▀     ▀▄▒▓
	 ▓▒▌  ▐▓▒        ▀▀▀▄               ▐▓▒░░  ▄▀         ▀
	 ▐▓▄   █▓▒       ░▄▀                ▀▓▓▒▒░▀
	  ▀▓▀  ▐▓▒░    ░▄▀                    ▀▓▀     ..R.Noble 
		█▓▒░░░▄▀
		█▓▒▒▒▀     ... Pirates With Attitudes
	       ▐▓▓▒▀
	      ▄▓▓▀           Proudly Presents ...
	       ▀
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ [ Microsoft Windows NT 5.0 Workstation Build 1773 ]        March 20, 1998 ║
╟───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Supplier .....: Murmillius           │ Type .....:                        ║
║ Cracker ......: N/A                  │ Video ....:                        ║
║ Packager .....: Murmillius           │ Audio ....:                        ║
║ Protection ...: N/A                  │ # Disks ..: 22                     ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
 
  			            -/ This is PWA \-
                                   < 23 February 1998 >

	Well its taken them a while, but here's the Beta 1 refresh
	prior to Beta 2's release down the road.

	Use WINZIP (long filenames) to extract all the zip's into one
	directory, then run the .EXE file to extract all the CABs.

	By the way if ANYONE here has the retail CD for O'Reilly Website
	2.0 (not the friggin 30 day eval), please msg Shiffie on efnet.  
	We need it bad!


┌──────────────────┬─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Council .........│ Code3, Dark Lord, Dream Weaver, Murmillius, Rambone,
│                  │ Shiffie
├──────────────────┼─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Senior Members ..│ Gumby, Mercy, Oyl Patch, Stoned, The Technic 
├──────────────────┼─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Members .........│ Acidman, Aironz, Akasha, Angelface, BadBrad, Bunter,
│                  │ Chowdery, Codebreaker, Corv8, Disc Killer, Disk Killer,
│                  │ DJpaul, EzD, Guip, Ico, Ice, Ivan, The Judge, Kewe, 
│                  │ Lost Soul, Magellan, Marduk, Muadib, Nagumo, neTyx, Ofd,  
│                  │ Patriarch, Prozac, Ryu, Shadowman, SilverB, Skylark,  
│                  │ Single Minded, SpyNut, Sugar, The Jerk, Vampyre,  
│                  │ Virtual Power, Voltan, Warlock
├──────────────────┼─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Senior Couriers .│ Bass, Diamond Dog, Gizmo, Mario Lemieux, Skitch
├──────────────────┼─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Couriers ........│ Bandito, Darkforce, Jono, Kang6902, Mindreader,
│                  │ Psyber, Satan, Scuzi, Trix, Vorteqz
└──────────────────┴─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
			     
			      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 ················ │
│ United Central ····  │ Inet Member Board ········· │ Dxxx ··············· │
└──────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────┘
	     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! │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

New features and changes[edit | edit source]

  • This build introduces a new Show Desktop button on the right side of the taskbar, similar to the one seen in build 1515 but with a small arrow that shows a menu on the right.
  • New winnt and winnt256 bitmaps featuring Interim Developer's Release branding.
  • As of today, this is the only available build of Windows 2000 to feature a 1981-1998 copyright date in winver.exe, as the next build reverts to the formerly used 1981-1997 copyright date.
  • Internet Explorer 4 has been replaced with an early build of Internet Explorer 5. The About dialog is the same as IE 4, but with "4.0" being replaced with "5.0". Sometimes the about dialog of Internet Explorer says "4.0", sometimes "5.0".
  • Support for the ODBC interface has been added, along with it a new Control Panel applet.
  • The "Windows NT Setup" header from the graphical setup stage has been removed.
  • Windows NT Diagnostics (winmsd.exe) has been removed from the Start menu, although it is still present.
  • This build introduced the fade effect, which is still used for the Windows user interface by default.
  • Microsoft Management Console has been updated to version 1.0.
  • Right-clicking in Solitaire now allows shortcut moves.
  • Added the Allocate from NonPaged Pool failed for a HAL critical allocation. (0xAC) bugcheck code, which was later renamed to HAL_MEMORY_ALLOCATION.
  • This is the only version of Windows in which Task Manager opens with a fade effect.

Bugs and quirks[edit | edit source]

Installation[edit | edit source]

  • Installing this build in hypervisors will result in a quick crash on startup due to incompatibility with the floppy disk controller file, FDC.SYS. Either delete or rename it, which will disable access to floppy disk drives, or replace it with a later build's FDC.SYS (except build 1796) after text-mode setup by using a DOS/Windows 9x boot disk.
  • In the Workstation SKU during text setup, it will complain about a missing file named msmqnt5.cab, which can be safely skipped though.

Task Manager[edit | edit source]

In virtual machines (VirtualBox and VMware), at 16 and 32 bit colors, when you open Task Manager, the system crashes.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

English language variant[edit | edit source]

  • Boot screen

    Boot screen

  • GUI setup

    GUI setup

  • Licensing mode

    Licensing mode

  • Component selection

    Component selection

  • Server type

    Server type

  • Copying files

    Copying files

  • Ctrl+Alt+Del security attention screen

    Ctrl+Alt+Del security attention screen

  • Login prompt

    Login prompt

  • Preparing to log in for the first time

    Preparing to log in for the first time

  • System Properties

    System Properties

  • Demo (Server version)

    Demo (Server version)

  • On-Screen Keyboard Splash screen

    On-Screen Keyboard Splash screen

  • On-Screen Keyboard

    On-Screen Keyboard

  • Search Results

    Search Results

  • Hibernating

    Hibernating

  • Hibernation complete

    Hibernation complete

  • Resuming from hibernation

    Resuming from hibernation

  • Lock screen

    Lock screen

  • Shutting down

    Shutting down

  • Safe to shutdown screen

    Safe to shutdown screen

Japanese language variant[edit | edit source]

  • Setup

    Setup

  • EULA

    EULA

  • Select partition

    Select partition

  • Ready to restart

    Ready to restart

  • Graphical setup

    Graphical setup

  • Detecting hardware

    Detecting hardware

  • Set screen resolution

    Set screen resolution

  • Processing installation

    Processing installation

  • Installing components

    Installing components

  • Setup finished

    Setup finished

  • Boot screen (PC-98)

    Boot screen (PC-98)

  • Login screen

    Login screen

  • Desktop

    Desktop

  • Winver

    Winver

  • System Properties

    System Properties

  • Shutdown screen

    Shutdown screen

  • Safe mode

    Safe mode

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ https://www.itprotoday.com/windows-server/road-gold-look-development-windows-2000-0
  2. ↑ https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39330
  3. ↑ https://www.krnl386.com/leakdb/?query=1773
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