Windows 2000 build 1877
Build of Windows 2000 | |
Release name | Beta 2 |
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OS family | Windows NT |
Version number | 5.0 |
Build number | 1877 |
Build revision | 1 |
Architecture | DEC Alpha, x86 (PC/AT, PC-98) |
Compiled on | 1998-08-13 |
Expiration date | |
Timebomb | +240 days after original install date |
SKUs | |
Workstation Server | |
About dialog | |
Windows 2000 build 1877 is the official Beta 2 build of Windows 2000, released on 18 August 1998[1]. It is available in English, German, and Japanese. A Korean version was shown in a magazine but is yet to be found.
Changes[edit | edit source]
- The Command Prompt will no longer launch minimized during the graphical stage of setup. This change would be later reverted in the next build.
- This build does not include the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator, which however is included in both the previous and the next build.
Findings[edit | edit source]
The boot screen of the German localization notably features a different boot screen for the Workstation SKU, with the rectangles with the Windows flag being colored gray instead of blue. Also, the animated banner is colored dark blue-gray instead of dark-sky blue. This is perhaps due to a lower color depth.
Bugs and quirks[edit | edit source]
German localization[edit | edit source]
- When booting off from the CD, the whole text-based setup is in English. This does not affect setup started with
WINNT.EXE
orWINNT32.EXE
respectively, but the license agreement will remain being in English. - The "Welcome to Windows NT" application is not fully translated and uses Server branding for the banner in the Workstation SKU.
Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]
The icons in Device Manager are not displayed properly.
IA-64/AXP64 references[edit | edit source]
The SDK for this build has a readme and batch file claiming that it includes "Preliminary Platform SDK support for Win64" with "pre-beta releases of an IA64 compiler and an AXP64 compiler and linker"; the batch file however expects them to be in a bin\Win64
directory which is not included.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
English language variant[edit | edit source]
Setup[edit | edit source]
Interface[edit | edit source]
Debug compile[edit | edit source]
winver
and System Properties
German language variant[edit | edit source]
Upgrade from Windows NT 4.0[edit | edit source]
Interface[edit | edit source]
Japanese language variant[edit | edit source]
Korean language variant (unleaked)[edit | edit source]
Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]