Windows 2000 build 1888
| Build of Windows 2000 | |
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| OS family | Windows NT |
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| Version number | 5.0 |
| Build number | 1888 |
| Build revision | 1 |
| Architecture | x86 |
| Compiled on | 1998-09-04 |
| Expiration date | |
| Timebomb | +240 days after original install date |
| SKUs | |
| Enterprise Server | |
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Windows 2000 build 1888 is an Advanced Server (then known as "Enterprise Edition") build of Windows 2000, which was shared on OSBetaArchive on 17 December 2015.[1]
NFO file[edit | edit source]
The following NFO file was included as part of the PWA release.[2]
NFO contents
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╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ [ Microsoft Windows NT Server Enterprise 5.0 ] September 13, 1998 ║
╟───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Supplier .....: PWA │ Type .....: ║
║ Cracker ......: │ Video ....: ║
║ Packager .....: Murmillius │ Audio ....: ║
║ Protection ...: │ # Disks ..: 32 x 10meg ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Release Notes:
This is the first scene release of the Server Enterprise edition of NT 5.0.
It contains Terminal Server 5.0, clustering, HSM, etc. This is a post beta
2 release, so some of the beta 2 caveats below may not apply, but I'll
include them anyway in the event you didn't see them in the Beta 2 Server
or Workstation releases.
SUPPORT ISSUES:
TCP/IP
* Interface unknown issue. When L2TP is configured to secure the
password and the data, IPSEC must be enabled. If not, the user will get a
popup "Unknown interface". Hopefully, in the beta 3, there will be a
better integration of IPSEC and L2TP. The following is the related note
from the PM.
* When the VPN connection is activated (makes the call), then the RAS
Manager makes local RPC calls to the IPSec Policy Agent Service to use the
L2TP rules or L2TP Only Policy. Only the L2TP base rule is actually used.
Extended exists because of an older design but it was too destabilizing to
remove for beta2. When the user selects "Secure my password and my data"
for a VPN connection, then L2TP is configured to use IPSec to secure the
tunnel.L2TP Base rule is used by RAS Manager when an IPSec policy is
active to protect the L2TP tunnel setup and transport. The filter is
dynamically created by RASMAN based on the clients current IP address (ISP
assigned typically) and the L2TP tunnel server's address as destination.
The filter covers UDP source and dest port 1701 which is the L2TP tunnel
traffic between NT5.0 boxes. It is possible that other L2TP
implementation change ports or even addresses during a tunnel connection,
so interop isn't guaranteed yet. The authentication method for IPSec is
different than L2TP - IPSec will do machine-to-machine certificate based
authentication, where L2TP will do user based authentication. IPSec
negotiations a transport security association first, then L2TP negotiates
the user authentication and rest of the PPP parameters, such as internal
address. In the future, you will not see an explicit rule for L2TP,
rather RASMAN will use an API to set it's own rule and/or policy. In the
event that RASMAN is trying to secure an L2TP tunnel with IPSec and there
is no pre-existing IPSec policy active, then RASMAN activates the "L2TP
Only" IPSec policy.
* NT5 Routing & RAS
When NT5 connects to another machine as a VPN client, and the connection
is disconnected from the server-side, NT5 does not refresh the system tray
or network connections to let you know the connection has dropped. It
also does not "beep" at you like NT4 does.
Applications
* Fax: No uninstall feature available for Fax ServiceCustomer
requesting ability to remove Fax.
* Print Administration needs an MMC Snap-in
* Office 9 Setup fails and Office 97 can't be restored
Setup fails on file VBE6.DLL
* AppleShare 8.0 released from Apple without all the bugs NT 5.0 needs
fixed in order to have the new protocol connectivity routines such as
ATCP, and PPP to work 100%. Apple is aware of this.
* IPX- Bug in client services to be addressed post-beta2.
Directory Services:
* Trust Relationships not replicated to downlevel DCs
One way trusts are only reliably working if the 5.0 machine is up on the
net (used for pass-through). Trusts fail if the 4.0 BDC is used for
pass-through. Although replication to the 4.0 BDC seems OK, indicated by
5717 events (full sync with nltest) the NT4 machine has a small subset of
the trusts that the NT5 machine has.
* Re-application of security policy is not immediate.
Refresh can be done manually, but need to investigate immediate change.
* Windows Scripting Host scripts do not run if specified in the user
specific logon script path
The behavior is that of NTv4 and if a VBScript extension is specified, the
logon script is not run, even though WSH is present.
* User Profiles structure changes are getting incorporated into builds
- this may break applications that are hardcoded to use \winnt\.
The new location will be (from the root) \Documents & Settings
* NT 5.0 doesn't allow bulk edit of user properties from the UI. Under
NT 3.1, 3.5, 3.51 and 4.0, User Manager for Domains allowed admins to
multi-select user accounts
Setup/FS/FT:
* Cannot setup NT5 from DOS
Cannot run winnt /b from dos to setup the system. Dosnet.inf has become
too large to fit into memory. Intermittent problem, being addressed.
* Need to show the boot menu when only 1 entry is present.
When only one boot.ini entry is present, we set the timeout to 0 and the
boot.ini is not displayed. This does not give the user time to select
safe-mode boot unless they hold down the arrow key.
* Need to Add an Animation to the Initializing Dialog Box.
At several points during setup, there are pauses where there is no obvious
indication that anything is taking place on the system.
* ScanFat: PreScan Aborted - Fatal Error - File C:\HIBERFIL.SYS
Fatal errors when running defrag. Tracking this as a support concern
since we have three reports on it for build 1859
* Unable to add local user permissions to a NT file share after
disjoining a domain
From the GUI you cannot change the security permissions on files and
folders, unless you are a member of a Domain and the change involves a
Domain Member. This includes modifying NTFS permissions on the local
drive and modifying permissions of created shares.
* Install converts all NTFS4 partitions to NTFS5 without user
authorization.
User should get warning that NTFS drives are going to be converted to NTFS
v5 after installation.
* Com port detection/install problems
Customers having problems with COM port detection and resource allocation.
* Adaptec CD Creator CDR software returns error CREATR32 caused an
invalid page fault in module SHLWAPI.DLL at 015f:00613079
All CD-read/writable drive issues are being duped against this bug. All
CDROM burners require third party software from the manufacturer to record
CD's. Due to NT's File system interface changes, this software requires
to be upgraded.
* RDPT1: PCMCIA CD-ROMs cannot be used to upgrade from a CD
When using a PCMCIA CDROM for the install, setup does not see the CDROM
during the complete setup.
STATE OF THE PRODUCT
CURRENT BUILD - 1877
Stability - over 90% on workstation stress, 100% on server stress - if you
are going to install NT 5 to look at it, this is the build!
BUG COUNT
There are a total of 0 showstopper bugs for beta 2.
This is Beta 2 which will be sent to 20,000 technical beta sites
-/ This is PWA \-
< 15 August 1998 >
┌──────────────────┬─────────────────--- - - · · ·· ·
│ Council .........│ Code3, Dark Lord, Dream Weaver, Murmillius, Rambone,
│ │ Shiffie
├──────────────────┼─────────────────--- - - · · ·· ·
│ Senior Members ..│ Akasha, Gumby, Mercy, Oyl Patch, The Technic
├──────────────────┼─────────────────--- - - · · ·· ·
│ Members .........│ Acidman, Aironz, Animal, BadBrad, Charlie, Chowdery,
│ │ Codebreaker, Corv8, DaPhantm, Denon, Disc Killer,
│ │ Disk Killer, DJpaul, DVST8, El Cid, EzD, Frost,
│ │ Gogolie, Guip, IceB, Ivan, Kewe, Lost Soul, Magellan,
│ │ Marduk, MindFink, Mindreader, Nagumo, neTyx, Ofd,
│ │ Patriarch, Prozac, Ryu, Shadowman, Skylark, Slonny,
│ │ Single Minded, SpyNut, Stoned, Sugar, The Jerk,
│ │ Virtual Power, Voltan, Warlock
├──────────────────┼─────────────────--- - - · · ·· ·
│ Senior Couriers .│ Bass, Diamond Dog, Gizmo, Mario Lemieux, Psyber, Skitch
├──────────────────┼─────────────────--- - - · · ·· ·
│ Couriers ........│ Cabdriver, Darkforce, hiToP, Jono, Mavian,
│ │ Moonsabre, Satan, Scuzi, Snap, Trix, X-Frog
└──────────────────┴─────────────────--- - - · · ·· ·
PWA Boards/Sites
┌──────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────┐
│ FTP Site Names │ Status ···················· │ SiteOP ············· │
├──────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ Sentinel ·········· │ Inet World HQ ············· │ Xxxxxxx ············ │
│ Boners Domain ····· │ Inet U.S. HQ ·············· │ Xxxxxxx ············ │
│ Ataraxia ·········· │ Inet Euro HQ ·············· │ Xxxxxxx ············ │
│ Nemesis ··········· │ Inet World Courier HQ ····· │ Xxxxxxx ············ │
│ Althea ············ │ Inet US Courier HQ ········ │ Xxxxxxx ············ │
│ Major Malfunction · │ Inet EURO Courier HQ ······ │ Xxxxxxx ············ │
│ Snowland ·········· │ Inet Release World HQ ····· │ Xxxxxxx ············ │
│ The Rock ·········· │ Inet Release US HQ ········ │ Xxxxxxx ············ │
│ Magnetic Fields ··· │ Inet Release Euro HQ ······ │ Xxxxxxx ············ │
│ Evil Echo ········· │ Inet Member HQ ············ │ Xxxxxxx ············ │
└──────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────┘
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]
- New bugcheck codes have been added. Additionally, the
SESSION_HAS_VALID_PAGES(0xAB) bugcheck code was renamed to its final name,SESSION_HAS_VALID_POOL_ON_EXIT.[3]A parity error in the system memory or I/O system was detected.(0xB9, later renamedCHIPSET_DETECTED_ERROR)SESSION_HAS_VALID_VIEWS_ON_EXIT(0xBA)
Installation[edit | edit source]
Command Prompt launches again minimized after being absent in build 1877. This is due to this being an internal build, while the latter has been released to the public.
Hibernation[edit | edit source]
- After the system hibernates, this build redirects to the safe to shutdown screen instead of showing
State saved, power off the systemin the left-top corner of the screen. - The progress bar and the percent in the resuming from hibernation screen are now located in the top center of the screen with a border.
Control Panel[edit | edit source]
- The "Hardware Wizard" has been renamed to "Add/Modify Hardware".
- The "SQL Server Client Configuration" applet has been removed.
- The "ODBC" applet has been renamed to "ODBC Data Sources".
Bugs[edit | edit source]
Installation[edit | edit source]
The installation disk is not bootable and WINNT32.EXE will not recognize the CD. One must use a MS-DOS or Windows 9x boot disk and run WINNT /B in order to install this build. Alternatively, copying the installation files to the disk will work too.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Boot screen
Certificate type in setup
Finishing setup
Ctrl+Alt+Delete prompt
Login screen
Preparing your desktop
Welcome
Demo
Resuming from hibernation
Safe to shutdown screen
