Windows 2000 build 1902

5.0.1902.1
	Build of Windows 2000
OS family	Windows NT
Version number	5.0
Build number	1902
Build revision	1
Architecture	x86
Compiled on	1998-09-29
Expiration date
Timebomb	+240 days after original install date
SKUs
	Workstation
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Windows 2000 build 1902 is a Beta 3 build of Windows 2000.

Changes[edit | edit source]

There are some changes to setup, which make it more resemblant to the RTM:

When setup launched with WINNT32.EXE, it now restarts automatically before entering the text-mode stage.
In the second GUI stage, "Installing Windows NT security features" has been removed from the first progress page, only leaving "Installing and configuring devices".
The animated icon during networking installation has been replaced with a progress bar.
On the final progress page, the following strings from earlier builds have been renamed:

This build cannot be installed from CD boot as is. One must use a DOS/Windows 9x boot disk to run winnt.exe /b.
Autorun is not able to launch setup since WINNT32.EXE and the DLLs related to it are moved to a separate folder called Winnt32. If autorun launches, press "Browse CD" instead, point to the I386, then to the Winnt32 folder, and launch the program from there.
When upgrading to this build, the installation of COM+ during setup will fail, giving the message Sub-component COM+ post file copy setup failed. Error Code 0x8004e00f. Setup will then continue as normal. However, when setup is about to restart, it will complain that COM+'s installation failed. This can safely be ignored however as after setup restarts, you will normally boot in to Windows.