Windows 2000 build 1983
| Build of Windows 2000 | |
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| OS family | Windows NT |
|---|---|
| Version number | 5.0 |
| Build number | 1983 |
| Build revision | 1 |
| Architecture | x86 |
| Compiled on | 1999-02-18 |
| Expiration date | |
| Timebomb | +444 days after original install date |
| SKUs | |
| Professional | |
| About dialog | |
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Windows 2000 build 1983 is a Beta 3 build of Windows 2000, which was shared by BetaArchive user Marco0551.[1] It was found on the fourth disc of the Crazybytes 36 warez CD compilation.
Changes[edit | edit source]
- Changed the boot, hibernation and safe to shutdown screens to the ones used in the RTM version, though the older ones for server SKUs remained in use up to at least build 2031, albeit the animation above the progress bar moves at a slower speed.
- Added new startup and shutdown sounds that are nearly resemblant of the final ones. These were used up to build 2000.3.
- Changed the copyright date in
winverfrom 1981–1997 to 1981–1999. - Many Control Panel applets received new icons with gradients, making most of them resemblant to the final ones (except for the "System" one).
- This build removes Windows NT Diagnostics apart from its executable file,
WINMSD.EXE, which turned into a stub and now redirects to System Information instead. - Added the
PNP_FATAL_ERROR(0xCA) bugcheck code, which would later be renamed toPNP_DETECTED_FATAL_ERROR. Alongside, all references to "Windows NT" on the kernel message table, including the/noguiboot screen and user instructions when a STOP error is encountered has been changed to "Windows 2000". - This is the earliest known build to contain a desktop watermark displaying the operating system's name and build number, but it is not enabled by default. To enable, apply the following registry key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"PaintDesktopVersion"=dword:00000001
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Boot screen
Desktop with watermark enabled
System Properties
Safe to shutdown screen
