Windows 3.1 build 102
| Build of Windows 3.1 | |
| Release name | Release Candidate 2 |
|---|---|
| OS family | 16-bit Windows |
| Version number | 3.1 |
| Build number | 102 |
| Architecture | x86 16-bit |
| Compiled on | 1992-02-14 |
Windows 3.1 build 102 is the official Release Candidate 2 build of Windows 3.1. It was referenced in an internal Microsoft document from February 1992.[1] It is part of the Release Candidate stage and, like other RC builds except RC1, is not referred to by its actual build number, but is instead simply called "RC2".
According to the document, several third-party applications were tested on this build. It was also installed on some systems in buildings 8, 9, 16 and 21 on Microsoft campus in mid-February 1992. 78 installation attempts were performed, of which only 7 (roughly 9%) failed. Additionally, 11 users (or 15%) of successful installations experienced minor issues during or after installation.
On 7 April 2020, ReflectiaX shared a picture showing one of the diskettes of this build (albeit with a damaged label). However, only disk 2 of that set was found, while the other remaining disks are still missing. A copy of Disk 3 was later shown off in a video published on 19 August 2024 by YouTuber Jiga Tech,[2] although it was later found that the floppy disk has since been overwritten with a self-extracting archive of disk 2 of the Iomega Ditto tape drive software.
File version[edit | edit source]
The file SUPERVGA.DRV from the Italian RC build of Windows 3.1 contains the version number 3.10.0.102 (RC2), which hinted that RC2 of Windows 3.1 was build 102.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
x86 English floppy disk 2
x86 English floppy disk 3 (scan provided by Jiga Tech)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Iowa District Court for Polk County. Plaintiff's Exhibit #01251 - Windows 3.1 Program Review (pp. 43), Comes v. Microsoft. 27 February 1992.
- ↑ Jiga Tech. The Windows 98 Experience, YouTube. 19 August 2024.