Windows 95 build 490

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4.00.490
Build of Windows 95
Screenshot
Release nameRelease Candidate 1
OS familyWindows 9x
Version number4.00
Build number490
Architecturex86
Compiled on1995-06-07
Expiration date
Timebomb1996-12-31 (+573 days)
Product key
Use a Windows 95 Upgrade serial
About dialog
Windows95-4.0.490-About.png
TCB.png TCBGallery.png

Windows 95 build 490 is the official Release Candidate 1 build of Windows 95. The version string is replaced with "Windows 95" in About dialogs. Formerly only the English and French versions were available, but the Brazilian Portuguese, German, Italian, Spanish, and Pan Euro versions of this build were uploaded to BetaArchive on 7 January 2018. The English version of this build on 15 floppy disks (including 2 supplemental disks) was uploaded to the Internet Archive by user99672 on 30 January 2023.[1] This build reintroduces the timebomb after being absent since build 405.

NFO files[edit | edit source]

The following NFO files were included as part of the PWA and DOD releases.[2]

  • PWA

NFO contents

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                █▓▒▒▒▀     ... Pirates With Attitudes
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              ▄▓▓▀           Proudly Presents ...
═══════════════▀═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
│ ⌐ Windows-95 Build 490                                   June 8, 1995  ¬  │
│───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│─
│ Supplier .....: Yakumo               │ Type .....: O/S                    │
│ Cracker ......: N/A                  │ Video ....: N/A                    │
│ Packager .....: Marlenus             │ Audio ....: N/A                    │
│ Protection ...: N/A                  │ Rating ...: [■■■■■■■■--]           │
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

                              -/ This is PWA -\




                                   -=[ ]=-
        
        
        PWA is always looking for suppliers.  If you can supply *utilities*,
        come talk to us.  PWA does *NOT* do games.

        PWA is also in search of good crackers, ESPECIALLY if you have 
        experience with Win32s, Windows-NT and Windows95.  

        Couriers and Sysops: DO NOT BOTHER US!  We do NOT need couriers,
        we do NOT need more FTP sites and we certainly don't want or need
        more boards!
        
        Also, we do NOT give out FTP sites or DCC files, so DON'T ASK or 
        you will be banned from the channel.



        By the way, I made a screwup in the NT Workstation release,
        the .DIZ was correct, it was workstation, but I accidentally
        included the Server .NFO again, so it confused some people.

        Let me reiterate since I've been asked 20 times, the PWA
        Workstation and Server releases (build 1057) ARE the actual
        releases.  Identical to the one you will be able to buy
        at the store in a few weeks.



┐──────────────────┐────────────────────────────────────────-- -   -  ·· ·  ·
│ President .......│ Orion
└──────────────────┐────────-───- -- ·· ··  ·
│ Council .........│ Blackhawk, Dark Lord, Dream WEaver, Rambone, Satman
│                  │ Snake
└──────────────────┐─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Senior Members ..│ Drew, Gumby, Marlenus, Snidely Whiplash
└──────────────────┐─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Members .........│ Charlie, Chowdery, Disk Killer, Gordon Gekko
│                  │ Master of Disaster, Merlin, Mooncrow, Potsie
│                  │ Skybum, Stoned, The Judge, TMOD, War Master, Yakumo
└──────────────────┐─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Affiliate .......│ Blackcat, Mass Murderer, Nemesis 
│   Programmers ...│ Timecop, Vigilante
└──────────────────┐─────────────────--- -   -  · · ··   ·
│ Couriers ........│ Biteman, Deliver, Godfather, Maverick, Prowler                 
│                  │ Scimitar, Steelheart, Third Son, Vivid 
│ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════─════─═───-──-─--  ·· ·  ·


⌠ ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│ Bulletin Board Name······│ Status······Nodes │ AC· │ SysOp ·············· │
───────────────────────────│───────────────────│─────│────────────────────────
│ Snake's Place ·········· │ U.S. HQ ······[6] │ XXX │ Snake ·············· │
│ Obscene Phobia ········· │ Euro HQ ······[4] │ XXX │ The Judge ·········· │
───────────────────────────│───────────────────│─────│────────────────────────
│ Boner's Domain ········· │ Member Board ·[4] │ XXX │ Rambone ············ │
│ Origin Unknown ········· │ Member Board ·[2] │ XXX │ Satman ············· │
│ Silicon Phalanx ········ │ Member Board ·[1] │ XXX │ Drew ··············· │
│ Velvet Underground ····· │ Member Board ·[2] │ XXX │ Vigilante ·········· │
│ Camelot Castle ········· │ Member Board ·[6] │ XXX │ Merlin ············· │
───────────────────────────│───────────────────│─────│────────────────────────
│ Damaged Or Defective ··· │ Affiliate ····[4] │ XXX │ White Noise········· │
│ U4EA ··················· │ Affiliate ····[2] │ XXX │ Quattro············· │
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

            If you are going to do it ... Do it with an ATTITUDE!


   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. :)


────────────────────────────────┤ Final Note ├─────────────────────────────────
 ║ Support the software companies! If you enjoy using a program or using a   ║
 ║ Util, consider buying it! Someone's got to make it worth the programmer's ║
 ║ effort to keep up the high standards... They made it, so they DESERVE it! ║
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  • DOD

NFO contents

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 ╓────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
 ║             MS WINDOWS 95 RETAIL FULL PRODUCT CANDIDATE 1                  ║
 ╙─╖ - ── ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ── - ╓─╜
  │║ company : Microsoft               │ supplier : IvyLeague               ║│
 ││║  - ── ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ── -  ║││
 ││║ packager: YOUNGBLOOD              │ released : [ 06.18.95pm ]          ║││
 ││║ - ── ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ── - ║││
  │║ # disks : 15 x 1.44               │ rating   : [■■■■■■■■∙∙] 08/10      ║│
 ╓─╜  - ── ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ── -  ╙─╖
 ║   cracker :                         │ protection type :                    ║
 ╙──════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──╜
  ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙
 ┌──════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┐
 │ - If you would like to get in touch with the best util group in the scene, │
 │  here is how to do it:                                                     │
 │  1) On Internet, e-mail dod@extech.msk.su or join #dod in IRC              │
 │  2) By modem, call Ambient Hauze +7-095-958-5781 Login: DOD Password: JOIN │
 │ - If you would like to affiliate with us, here is what we are looking for: │
 │  1) Suppliers.  If you can STEADILY get quality utilities, talk to us.     │
 │  2) High quality crackers.  Must be able to do dongle and DOS4GW           │
 │  3) Dedicated traders.  Must be able to call LD to move 10+ mb daily.      │
 │ - If you want your BBS to become a DOD distribution site, but you cannot   │
 │  do any of the above, you still have a chance to get in, but remember that │
 │  nothing in the world is free.  Contact us to find out how you, as a sysop │
 │  can contribute to our success, but if you expect to offer nothing in      │
 │  return for our support, do not bother applying.                           │
 ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
 │ This is the Full Retail Package of WIN95 Candidate 1. This version has     │
 │ the developer code removed, is from diskettes, and is capable of being     │
 │ installed to an UNFORMATTED harddrive, which none of the previous Cd-Rips  │
 │ of Win95 Betas, which have came from the Win95 FTP Beta Test site, have    │
 │ been able to do, nor had the development ripped out.                       │
 │                                                                            │
 │  NOTE: The BOOT DISK can be installed on to a standard 1.44 the others     │
 │        require you to use MS's formatter which will format a disk to       │
 │        1.8 megs. For further informaion read READNE.TXT included on disk   │
 │        one.                                                                │
 │                                                                            │
 │                                                                            │
 │    -*-    DRiNK OR DiE welcomes CONTRA from PCY into the group!   -*-      │
 │                                                                            │
 │  GROUP NEWS:   There are many changes going on with in DOD, if you are     │
 │           interested in becoming part of one of the BEST Utils groups in   │
 │           the scene then drop by #dod on IRC or drop a messy to YOUNGBLOOD │
 │           on any of the DOD HQ's. Remeber if you can do nothing other than │
 │           run and board and not contribute to the group don't bother.      │
 │                                                                            │
 │  GROUP GREETS: TYRANNY, RAZOR1911, ECLIPSE, PWA, NTA, TSS, THE CARTEL      │
 │                                                                            │
 │  PERSONAL GREETS: Tomas, Jimmy Jamez, Ustasa, Corpse, Contra, Sigh, Corpse │
 │                   Misha, Beowulf, Danier, Rainfall, & other DOD posse!     │
 │                                                                            │
 │   -=-=- IF YOU ARE NOT LISTED IN HERE CONTACT YOUNGBLOOD ON THE NET -=-=-  │
 └──════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘
  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙  ∙
 ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
 │                                dod leaders                                 │
 └┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬┘
  │                        Jimmy Jamez - Cyber Angel                         │
 ┌┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴┐
 │                                dod council                                 │
 └┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬┘
  │                      Caligula - Sickboy - Youngblood                     │
 ┌┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴┐
 │                                dod members                                 │
 └┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬┘
  │  Asmodeus - Bagger - Beowulf - Blade Runner - Blastsoft - Captain Blood  │
  │    Celestial Wizard - Chainsaw Massacre - Contra - The Curve - Danier    │
  │  Dark Angel - DoLittle - Evil Advisor - Fobman - Great White - Grifter   │
  │Hula - Ice - The Joker - Jumbo - Ivy League - Lars Ulrich - Lester - Misha│
  │MindBender - PeaceMaker - Rainfall  - Skyblazer - Spyder - Socrates - Tank│
  │         The Terminator - Tomas - Ustasa - Vyper Krynn - Wayward          │
 ┌┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴┐
 │                                dod traders                                 │
 └┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬┘
  │                           -/- Evil Current -\-                           │
  │     Bird of Prey - Bleeding - Chaft - Corpse - Dark Star - Dead Pool     │
  │          Demon Lord - DoeBoy - Dogg - Jester King -  Justifier           │
  │ Kaptain Kaos - Mr.Blazer&YumYum - Nevarre - PhalanX - Prowler - Racer-X  │
  │   Rancid Apathy - Rollo - Rude Boy - Shock Wave - Sun King - TechnoRav   │
  │                            Ticker - Uncle John                           │
  │──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│
 ┌┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴┐
 │                              dod headquarters                              │
 └┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬┘
  │  God's Realm              -  [1O]  -  Hula          -          WORLD HQ  │
  │  The Wall                 -  [O7]  -  Roland        -  United States HQ  │
  │  Fatal Future             -  [1O]  -  Mindbender    -  West European HQ  │
  │  Ambient Hauze            -  [O2]  -  AD/JJ         -  East European HQ  │
  │  Biohazard                -  [O7]  -  Kaptain Kaos  -       Canadian HQ  │
  │  Southern Comfort         -  [O6]  -  Cobra         -        Courier HQ  │
  │  Electric Acid            -  [O5]  -  EA Staff      -     Western US HQ  │
 ┌┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴┐
 │                                 dod boards                                 │
 └┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬┘
  │  Gotham City              -  [O3]  -  The Joker     -      member board  │
  │  Source of Reality        -  [O2]  -  Cyber Angel   -      member board  │
  │  Underworld Element       -  [O2]  -  Dark Angel    -      member board  │
  │  The Atomic Comet         -  [O2]  -  Viper Krynn   -      member board  │
  │  Anesthesia Overdoze      -  [O4]  -  Exodus        -        dist. site  │
  │  Industry Standard        -  [O4]  -  Sonny         -        dist. site  │
  │  Last Rights              -  [O3]  -  Nivek Ogre    -        dist. site  │
  │  Information Superhighway -  [O2]  -  DoLittle      -        dist. site  │
  │  Private Eyes             -  [O2]  -  Pizza Bob     -        dist. site  │
  │  Atlantis                 -  [O5]  -  Sun King      -       affil. site  │
 ┌┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴┐
 │  if you like that piece of software - just pirate it and save some cash!   │
 └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Brazilian Portuguese language variant[edit | edit source]

English language variant[edit | edit source]

French language variant[edit | edit source]

German language variant[edit | edit source]

Italian language variant[edit | edit source]

Spanish language variant[edit | edit source]

Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]