Windows 95 build 189
Build of Windows 95 | |
Release name | Beta 1.4 |
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OS family | Windows 9x |
Version number | 4.00 |
Build number | 189 |
Architecture | x86 |
Compiled on | 1994-09-21 |
Product key | |
Beta Site ID | 101907 |
Password | 999b70c9e |
About dialog | |
Windows 95 build 189 is the official Beta 1.4 release of Windows 95. It is the earliest available build to use the new Windows 95 branding.
Screenshots of a supposed Brazilian Portuguese version of this build were shared by Battler on 27 January 2023.[1]
NFO file[edit | edit source]
NFO contents
* THE NOKTURNAL TRADING ALLIANCE PRESENTS * ┌──────────┬───────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┐ │Date: │ 10/09/94 │ File Date: 8/26/94 │ ├──────────┼───────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┤ │Software: │ MS CHICAGO / WINDOWS V4.0 BUILD 189 │ ├──────────┼───────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┤ │S/N: │ Beta 101907 │Location: 999b70c9e │ │ └──────────┴───────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┘ Thanks to Da Dwarf at the Final Frontier For This Release! *REM* THE FINAL FRONTIER IS WORLD HEADQUARTERS FOR =RiSc= RiSc Is The Official Courier For =NTA= * NTA! The Original and the BEST! * Please support software companies. If you liked this program and are going to use it, please go out and purchase a copy. Without our continued support, these companies would go out of business! ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │-=NTA=- Boards: SysOps: │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │The PITS The PieMan │ │The Unknown The Punk │ │The Final Frontier MikeySoft │ │Access Denied The Wanderer │ │The Eclipse The Mustang │ │The Elusive Dream The Toyman │ │Turbo Italian Network Jurgen │ │Orion's Belt The Drunkard/Pompei │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ -=NTA=- Members │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │The Mustang Oyl Patch William Zardoz │ │The Toyman The Punk MikeySoft │ │Jurgen The Wanderer The Cat │ │The PieMan Bryn Rogers Hi.T.Moonweed │ │ │ │Fiona Void Master Boomer │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ * Important Final Note * FROM MIKEYSOFT / NTA LEAD BOARD * * We all must strive to bring as much credibilty to the vast community of * * "Groups" which make-up the system that we all contribute to and enjoy! * * The Friendly Rivalry between these groups is just that, "FRIENDLY". It * * adds a certain flavor of positive competition that we feel is necessary * * to encourage the greater sharing of information. "*KEEP IT FRIENDLY*" * * Please honor our group ID'S tags by NOT removing this file! If you feel * * the necessity to rename the ZIP, maintain the integrity of the group ID * * WE EXTEND THE SAME COURTESY AND POLICY TO OTHER GROUPS * * Remember to make it work, keep it friendly! *
Changes[edit | edit source]
- Setup after the reboot now uses
SETUP.BMP
as wallpaper. In this build, the bitmap is darker than in other builds. There are also some strings which have been changed compared to build 180. - Display Properties no longer has text boxes above the "Wallpaper" and "Pattern" sections in the "Background" tab.
- "Check Hard Disk" has been renamed to ScanDisk.
- Several minor changes to Windows Help.
- Welcome app has been redesigned and looks even more like RTM.
- In "Properties for Sound Events", "Standard Events" has been renamed "Windows".
- This is the first known build of Windows to support the Windows key on the keyboard.
Bugs and quirks[edit | edit source]
Fonts are not properly displayed with the Cirrus Logic graphics adapter.