Windows 95 build 73g
| Build of Windows 95 | |
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| OS family | Windows 9x |
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| Version number | 4.00 |
| Build number | 73 |
| Build revision | g |
| Architecture | x86 |
| Compiled on | 1993-12-02 |
| Product key | |
| Beta Site ID | 620804 |
| Password | fe8114035 |
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Windows 95 build 73g is a Milestone 5 build of Windows 95. This build is the second Chicago Preliminary Development Kit (PDK2) release. Unlike its predecessor, build 73f, this build was distributed to external testers and developers.
The DDK for this build was uploaded to the Internet Archive on 2 April 2024.[1]
NFO file[edit | edit source]
The following NFO file was included as part of the PWA release.[2]
NFO contents
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█▓▒▒▒▀ ... Pirates With Attitudes
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▄▓▓▀ Proudly Presents ...
═══════════════▀═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
│ ⌐ Microsoft Chicago - Professional Dev. Kit II at 12-22-93 19:30 ¬ │
─│───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│─
│ Supplier .....: Someone Who Cares │ Type .....: Operating System Beta │
│ Cracker ......: N/A │ Video ....: Good │
│ Packager .....: Blackhawk │ Audio ....: Hard to Hear │
│ Protection ...: None (Gates Condom) │ Rating ...: [■■■■■■■■■■] │
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-/- This is P.W.A. -\-
┐──────────────────┐────────────────────────────────────────-- - - ·· · ·
│ Founders ........│ Bar Manager, Orion
└──────────────────┐────────-───- -- ·· ·· ·
│ Council .........│ Dumper, Nuclear War, Rambone, Master Disaster
└──────────────────┐─────────────────--- - - · · ·· ·
│ Int'l Council ...│ Faith Healer, Teddy
└──────────────────┐─────────────────--- - - · · ·· ·
│ US Sr. Members ..│ Blackhawk, Mooncrow, Satman
└──────────────────┐─────────────────--- - - · · ·· ·
│ US Members ......│ Beach Bum, Ben Jammin, Buckaroo Banzai, Code3, Deathknight
│ │ Dorian Hawkmoon, Electronic Vampyre, Forced Entry, Ford
│ │ Perfect. Fourth Reich, General Protocol, IBMMAN, Kram,
│ │ Liquid Flesh, Net Distortion, Pioneer, Potsie, Snake
│ │ Rifleman
└──────────────────┐──────────────────────- -──- -- - · ·· ·
│ International ...│ Amicom, Brayn O'Neal, Charlie, FBI, Hollis, IceMan,
│ Members .........│ Icepic, Jack Deth, Janno, Stapper, Turner, Vanilla Ice
════════════════════════════════════════════════════─════─═───-──-─-- ·· · ·
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│ · · ··<> Courier Coordinators <>·· · · │
─│──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│─
│ Snake │
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│ · · ··<> Senior Couriers <>·· · · │
─│──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│─
│ To Be Announced │
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│ · ·· ·<> Courier Team <>· ·· · │
─│──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│─
│ Blackbird, Black Stealth, Black Ranger, Biteman, Cloudsend, Deliver │
│ Majik, Noiro, Silver Surfer, Sir Thunder, Skiz-M, Slayer, Smog │
│ The Painter, Thrasher, Visual Delusion, Zaknafien │
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
· · ···<> Pirates With Attitudes Site List <>··· · ·
⌠ ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│ Bulletin Board Name······│ Status······Nodes │ AC· │ SysOp ·············· │
────────────────────────────│───────────────────│─────│────────────────────────
│ Mooncrow's Aeyrie ······ │ World HQ ·····[4] │ XXX │ Mooncrow ··········· │
│ The Temple of Syrnix···· │ Courier HQ ···[4] │ XXX │ Urick ·············· │
────────────────────────────│───────────────────│─────│────────────────────────
│ Dumper's Den ··········· │ US Council ···[1] │ XXX │ Dumper ············· │
│ Rest In Peace ·········· │ US Council ···[4] │ XXX │ Nuclear War ········ │
│ Rising Sun ············· │ US Council ···[1] │ XXX │ Orion ·············· │
────────────────────────────│───────────────────│─────│────────────────────────
│ Spyrit's Home ·········· │ Int'l HQ ·····[9] │ +XX │ FBi ················ │
│ Courier's Cafe ········· │ Belgium HQ ···[2] │ +XX │ McCoby & Vanilla Ice │
────────────────────────────│───────────────────│─────│────────────────────────
│ Assassin's Guild ······· │ US Member ····[3] │ 6O6 │ Blackhawk ·········· │
│ Distant Lands ·········· │ US Member ····[2] │ 613 │ General Protocol ··· │
│ Edge of Insanity ······· │ US Member ····[2] │ 913 │ Pioneer ············ │
│ Manhattan Project ······ │ US Member ····[4] │ 5O3 │ Rifleman ··········· │
│ Origin Unknown ········· │ US Member ····[1] │ 619 │ Satman ············· │
│ Whiplash ··············· │ US Member ····[2] │ 2O6 │ Kram ··············· │
────────────────────────────│───────────────────│─────│────────────────────────
│ Dreamland ·············· │ Int'l Member ·[1] │ +47 │ Gordon Gekko ······· │
│ Fun City ··············· │ Int'l Member ·[2] │+358 │ Tequilla Sunrise ··· │
│ Hijackers Elite ········ │ Int'l Member ·[2] │ +7 │ Scud Williams ······ │
│ Illegal Justice ········ │ Int'l Member ·[1] │ +32 │ Jumpin' Jack Flash · │
────────────────────────────│───────────────────│─────│────────────────────────
│ Compusin ··············· │ US Dist Site ·[1] │ 316 │ Torquemada ········· │
│ Mega-Base ·············· │ US Dist Site ·[1] │ 216 │ Regiment ··········· │
│ Sin City ··············· │ US Dist Site ·[2] │ 8O8 │ Rdude ·············· │
│ Stromi's ··············· │ US Dist Site ·[1] │ 914 │ Stromi ············· │
────────────────────────────│───────────────────│─────│────────────────────────
│ Copperhead·············· │ Int'l Dist. ··[3] │ +49 │ Psionic ············ │
│ ··············· │ Int'l Dist. ··[1] │ +7 │ Baudrider ·········· │
│ Garden of Delight ······ │ Int'l Dist. ··[1] │ +43 │ Peeping Tom ········ │
│ Quadrillion ············ │ Int'l Dist. ··[1] │ +45 │ Core ··············· │
│ Sanitarium ············· │ Int'l Dist. ··[2] │ +44 │ Born Rebel ········· │
│ Warehouse ·············· │ Int'l Dist. ··[2] │ +46 │ Grasshopper ········ │
────────────────────────────│───────────────────│─────│────────────────────────
│ Fade to Black ·········· │ US Affiliate ·[2] │ 612 │ Ningauble ·········· │
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
If you are going to do it ... Do it with an ATTITUDE!
If you wish to be support PWA, you can apply at the PWA Application Center,
313-228-8493, and leave matrix feedback concerning what you can do for PWA.
────────────────────────────────┤ Final Note ├─────────────────────────────────
║ Support the software companies! If you enjoy using a program or playing a ║
║ game, 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! ║
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Differences from build 73f[edit | edit source]
Build 73f is an earlier recompile of build 73g. Thus, this build shares most of the new features from build 73f, with some exceptions:
- The desktop wallpaper is no longer set to tiled by default.
SUWIN.EXEhas some string changes (to change valid beta site ID/password).- The included WinBug utility is for external testers instead of internal testers, and is more resemblant of that from build 58s instead of build 73f.
Build 73g WinBug
Build 73f WinBug in comparison
[edit | edit source]
Although this build still has three separate Start buttons and menus like build 58s, it already contains the necessary resources to enable a single unified Start menu (but not the single button), similar to that in build 81. A tutorial on how to remove the two extra buttons and display only the unified menu is available on BetaArchive.[3]
SETUP_INF text resource in SUWIN.EXE[edit | edit source]
An encrypted resource in TEXT section of SUWIN.EXE exists at offset 0x31400, with a length of 0x1AC, which could be XOR-decrypted using the key "felix", in which reveals the following list of internal network shares.
\\GUILO\CHICO \\GUILO\DAILY \\CHICAGO\PSG \\CHICAGO\USER \\SMADAMOT\CHICO STRIKE \\STRIKE\SYS \\JAKE\SETUP \\TAL\SLM \\IRLSYS7\CHICAGO \\GATE_NT\M5 \\AMS_XNS_SRV\CHICAGO \\GIUNONE\CHICAGO \\TCRD\CHICO-C \\GMBHPGM1\INTERN \\SGH_Z\CHICOREL \\LUCIFER\M5 \\RICHARDIII\WINTEAM$ \\MATSJ1\CHICAGO \\KKJUPITER\CHICOREL \\ISRAEL\ISRPUB \\SNOWBALL\CHICO \\DECKER\CHICO \\IRLWG1\CHICAGO \\LTDPSS01\BETA \\FOR\PRELEASE \\ELVISP\PRODUCTS
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Copying files for setup
Initializing setup
Non-disclosure agreement page 1
Non-disclosure agreement page 2
Non-disclosure agreement page 3
Non-disclosure agreement page 4
Plus Pack components
Analyzing computer
Welcome to setup
Customize options
Choose directory
Select components
Network
Machine settings
User information
User information verification
Determining files to copy
Wrong Beta Site ID/Password error
Help in setup
Setup (52%)
Network setup
Networks
Setup complete
Starting Windows...
Please wait while Setup updates your configuration files.
Boot screen
Windows logon
Confirm logon password
First boot
Empty desktop
About Chicago
Start button
Find button
Help button
Programs folder
Main folder
Control Panel
System Properties
Command Prompt
Desktop Properties - Background
Desktop Properties - Screen Saver
Desktop Properties - Monitor Settings
FreeCell - About
The Microsoft Hearts Network
Minesweeper
Find files
Clock32.exe
Chicago help
Tray properties
WinPad
Character Map
WritePad
Notepad
Media Player
Terminal
Demo
Control Panel and two folder windows open
My Computer
Shutdown Windows
Exit Windows
Safe to shutdown screen
Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]
x86 English CD
x86 English SDK CD
x86 English DDK CD
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