Windows Longhorn build 4050 (idx02)

6.0.4050.idx02.030928-0552
Build of Windows Longhorn
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Version number6.0
Build number4050
Architecturex86
Build labidx02
Compiled on2003-09-28
Expiration date
Timebomb2004-03-26 (+180 days)
SKUs
Home Edition
Product key
TCP8W-T8PQJ-WWRRH-QH76C-99FBW
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Windows Longhorn build 4050 (idx02) is a Milestone 7 build of Windows Longhorn. On 23 January 2020, this build was listed on a thread by UX.Unleaked blog founder Grabberslasher to be released to the BetaArchive FTP, and was later released in the fifth set of his 33 Longhorn/Vista builds on 28 January 2020 as a checked/debug build alongside build 4085 (Lab07_N).[1] It is the second publicly available Home Edition pre-reset build of Longhorn.

Setup[edit | edit source]

Although setup is mostly the same as the previous build of Windows Longhorn, a new Slate-styled background is used.

  • CD-autorun

    CD-autorun

  • Setup

    Setup

  • Enter product key

    Enter product key

  • EULA

    EULA

  • Clean install summary

    Clean install summary

  • Drive partitioning

    Drive partitioning

  • Enter computer name

    Enter computer name

  • Setup is copying files

    Setup is copying files

  • Hardware portion

    Hardware portion

Changes[edit | edit source]

Login screen[edit | edit source]

  • The login screen has changed once again, now it is transparent as it does not have a background. This is because, in these builds, the "SYSTEM" user account does not have a default wallpaper. This change was most likely done to in order to let OEMs put a logon background with their logos.[2]
  • The Windows logo upon logging in now comes up instead of coming down.

ClearType[edit | edit source]

Bugs and quirks[edit | edit source]

winver dialog[edit | edit source]

This build uses the older winver banner first seen in build 4005 instead of the new one from build 4044, likely because the change did not make into Home Edition at that time.

Installation[edit | edit source]

  • This build can not be installed normally due to an assertion failure in AGP440.SYS, thus resulting in a 0x0000007E (SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED) bugcheck when booting into the second stage of setup. To bypass this issue, set up kernel-mode debugging with WinDbg to ignore the failure[3] or replace drivers with ones from the non-checked/debug compile of build 4051. This error does not happen on real hardware that don't have an AGP slot.
  • When booting into the second stage of setup, the system will play a long beep.
  • Due to this build being a PDC build like build 4051, this build cannot be normally upgraded from a previous build and can only be clean installed.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ grabberslasher. New Longhorn Builds for a New Decade, BetaArchive. 23 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Googulator. https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=465495#p465495 Why did Microsoft replace the blueish Login background from 4042 to the black one from 4074, BetaArchive. 25 November 2021.
  3. ↑ [Guide] Install Longhorn 4051 x64 chk, BetaArchive. 20 December 2012.
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