Windows Longhorn build 4088
| Build of Windows Longhorn | |
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| Architecture | x86 |
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| Compiled | 2004-07-06 |
| Timebomb | 2005-01-03 (+181 days) |
| About | |
Preinstallation Environment | |
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Windows Longhorn build 4088 is a Milestone 7 build of the Microsoft Windows Longhorn operating system. Previously, only the Preinstallation Environment for this build had leaked. On 2015-01-13, the BetaArchive member Daniel uploaded the full version of this build to the BetaArchive FTP.[1]
Being near one of the final Longhorn builds, this build tends to take a long time to install and can be unstable. WordPad can now open again in this build.
Bugs and quirks[edit | edit source]
- Partition and format a drive from a previous or later build prior to starting installation.
- Safe mode is broken and displays a BSOD.
- CD and DVD drives appear and behave like local drives.
- When enabling the slideshow sidebar tile,
explorer.exerestarts in a loop. Only fix is to remove the slideshow tile from the registry. - Help and Support causes an
explorer.exerestart. - Computer Management displays script errors.
- The Windows Classic theme will not function due to a broken
Windows Classic.themefile.
Installation[edit | edit source]
The secinit.exe part for setup tends to hang while trying to launch, you can try to open Task Manager on the second Command Prompt window by running taskmgr and then terminating secinit.exe to get the hardware setup to load.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Starting setup
Restarting computer during setup
Hardware phase of setup
Boot screen
First boot
Start menu
Classic Start menu
Safe to shutdown screen
Blue Luna theme
Olive Green Luna theme
Silver Luna theme
Slate theme
Jade theme
