Windows Me build 2429

4.90.2429
	Build of Windows Me
OS family	Windows 9x
Version number	4.90
Build number	2429
Architecture	x86
Compiled on	1999-12-08
Expiration date
Timebomb	2000-05-15 (+159 days)
Product key
	RBDC9-VTRC8-D7972-J97JY-PRVMG
About dialog

Windows Me build 2429 is a post-Beta 2 build of Windows Me, originally released on 10 December 1999^[1]. Prior to it being shared to the public, screenshots of the build were released by KenOath.^[2] This build was uploaded to BetaArchive's FTP server on 30 January 2020 by ReflectiaX.^[3] This is the latest known build to use the default color scheme from Windows 98.

Changes[edit | edit source]

Windows Media Pad (Movie Maker) is now listed in the components list during setup and can be installed this way.
A "Connect to the Internet" shortcut is now placed on the desktop.
Help and Support has a new icon, which is also used in Windows Neptune build 5111.
System Restore has been redesigned to have the same style as Help and Support.

Bugs[edit | edit source]

Installation[edit | edit source]

When running setup from inside Windows, setup will fail to restart and attempting to exit setup will cause the system to hang. Hard-resetting the machine continues setup as normal.

S3 drivers[edit | edit source]

Upon using S3 video adapters, Windows will complain that its own drivers will not work properly, thus the display will be stuck at 640×480 resolution and 16 colors mode. This error will also appear upon every boot and other drivers cannot be installed correctly, meaning that S3 video adapters are not recommended for this build. S3 ViRGE and later Trio graphics adapters are not affected from this bug.