Windows Server 2008 build 4031
Build of Windows Server 2008 | |
OS family | Windows NT |
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Version number | 6.0 |
Build number | 4031 |
Architecture | x86 |
Build lab | LAB07_N |
Compiled on | 2003-07-07 |
Expiration date | |
Timebomb | 2004-01-03 (+180 days) |
SKUs | |
Web Server | |
Product key | |
TCP8W-T8PQJ-WWRRH-QH76C-99FBW | |
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Windows Server 2008 build 4031 is a pre-reset build of Windows Server 2008. On 23 January 2020, this build was listed on a thread by UX.Unleaked blog founder Grabberslasher to be released to BetaArchive's FTP server, and was later released in the ninth set of his 33 Longhorn/Vista builds on 1 February 2020, alongside the main lab compile of 4085, the x86 version of 4083, the main lab compile of this build, its Lab06_n counterpart and build 5520. Unlike build 4028, this build uses the older i386 installation method.
Bugs[edit | edit source]
Installation[edit | edit source]
- On some machines and virtualizers, you must format the drive outside of this build's setup, otherwise it will crash with an
Unknown Hard Error
bugcheck. - This build installs very slowly. To fix this, change the hard drive to IDE and the CD/DVD drive to SCSI.
- This build cannot be upgraded to by normal means.
Upgrade[edit | edit source]
In order to upgrade to this build from build 4028, edit dosnet.inf
in the i386 folder to change the ProductType line to ProductType = 2
. Then replace the following files and directories from Windows Server 2003 build 3790 and start WINNT32.exe
with the switch/NotUsingIBS.
\I386\WINNTUPG
\I386\WINNT32.EXE
\I386\WINNT32.MSI
General[edit | edit source]
- When attempting to launch certain programs, CPU usage will jump to 100% for a few minutes before crashing the program.
- When a program crashes, you will not get the crash report until the next login.
Autorun[edit | edit source]
Under some circumstances, the autorun program may display incorrect text.