Windows XP build 2410 (main)

5.1.2410.main.001208-1937
Build of Windows XP
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OS familyWindows NT
Version number5.1
Build number2410
Architecturex86
Build labmain
Compiled on2000-12-08
Expiration date
Timebomb+180 days after original install date
Cert. expiry2001-08-01 (+236 days)
SKUs
Personal
Professional
Product key
F6PGG-4YYDJ-3FF3T-R328P-3BXTG
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Windows XP build 2410 (main) is a pre-Beta 2 build of Windows XP that was released to testers on 4 January 2001.[1]

New features and changes[edit | edit source]

User interface[edit | edit source]

Look and feel[edit | edit source]

The "Professional" wallpaper first seen in build 2264 is now set by default. The Professional theme has been updated to feature the new "Watercolor" name, and now additionally includes highlighted caption buttons upon hover. The Sample Test Visual Style was added, acting as a decoy to distract the general public during development of Luna. The visual style is available in two variants, Chartreuse Mongoose and Blue Lagoon.

The first set of icons intended for the new Luna design have also been introduced in the operating system. The new designs feature a colorful, cartoon-like appearance across various system surfaces.

Windows Explorer[edit | edit source]

Windows Explorer no longer uses the older Windows Me design, and all folder views (including system folders) now employ the home page design. Support for opening ZIP files has also been ported from Windows Me, with the ability to show compressed NTFS files or folders in a different color and displaying the file size in folder tips being added along with it.

The Search Assistant, an animated character while searching, has been introduced. The included assistants include Rover and Merlin.

Application updates[edit | edit source]

Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, and Windows Messenger were respectively updated to versions 6.0 Beta 2, 8.0 and 3.0.

Start menu[edit | edit source]

The Start menu has received a minor design update - the current username has been moved to the top of the main panel, and the user's default applications for the My Recently Used panel's Internet and E-mail shortcuts are now shown alongside their respective application icons.

Start Page[edit | edit source]

Unlike other Whistler builds, this is the only build of Windows XP to contain a functioning Start page, a feature that was previously included as part of the Neptune project and in early Windows Me builds. It is mapped to the Start button, and pressing it will create a new instance of the Start page. To access the regular Start menu, the user must press on the Start button while holding down ⇧ Shift. To enable the Start Page, the below entries must be merged into the registry:[2] 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"FaultID"=dword:00000065

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartPage\Normal\W32Control1]

Windows Setup[edit | edit source]

Setup has received slight user interface updates, and the overall installation process now further resembles that of the final release. This includes hiding the welcome dialog by default during a clean installation, with the GUI-based phase of setup immediately starting with the driver installation phase after initialization. The Microsoft Whistler wordmark was removed from the background, and a product key is now required by default.

The Typical option in the networking settings page now references the QoS packet scheduler, and a new autorun user interface featuring a primitive UI design has been introduced.

Out-of-box experience[edit | edit source]

The out-of-box experience has been updated. It no longer runs at a 16:9 aspect ratio on widescreen displays, instead always defaulting to a 4:3 aspect ratio. The mouse tutorial has replaced with a simple pop-up that instructs the user on how to operate a mouse device. Microsoft Agent characters now work properly, and the Merlin assistant additionally guides the user throughout the OOBE, albeit with placeholder text in specific stages of the setup process.

The OOBE now contains a new page that asks if the user's computer is part of a local area network, followed by additional pages for Windows Product Activation, registration with Microsoft services and the user's summary of completed tasks.

VESA BIOS Extensions support[edit | edit source]

The built-in Video Graphics Array (VGA) driver now supports VESA BIOS Extensions (VBE), allowing for 16- and 24-bit color modes without a graphics driver (if a compatible GPU is present). As a result, the operating system will now run at the highest supported color depth by default.

Windows Product Activation[edit | edit source]

Windows Product Activation, a new form of digital rights management technology, has been introduced with the incentive of preventing software piracy – every installation of Microsoft Windows is assigned a unique installation identifier to distinguish individual copies from one another. Users must activate their copy of Windows XP in order to enforce the relevant provisions of the license agreement about using the product on multiple computers. Activation was done over the internet or over an automated telephone line. If the user does not activate the operating system after the initial 30-day grace period, the user will be unable to log onto Windows unless it is activated. If the user attempts to perform significant changes to the hardware, the license associated with the device is voided and the operating system must be re-activated.

Besides the presence of its associated page in the out-of-box experience, The new WPA user interface can be brought up by invoking the C:\Windows\System32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a command. The actual WPA mechanism in this build is not present, and as such the operating system can still be used past the intended grace period.

System utilities[edit | edit source]

The command-line System Information application (SystemInfo.exe) and tskill.exe (Task Kill) system utilities have been added.

Control Panel[edit | edit source]

More changes have been introduced to the existing subset of Control Panel applets. New options for enabling forced off-screen compositing, Explorer Bar display and the image toolbar in the Internet Explorer application have been introduced. There are now dedicated images for showing clock visibility in the Taskbar and Start Menu applet, and new descriptions for the Simple and Classic Start menu designs have also been added.

Changes to accessibility options were also introduced - its respective icons in the main applet are no longer included, and the SoundSentry applet's options has been moved into the main Accessibility Options applet. High-contrast cursor options have been added to the Accessibility Options' Display tab. The Speech applet's "Preview Voice" option has been moved above the voice speed option, and an option to display the SAPI version has been added.

The Add New Hardware wizard was renamed to simply "Add Hardware". Its first page now includes a summary of the overall hardware driver installation process, and subsequent pages now detail what the user is currently doing. The "Network Time" option in the Date and Time Control Panel applet has been renamed to "Internet Time" as the associated time synchronization functionality actually relies on servers hosted on the Internet, and is no longer possible to set a custom web page through the Customize Desktop submenu. A new option for cleaning up the user's desktop has been added.

The System Properties applet has been updated to merge the Automatic Updates' former applet functionality. The Advanced tab has the Environment Variables section removed, the button to the respective sub-applet has been moved below the three remaining sections, which also have their icons shown in the left-hand area removed. The button to the Error Reporting sub-applet has been moved out from the Startup and Recovery section to the same place. The Performance Options sub-applet has a new tab where settings for visual effect can be adjusted for best appearance or performance. The previous optimization settings have been moved to the new Advanced tab.

In the Desktop Items sub-applet of Display Properties, the Active Desktop-related settings have been moved into a new Web section; the Desktop Cleanup Wizard has been added to the General section containing the other desktop item settings.

Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]

  • The Recycle Bin is now located at the bottom right corner of the desktop by default. It also uses a new icon that is similar to its final appearance, albeit with handles, which would later be removed before the final release.
  • The name and description for Dr. Watson (drwtsn32.exe) has been genericized by dropping the Windows 2000 branding. As such, it is now respectively referred to as Dr. Watson for Windows and Windows Application Error Debugger.
  • Paint can now save files as other formats besides bitmap, with these including JPEG, GIF, EMF, TIFF and PNG.
  • A new wizard mode has been added to NTBackup, acting as the de-facto mode. The previous user interface is now referred to as "Advanced Mode" and can be launched from within the application.
  • The MSN Explorer application first seen in Windows 9x has been backported to this build. It can be found on the desktop or within the start menu.
  • The System Restore utility is now enabled by default.
  • The "Show windows contents when dragging" option used for window animations is now enabled by default.
  • All mentions of Windows 2000 in bugcheck messages was changed to simply Windows. Additionally, the /nogui boot screen now states the version as Windows "codename" Whistler instead of Windows 2000.
  • New bugcheck codes have been added:
    • The filesystem driver stack has deadlocked and all the modified pages are destined for the filesystem. Since the filesystem is nonoperational, the system has crashed because none of the modified pages can be reused with losing data. Any filesystem or filter driver in the stack may be at fault. (0xEB, later renamed SESSION_HAS_VALID_SPECIAL_POOL_ON_EXIT)
    • SESSION_HAS_VALID_SPECIAL_POOL_ON_EXIT (0xEC)
    • UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME (0xED)
    • PREFETCHER_POOL_ERROR_BUGCHECK (0xEE)
      • This bugcheck code was removed late in development of the operating system, explaining an undefined gap still present in current Windows versions.
    • The kernel attempted to ready a thread that was in an incorrect state such as terminated. (0xEF, later renamed CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED)

File differences[edit | edit source]

The following files have been introduced or removed compared to build 2296 Professional:

Bugs and quirks[edit | edit source]

Merlin[edit | edit source]

If the Lernout & Hauspie TTS Voices are not installed, Merlin will not talk in the OOBE.

Theming[edit | edit source]

  • Changing visual styles will result in rendering glitches on window borders that are open while changing.
  • Task Manager contains visual glitches if the Watercolor and Sample Test Visual Style visual styles is used.

Sample Test Visual Style[edit | edit source]

  • The Blue Lagoon variant shows title bar resources from the Chartreuse Mongoose variant in the theme preview.
  • Some applications, such as Solitaire, have rendering problems when this visual style is used.

Start Page[edit | edit source]

Most of the time if the Start Page is enabled, the Desktop will be inaccessible. If the user does access the Desktop, no icons will be shown.

Drivers[edit | edit source]

3dfx Voodoo3 graphics adapters do not work and cause a UNEXPECTED_KERNEL_MODE_TRAP bugcheck when the system switches to the user mode.

Timebomb[edit | edit source]

This build has a broken timebomb. As such, if installed with a BIOS date before the certificate expiry, it can still be used on the current date.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Professional SKU[edit | edit source]

  • Setup autorun

    Setup autorun

  • Boot screen

    Boot screen

  • Setup

    Setup

  • Login screen

    Login screen

  • Start menu

    Start menu

  • Explorer

    Explorer

  • Control Panel

    Control Panel

  • System Properties

    System Properties

  • Ditto, Advanced tab

    Ditto, Advanced tab

  • Performance Options

    Performance Options

  • Desktop Cleanup Wizard

    Desktop Cleanup Wizard

  • Paint

    Paint

  • ZIP Extractor

    ZIP Extractor

  • Windows Media Player

    Windows Media Player

  • Windows Messenger

    Windows Messenger

  • Compatibility launcher

    Compatibility launcher

  • Windows Updates

    Windows Updates

  • Remote Desktop Connection

    Remote Desktop Connection

  • Start page

    Start page

  • Bug reporting page

    Bug reporting page

  • Windows Product Activation

    Windows Product Activation

  • Chartreuse Mongoose theme

    Chartreuse Mongoose theme

  • Chartreuse Mongoose theme selection showing bugged titlebar

    Chartreuse Mongoose theme selection showing bugged titlebar

  • Blue Lagoon theme

    Blue Lagoon theme

  • Blue Lagoon theme selection showing bugged titlebar

    Blue Lagoon theme selection showing bugged titlebar

  • Safe to shutdown screen

    Safe to shutdown screen

Out-of-box experience[edit | edit source]

  • Windows Whistler animation

    Windows Whistler animation

  • OOBE

    OOBE

  • Merlin introduces himself to the user

    Merlin introduces himself to the user

  • Assist through this one time process

    Assist through this one time process

  • Merlin creates his button on the bottom left

    Merlin creates his button on the bottom left

  • If at any time you need his help...

    If at any time you need his help...

  • ...click on his icon

    ...click on his icon

  • Merlin about to leave the user

    Merlin about to leave the user

  • Using the mouse

    Using the mouse

  • When Merlin is clicked

    When Merlin is clicked

  • Merlin explains to the user about the OOBE

    Merlin explains to the user about the OOBE

  • EULA

    EULA

  • Product key entry

    Product key entry

  • Computer name

    Computer name

  • Admin password

    Admin password

  • Workstation/domain name

    Workstation/domain name

  • Multiple user setup

    Multiple user setup

  • Adding multiple users

    Adding multiple users

  • Windows Product Activation

    Windows Product Activation

  • Internet setup

    Internet setup

  • How will this computer connect to the internet?

    How will this computer connect to the internet?

  • End of OOBE

    End of OOBE

Personal SKU (unleaked)[edit | edit source]

  • OOBE

    OOBE

  • Start menu

    Start menu

  • Classic Start menu

    Classic Start menu

  • Windows Movie Maker

    Windows Movie Maker

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Thurrott, Paul. Windows XP: The Road to Gold (Part Two), Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows (via Wayback Machine). 24 August 2001.
  2. ↑ Albacore on Twitter
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