Windows XP build 2442

5.1.2442.1.main.010217-1630
	Build of Windows XP
Architecture	x86
Compiled on	2001-02-17
Expiration date
Timebomb	2001-08-16 (+180 days)
SKUs
	Personal
Product key
	DTWB2-VX8WY-FG8R3-X696T-66Y46
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Windows XP build 2442 is a build of Windows XP that was shared in Simplified Chinese by the Chinese community BetaWorld on 15 August 2021.^[1] Prior to its publication, the build was uploaded to Chinese website BetaWorld on 18 December 2014 and was mentioned in various posts on the Chinese Software Developer Network (CSDN), including a thread about installing drivers for a modem from May 2001^[2] and two threads about timebomb removal from July 2001.^[3]^[4]

On 20 October 2020, BetaWorld user MacAdmin uploaded a picture of a Chinese warez CD labeled "KEE-044" containing the build.^[5] A higher-resolution picture of the same CD was then uploaded by BetaWorld user 随便问我 on 24 October 2020.^[6] This is currently the earliest shared Chinese build of Windows XP.

Changes[edit | edit source]

The CD Player application was removed in this build and replaced with the CD playback functionalities of Windows Media Player.
The branding in the setup and out-of-box experience has been modified to use the then-new Windows flag first introduced in build 2428.
A flat blue color is used in place of the default Red moon desert wallpaper seen the in most Beta 2 builds; however, the wallpaper itself is still present. This change would later be reverted in the next build.
The system crash screen layout has been changed.
This is the earliest available build to include Windows XP branding, but only one reference in ssdpsrv.dll, reading \Windows XP UPnP/1.0 Control-Point/1.0.

Bugs and quirks[edit | edit source]

The system crash screen text is mostly garbled due to Chinese characters being displayed with the wrong codepage.
The username in the start menu overlaps with the user's avatar.