Windows XP build 2469
Build of Windows XP | |
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Architecture | x86 |
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Compiled | 2001-05-08 |
Timebomb | 2001-11-04 (+180 days) |
About | |
Windows XP build 2469 is a post-Beta 2 build of Windows XP, which was released to testers on 12 May 2001.
Changes[edit | edit source]
- Redesigned the appearance of setup to resemble the final product, notable changes include switching the branding from Whistler to Windows XP.
- The alternative
AUTOCHK
screen (can be invoked by adding/SOS
toboot.ini
) now uses Windows XP branding, notably with the XP being in orange instead of white in later builds. - Following icons have been updated to their RTM appearance: Connect to the Internet, Notepad, Windows Update, Activate Windows, System Restore, Device Tray Icon, Network Tray Icon, Phone Dialer and Home Networking Wizard.
- Removed more mentions of Whistler, but references to that codename are still present when booting up, shutting down, and during an upgrade.
- The key to launch Automated System Recovery during text-mode Setup's loading stage has been changed from F5 to F2.
- OOBE now works again and Merlin has been replaced with a Question Mark, but the sounds on the animations aren't final.
- This is the earliest build of Windows XP to include the Windows Welcome Music composed by Stan LePard, also known as
title.wma
. The file itself was however introduced in Windows Server 2003 build 2467. - Some icons were replaced, mostly tray icons.