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{{Partially missing|According to the September 27 Notes.txt text file, there was a mention for Build 405 (released on July 4), but has since been lost to time.}}{{Infobox bootleg
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|screenshot = AlphaBetas_Desktop.png
|screenshot = W2K AlphaBetas Build 905 Desktop.png
|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 2000|Windows 2000 SP4]]
|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 2000|Windows 2000 SP4]]
|release_date = September 27, 2005
|release_date = September 27, 2005
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AlphaBetas_Ir50Error.png | "ir50_32.dll" file copy error
AlphaBetas_Ir50Error.png | "ir50_32.dll" file copy error
AlphaBetas_WinverError.png | "winver.exe" file copy error
AlphaBetas_WinverError.png | "winver.exe" file copy error
AlphaBetas_Setup.png | Setup in the graphical phase
W2K AlphaBetas Build 905 Setup.png | Setup in the graphical phase
AlphaBetas_Copying.png | Setup while it's installing
AlphaBetas_Copying.png | Setup while it's installing
AlphaBetas_Boot.png | Boot screen
AlphaBetas_Boot.png | Boot screen
AlphaBetas_Login.png | Login screen
W2K AlphaBetas Build 905 Login.png | Login screen
W2K AlphaBetas Build 905 DesktopFB.png | Desktop on first boot
AlphaBetas_Desktop.png | Empty desktop
W2K AlphaBetas Build 905 Desktop.png | Empty desktop
AlphaBetas_StartMenu.png | Start menu
W2K AlphaBetas Build 905 StartMenu.png | Start menu
AlphaBetas_Demo.png | System Properties and About Windows
W2K AlphaBetas Build 905 Demo.png | System Properties and About Windows
AlphaBetas_Autorun.png | Autorun
AlphaBetas_Autorun.png | Autorun
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Revision as of 13:20, 19 December 2023

Windows AlphaBetas
Crusty Windows bootleg
The desktop of Windows AlphaBetas
The desktop of Windows AlphaBetas
Original OSWindows 2000 SP4
Release dateSeptember 27, 2005
Authorddrmaxromance of Troy's Work
CountryUnited States
Language(s)English
Architecture(s)x86 (32-bit)
File size232 MB
Download linkWindows AlphaBetas Build 905.iso
Date addedDecember 5, 2022

Windows AlphaBetas Build 905 is a bootleg Windows 2000 SP4 edition, which was created by ddrmaxromance of Troy's Work. It released to OSBetaArchive on September 27, 2005, and was added to the archive on December 5, 2022.

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows 2000 SP4 ISO. The bootleg is mostly intended to be an enhancement to Windows 2000 by adding unused/beta content from various Windows releases, as per the name. It has some software bundled with it, which you can install on the CD itself.

The ISO was made using nLite 1.0 beta 6 on Windows 2000, making it one of the earliest known bootlegs to use nLite.

Changes from Windows 2000 SP4

  • New branding on the autorun, Setup background, Winver banner and in a few other places
  • New boot graphics. The boot screen has been edited to have a green and black progress bar with the author's branding on it. The logo is changed to a Windows Neptune style logo, and a Watercolor-themed window is added, with nine of the major Windows betas and releases with their corresponding Windows default shell icons
  • New login graphics. Login banner is changed
  • New icon set. The "My Computer" and "Network Neighborhood" icons have been changed. The start menu icons have been changed to their original icons from different angles in various background colors.
  • Nearly every sound has been removed from the system. There have been some new sounds added though, like the Windows 95 startup sound which is the default startup sound, and a low quality version of the Windows NT 5.0 beta startup sound which is the logon sound

Software

Software on the CD

  • CursorXP
  • Firefox 1.0.7
  • Best of Microsoft Entertainment Pack
  • Trillian 3.1
  • Unknown Device Identifier 4.0
  • Windows Messenger 5.1

Notes

  • When the Setup is copying files, two files (ir50_32.dll (Intel Indeo 5.0 32-bit codec) and winver.exe) will "fail" to install. You can skip them just fine, it won't actually affect the installation. Both files can be restored with the Intel Indeo 5.0 installer and by copying a clean copy from a regular Windows 2000 CD (is it on the mod's ISO?) respectively.
  • The icon for "My Computer" in this build has been taken from Windows 95 build 189.
  • The start button has no text and uses the 16 color Windows XP start button icon, making the taskbar resemble that of Windows CE 5.0.
  • The taskbar is unlocked by default, and the Quick Launch toolbar is shown with nothing in it.
  • The shortcut arrow is now a big gray arrow pointing to the top right.
  • The Windows directory is titled "WINABCS" instead of the usual "WINNT".
  • The Documents and Settings directory has been renamed to "Users".
  • There are some additional images in the Extras folder.

Gallery

  • "ir50_32.dll" file copy error

    "ir50_32.dll" file copy error

  • "winver.exe" file copy error

    "winver.exe" file copy error

  • Setup in the graphical phase

    Setup in the graphical phase

  • Setup while it's installing

    Setup while it's installing

  • Boot screen

    Boot screen

  • Login screen

    Login screen

  • Desktop on first boot

    Desktop on first boot

  • Empty desktop

    Empty desktop

  • Start menu

    Start menu

  • System Properties and About Windows

    System Properties and About Windows

  • Autorun

    Autorun

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