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Windows 8 Build 8032
This is Windows 8 build 8032 (8032.0.fbl_core2_sid_data.110623-2054) in VMware Workstation Pro. This is a Milestone 3 (Developer Preview) build which was compiled on 2011-06-23 and expires on 2012-03-15 and was made available on 28 December 2018. As of the uploading of this video, this is the last known build to use Windows 7 branding during installation and to ship in…
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Windows Server 2008 Build 4066
This is Windows Server 2008 build 4066 (4066.main.040226-1010) in VMware Workstation Pro. This is a Milestone 7 build which was compiled on 2004-02-26 and expires on 2004-08-24. This build is quite buggy and unstable, so if you plan on testing this, a lot of patience may be needed as explorer.exe crashes may be common and there may be a lot…
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Windows 10 Build 9780
This is Windows 10 build 9780 (9780.0.fbl_partner_eeap.140622-0937) in VMware Workstation Pro. This is a Pre-Technical Preview build that was compiled on 2014-06-22 and expires on 2015-07-15. According to BetaWiki, the timebomb on this build is broken so it can be installed on the current date. However, installing it on the current date will break the ability to change the wallpaper…
Read More » Windows Longhorn Build 3706
This is Windows Codename Longhorn 3706 (3706.Lab06_N.021029-1731) in VMware Workstation. This is a Milestone 3 build which was compiled on 2002-10-29 and expires on 2003-10-24. This build was made public on 23 May 2006. This build has DCE available, but you need VMware Workstation 6.5 as backwards compatibility is not enough. So since I could not run Workstation 6.5 on…
Read More »Windows Server 2003 Build 2296
This is Windows Server 2003 build 2296 (2296.1.beta1.001024-1157) in VMware Workstation Pro. This is the official Beta 1 build, which was compiled on 2000-10-24 and expires on 2001-04-22. How I got this to run: VMware Workstation Pro 16.2.3 Backwards compatibility set with VMware 6.5-7.0. OS set to Windows XP Home Edition 1 GB RAM 1 CPU core 40 GB IDE…
Read More »Windows 8 Build 8045
This is Windows 8 build 8045 (8045.0.fbl_grfx_dev1.110713-1730) in VMware Workstation Pro. This is a Milestone 3/Developer Review build which was compiled on 2011-07-13 and expires on 2012-03-22 and was made available on 26 January 2020. This build has some interesting features such as a new crash screen, new Aero theme (WITH REDLOCK) and recovery options and more. The immersive control…
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