Windows NT 3.5 build 756

Windows NT 3.5 build 756 is the official Release Candidate 1 build of Windows NT 3.5. An English-language DEC Alpha architecture version of this build was uploaded to BetaArchive on 30 August 2020.https://www.betaarchive.com/database/view_release.php?uuid=6e2e3ec5-74f7-4e52-bd74-d03634a18557
== NFO files ==
The following NFO files were included as part of the PWA releases.https://www.krnl386.com/leakdb/?query=756
* Server
*Workstation
== Japanese version ==
The Japanese version of this build containing the x86 (IBM PC/AT and NEC PC-98), DEC Alpha, and MIPS architectures was included with the December 1994 issue of Windows World magazine (as "Daytona Trial Program")https://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/697/697355/#eid697359 and was dumped by ReflectiaX on 20 December 2020.https://archive.org/details/microsoft-windows-nt-3.5-codename-daytona-rc-1-build-756.1-japanese
The CD text claims that this version of the build expires on 31 January 1995, but when the build is installed past the aforementioned date, a message will appear to ask the user to obtain a retail copy of Windows NT 3.5. Despite that, it is still usable.
== New features and changes ==
*WINNT.BMP has been updated to show the Windows flag natively again. Also, the bitmap is now in landscape instead of portrait format.
*The MPS 1.1 Multiprocessor PC HAL has been added.
*Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) 2.0 support is introduced in this build.
*Added Bulgarian, Croatian/Slovenian, and Romanian keyboard support.
*Support for the AppleTalk network protocol has been added.
*The Sound Blaster driver has been enhanced to add support for the Sound Blaster Pro and 16.
*CLOCK.AVI is included as a test video file, which would be kept until its removal in Windows Vista.
*The About dialog of winhlp32.exe has been replaced by ShellAbout. The copyright date has been updated as well, from 1990-1993 to 1985-1994.
*The driver for the NCR 53c810 SCSI adapter (ncrc810.sys) has been enhanced with support for the 53c815, 53c820 and 53c825A models.
*New bugcheck codes have been added.https://www.geoffchappell.com/studies/windows/km/bugchecks/index.htm
** A kernel thread terminated while holding a mutex (0x4000008A, later renamed THREAD_TERMINATE_HELD_MUTEX)
*** This unusual STOP code value seems to likely be a result of a typo (likely from copy and pasting) resulting in the bugcheck being considered a message, akin to those present at the boot screen. As a result, most modern documentation lists STOP 0x8A as invalid, despite the intended value being the aforementioned STOP code.
** This system may be infected with a virus. (0x8B, later renamed MBR_CHECKSUM_MISMATCH)
=== Setup ===
*This build removes the file system warning for Windows NT 3.5 beta users seen in builds 612 and 683.
*The disk examination during text-mode setup can now be skipped.
== File differences ==
== Gallery ==
=== English language variant ===
==== PC/AT compatible version ====
756-Boot.png|Boot screen
WindowsNT35-3.5.756-BG.png|Empty desktop (Workstation)
WindowsNT-3.5-756-Server-Desk.png|Empty desktop (Server)
==== MIPS R4x00 Jazz compatible version ====
WindowsNT-3.5-756-MIPS-Boot.PNG|Boot screen
WindowsNT-3.5-756-MIPS-Desk.PNG|Demo
=== Japanese language variant===
Windows-NT-3.5-756-Daytona-Japanese-Setup1.png|Setup
Windows-NT-3.5-756-Daytona-Japanese-Setup2.png|Name and organization
Windows-NT-3.5-756-Daytona-Japanese-Setup3.png|Copying files
Windows-NT-3.5-756-Daytona-Japanese-Setup4.png|Display setup
WindowsNT-3.50.756-PC-98-Boot.PNG|Boot screen (PC-98)
Windows-NT-3.5-756-Daytona-Japanese-Login.png|Login screen
Windows-NT-3.5-756-Daytona-Japanese-Warning.png|Expiry warning
Windows-NT-3.5-756-Daytona-Japanese-Desk.png|Desktop
Windows-NT-3.5-756-Daytona-Japanese-Winver.png|About Program Manager
Windows-NT-3.5-756-Daytona-Japanese-Shutdown.png|Safe to shutdown screen
=== Miscellaneous ===
WindowsNT-3.5.756.1-CD.png|x86 English CD [Server]
WindowsNT-3.5.756.1-(Japanese)-CD.jpg|x86 Japanese CD [Workstation]
== References ==
Category:Windows NT 3.5x builds
Category:Windows NT 3.5 builds