Windows 98 build 1546

Windows 98 build 1546 is the official Beta 2 release of Windows 98, released on 31 July 1997https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/microsoft-posts-beta-2-of-win-98/ and is available in the English, Simplified Chinese, and German languages. The warez-group SWAT leaked the English-variant 4 days before the official release. A Spanish version was shown in a magazine scan, but as of 2025 it remains unleaked.https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34460 A French version was also reportedly known to exist according to a BBS forum post, but it also remains unleaked.https://groups.google.com/g/tw.bbs.comp.mswindows.win95/c/2NvdYRSaw5k?pli=1
==NFO files==
The following NFO files were included as part of the COAL97, PWA, SWAT and TC releases https://www.krnl386.com/leakdb/?query=4.10.1546:
==Changes==
*Introduced a new boot screen which is branded Windows 98 Beta 2.
*Renamed some of the remaining Memphis references to Windows 98, including the start menu banner. The start menu banner however will be later renamed to Memphis in the next build, and later reverted in build 1593.
*Welcome to Windows 98 now automatically opens on the first boot, unlike in build 1544, but it still contains Memphis references.
*A new "Welcome to Windows" shortcut has been added to the desktop.
==Bugs and quirks==
===Installation===
*It is recommended to not use "Realtek RTL8029AS" as network adapter, as it may prevent Windows from booting.
*In the setup of the Simplified Chinese language version of this build, Windows Update has been misspelled as "Window Update".
*Setup has a WINSETUP.BIN that is not recognized by setup at all times and causes setup to crash on most virtualizers except Microsoft Virtual PC, 86Box, VARCem, and some versions of VMware, due to incorrect emulation of the segment limits of the CPU core. To patch this build to run on any virtualizer, use a WINSETUP.BIN from an earlier build or the RTM.
==Gallery==
Windows98-4.1.1546-Boot.PNG|Boot screen
===English version===
Windows98-4.1.1546-Setup.PNG|Setup
Windows98-4.1.1546-FirstBoot.PNG|First boot
Windows98-Beta2-ShuttingDown.png|Shutting down
Win9xSafe.png|Safe to shutdown screen
===German version ===
Win98 b2 1546 01.png|Desktop
Win98 b2 1546 02.png|Start menu
Win98 b2 1546 07.png|Welcome to Windows 98
Windows98-4.1.1546-GermanSystemProperties.png|System Properties
Win98 b2 1546 03.png|Windows Explorer
Windows98-4.1.1546-GermanExplorer.png|Ditto, with web-style enabled
Windows98-4.1.1546-GermanControlPanel.png|Control Panel
Win98 b2 1546 05.png|Internet Explorer 4
Win98 b2 1546 06.png|FrontPad
Windows98-4.1.1546-GermanShutdownPrompt.png|Shut down prompt
Windows98-4.1.1546-GermanShuttingDown.png|Shutting down
Win9xGermanSafe.png|Safe to shutdown screen
===Simplified Chinese version===
Windows98-4.10.1546-CHS-Setup.png|Setup
Windows98-4.10.1546-CHS-Desktop.png|Desktop
Windows98-4.10.1546-CHS-ControlPanel.png|Control Panel
Windows98-4.10.1546-CHS-SystemProperties.png|System Properties
1276360565.or.80475.png|About Windows
===Spanish version (unleaked)===
1435312217.or.94220.png|First boot
===Miscellaneous===
Windows98-4.10.1546-CD.jpg|x86 English CD
Windows 98 Consumer Preview (Beta 3 Build 1546)(1997-11).png|x86 English CD (Consumer Preview) (November 1997)
Win98-1546-MSDN-CD.jpg|x86 English CD [MSDN]
Cd win98b2de.jpg|x86 German CD
==References==
Category:Windows 98 builds