Windows XP build 2202

Windows XP build 2202 is the earliest available build of Windows XP. It identifies itself as "SD Windows 2000 Professional" in the watermark, where SD refers to the Source Depot version control system that Microsoft was deploying at the time. Otherwise, the build still bears Windows 2000 branding and the NT 5.0 kernel version due to its earliness.
This is the first known build to embed an early form of a build tag into the version information of executable files. Although certain executables associated with prior builds (including late Windows 2000 builds) that were distributed as a part of development kits already included one, only the numeric version was embedded into Windows itself. This build uses the tag 5.0.2202.1 built by: ntvbl06 at: 000202-1835, which shows that the build was compiled by the user account used for Lab06 builds.
== Ties to Neptune and Whistler projects ==
For some time there had been a debate on whether this build is a post-RTM build of Windows 2000 or a very early build of Whistler. Many system files in this build contain strings beginning with s:\ntc2, which indicates the source tree from which this build was compiled was initially located in the NTC2 folder. Considering it was compiled after the cancellation of the Neptune project, which had the source tree named NTC, it seems logical to assume that NTC2 refers to Whistler.
The Additional Drivers dialog in the Printers control panel also contains options for "Windows 2001" on AXP64 and IA-64-based machines.The Road to Windows XP – Windows Whistler Build 2202, Airesoft. 20 August 2014. The Resource Manager component from Neptune is also present. In addition, support for NDIS 3.0 was removed from this build. This has been verified by viewing the exports of NDIS.SYS. All this rules out the possibility of this build being a post-RTM build of Windows 2000.
== Findings==
==="Comments?" link===
The "Comments?" link from Neptune and later builds of Whistler can be added via a registry modification. To enable it, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop and add the DWORD value LameButtonEnabled and set it to 1. The text of the link can be changed via LameButtonText string key. After adding the registry entries, log off and back on and open any application to get the link. The link does nothing when clicked in this build.
== Bugs and quirks ==
* This build contains a buggy CD-ROM driver, which can cause issues during the installation of this build.
===Installation===
The unmodified version of this build cannot be normally installed (via CD boot) due to a bugcheck during setup. To circumvent this, a MS-DOS boot disk can be used to partition and format the drive, after which setup can be run via WINNT.EXE. Alternatively, the cdrom.sys file located in the \I386 directory of the installation media can be replaced with a version from a different build.
On certain virtualizers and machines, when upgrading from an existing Windows installation via WINNT32.EXE, Setup may ask the user to insert the installation disc during the text-mode part of setup, even if already inserted. It is instead recommended to copy all Setup files from the CD-ROM to the hard disk, and running Setup from there.
==File differences==
==Gallery ==
Win2000Boot.png|Boot screen
WindowsXP-5.0.2202-Setup.png|Windows Setup
WindowsXP-5.0.2202-SystemProperties.png|System Properties
WindowsXP-5.0.2202-Windows2001.png|"Windows 2001" reference on Additional Drivers for sharing a printer
WindowsXP-5.0.2202-Comments.png|"Comments?" link enabled
Windows Whistler 2202 SD PreVersions.png|Demo
Win2000SafetoShutdown.png|Safe to shutdown screen
==References==
Category:Windows XP builds