Windows XP build 2526

Windows XP build 2526 is the official Release Candidate 2 build of Windows XP, which was released to the public on 27 July 2001.Thurrott, Paul. Windows XP: The Road to Gold (Part Three), Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows (via Wayback Machine). 24 August 2001. It is only currently available in the English and Traditional Chinese languages.
The Korean and German-localized versions of this build are also known to exist, but have yet to be found. A screenshot of this build's Polish counterpart can be additionally found in the RTM build's HTML tour files, as WINDOWS\Help\Tours\htmlTour\desktop_screen_shot.jpg. A Traditional Chinese version of the build was uploaded to the Chinese website BetaWorld on 17 April 2023,https://www.betaworld.cn/Windows_XP:5.1.2526.0.xpclient.010724-1758 and was later shared on 28 October 2024.
== Modified copies ==
The initial English copy included modifications from an unknown party (likely a warez group) such as an attempt to null out the timebomb included within SETUPREG.HIV and a modified readme document outlining the changes made against the original build's media, although a human error caused the timebomb in the existing copy to be shortened down to a mere two hours and five minutes after installation. The aforementioned copy is also incomplete as it includes a corrupted Korean language-specific hardware support library (\I386\LANG\HWXKOR.DL_).
The original English (United States) media with the proper timebomb values was later publicly uploaded via the BetaWorld blog on 19 November 2023 in the form of a Microsoft TechNet disc dump.Zheng, He. [资源发布 Windows XP Build 2526 未修改的原版], BetaWorld Blog. 19 November 2023.
== Gallery ==
=== English (United States) version ===
==== Windows Setup ====
WIXPBETA2485-UpgradeSetup.png|Upgrade installation
Windows-XP-Build-2526-Setup.png|Second phase of setup (GUI mode)
Windows-XP-Build-2526-Setup-2.png|Out-of-box experience
==== Interface ====
WindowsXPRTMBoot.png|Boot screen
WinXPHomeBoot.png|Ditto, Home Edition counterpart
WinXPSafe.png|Safe to shutdown screen
===== Control Panel =====
Windows-XP-Build-2526-Control-Panel.png|Category view
Windows-XP-Build-2526-System-Properties.png|System Properties
===== Windows Explorer =====
Windows-XP-Build-2526-My-Computer.png|My Computer
Windows-XP-Build-2526-My-Documents.png|My Documents
===== Themes =====
WindowsXP-5.1.2526-BlueLunaTheme.png|Blue Luna theme
WindowsXP-5.1.2526-OliveGreenLunaTheme.png|Olive Green Luna theme
WindowsXP-5.1.2526-SilverLunaTheme.png|Silver Luna theme
WindowsXP-5.1.2526-WindowsClassicTheme.png|Windows Classic theme
==== Miscellaneous ====
WindowsXP-5.1.2526.0-RC2TechNetMedia-en-US.jpeg|x86 Professional CD (Microsoft TechNet)
=== Korean version (unavailable) ===
2526-Korean-Desktop.jpg|Desktop
=== Traditional Chinese version ===
==== Interface ====
WindowsXP-5.1.2526-Chinese-Desktop.png|Desktop
File:Windows XP-5.1.2526.0-Trad. Chinese-Internet Explorer Version.png|Internet Explorer
File:Windows XP-5.1.2526.0-Trad. Chinese-Windows Media Player Version.png|Windows Media Player
==== Miscellaneous ====
File:Windows XP-5.1.2526.0-Traditional Chinese CD.png|x86 Traditional Chinese CD
=== German version (unavailable) ===
==== Professional SKU ====
===== Windows Setup =====
File:Windows-XP-RC2-DP-1058031326-0-0.png|OOBE
===== Interface =====
File:Windows-XP-RC2-DP-1058031327-0-0.jpg|Start menu
File:Windows-XP-RC2-DP-1058031328-0-0.png|Ditto.
File:Windows-XP-RC2-DP-1058031329-0-0.png|Demo
==== Home Edition SKU ====
===== Interface =====
File:Windows-XP-RC2-Home-1058031446-0-13.jpg|Start menu
File:Windows-XP-RC2-Home-1058031447-0-0.png|Start menu and Control Panel
File:Windows-XP-RC2-Home-1058031448-0-0.png|Add/Remove Windows Components
File:Windows-XP-RC2-Home-1058031449-0-0.png|Administrative Tools
File:Windows-XP-RC2-Home-1058031450-0-0.png|Control panel and internet settings
File:Windows-XP-RC2-Home-1058031451-0-0.png|Internet Explorer 6
===Polish version (unavailable)===
File:XP2526PL.jpg|Desktop
==References==
Category:Windows XP builds