Windows 2000 build 1877

Windows 2000 build 1877 is the official Beta 2 build of Windows 2000, released on 18 August 1998https://news.microsoft.com/1998/08/18/microsoft-delivers-windows-nt-5-0-beta-2-to-more-than-250000-testers/. It is available in English, German, and Japanese. A Korean version was shown in a magazine but is yet to be found.
== NFO file ==
==Changes== 
*The Command Prompt will no longer launch minimized during the graphical stage of setup. This change would be later reverted in the next build.
*This build does not include the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator, which however is included in both the previous and the next build.
==Findings ==
The boot screen of the German localization notably features a different boot screen for the Workstation SKU, with the rectangles with the Windows flag being colored gray instead of blue. Also, the animated banner is colored dark blue-gray instead of dark-sky blue. This is perhaps due to a lower color depth.
== Bugs and quirks ==
===German localization===
*When booting off from the CD, the whole text-based setup is in English. This does not affect setup started with WINNT.EXE or WINNT32.EXE respectively, but the license agreement will remain being in English.
*The "Welcome to Windows NT" application is not fully translated and uses Server branding for the banner in the Workstation SKU.
==IA-64/AXP64 references==
The SDK for this build has a readme and batch file claiming that it includes "Preliminary Platform SDK support for Win64" with "pre-beta releases of an IA64 compiler and an AXP64 compiler and linker"; the batch file however expects them to be in a bin\Win64 directory which is not included.
==Gallery==
===English language variant===
====Setup====
Winnt500 b1877 0.png|Preparing setup (Workstation)
5.0.1877-ServerSetup.png|Preparing setup (Server)
1877 Setup (1).png|Welcome to setup
1877 Setup (2).png|Installing Windows NT security features
1877 Setup (3).png|Installing and configuring devices
1877 Setup (4).png|Regional settings
1877 Setup (5).png|Entering name and organization
1877 Setup (6).png|Computer name and password setup
1877 Setup (7).png|Display settings
1877 Setup (8).png|Date and time settings
1877 Setup (9).png|Networking Settings
1877 Setup (10).png|Group membership setup
1877 Setup (11).png|Setup is installing Windows NT components
1877 Setup (12).png|Setup is copying files
1877 Setup (13).png|Setup is configuring your computer
1877 Setup (14).png|Setup is saving your configuration
====Interface====
Windows2000-5.0.1835-Boot.png|Boot screen (Workstation SKU)
Windows2000-5.0.1911-Boot.png|Boot screen (Server SKU)
Winnt500 b1877 5.png|Welcome (Workstation)
1877.1-Control Panel.png|Control Panel
1877.1-Microsoft NetMeeting.png|Microsoft NetMeeting
Windows2000-5.0.1877-IE.png|Internet Explorer
Winnt500 b1877 6.png|Demo
1877.1-devmgmt.msc .png|Microsoft Management Console
Windows2000-5.0.1902-safe.png|Safe to shutdown screen (Workstation SKU)
Windows2000-5.0.1888-Safe.png|Safe to shutdown screen (Server SKU)
====Debug compile====
Windows2000-5.0.1877-DebugDesktop.png|Desktop
Windows2000-5.0.1877-DebugWinverSystemProperties.png|winver and System Properties
Windows2000-5.0.1877-DebugSafeModeBootScreen.png|Boot screen (booting into safe mode)
Windows2000-5.0.1877-DebugSafeMode.png|Safe mode
===German language variant===
====Upgrade from Windows NT 4.0====
Windows2000-5.0.1877-GermanUpgradeSetup1.png|Welcome
Windows2000-5.0.1877-GermanUpgradeSetupCopyingFiles.png|Copying files
Windows2000-5.0.1877-GermanUpgradeRestart.png|Restart computer
Windows2000-5.0.1877-GermanTextSetup.png|Text-mode part
====Interface====
Windows2000Build1877GermanBootScreen.png|Boot screen
Windows2000-5.0.1877-GermanLoginPrompt.png|Login prompt
Windows2000-5.0.1877-GermanFirstLogin.png|First login
Windows2000-5.0.1877-GermanDesktop.png|Desktop
Windows2000-5.0.1877-GermanStartMenu.png|Start menu
Windows2000-5.0.1877-GermanSystemProperties.png|System Properties
Windows2000-5.0.1877-GermanIE.png|Internet Explorer
Windows2000-5.0.1877-GermanControlPanel.png|Control Panel
Windows2000-5.0.1877-GermanShuttingDown.png|Shutting down
Windows2000-5.0.1877-GermanSafe.png|Safe to shutdown screen
===Japanese language variant===
Windows_NT-2022-08-23-11-24-56.png|Setup
Windows_NT-2022-08-23-11-24-38.png|Boot screen (Workstation)
Windows2000-5.00.1877-Japanese-Server-Boot.PNG|Boot screen (Server)
Windows_NT-2022-08-23-11-30-51.png|Login screen
Windows_NT-2022-08-23-11-31-25.png|Desktop
Windows2000-5.0.1877-JPN-SystemProperties.png|System Properties
Windows_NT-2022-08-23-11-31-56.png|winver
Windows2000-5.0.1877-JPN-ShuttingDown.png|Shutting down
Windows2000-5.0.1877-JPN-Safe.png|Safe to shutdown screen
===Korean language variant (unleaked)===
NT5.0-Beta2-Korean.jpg|Screenshots shown in magazine
===Miscellaneous===
NT1877CDSRV.png|x86 English CD [Server]
Win2k-1877-i386-EN-CD.jpg|x86 English CD [MSDN]
Win2k-1877-i386-EN-CD-Chk.jpg|x86 English CD (Debug/checked) [MSDN]
Win2k-1877-DEC-Alpha-EN-CD.jpg|DEC Alpha English CD [MSDN]
Win2k-1877-DEC-Alpha-EN-CD-Chk.jpg|DEC Alpha English CD (Debug/checked) [MSDN]
NT1877CDSRV_MSCERT.png|x86 English Server CD [Microsoft Certification]
NT1877CDWKS_MSCERT.png|x86 English Workstation CD [Microsoft Certification]
==References==
Category:Windows 2000 builds