Windows XP build 2469

Windows XP build 2469 is a pre Release Candidate 1 build of Windows XP, which was released to testers on 12 May 2001.
==New features and changes ==
===Boot screen===
The "Starting Windows..." text present before the boot screen is initialized was removed.
===Windows Setup===
====Text-mode====
The key to launch Automated System Recovery during the text-mode part of Setup has been changed from to . The BOOTCFG command was also added to the recovery console.
====GUI setup====
The GUI setup has been updated to its final design. The steps in this design use radio buttons instead of checkmarks, with the bars on the bottom right corner being replaced with green squares. 
The color used for the progress bars has been changed from orange to green, and the check marks have been replaced with radio buttons. another change is with the Windows Whistler wordmark which is replaced with the Windows XP wordmark. 
A new icon was also added to the top right corner of the Setup program. 
In the upgrade setup, check marks are now used for marking steps. The background color was also changed from white to blue.
====Out-of-box experience====
The Out-of-box experience has received an overhaul since build 2463. The clouds in the background were replaced with a spotlight and Merlin was replaced with a Question Mark. Along with this, the popup telling the user on how to use the mouse was removed. 
This is also the earliest available consumer build of XP to include the Welcome Music composed by Stan LePard, also known as title.wma.
===User interface===
More icons (like the Notepad, Windows Update, Activate Windows or System Restore icons) were updated to their RTM appearance.
System Restore has also had its appearance updated to its final design, which includes a dark blue topbar.
===Control Panel===
An option to display a screen with recovery options in the case of an improper reboot or a failed startup of the system has been added to the System applet in Startup and Recovery. However, as that screen has not been implemented by this build yet, the option appears grayed out.
The text in the Hardware Update wizard when a system restore point is created in the case of a non-WHQL driver installation has been reworded to include the backup of old files.
===Miscellaneous ===
*The kernel font was changed to Lucida Console.
*The alternative AUTOCHK screen (which can be invoked by adding /SOS to boot.ini) now uses Windows XP branding.
*The main executables of SETUPLDR and OSLOADER.EXE (NTLDR) are now full PE executables instead of a PE starting at IMAGE_FILE_HEADER (that is, pure COFF with PE optional header).
*Added the A process or thread crucial to system operation has unexpectedly exited or been terminated. (0xF4) bugcheck code, which would later be renamed to CRITICAL_OBJECT_TERMINATION.
== File differences ==
==Gallery==
File:Whistler24282469Boot.png|Boot screen
File:WindowsXP-5.1.2469-Upgrading.png|Upgrade setup
File:Whistler22572474Safe.png|Safe to shutdown screen
File:Windows XP Build 2469-2023-12-13-14-51-08.png|OOBE
File:Windows XP Build 2469-2023-12-13-14-51-14.png|Connecting to the internet
File:Windows XP Build 2469-2023-12-13-14-51-20.png|Connecting to the internet 2
File:Windows XP Build 2469-2023-12-13-14-51-25.png|Activate Windows
File:Windows XP Build 2469-2023-12-13-14-51-29.png|Multiple user setup
File:Windows XP Build 2469-2023-12-13-14-51-49.png|Adding multiple users
File:Windows XP Build 2469-2023-12-13-14-51-54.png|End of OOBE
File:Windows XP Build 2469-2023-12-13-14-53-03.png|System Properties
File:Windows XP Build 2469-2023-12-13-14-54-31.png|Internet Explorer
File:Windows XP Build 2469-2023-12-13-14-57-41.png|Welcome screen
Category:Windows XP builds