Windows 2000 build 1592

Windows 2000 build 1592 is a pre-beta build of Windows 2000. It is the earliest available build of Windows 2000 in the Server SKU, originally shared by Dark Lord of warez group Pirates With Attitudes on 12 July 1997.
==NFO file==
The following NFO file was included as part of the PWA release.https://defacto2.net/f/ac22f84
==New features==
===Setup features===
*The extra SCSI adapters support for text mode setup has been reverted.
*During GUI setup, the command prompt is now open and minimized by default.
*The Setup Options page has been removed in this build, custom is now the default option.
*Microsoft Internet Information Server 2.0 can now be installed during setup.
*Due to the SKU being Server, the Domain page of setup is different.
*The wording for the end of installation dialog during Setup has been slightly improved in this build.
===Shell features===
*Windows Explorer Toolbar got updated with this build to a layout closer to the one found in Windows 98, though the icons are not properly displayed.
*This build reverts the change of the default font in build 1515. Microsoft Sans Serif is again set as default instead of the previously used Tahoma until build 1911.
1592 File Explorer.png|Windows Explorer
===Control Panel features===
*The Add New Hardware wizard Control Panel applet got replaced with the Hardware wizard in this build, featuring Wizard97 design, and some UI elements seen with the Settings Wizards in build 1515.
*The High Contrast Schemes are now working properly with this build.
*The Power Settings Control Panel applet got updated with a new advanced tab.
*Due to the inclusion of Microsoft Fax Server, there are two new applets called "Fax Client" and "Fax Server" respectively.
1592 Hardware Wizard.png|Hardware Wizard
1592 Hardware Wizard (2).png|Choose a Hardware task
1592 High Contrast Themes.png|High Contrast Schemes
1592 PowerCfg.png|Power Settings Advanced tab
===Appearance features===
*This build is the first to use the Windows 98-style color scheme for title bars.
*The title bar gradients are now turned on by default. They are present in earlier builds, but disabled by default.
**The window schemes also received a gradient for title bars, save for the High Contrast schemes.
===Miscellaneous===
*Compared to Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Fax Server is now installed by default, just like Microsoft Personal Fax being installed by default in the Workstation SKU of earlier builds.
*Clock has been removed from the Start menu, only to be removed in the next available build.
*Microsoft Management Console got updated in this build, with a few UI tweaks, and new Snap-Ins.
*Added the Internal inconsistency while representing Ntfs Structured Storage as a DOCFILE. (0xA4) bugcheck code, which would later be renamed to CNSS_FILE_SYSTEM_FILTER.
1592 MMC.png|Add/Remove Snap-In
1592 MMC (2).png|Add Standalone Snap-In
===Leftovers===
This build's installation media includes left over files from the Workstation SKU of this build. One notable file is WINNT256.BMP which has been modified by Windows NT developers. Stephen Chapman said the following on the BetaArchive Discord server about this graphic:
It is possible to install the Workstation SKU of this build by performing modifications to some ini files, based on differences observed between both SKUs on the Beta 1 build.What if I told you Windows 2000 5.0.1592.1 leaked in the wrong sku..., BetaArchive. 31 July 2020. As a result, Active Desktop and enhanced Folder options are not disabled anymore in this build, and the setup component predefined option page is back in this build.
Below is a gallery of the Workstation SKU of this build, featuring a new Active Desktop, similar to the one found in later builds.
1592 wks Desktop.png|Active Desktop
1592 wks Wallpaper.png|winver
1592 wks Channels.png|Active Channel Viewer
1592 wks Folder Options.png|My Computer and Folder options
1592 wks Display Properties Wev.png|Display Properties
1592 wks Display Properties Web Gallery.png|Connect to Active Desktop gallery
Additionally, components (bootloaders, ATAPI.SYS, HALs, keyboard driver) for PC-98 are present in the NEC_98\ directory; as well as Far East-specific components (including user-mode filesystem components which were recompiled to support PC-98) in the FE\ folder. The JPN\ folder including additional INF files and a different compile of the OS/2 subsystem was removed before leaking the build.
Using some drivers from the PC-98 compiles of builds 1381.1 and 1671 allows the build to boot on PC-98 as far as text-mode setup; however text-mode setup instantly errors out as the base video driver ZNEC_N.SYS (equivalent to VGA.SYS for PC-98) is not present for this build, and the versions present in earlier and later builds are incompatible with this build.
==Bugs==
===Setup===
Setup will ask for the Windows NT Workstation CD-ROM if certain network options are selected, but as the CD-ROM is Server, you will not be able to complete installation of these components.
==Gallery==
Windows2000-5.0.1592-Boot.png|Boot screen
Windows2000-5.0.1592-SystemProperties.png|System Properties
Windows2000-5.0.1592-Safe.png|Safe to shutdown screen
===Miscellaneous===
1592disc.png|x86 English CD (Bootleg)
==References==
Category:Windows 2000 builds