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For Beta 2, it basically says which beta version it is and the background is blue. For Interim's Developer Release, the same protection notice appears to the left of '5.0' and the background is cyan. The text says: 'Windows NT 5.0 Workstation' in Franklin Gothic with the words '5.0' in a regular weight and the rest in a black weight. In one of the squares is the Windows logo, albeit untilted.

Interim's Developer Release and Beta 2: A multiple of squares in shades of blue appear.Screen: A dialog box type screen is seen. The visual and sound elements, however, continued to evolve. Windows NT 5.0 (Interim's Developer Release onwards) (1997-1999)īackground: From version onwards, 'Windows NT 5.0' donned its new and more familiar name, Windows 2000. The sudden, very loud THX-esque startup noise on a blank desktop is more than enough to startle someone. Scare Factor: Low to high for the startup. Builds known to be available of NT 5 are build 1729 (the Interim Developer's Release), build 1877 (Beta 2), build 1902 (Beta 2), and build 1906 (Beta 2), among other earlier and later builds that may or may not have this specific startup.

Windows NT 5 releases were originally only available to participants of Microsoft's beta testing programs, but copies of certain builds have since leaked to the beta community. Startup: A THX-like whoosh that segues into a beeping melody.Īvailability: Extremely rare.In this screen, 'Beta 1/2/3 etc.' and 'Evaluation Copy' are placed on the left side, alongside the protection notice from Windows NT 4.0. The text on the top right says 'Windows NT Workstation', and the text on the bottom right says '5.0'.

Screen: On the Windows 95 desktop background, there is the Windows logo on a nighttime background like the one in the Windows NT Workstation 4.0 startup. Windows NT 5.0 start up sound (High Quality) Nicknames: 'The Most Interesting Way To Start Your Computer Experience', 'THX on Windows' WARNING: The sounds used in this startup are very loud, so please turn down your volume before watching the video. While early test builds of Windows NT 5 were very similar to Windows NT 4, they gradually began to develop their own visual and sound elements. The name was changed to 'Windows 2000' in Beta 3 (around version to be specific). The boot screen used in Windows NT 5.0 between builds 18.īackground: 'Windows NT 5.0' was the original in-development name for Windows 2000.

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