Windows longhorn build 4039

Windows Longhorn

Windows «Longhorn»
Codename(s) Longhorn
Kernel version NT 6.0
CPU Architecture x86, x64, IA-64
Release date N/A
Licence Microsoft EULA
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Longhorn was the codename for the planned successor of Windows XP. The project was reset and replaced with a new project — Longhorn Omega-13 which was later renamed Windows Vista. Early builds of Windows Vista were often referred to as «Longhorn», causing confusion.

One of the original — and largest — changes is that, with «Longhorn», the .NET Framework would be integrated into the core Windows platform, deprecating the traditional Win32 API. During development, portions of the operating system were rewritten, causing memory leaks and instability, particularly in Windows Explorer.

Contrary to popular belief, most of the early builds of «Longhorn» are not based on Windows XP, but Windows Server 2003 release candidate code. The xpclient release branch, dedicated to XP, spun off from the main branch in 2001. The main branch continued to compile Server 2003 builds, until the dnsrv branch, dedicated to Server 2003, spun off from the main branch in 2002. At that point, the main branch began compiling Longhorn builds. [1]

Contents

History

Codename

«Longhorn» was chosen as the codename for the operating system to represent its initial status as an internim release between Windows XP (codenamed «Whistler») and «Blackcomb». Whistler and Blackcomb are names of mountains in British Columbia, Canada, [2] [3] and Longhorn is the name of a saloon located in between the two mountains, representing the operating system’s initial status as an internim release between the two products. [4] Bill Gates would later state that this choice for a codename of the operating system was «a bit random». [5]

Changes

Build 3683

  1. First build to include Desktop Composition Engine (basic window transparency effects).
  2. First build to include Sidebar.
  3. A new theme, Plex, was introduced.
  4. Internet Explorer was updated to version 6.05.
  5. A new display settings applet was introduced, based on the Windows Presentation Foundation.

Build 3706

  1. New wallpaper.
  2. Updated a bit Plex.
  3. Animated files and folders icon in the Explorer.
  4. Introduced application MyTVApp.

Build 3713

  1. Sidebar is enabled by default.
  2. The only build to contain both Media Center and Tablet PC editions.

Build 3718

  1. Removed Classic View from Control Panel.

Build 4001

  1. New Setup UI and OOBE.
  2. Using install.wim during the installation.

Build 4002

Build 4005

  1. New Setup UI.
  2. Updated Wallpaper and Screen saver.

Build 4008

  1. Some improvements in Internet Explorer.
  2. Updated Plex theme.
  3. Parental Controls introduced.

Build 4011

Build 4015

  1. New wallpaper and logon screen.
  2. Windows Messenger was updated to version 5.0.

Build 4017

Build 4020

  1. Skipped OOBE and changed watermark to «Longhorn Professional».

Build 4028

  1. Ctrl+Alt+Delete now opens a security interface instead of Task Manager.

Build 4029

  1. Some changes in the Setup UI and Plex theme.
  2. Wallpaper and logon screen were updated.
  3. Outlook Express updated.
  4. Introducing the Game Library.
  5. Introducing the Sync Manager.

Build 4030

  1. The first build that had Home Edition SKU.

Build 4031

Build 4032

  1. New wallpaper.
  2. File a Longhorn bug added.
  3. My Computer icon is updated.

Build 4033

  1. Some improvements in the Internet Explorer.
  2. The first build that had ia-64 version.

Build 4038

Build 4039

  1. Changes in the Setup UI.
  2. Some updates in the Explorer.

Build 4040

  1. Uses an older code.
  2. A bit changed Setup UI.

Build 4042

  1. Plex theme is replaced by Slate (only lab06_n compile).
  2. New logon screen, wallpaper and boot screen.
  3. New Task Scheduler.
  4. «Start» is removed from the Start Menu button (when sidebar is enabled) and «My» in the Start menu is removed everywhere.
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Build 4048

  1. New Setup UI, screen saver and logon screen.

Build 4050

  1. Windows Media Player 9 is updated.
  2. The first build that had a checked version.

Build 4051

  1. The first build that had 64-bit version.

Build 4053

Build 4066

  1. Added Jade Theme.
  2. Updated icons in the Start Menu.
  3. Introduces DWM and Aero.

Build 4074

  1. The first build that included full DWM and Aero. However, it requires some work in order to enable it.
  2. The only build that had Animated Preview Pane Aurora. Requires patching to show up in Explorer.

Build 4081

  1. Removed many core features.
  2. Starting this build introduces many bugs, ex. BSOD on Safe Mode.
  3. A bit updated Setup UI.

Build 4083

  1. New wallpaper tree, reverted some icons with XP ones.
  2. Removed few Sidebar features.

Build 4087

Build 4088

  1. Reverted some core features.
  2. Fixed WordPad.

Build 4093

  1. The last Longhorn build before reset.
  2. Fixed Windows Classic theme.
  3. Early version of UAC called Windows Security.
  4. Early version of Movie Maker 3.0.
  5. New Avalon-based Power Options panel.
  6. New Text To Speech panel.
  7. Last build that does not need ACPI to work since it uses NTLDR.

Logos

Several different logos were created throughout the development of «Longhorn». Early builds used 2D and 3D representations of a longhorn bull; later builds included white or glass versions of the Windows flag.

Early «Longhorn» logo (M3-M5)

Early «Longhorn» logo used during Avalon presentation

Logo used in some Aurora and Phodeo resources

Windows Longhorn Pre-Reset

Windows Longhorn was the pre-release codename for Windows Vista and was the successor to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (built from NT 5.2 codebase). Development on the OS started in May 2001 and went through two unique development cycles separated by a development reset in 2004. The reset occurred as Microsoft’s development staff had lost focus on the project as a whole and what was required to be done in order to bring it to market. Features were being written into the OS at an alarming rate with a significant lack of QA or vision of true requirement. This combined with Microsoft’s trustworthy computing initiatives caused the reset.

Several features of Longhorn planned that were actually shipped include the glass replicating Aero theme (which followed the Slate and Jade themes from earlier builds), along with the Windows Sidebar — although this was shipped as a standalone utility where as most builds (at least in pre-reset) shipped this as part of explorer.exe. Numerous improvements to the Windows Explorer, along with an updated Internet Explorer 7, Windows Media Player 11, instant search, new 3-d games and other items made it into the final version of Windows Vista.

Release notes

Windows Longhorn existed as a continuation of the Windows 2003 codebase although after build 4094 development was reset; restarted from scratch as the original Longhorn builds were growing in complication (described as ‘a mess’) and Microsoft introduced a new focus on security. These are the pre-reset builds.

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The Windows Longhorn/Vista Archive — 3683-6002 — Windows Longhorn Build Archive

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Windows Longhorn build 4093

6.0.4093.main.040819-1215

Build of Windows Longhorn
OS family
Architecture x86
Compiled 2004-08-19
Timebomb 2005-02-15 (+180 days)
Works in
About
SKUs
Professional
Key
TCP8W-T8PQJ-WWRRH-QH76C-99FBW

Windows Longhorn build 4093 is the last ‘main’ compile of the original Longhorn project (based on the Server 2003 RC1 code-base) before development was reset with build 3790.1232. This build was leaked on 28 August 2006, shortly after the closure of the original OSBetaArchive, and was labeled a farewell release. It is highly unstable; which was typical of most later Longhorn builds. It was also the last pre-reset Longhorn build to be leaked, and one of the last to be compiled.

Many applications and features are unstable works-in-progress, and might not function as intended. The development reset began a mere four hours and fourteen minutes after the compilation of this build, at 16:29 (although many teams had already been working with the new codebase since at least 3 August 2004). Development moved to a new code base, which eventually became Windows Vista.

Contents

Setup [ edit | edit source ]

Although setup is mostly similar to previous builds of Windows Longhorn, a few places have been changed slightly, mostly just text being changed.

Enter product key

Review and adjust

Enter computer name

Setup is copying files

Features [ edit | edit source ]

  • A new sound tray icon has been added to the taskbar, however, it just opens up the Sound and Devices Properties window.
  • The Games library has been largely updated. Although there are no longer any shortcuts to the games (but the games themselves are still present on the system) due to componentization, there are certain features located on the toolbar, such as buddy matchmaking.
  • The shutdown/restart/stand by choices have been uplifted, now including an entirely revamped shutdown screen, prompting you if you want to carry out said action.

UAC [ edit | edit source ]

User Account Control has received a few uplifts in this build, now granting a tick dialogue in the properties of an application on whether non-admins can open said app or not. The dialogue itself upon opening an unknown application has also been modified.

MXPlayer [ edit | edit source ]

It has a new version of Media Player called MXPlayer. It can be accessed by running MXPlayer.exe in the installation directory, but it is incomplete and a lot of the options don’t work or result in assertion errors.

Avalon Applications [ edit | edit source ]

This build includes an Avalon-based Windows Movie Maker application. However, the application is highly unstable and the debug prompts/assertion error messages that plague it make it nearly unusable. The Movie Maker can be found in C:\Program Files\Movie Maker 3\MovieMaker.exe .

This build also marks the return of the Display Properties dialog first seen in build 3683. However, most of the links simply redirects to the Windows XP options. An Avalon-based Power dialog can be found in this build as well, though it is unstable. Likewise, there is also an Avalon Wireless Presentation application in this build. The applets are LHDesk.exe , PowerCpl.exe , and WPWizard.exe , all of which are found respectively in the SYSTEM32 folder.

A prototype Color Management control panel (based on Avalon) is found in this build as well. During componentization of the build, an error was made within the manifests for the main Control Panel executable, leading to the executable not being present in the component store and its main DLL component duplicated. The component in question is microsoft.windows.controlpanel.colormanagement . However, it is believed that the missing executable was a stub, starting the main application code found through another component named system.windows.explorer.controlpanel.colormanagement.dll ; the launcher stub for the former can be reproduced using an IDE. The control panel applet is extremely unfinished, as shown by the other pages accessible on the right either crashing or doing nothing due to the lack of functions found within the DLL file.

Prototype Windows Product Activation [ edit | edit source ]

Inside C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Windows\v6.0.4030\ is a file named LicenseUI.exe . It contains dialogs for a prototype version of Windows Product Activation, however most of the dialogs don’t load and those that remain are highly unstable and incomplete. Some of the dialogs can be run via C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Windows\v6.0.4030\LicenseUI.exe -type=w -dlg=Y , where Y is a number from 1 through 10. Only dialog options 2, 3 and 6 load correctly. The sixth dialogue mentions about both Home and Premium SKUs of Windows Longhorn, which indicated that there was going to be said SKUs. These SKUs would later become Windows Vista Home Basic and Home Premium. Asides from the SKUs, the entire list of LicenseUI pages can be found here.

Fixes [ edit | edit source ]

Fixes from 408x [ edit | edit source ]

  • The Windows Classic theme has been fixed in this build, unlike the builds in the 408x range. Before this build and after 4074, the theme was not working due to a bug, but the Windows Classic visual style was still working. However, the Windows Classic theme can be activated unofficially on some 408x builds on first boot by pressing Ctrl + Shift + ESC to open task manager and then terminating regsrv32.exe to get it to work.
  • Hardware and Devices folder is now functional and can open again is this build, unlike the builds in the 408x range.
  • Windows Product Activation is present again in this build, unlike the builds in the 408x range.
  • The video card can initialize again without needing to Enable VGA Mode after installing drivers, unlike the builds in the 408x range.

Bugs and quirks [ edit | edit source ]

Installation [ edit | edit source ]

  • As typical for componentized builds, it tends to take a long time to install and can be unstable.
  • The WinPE hangs for extended periods of time when starting setup on the current date even if the timebomb is broken.
  • The hardware portion of setup has many issues with MUIs, and will fail to copy certain files. Whenever setup prompts you to locate certain files, simply skip them. However, this depends on the copy and hardware being used. This build will usually complain about a missing compbatt.sys file which can be found in %windir%\system32\drivers but this truly depends on the hardware and system time and is independent of the copy used.
  • On first logon and after completion of the hardware detection phase of setup, explorer.exe will not launch normally. It can be launched manually with the task manager.
  • The screen color depth is set to 16-bit colors instead of 32-bit colors by default.

Upgrade [ edit | edit source ]

Attempting to upgrade from other builds is not possible, causing either of these 2 things:

  1. A bugcheck with error code 0x7E after the second reboot. This is commonly observed when trying to upgrade from non-componentized builds, such as 4074 (via a registry tweak that reports it as a componentized build).
  2. An error while copying files.

No mouse driver in WinPE [ edit | edit source ]

On some computers and hypervisors, this build’s WinPE doesn’t support the mouse, so you must use the keyboard to navigate the WinPE. This seems to be related to using a PS/2 mouse as well as some USB mice, as some USB mice seems to work fine for the setup.

Timebomb [ edit | edit source ]

Unlike other Longhorn builds, it contains a broken timebomb and can be installed on the current date.

Outlook Express [ edit | edit source ]

Outlook Express does not start due to registry errors and certain dependencies on WinFS.

Explorer [ edit | edit source ]

  • CD and DVD drives behave like local disks. Floppy drives behave like local disks only if a CD is inserted in the system.
  • Help and Support crashes Explorer.
  • Explorer can randomly crash for no reason under normal use, such as adding Sidebar tiles, but this depends on the hardware being used.
  • In the Game Library, the text overlaps.
  • Sometimes, icons may not show correctly on the desktop and Start menu unless you log off and log back on.
  • Viewing large folders might cause Explorer not to properly load all directories (which is true for the System32 directory). Refreshing Explorer several times fixes this.

Themes [ edit | edit source ]

Changing the theme will leave the taskbar without a visual style, reminiscent build 4074’s theming service bug. This can be fixed by restarting explorer.exe or changing to another theme (except Windows Classic).

The navigation buttons of Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer and other Avalon-based applications will disappear if the application is in use.

Control Panel [ edit | edit source ]

  • By default, the Phone and Modem Options Control Panel applet name is empty.
  • Sometimes, Computer Management will display script errors due to missing registry entries.

Drivers [ edit | edit source ]

  • This build does not install the default monitor driver by default and may need to be installed manually. As a result, changing the display resolution will not ask for confirmation.
  • The HAL driver will show up as an unknown device, though Windows functions normally.
  • Many driver categories are missing their icons.
  • Sound drivers are unstable in VMware Workstation and can stop working for no specific reason. Hardware acceleration for sound is also unstable.

Safe mode [ edit | edit source ]

The Safe mode is usually broken and results in a bugcheck with code 0x7B. This is because the Safeboot key, located in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control is largely incomplete and missing a lot of entries. Restoring the key from a build with working safe mode enables this build to boot in safe mode, but the display is not initialized properly which leads to no video output (which is seen as a black screen).

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