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- ...that Windows XP build 2223 had commented out code in its Business theme file that would allow the user to configure different colors based on its settings?
- ...that Apple has officially released several developer releases of what would later become Mac OS X for the x86 architecture as a part of its NeXT legacy, and secretly continued to maintain the port until Tiger?
- ...that Windows Server 2003 has been renamed four times during development, before settling on its final name?
- ...that some builds of Windows 98 and Windows 2000 contained a Show Desktop button on the taskbar, which would be scrapped later until Windows 7 build 6568?
- ...that no build of Windows Vista (including pre-reset) actually used or even included the widespread Longhorn sound scheme?
- ...that Windows 10 build 19587 and later builds include a new, hidden boot animation that is also used by Windows 10X?
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Microsoft Cairo build 1175.1 is a late build of Microsoft Cairo, based on the core of Windows NT 4.0 build 1175.1. This build was uploaded to BetaArchive by The Distractor on 17 March 2017. Due to having
IDW, DUMP and MSTOOLS folders in the I386 directory of the installation media as well as compiler-output file CHKFILE.BLD listing checksums for each file, this build came directly from MS build servers at the time. The build notably integrates Cairo Object File System support into the build, alongside some updated components for Cairo, such as domain support and an updated login screen.
CHKFILE.BLD also proves Cairo components were built separately (to a CAIRO folder) and then copied over the base build, something that happened again with Neptune four years later.
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