[Offer] Windows 3.1 Beta 2 (3.1.043e)

[The Distractor]

Yup, here's another build that we've been looking for, for so long!

I will upload to BA FTP shortly; in the meantime here's a whole lot of screenshots.




























...and here's vgalogo.rle:


EDIT: uploaded to BA FTP.

[trustBA]

Nice find, thanks for sharing them.

[The Distractor]

043e has MS-DOS Executive.



And on a somewhat-related note, here's winver:

[jagotu]

Seems some files were reused from 043c:

CONTROL.EXE

Code: Select all

ProductVersion  3.10.043c

MSDOS.EXE

Code: Select all

3.1.043c  Debug

[JimOlive]

Great find! Can't wait to see it on the FTP along with 3.0.55

[carlaum1]

That's just wonderful. Maybe it's time for a new recreation of Build 34e missing disk.

If this one is Beta 2, 61d is Beta 3, right?

[DJ Deedahx]

043e has MS-DOS Executive.



And on a somewhat-related note, here's winver:

So this Windows beta has still a few traces from Windows 2.x...

FIX: And it STILL uses the Windows 3.0 startup screen! It is slightly modified.

[TheCollector1988]

This build supports the S3 Trio64/Vision864 drivers.
EDIT: The font issue doesn't happen on PCem.

[Brandon Sky]

I want this

[TheWindowsXPGuy]

Finally, we have Beta 2
I look forward to more leaks like this. I never thought forgotten relics like this would finally see the light of day.

[DJ Deedahx]

Finally, we have Beta 2
I look forward to more leaks like this. I never thought forgotten relics like this would finally see the light of day.

I might make a video about these builds once I get them, so that this can actually give the viewers a good source of information about these betas.

And for myself, I think that Windows 3.1 Beta 2 build 043e may be an interesting beta to review.