Windows Vista/5.2.3790.1232.winmain.040819-1629

Windows "Longhorn" build 3790 (with a build tag of 3790.1232.winmain.040819-1629), is the first "Longhorn" build compiled after the development reset. There is no evidence that this is a "Longhorn" build except for references in the End-User License Agreement. It was described by Grabberslasher on his UX.Unleaked blog on 2 May 2008, and leaked on 14 August 2011.

Issues

 * Zero-day activation - The build must be activated before logon.
 * Missing files - During setup it will ask to locate some missing files. The default location is the CD drive, but they are in the i386 folder of the CD. Skipping those files will result in the loss of theme files and applications like Windows Movie Maker, Internet Explorer, and Outlook Express.

Name
According to BetaArchive user hounsell:

On the BetaArchive FTP, the build is labeled "MS Windows Server 2003 (.NET Server 5.2.3790.1232) Pro".

Leak
The build was leaked at BetaArchive on 14 August 2011, by an anonymous source along with this bit of information:

BetaArchive user t764010 replied to mrpijey's post quoted above with the NFO below:

((((((((((   |    |    | MiCROSOFT WiNDOWS / _____   /|    |    |    | CODENAME "Longhorn" / /____/  /-|    |    |    | BUiLD 3790.winmain.040819-1629 /         /--|    |    |    | POST-RESET /         /---|    |    || RELEASE BY "KiTTY" /__________/|   |    |    |     |---|    |    |    |     |---|    |    |    |     '---'    --  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// =============================================================== | RELEASE iNFO ... | | ---                                                        | | An old build of Windows Longhorn, this was the very first   | | build to be compiled after the reset. It's the very same   | | build that Grabberslasher documented at his great          | | uxUnleaked blog. Similar to Windows Server 2003. | |_____________________________________________________________| | PROTECTION ... | | ---                                                        | | 1) Zero-Day Activation                                      | | 2) Timebomb                                                 | |_____________________________________________________________| | iNSTRUCTIONS ... | | ---                                                        | | 1) Change BIOS date to 08/19/04.                            | | 2) Use the following product key:                           | |   CKY24-Q8QRH-X3KMR-C6BCY-T847Y                            | | 3) Boot into Safe Mode WITHOUT Networking.                 | | 4) Use included AntiWAT to crack activation. | | 5) Give hoarders hell for keeping this unleaked            | |  for so long.                                               | |_____________________________________________________________| | MESSAGE FROM KiTTY                                          | | ---                                                         | | This release in honor of all those who have had to deal     | | with the elitist jerks who keep their old as hell boring    | | builds to themselves for little to no reason. I understand  | | not wanting to share new builds.. that, of course, is risky.| | But this is an old build that nobody, especially not MSFT,  | | will care about. Those who have had this and other similar  | | builds, get ready... this is just the beginning. There are  | | more leaks on the way.                                      | |_____________________________________________________________| | Want to donate a build? You know where to find us. | |_____________________________________________________________| \___________________________________________________________/

Gallery
More screenshots are available here.

BetaArchive forum

 * Build 3790
 * MS Windows Server 2003 (".NET Server" 5.2.3790.1232) Pro