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{{infobox Windows | |||
|image = Windows Neptune Logo.png | |||
|imagecaption = Microsoft Windows codename Neptune | |||
|codename = Neptune, NepTune | |||
|kernel = x86 NT Kernel, NT 5.50 | |||
|build = Unknown | |||
|release = Unreleased | |||
|licence = Microsoft EULA | |||
|support = None | |||
|previous = [[Windows:2000|2000]] | |||
|next = ''[[Windows:XP|XP]] | |||
}} | |||
[[image:NeptuneCD.jpg|thumb|Windows Neptune CD]] | |||
XP included the new login screen, help center and user accounts panel originally envisioned for Neptune. However, Activity Centers were eventually dropped. | '''Windows Neptune''' was planned to become the successor of the [[Windows:2000|Windows 2000 family]] as well as the first consumer version of Windows under the NT code. It was under development in 1999, until it was canceled, along with [[Windows:Odyssey|Odyssey]] to give way for [[Windows:XP|Whistler]], which would be named Windows XP.XP included the new login screen, help center and user accounts panel originally envisioned for Neptune. However, Activity Centers were eventually dropped. | ||
== Planned features == | |||
=== Login screen === | |||
=== User Accounts Panel === | |||
=== Help Center === | |||
=== Activity Centers === | |||
[[ | == Builds == | ||
[[ | * [[Windows:Neptune:5000|Neptune Build 5000]] | ||
[[ | * [[Windows:Neptune:5111.1|Neptune Build 5111.1]] | ||
* [[Windows:Neptune:5117|Neptune Build 5117]] | |||
== Timeline == | == Timeline == | ||
'''Early December 1999''': "Neptune" ideas sent to testers | * '''Early December 1999''': "Neptune" ideas sent to testers | ||
* '''December 27, 1999''': Neptune (Alpha) build 5111 is released | |||
'''December 27, 1999''': Neptune (Alpha) build 5111 is released | * '''January 21, 2000:''' Paul Thurrott reveals that both Neptune and Odyssey are cancelled and will be replaced by Whister. | ||
* '''March 20, 2000:''' Windows [[Windows:XP|Whistler]] build 2211 leaks, it looks like Windows Neptune but it isn't. | |||
'''January 21, 2000:''' Paul Thurrott reveals that both Neptune and Odyssey are cancelled and will be replaced by Whister. | |||
'''March 20, 2000:''' Windows [[Windows:XP|Whistler]] build 2211 leaks, it looks like Windows Neptune but it isn't. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* [http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/windowsxp_gold3.asp Windows XP: Road to gold - Paul Thurrott, 24-08-2001] | * [http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/windowsxp_gold3.asp Windows XP: Road to gold - Paul Thurrott, 24-08-2001] | ||
[[category:Operating Systems]] | |||
[[category:Cancelled Projects]] | |||
Revision as of 17:06, 30 April 2010
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| Microsoft Windows codename Neptune | |
| Codename Preliminary name |
Neptune, NepTune |
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| Kernel version | x86 NT Kernel, NT 5.50 |
| Release date | Unreleased |
| Support end | None |
| Preceded by | 2000 |
| Succeeded by | XP |
File:NeptuneCD.jpg
Windows Neptune CD
Windows Neptune was planned to become the successor of the Windows 2000 family as well as the first consumer version of Windows under the NT code. It was under development in 1999, until it was canceled, along with Odyssey to give way for Whistler, which would be named Windows XP.XP included the new login screen, help center and user accounts panel originally envisioned for Neptune. However, Activity Centers were eventually dropped.
Planned features
Login screen
User Accounts Panel
Help Center
Activity Centers
Builds
Timeline
- Early December 1999: "Neptune" ideas sent to testers
- December 27, 1999: Neptune (Alpha) build 5111 is released
- January 21, 2000: Paul Thurrott reveals that both Neptune and Odyssey are cancelled and will be replaced by Whister.
- March 20, 2000: Windows Whistler build 2211 leaks, it looks like Windows Neptune but it isn't.
