Welcome to my user page!
Notes
- I have known BetaArchive since a long time ago, but I only registered here in 2021-11-01.
- I use he/him pronouns.
- I am interested in OSes/builds and video games.
- I become a beta tester around on the 2017-07-15. I started installing OSes properly in a VM (such as Windows 2000 RTM) on 2021-11-07 for the first time.
- Call me
Bubblebeam
, as becauseBGRComputers.co
is my company's name. - I will be renamed to “Uncle Captain” on 2022-05-16.
My Hardware
Dell OptiPlex 9020 USFF (2013)
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 500 GB
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4600
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590S @ 3.00 GHz
OS: Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
Installed on: 2021-06-18
Issues
- Sometimes, the system itself is unstable and is prone to unrecoverable hangs.
Dell OptiPlex 790 DT (2011) - Main desktop
RAM: 16 GB of RAM (15.9 GB usable)
Storage: 2 TB of HDD
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 2000
CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10 GHz
OS: Windows 11 Pro for Workstations (64-bit), (previously Windows 10 Pro for Workstations (64-bit)
Installed on: (originally 2019-08-30, but reinstalled several times up to 2019-12-20, and then reinstalled/upgraded to Windows 11 on 2021-10-05)
HP Pavilion p6517c (2010)
RAM: 3 GB of RAM (2.75 GB usable)
Storage: 500 GB
Graphics: NDIVIA GeForce 6100 nForce 430
CPU: AMD Sempron 140 Processor @ 2.71 GHz
OS: Windows XP Professional SP3 32-bit
Installed on: 2021-04-15
HP Pavilion a6230n (2007) (former main desktop)
RAM: 4 GB (2.87 GB usable)
Storage: previously 320 GB, (but now 500 GB)
Graphics: NDIVIA GeForce 6100 nForce 430
Audio: Realtek HD Audio
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 Processor 5600+ @ 2.81 GHz
OS: Windows XP Professional SP3 32-bit
Installed on: (originally 2020-06-26, but reinstalled on 2020-07-10)
HP Pavilion a310n (2003)
RAM: 2 GB (1.99 GB usable)
Storage: 80 GB
Graphics: Intel 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
Audio: Realtek AC'97 Audio
CPU: Intel Celeron @ 2.80 GHz
OS: Windows 2000 Professional SP4
Installed on: 2021-04-25
Issues
- The CD/DVD drives opening tray does not work currently.
Sony VAIO VPCF119GX (2010) (main laptop)
RAM: 6 GB (3.23 GB usable)
Storage: 500 GB
Graphics: NDIVIA GeForce GT 330M
Audio: Realtek HD Audio
CPU: Intel Core i7 Q 820 @ 1.73 GHz
OS: Windows XP Professional SP3 32-bit
Installed on: (original on 2020-12-07, but reinstalled on 2020-12-09 due to The video driver failed to initialize
bug that caused by System Restore)
Issues
- It is recommended to NOT use System Restore. After restoration, you’ll encounter
The video driver failed to initialize
bugcheck.
Sony VAIO VGN-NW350F (2009)
RAM: 8 GB (7.84 GB usable)
Storage: 2 TB
Graphics: Intel Q45/Q43 Express Chipset Graphics Driver (Intel GMA 4500MHD)
Audio: Realtek HD Audio
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 @ 2.20 GHz
OS: Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
Installed on: (original on 2021-01-17, but reinstalled on 2021-10-05 due to viruses)
Dell Latitude D610 (2005)
RAM: 1 GB (0.99 GB usable)
Storage: 120 GB
Graphics: Intel 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Chipset Graphics Driver
CPU: Intel Pentium M @ 1.73 GHz
OS: Windows 2000 Professional SP4
Installed on: 2019-12-27
Toshiba Tecra A9 (2007)
RAM: 2 GB (1.96 GB usable)
Storage: 160 GB
Graphics: NDIVIA Quadro NVS 130M
Audio: Realtek HD Audio
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 @ 2.20 GHz
OS: Windows 2000 Professional SP4
Installed on: 2020-04-03
Intel MOPNV10J (2010)
RAM: 4 GB (3.23 GB usable)
Storage: 500 GB
Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
CPU: Intel Atom CPU D510 @ 1.66 GHz
OS: Windows XP Professional SP3 32-bit
Installed on: 2021-05-18
Dell Dimension 2400
RAM: 512 MB
Storage: (previously 40 GB, but now 60 GB)
Graphics: Intel 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
Audio: SoundMAX Integrated Audio
CPU: Intel Celeron Processor @ 2.40 GHz
OS: Windows 98 Second Edition
Installed on: 2021-09-03
Dell Insprion B120 (2005/2006)
RAM: 1 GB (0.99 usable)
Storage: 40 GB
Graphics: Intel 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Chipset Graphics Driver
Audio: Simgatel C-Major HD Audio
CPU: Intel Celeron M @ 1.40 GHz
OS: Windows Longhorn build 4074 32-bit
Installed on: 2020-12-18
Issues
- Sometimes, a BSOD with
0x0000007B
will occur for no reason upon booting.
Dell Inspiron 8600 (2004)
RAM: 1 GB of RAM
Storage: 40 GB
Graphics: NDIVIA GeForce FX Go5200
Audio: Intel Integrated Audio
CPU: Intel Pentium M @ 2.00 GHz
OS: Windows Longhorn build 4074 32-bit
Installed on: (originally on 2020-10-15, 2020-10-16 reinstall, and then reinstalled again on 2020-10-17)
Dell Latitude D810 (2005)
RAM: 1 GB
Storage: 32 GB
Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon X600
CPU: Intel Pentium M @ 1.73 GHz
OS: Windows 2000 Professional SP4
Installed on: 2019-12-24
Issues
The original battery isn’t functional anymore (so it become lightweight and then removed).
Dell Axim X5 Pocket PC
Memory: 64 MB
CPU: Intel PXA250
OS: Pocket PC Version 3.0
iPod touch (5th generation)
Stopped working as of 2021-11-20
Storage: 32 GB
OS: iOS 9.3.5
Installed on: 2015-06-01
iPhone 6
Storage: 32 GB
OS: iOS 12.5.5
Installed on: (originally on 2019-05-18)
Notes
Since I got this on 2019-05-18, this will be my iOS 12 only device.
My main mobile device is my now iPhone RX (previously iPhone 6).
iPhone XR
Storage: 64 GB
OS: iOS 15.1
Installed on: (originally on 2021-09-14)
Builds I tested/my favorite builds/fake builds
DOS
I first tested the DOS-based bootdisks back on 31 May 2015.
MS-DOS
- 7.10 (I first tried this on 15 July 2017)
PC-DOS
- 0.90 (4 June 1981 build) (I first tried this on somewhile ago...)
- 1.00 (I frist tried this sometime on January 2017...)
Microsoft Windows
DOS-based Windows
Windows 1.x
- Windows 1.01 (I first tried this on July 2016, August 2016, September 2016, or October 2016)
Windows 2.x
- Windows 2.0x (I first tried this on July 2016, August 2016, September 2016, or October 2016)
Windows 3.x
- Windows Version 3.0 (I first tried this on this on July 2016 or August 2016)
- Windows Version 3.1.103 (I first tried this on November 2016)
Windows 95
- Windows 95 build 950-r6 (I first tried this on August 2016 or September 2016)
- Windows 95 OSR2 (I first tried this on November 2016)
Windows 98
- Windows 98 build 1998 (I first tried this build on 15 July 2017)
- Windows 98 SE build 2222A (I first tried this build on 13 November 2016)
Windows ME
- Windows ME build 3000 (I first tried this on 12 November 2016)
NT-based Windows
Client
Windows NT 3.1
- Windows NT 3.1 build 196.1 (I first tried this on 22 December 2020)
- Windows NT 3.1 October 1991 build (I first tried this on 11 or 12 April 2020)
- Windows NT 3.1 build 297.1 (I first tried this on 2 May 2020 or 3 May 2020)
- Windows NT 3.1 build 511.1 (I first tried this sometime on April 2020)
Windows NT 3.5x
Windows NT 4.0
Windows 2000
- Windows 2000 build 1515.1 (I first tried this on 15 July 2017)
- Windows 2000 build 1585.1 (I first tried this on either late 2019 or early 2020)
- Windows 2000 build 1723.1 (I first tried this on 5 June 2020)
- Windows 2000 build 1729.1 (I first tried this on 10 May 2020)
- Windows 2000 build 1738.1 (I first tried this on 10 July 2021)
- Windows 2000 build 1743.1 (I first tried this on 26 May 2020)
- Windows 2000 build 1796.1 (I first tried this on 17 November 2019)
- Windows 2000 build 1835.1 (I first tried this on 8 February 2020)
- Windows 2000 build 1859.1 (I first tried this on 2 February 2020)
- Windows 2000 build 1877.1 (I first tried this on 3 June 2018 or 4 June 2018)
- Windows 2000 build 1902.1 (I first tried this on 27 November 2019)
- Windows 2000 build 1906.1 (I first tried this on 7 February 2020)
- Windows 2000 build 1946.1 (I first tried this on 22 December 2019 or 23 December 2019)
- Windows 2000 build 2031.1 (I first tried this on 3 October 2020)
- Windows 2000 build 2072.1 (I first tried this on 19 October 2021)
- Windows 2000 build 2091.1 (I first tried this around on winter break 2019-2020)
- Windows 2000 build 2124.1 (I first tried this on 19 October 2021)
- Windows 2000 build 2128.1 (I first tried this on 16 October 2021)
- Windows 2000 build 2195.1 (I first tried this on 7 November 2016)
Windows XP
- Windows XP build 2223 (I first tried on 19 September 2021)
- Windows XP build 2250 (I first tried this on 18 October 2020)
- Windows XP build 2257 (I first tried this on December 2019)
- Windows XP build 2267 (I first tried this on 23 December 2019)
- Windows XP build 2296 (I first tried this on December 2019)
- Windows XP build 2410 (I first tried this on 25 February 2020)
- Windows XP build 2416 (I first tried this on 19 August 2021)
- Windows XP build 2428 (I first tried this on 6 December 2019)
- Windows XP build 2430 (I first tried this on 25 February 2020)
- Windows XP build 2442 (I first tried this on 15 August 2021)
- Windows XP build 2446 (I first tried this on December 2019)
- Windows XP build 2457 (I first tried this on 17 October 2021)
- Windows XP build 2463 (I first tried this on 6 December 2019)
- Windows XP build 2465 (I first tried this on 26 January 2018)
- Windows XP build 2474 (I first tried this on 23 November 2019)
- Windows XP build 2481 (I first tried this on December 2019)
- Windows XP build 2486 (I first tried this on March 2020)
- Windows XP build 2494 (I first tried this on March 2020)
- Windows XP build 2499 (???)
- Windows XP build 2502 (I first tried this on January 2020)
- Windows XP build 2505 (I first tried this on the WinPE version on late 2020, and the full version on 19 August 2021)
- Windows XP build 2526 (I first tried this on 5 July 2021)
- Windows XP build 2531 (I first tried this on 3 August 2020)
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition build 3790.1830 (I first tried this on 5 May 2017)
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition build 3790.3959 (I first tried this on 26 May 2017 via update, and with full install on sometime in 2017 or 2018).
Windows Longhorn
- Windows Longhorn build 3683 (I first tried this on 30 December 2019)
- Windows Longhorn build 3718 (I first tried this on 11 January 2019)
- Windows Longhorn build 4001 (I first tried this on 21 January 2021)
- Windows Longhorn build 4005 (I first tried this build on 16 February 2021)
- Windows Longhorn build 4008 (I first tried this build on 16 February 2021)
- Windows Longhorn build 4011 (I first tried this build on 21 January 2021)
- Windows Longhorn build 4015 (main) (I first tried this on 22 May 2020)
- Windows Longhorn build 4017 (I first tried this on 15 January 2021)
- Windows Longhorn build 4038 (I first tried this on July 2020)
- Windows Longhorn build 4039 (Lab06 n.030827-1717) (I first tried this on 27 September 2020)
- Windows Longhorn build 4042 (main)
- Windows Longhorn build 4042 (Lab06_n.030909-1709) (I first tried this on 18 March 2021)
- Windows Longhorn build 4048 (???)
- Windows Longhorn build 4051 (I first tried this on 1 December 2019)
- Windows Longhorn build 4074 (I first tried this on 19 April 2020) (My favorite build)
- Windows Longhorn build 4081 (I first tried this on 28 August 2020)
- Windows Longhorn build 4082 (I first tried this on 30 July 2020)
- Windows Longhorn build 4083 (I first tried the (x64 version of this build on 21 October 2020, and the x86 version of this build on 18 January 2021)
- Windows Longhorn build 4084 (I first tried this on 14 January 2021)
- Windows Longhorn build 4085 (main) (I first tried this on January 2021)
- Windows Longhorn build 4085 (Lab07_N) (I first tried this on January 2021)
- Windows Longhorn build 4086 (main) (I first tried this on January 2021)
- Windows Longhorn build 4086 (Lab03_dev) (I first tried this on 23 January 2021)
- Windows Longhorn build 4088 (I first tried this on 25 November 2020)
- Windows Longhorn build 4093 (I first tried this on 1 April 2020)
Windows Vista
- Windows Vista build 3790.1232 (I first tried this on 1 February 2020)
- Windows Vista build 5000 (vbl core.040803-2000) (I first tried this on 11 May 2020)
- Windows Vista build 5001 (I first tried this on 11 August 2020)
- Windows Vista build 5048 (I first tried the x86 version of this build on 1 April 2020, and the x64 version of this build on 17 September 2020)
- Windows Vista build 5098 (I first tried this on 24 January 2021)
- Windows Vista build 5112 (I first tried this on 29 April 2020)
- Windows Vista build 5219 (winmain.idx02.050830-2010) (I first tried this on 7 August 2020)
- Windows Vista build 5384.4 (I first tried this on 22 January 2021)
- Windows Vista build 5824 (I first tried this on 29 August 2020)
Windows 7
- Windows 7 build 6608 (I first tried this on 8 August 2021)
Windows 8
- Windows 8 build 7746 (I first tried this on 6 June 2021)
- Windows 8 build 7814 (I first tried this on 1 October 2021)
- Windows 8 build 7850 (I first tried this on August 2020)
- Windows 8 build 7880 (I first tried this on 28 August 2021)
- Windows 8 build 8056 (fbl grfx dev1) (I first tried this on 23 January 2021)
- Windows 8 build 8250 (I first tried this on 7 June 2021)
Windows 8.1
Windows 10
- Windows 10 build 17763 (I first tried on 3 July 2019)
- Windows 10 build 18363.418 (first tried on 20 December 2019)
Windows 11
- Windows 11 build 22000.132 (first tried on 16 August 2021)
- Windows 11 build 22000.194 (first tried on 5 October 2021)
Server
Windows 2000 Server
- Windows 2000 build 1745.1 (I first tried this on 8 February 2020)
- Windows 2000 build 1773.1 (I first tried this on 30 December 2019)
- Windows 2000 build 1814.1 (I first tried this on 8 February 2020)
- Windows 2000 build 1848.1 (I first tried this on 2 January 2020)
- Windows 2000 build 1888.1 (I first tried this on 3 January 2020)
- Windows 2000 build 2000.3 (I first tried this on 8 January 2020)
- Windows 2000 build 2190.1 (I first tried this on 24 January 2021)
Windows Server 2003
- Windows Server 2003 build 2430 (I first tried this on December 2019)
- Windows Server 2003 build 2499 (I first tried this on February 2020) (FAKE)
- Windows Server 2003 build 3590 (I first tried this on 4 August 2021)
- Windows Server 2003 build 3663 (I first tried this on 7 September 2020)
Windows Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008 build 4066 (I first tried on 5 July 2021)
Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2012 build 7850 (I first tried this on 1 January 2021)