Windows 95/4.00.73g

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4.00.73g
Kernel version	Windows 9x (4.00)
CPU architecture	x86
Edition	N/A
BIOS date	3rd December 1993
TCB	No key required

Windows 95 build 73g is Chicago Preliminary Development Kit 2 release and the culmination of Milestone 5. It has several improvements from the first PDK/M4 (build 58s).

Installation

Installing from Windows 95 boot floppy:

1. Prepare disk with fdisk, reboot, then format (format C:).
2. Change path to the CD-ROM and go to the RETAIL directory.
3. Run setup.
4. Accept the default settings and then continue to the file copying process.
5. When complete, reboot with the floppy still connected.
6. Run edit and press ALT+F+O. Browse to C:\config.sys.
7. Change Files=30 and Buffers=30 to Files=90 and Buffers=90.
8. Save changes (ALT+F+S) then exit (ALT+F+X).
9. Remove floppy and then boot to Windows.

Changes from build 73f

UI

• The "Under Construction" background is now centered by default.

WinBug

• The version number from has changed from 1.16 back to to 1.14.
• The internal "Contact Information" frame was replaced with the original "Primary Contact Information" and "Please list a secondary contact..." frames.
• The team name has changed from "Microsoft Systems Beta Group" to "Microsoft WPG Beta Team".
• The "Change Configuration Info" and "Generate Report" buttons were replaced with "Change Site Information" and "Write Report to Disk", respectively.
• Clicking the "Write Report to Disk" button will now only allow you to save your report to the hard disk, instead of giving you the option to send directly to the Chicago team.

Build 73

Build 73 was available on the FTP for some time before it was discovered that it is a modification of build 73g and was removed. However, it is safe to assume that builds 73 and 73a-73e also exist.

"Build 78"

Build 78 was originally leaked to another beta community. It was eventually found out to have been fixed with files from build 73g and most of its files were modified 73g files, so it was removed from the FTP.