Windows nashville build 999 windows 96

Windows Nashville is a cancelled Windows 9x release scheduled between Windows 95 and 98. It is also known as Windows 96.

Windows Nashville is a cancelled Windows 9x release scheduled between Windows 95 and 98. It is also known as Windows 96.

Screenshots

Release notes

Windows Nashville is a Windows beta that preceded Windows 95 OSR2 and Windows 98. It is the first to contain elements of Internet Explorer «integration» with the shell. For the most part, it looks like Windows 95 RTM. It includes a beta of Microsoft’s «Athena» Personal Information Manager, menus have a «zooming» effect, and hovering over an icon makes it look like an underlined hyperlink.

Nashville was intended to be an intermediate release between Windows 95 and what would become Windows 98. Instead, however, only the core IE 3 was included with the update to Windows 95 and the rest made its way in to Windows 98.

Installation instructions

To install, run setup as an upgrade from Windows 3.1 or Windows 95. Do not install to a FAT32 drive, Nashville does not support FAT32.

4.10.999

Build of Windows Nashville
4.10.999
Architecture x86
Compiled 1995-11-28
About

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Windows Nashville build 999 is a build of Windows Nashville that was found on the third disc in the Crazybytes 5 warez CD compilation and originally scene leaked in December 1995. It is currently the only available build of Nashville.

The «Windows 95» branding is still present in most places, except in Add/Remove Programs, where it claims to be «Windows 96» if chosen to keep uninstall files, and also in the Uninstall.exe program on the startup utility disk. The VER command in Command Prompt also has different branding, reporting it as Nashville.

New features and changes[edit | edit source]

  • Infrared driver support is installed in this build by default.
  • Remote Procedure Call DLLs (RPC*.DLL) have been compiled with debug symbols.

Shell features[edit | edit source]

  • The sliding effect for menus has been introduced.
  • This build includes a near-final version of Internet Explorer 2 (MSHTML.DLL), but with very early shell integration added on top. This includes changes to Windows Explorer (EXPLORER.EXE) that allow you to open websites or e-mail in the same Explorer window. However, the overall size of the Internet Explorer installation is much smaller than usual, and it is not possible to browse the web without installing a regular version of Internet Explorer on top. This way a proper IEXPLORE.EXE is installed, but it also seems to break the integrated web browsing capability.
  • Single click activate is added and can be enabled in the Folder Options. Alongside, hovering over icons results in the link being blue.
  • This build introduces the Mouse Highlight feature in appearance settings, which is set to the colour blue by default and provides a highlight effect in the specified colour on window elements such as the close button. This feature would return in build 1351 of Windows 98, only to be removed again later on. This feature has, to date, never been included in a released version of Windows.
  • The OLE document file properties page (DOCPROP.DLL) has been updated and now includes Custom and Contents tabs.
  • The Shell Scrap/Document Shortcut viewer (SHSCRAP.DLL) has been updated and now includes a preview pane.
  • When Explorer is in Explore mode with the Toolbar enabled:
    • The Up One Level button is replaced with functional Back and Forward buttons.
    • The Map Network Drive and Disconnect Net Drive buttons are replaced with a Favorites button that acts as a drop-down menu. The default Favorites list is empty. Following the Favorites list are an Open Favorites Folder item, which opens C:WINDOWSFavorites, and an Add To Favorites item, which adds the current directory (not the selected directory) to the favorites list.
    • The drop-down menu with the current directory is slightly taller and can be typed in. Navigation to directories and special locations, such as My Computer, are possible through the text entry.
  • Regardless of its mode, Explorer gains an Explore menu with a Back option, a Forward option, a History menu containing the navigation history for the current window, a Favorites menu, and an Up One Level option.
  • Internet Explorer transforms into Explorer when navigating to a directory. Navigating through history will transform the window as needed.
  • In the Find dialog, the «Look in» field displays an icon of the target.
  • In the Find dialog, the Date Modified tab has been renamed Date. It is possible to search for files solely on their created, modified, or last accessed dates, instead of having to search on both created and modified at the same time. The date selectors use a calendar component instead of a free-form textbox, and the selectors display years from the 21st century correctly (2022 shows as «22» instead of «<2»).
  • When selecting an icon, the residual box around the text of the icon is deeper so that character underhangs appear wholly within the box instead of touching the bottom edge. This also provides room for the link underline on selected items present in this build.
  • Internet Explorer 2

    Internet Explorer 2

  • Folder Options in this build

    Folder Options in this build

  • Explorer in Explore mode in this build

    Explorer in Explore mode in this build

Application features[edit | edit source]

  • This build contains «Athena PIM», which was ultimately released as Microsoft Internet Mail and News in 1996 and later evolved into Outlook Express. The version of Athena PIM is 1.00.046 and its components are in the file ATHENA.DLL.
  • The System Information application has been added and can be run via MSINFO32.EXE.
  • MSN components have been updated to a slightly newer version. The MSN configuration wizard mentions that a LAN connection can be used to connect to MSN if a modem is not available. However, there does not appear to be an actual option to connect to MSN without a modem.
  • Microsoft Phone and Microsoft Voice have been added.
  • The Microsoft Visual C/C++ 4.0 runtime library (MSVCRT40.DLL) is now included.
  • Disk Defragmenter (DEFRAG.EXE) has been updated to version 4.10.999 and displays the names of drives in a different format — for example, using «Drive C     Physical drive» instead of «(C:)».
  • Paint (MSPAINT.EXE) has been updated to version 4.10.999 and retains a window border when maximized.
  • Athena PIM

    Athena PIM

  • Microsoft System Information

    Microsoft System Information

Control Panel features[edit | edit source]

  • This build includes Power properties in the Control Panel by default, even if a battery is not installed.
  • Internet properties is included, which has the AutoDial properties and the ability to set up a proxy server.
  • Display Properties can show a settings icon on the taskbar.
  • In Display Properties, the Change Display Type dialog has been revamped into the Advanced Display Properties dialog, which contains Adapter, Monitor, and Performance tabs. The current adapter and monitor gain icons. The adapter gains the ability to have its features (such as DirectDraw 1.00) checked and its refresh rate changed. The Performance tab contains a copy of the hardware acceleration selector from System -> Performance -> Graphics.
  • In Device Manager, when looking at the Properties dialog for a device, the Device Usage section at the bottom of the General tab has been redesigned. The list of checkboxes for each hardware profile has been replaced with a disabled «Advanced…» button, a «Disable in this Hardware Profile» checkbox, and a «Remove from this Hardware Profile» checkbox. It is similar to OSR 2’s Device Usage section.
  • Power properties

    Power properties

  • AutoDial internet settings

    AutoDial internet settings

  • Proxy internet settings

    Proxy internet settings

  • Display properties in this build

    Display properties in this build

USB support[edit | edit source]

  • It looks like that USB support was one of the planned features for Nashville. Although USB is listed among installable devices, it looks like there are no drivers included yet for it.
  • Hardware type selection

    Hardware type selection

  • Add New Hardware Wizard

    Add New Hardware Wizard

Oddities[edit | edit source]

  • In Device Manager, the icons for disk drives and PCMCIA sockets are gray diamonds.
  • Attempting to see the properties of the Athena PIM icon on the desktop results in an error.

Installation[edit | edit source]

Installation is similar to installing an upgrade version of Windows 95, but it doesn’t always work and may BSOD during the second stage of setup. However, this can be fixed. An easier way of installing this build without having to upgrade from a previous build is to create a dummy NTLDR on the hard drive to trick Setup into thinking that Windows NT was installed.

Note: This build will not upgrade from Windows 95 if Windows 95 was installed on a FAT32 partition.

File differences[edit | edit source]

The following files have been introduced or removed compared to build 950 r-6:

Added files

Name Description Version
ATHENA.DLL Athena PIM Core Library 1.00.046 (retail)
ATHENA.INF
ATLAY32.DLL Microsoft® Schedule+ Application Framework Layer DLL 2.0
ATSCD32.DLL Microsoft Schedule+ Schedule DLL 2.0
ATSPM32.DLL Microsoft Schedule+ Mail DLL 2.0
CALLNED.NED MSN CALL Node Editor 4.2.5742
CLICK.WAV
CONFAPI.DLL Chat API DLL 4.2.5740
DDHELP.EXE Microsoft DirectX Helper 4.10.999
DDRAW.DLL Microsoft DirectDraw 4.10.999
DDRAW16.DLL Microsoft DirectDraw 4.10.999
DEVMGR32.DLL Device Manager 32 4.10.999
DLCNDI.DLL
DPLAY.DLL Microsoft DirectPlay 4.10.999
DPSERIAL.DLL Microsoft DirectPlay Modem Service Provider 4.10.999
DPWSOCK.DLL Microsoft DirectPlay Network Service Provider 4.10.999
DSOUND.DLL DirectSound APIs 4.10.999
DSOUND.VXD
ENUMFILE.DLL Device driver file stack provier 4.10.999
HLINKD.DLL Microsoft Hyperlink Library 1.0
HLINKPRX.DLL Microsoft Hyperlinking interfaces 1.0
IMGWALK.DLL Image Walk DLL (copyright J. Richter 1994-1995) 2.0.0.1816
INET16.DLL Internet Wizard Library 4.40.513
INETCFG.DLL Wizard 4.40.513
INETCPL.CPL Internet Control Panel 4.40.513
INETSLOC.DLL Internet Service Location protocol library 3.51
INFRARED.CNT
INFRARED.DLL Microsoft Infrared class installer 1.0
INFRARED.HLP
INFRARED.INF
MSHTML.DLL Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.40.503
MSINF16H.EXE Microsoft System Info 16-bit Helper Module 2.0.0.1816
MSINFO32.CNT
MSINFO32.EXE Microsoft System Information 2.0.0.1816
MSINFO32.HLP
MSNAPI.DLL MSN SDK 4.2.5742
MSNCALL.EXE MSN Custom Application Loader&Launcher 4.2.5742
MSNPROG.DLL MSN Compression 1.60.0
MSNPROXY.DLL MSN Proxy Server 4.20.6136
MSNSSPC.DLL MSN SSPI Provider message 4.2.5741
MSVCRT40.DLL Microsoft® C Runtime Library 4.00.5270
NDSCLI.INF
NDSPP.DLL Microsoft Print Provider for NetWare 4.x 4.10.999
NETDLC32.INF
NWAPI32.DLL 32-bit NW API library 4.10.999
PCIMP.DLL
SEC_SSPI.DLL SSPI Security Protocol Module message 4.2.5740
SHDOCVW.DLL Shell Doc Object Host Folder 4.10.999
WININET.DLL Internet Extensions for Win32: Beta 1 3.51
W_IR.CNT
Removed files

Name Description Version
EXPO.HLP
EXPOSTRT.EXE Microsoft® Exposition(TM) EXPOSTRT.EXE 1.02
NWPP32.DLL Print Provider for NetWare 4.00.950

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Boot screen

    Boot screen

  • "Windows 96" reference

    «Windows 96» reference

  • Demo

    Demo

  • Shutting down

    Shutting down

  • Safe to shutdown screen

    Safe to shutdown screen

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nashville (Windows 96)

Version of the Windows 9x operating system
Windows Nashville.png

Microsoft «Nashville» 4.10.999 desktop, with Athena PIM, Start Menu, My Computer and System Properties open.

Developer Microsoft
Working state Historic, never released
Source model Closed source
Latest preview 4.10.999 / 1996
Kernel type Windows 9x
License Commercial software
Preceded by Windows 95 (1995)
Succeeded by Windows 98 (1998)
Official website www.microsoft.com
Support status
Cancelled in 1996

Nashville (previously Cleveland)[1] was the codename for a cancelled release of Microsoft Windows scheduled to be released in 1996,[2] between «Chicago» (Windows 95) and «Memphis» (Windows 98, at the time scheduled for release in 1996,[3] later 1997),[4] causing it to be referred to as Windows 96 by contemporary press. Nashville was intended to be a minor release[5] focusing on a tighter integration between Windows and Internet Explorer, in order to better compete with Netscape Navigator.[6]

Microsoft claimed that Nashville would add Internet integration features to the Windows 95 and NT 4.0 desktop, building on the new features in the Internet Explorer 3.0 web browser (due for release a few months before Nashville).[7] Touted features included a combined file manager and web browser, the ability to seamlessly open Microsoft Office documents from within Internet Explorer using ActiveX technology and a way to place dynamic web pages directly on the desktop in place of the regular static wallpaper.

A leaked build had version number 4.10.999 (in comparison to Windows 95’s 4.00.950, Windows 95 OSR2’s 4.00.1111, Windows 98’s 4.10.1998, Windows 98 Second Edition’s 4.10.2222 A, and Windows ME’s 4.90.3000). The project was eventually cancelled as a full release of Windows, with Windows 95 OSR2 being shipped as an interim release instead. The codename «Nashville» was then reused for the Windows Desktop Update that shipped with Internet Explorer 4.0[8] and delivered most of the features promised for Nashville. The Athena PIM application would be released as Microsoft Internet Mail and News in 1996 along with IE3, which would later be renamed to Outlook Express in 1997 with IE4.

See also[edit]

  • List of Microsoft codenames

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Comes v. Microsoft 3208
  2. ^ Comes v. Microsoft 5648
  3. ^ Comes v. Microsoft 2013
  4. ^ Bauduin, Sven. «C:B_retroAusgabe_86: Das Windows, das nie erscheinen sollte». ComputerBase (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  5. ^ Comes v. Microsoft 2247
  6. ^ Comes v. Microsoft 5735
  7. ^ «GUIdebook > Articles > «Beyond Windows 95»«. guidebookgallery.org. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  8. ^ Comes v. Microsoft 2667

References[edit]

Microsoft confidential
  • Comes v. Microsoft. Plaintiff’s Exhibit 2013: «Desktop Operating Systems Mission—Draft». Microsoft Confidential (February 4, 1994).
  • Comes v. Microsoft. Plaintiff’s Exhibit 3208: «Desktop Operating Systems Mission Memo». Microsoft Confidential.
  • Comes v. Microsoft. Plaintiff’s Exhibit 5648: «Systems Three Year Plan». Microsoft Confidential (April 1994).
  • Comes v. Microsoft. Plaintiff’s Exhibit 2247: «Personal Systems Division 3 Yr Outlook». Microsoft Confidential (February 28, 1995).
  • Comes v. Microsoft. Plaintiff’s Exhibit 5735: Microsoft Confidential (October 25, 1995).
  • Comes v. Microsoft. Plaintiff’s Exhibit 2667: (March 10, 1997)
Articles
  • Miller, Michael J. (24 October 1995). «Beyond Windows 95». PC Magazine. pp. 75–76.
  • Honeyball, Jon (June 1996). «The Road to Cairo Goes Through Nashville». Windows IT Pro.
Other
  • Schnoll, Scott. «The History of Microsoft Internet Explorer Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine».

External links[edit]

  • Windows Nashville (build 999) on the Internet Archive

Windows Nashville (previously Cleveland) was the codename for a cancelled release of Microsoft Windows scheduled to be released in 1996, between «Chicago» (Windows 95) and «Memphis» (Windows 98, at the time scheduled for release in 1997), causing it to be referred to as Windows 96 by the public. The release intended to focus on a tighter integration between Windows and Internet Explorer, in order to better compete with Netscape Navigator.

Microsoft claimed that Nashville would add Internet integration features to the Windows 95 and NT 4.0 desktop, building on the new features in the Internet Explorer 3.0 web browser (due for release a few months before Nashville). Touted features included a combined file manager and web browser, the ability to seamlessly open Microsoft Office documents from within Internet Explorer using ActiveX technology and a way to place dynamic web pages directly on the desktop in place of the regular static wallpaper.

A leaked build had version number 4.10.999 (compare to Windows 95’s 4.00.950, Windows 95 OSR2’s 4.00.1111, Windows 98’s 4.10.1998, Windows 98 Second Edition’s 4.10.2222 A, and Windows ME’s 4.90.3000). The project was eventually cancelled as a full release of Windows, Windows 95 OSR2 being shipped as an interim release instead. The codename «Nashville» was reused for the Windows Desktop Update that shipped with Internet Explorer 4.0 and delivered most of the features promised for Nashville. The Athena PIM application would be released as Microsoft Internet Mail and News, later renamed to Outlook Express.

«Cleveland» was an earlier codename for «Nashville».

NOTE: The password is «password»

Содержание

  1. Windows Nashville
  2. Windows Nashville build 999
  3. Contents
  4. New features and changes [ edit | edit source ]
  5. Shell features [ edit | edit source ]
  6. Application features [ edit | edit source ]
  7. Control Panel features [ edit | edit source ]
  8. USB support [ edit | edit source ]
  9. Installation [ edit | edit source ]
  10. File differences [ edit | edit source ]
  11. Windows Nashville Build 999
  12. Screenshots
  13. Release notes
  14. Installation instructions
  15. Windows Nashville Build 999
  16. Comments
  17. Обзор сборки 999 для Windows Nashville

Windows Nashville

Nashville

Nashville (initially codenamed Cleveland and also called Windows 96 in some files, such as SETUPC.INF ) was a canceled project developed by Microsoft, which was an attempt to merge web content and the classic desktop. At the moment, the only confirmed build is 4.10.999, although other builds are rumored to exist.

Most, if not all, of the functionality slated for Nashville was reassigned to the Memphis project, which eventually became Windows 98. Known features meant for Nashville include USB support, Internet Explorer 4 (which also reused the Nashville codename), desktop integration with the web (which was eventually released as Windows Desktop Update and Active Desktop), and a PIM suite, which in time became Outlook Express.

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Windows Nashville build 999

Version of Microsoft Windows
250px Nashville
OS family Windows 9x
Version 4.1
Architecture x86
Replaces
Windows 95

Windows 4.10.999

100px Windows95 Final About

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Windows Nashville build 999 is a build of Windows Nashville, which was found on the third disc in the Crazybytes 5 warez CD compilation, and was originally scene leaked in December 1995. As of 2022, it is currently the only available build of Nashville.

Contents

New features and changes [ edit | edit source ]

Shell features [ edit | edit source ]

120px WindowsNashville 4.10.999

Internet Explorer 2

105px WindowsNashville 4.10.999 FolderOptions

Folder Options in build 999

105px Windows95 RTM FolderOptions

Folder Options in build 950 for comparison

Application features [ edit | edit source ]

120px WindowsNashville 4.10.999 AthenaPIM

120px WindowsNashville 4.10.999 SystemInfo

Microsoft System Information

Control Panel features [ edit | edit source ]

103px WindowsNashville 4.10.999 Power

108px WindowsNashville 4.10.999 InternetSettings

AutoDial internet settings

108px WindowsNashville 4.10.999 InternetSettings2

Proxy internet settings

108px WindowsNashville 4.10.999 DisplayProperties

Display properties in build 999

108px Windows95 RTM DisplayProperties

Display properties in build 950 for comparison

USB support [ edit | edit source ]

110px Nashville 999 USB Support 1

Hardware type selection

120px Nashville 999 USB Support 2

Add New Hardware Wizard

Installation [ edit | edit source ]

Installation is similar to installing an upgrade version of Windows 95, but it doesn’t always work and may BSOD during the second stage of setup. However, this can be fixed. An easier way of installing this build without having to upgrade from a previous build is to create a dummy NTLDR on the hard drive to trick Setup into thinking that Windows NT was installed.

Note: This build will not upgrade from Windows 95 if Windows 95 was installed on a FAT32 partition.

File differences [ edit | edit source ]

The following files have been introduced or removed compared to build 950 r-6:

Источник

Windows Nashville Build 999

Windows Nashville is a cancelled Windows 9x release scheduled between Windows 95 and 98. It is also known as Windows 96.

Screenshots

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Release notes

Windows Nashville is a Windows beta that preceded Windows 95 OSR2 and Windows 98. It is the first to contain elements of Internet Explorer «integration» with the shell. For the most part, it looks like Windows 95 RTM. It includes a beta of Microsoft’s «Athena» Personal Information Manager, menus have a «zooming» effect, and hovering over an icon makes it look like an underlined hyperlink.

Nashville was intended to be an intermediate release between Windows 95 and what would become Windows 98. Instead, however, only the core IE 3 was included with the update to Windows 95 and the rest made its way in to Windows 98.

Installation instructions

To install, run setup as an upgrade from Windows 3.1 or Windows 95. Do not install to a FAT32 drive, Nashville does not support FAT32.

Источник

Windows Nashville Build 999

WinWorld is an online museum dedicated to providing free and open access to one of the largest archives of abandonware software and information on the web.

There was also a build 1056, which was leaked by someone on BetaArchive back in 2014, but it’s probably not 100% real. Build 999 is pretty much the only «real» build for Windows Nashville.

Build 1056 is just a Plus! pack based around Nashville’s features.

yes, how exactly do i install? rebooting just left the vm on a black screen with a blinking gray line.

Please correct installation instructions. I can’t get upgrade from Windows 95 OSR2, I’m upgrading it from Windows 3.1.

Nashville installs easily as an upgrade from Windows 95 OSR2 in PCem, but it will not upgrade if Windows 95 is installed on a FAT32 partition.

Thanks for clarifying this. Nashville does not support FAT32. Updated the entry.

Can you please make the instructions more clear? I have no idea how to run the setup on Windows 3.1. I want to use Windows 3.1 Because I experience problems on Windows 95.

@val123039 said:
Can you please make the instructions more clear? I have no idea how to run the setup on Windows 3.1. I want to use Windows 3.1 Because I experience problems on Windows 95.

You’ll need cd-rom support in Windows 3.1 (use ms-dos 6.22 with cd-rom support), then run setup from your D drive.

@val123039 said:
Can you please make the instructions more clear? I have no idea how to run the setup on Windows 3.1. I want to use Windows 3.1 Because I experience problems on Windows 95.

You’ll need cd-rom support in Windows 3.1 (use ms-dos 6.22 with cd-rom support), then run setup from your D drive.

Thanks, it worked finally! I really appreciate the help.

Everytime I boot up Windows «96» after installing it I get a protection error. Is there a way to fix this error?

I’ve never tried running it, I’m not really that interested in old versions of windows that didn’t get released, unless they add something special, like Windows 2000 RC1 for DEC Alpha.

That being said, if the code is very similar to windows 95 code, which I bet that it is, it could have issues with processors that are too fast. Later version of windows 95 had a patch for this. I have no idea if it’s that’s the same issue, but it’s worth a look.

If it’s in a VM (and either of the following conditions apply to the host), 350+ MHz AMD machine or 1.7+ GHz Intel machine, then it’s probably the same race condition as Windows 95. Try the win95 CPU patch as it’s supposed to work with all versions of the OS.

@win32 said:
If it’s in a VM (and either of the following conditions apply to the host), 350+ MHz AMD machine or 1.7+ GHz Intel machine, then it’s probably the same race condition as Windows 95. Try the win95 CPU patch as it’s supposed to work with all versions of the OS.

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  1. Windows Nashville build 999
  2. Contents
  3. New features and changes [ edit | edit source ]
  4. Shell features [ edit | edit source ]
  5. Application features [ edit | edit source ]
  6. Control Panel features [ edit | edit source ]
  7. Installation [ edit | edit source ]
  8. File differences [ edit | edit source ]
  9. Windows Nashville Build 999
  10. Screenshots
  11. Release notes
  12. Installation instructions
  13. Windows Nashville
  14. Интересные факты [ править | править код ]
  15. Примечания [ править | править код ]
  16. Ссылки [ править | править код ]
  17. Windows Nashville Build 999
  18. Comments
  19. Windows Nashville

Windows Nashville build 999

Windows Nashville build 999 is a build of Windows Nashville. It was found on the third disc in the Crazybytes 5 warez CD compilation, and was originally leaked in December 1995. As of 2021, it is currently the only leaked build of Nashville.

The branding still says «Windows 95» in most places, except in Add/Remove Programs, where it says «Windows 96» if chosen to keep uninstall files, and in the Command Prompt, where the VER command reports it as Nashville.

Contents

New features and changes [ edit | edit source ]

  • Infrared driver support is installed in this build by default.

Shell features [ edit | edit source ]

  • The sliding effect for menus is also included.
  • This build includes a near-final version of Internet Explorer 2 ( MSHTML.DLL ), but with very early shell integration added on top. This includes changes to Windows Explorer ( EXPLORER.EXE ) that allow you to open websites or e-mail in the same Explorer window. However, the overall size of the Internet Explorer installation is much smaller than usual, and it is not possible to browse the web without installing a regular version of Internet Explorer on top. This way a proper IEXPLORE.EXE is installed, but it also seems to break the integrated web browsing capability.
  • Single click activate is added and can be enabled in the Folder Options. Alongside, hovering over icons results in the link being blue.
  • Internet Explorer 2

    Folder Options in build 999

    Folder Options in build 950 for comparison

    Application features [ edit | edit source ]

    • This build contains «Athena PIM», which was ultimately released as Microsoft Internet Mail and News in 1996 and later evolved into Outlook Express. The version of Athena PIM is 1.00.046 and the components for it is in the file ATHENA.DLL .
    • The System Information application has been added and can be run via MSINFO32.EXE .
    • Microsoft System Information

      Control Panel features [ edit | edit source ]

      • This build includes Power properties in the Control Panel by default, even if a battery is not installed.
      • Internet properties is included, which has the AutoDial properties and the ability to set up a proxy server.
      • Display Properties can show a settings icon on the taskbar.
      • AutoDial internet settings

        Proxy internet settings

        Display properties in build 999

        Display properties in build 950 for comparison

        Installation [ edit | edit source ]

        Installation is similar to installing an upgrade version of Windows 95, but it doesn’t always work and may BSOD during the second stage of setup. However, this can be fixed. An easier way of installing this build without having to upgrade from a previous build is to create a dummy NTLDR on the hard drive to trick Setup into thinking that Windows NT was installed.

        Note: This build will not upgrade from Windows 95 if Windows 95 was installed on a FAT32 partition.

        File differences [ edit | edit source ]

        The following files have been introduced or removed compared to build 950 r-6:

        Windows Nashville Build 999

        Windows Nashville is a cancelled Windows 9x release scheduled between Windows 95 and 98. It is also known as Windows 96.

        Screenshots

        Release notes

        Windows Nashville is a Windows beta that preceded Windows 95 OSR2 and Windows 98. It is the first to contain elements of Internet Explorer «integration» with the shell. For the most part, it looks like Windows 95 RTM. It includes a beta of Microsoft’s «Athena» Personal Information Manager, menus have a «zooming» effect, and hovering over an icon makes it look like an underlined hyperlink.

        Nashville was intended to be an intermediate release between Windows 95 and what would become Windows 98. Instead, however, only the core IE 3 was included with the update to Windows 95 and the rest made its way in to Windows 98.

        Installation instructions

        To install, run setup as an upgrade from Windows 3.1 or Windows 95. Do not install to a FAT32 drive, Nashville does not support FAT32.

        Windows Nashville

        Шаблон:Карточка ОС Windows Nashville (также известна под именем Windows 96Шаблон:Нет АИ) — кодовое имя версии операционной системы Windows, которая должна была быть выпущена между Windows 95 и Windows 98.

        Предполагалась как система с полной интеграцией Internet Explorer’а в проводник Windows основанной на web-технологиях того времени. Изначально проектировалась, как новая версия Windows, но в конце концов была представлена как IE 4.0 с функцией «Active Desktop» для Windows 95 и NT4.0 (Функция Active Desktop позволяла использовать веб-страницу в качестве рисунка рабочего стола). Впоследствии проект был отменён, а все наработки были перенесены в Windows 98. Изначально планируемый, как крупный релиз, проект Windows 96 в итоге был свернут, а вместо него выпущен Windows 95 OSR2.

        Для коллекционеров в сети можно найти сборку 4.10.999. Изменения и нововведения: эффект подсветки всех надписей в меню, иконок и папок в Проводнике; анимация меню; анимация раскрытия папок в Проводнике, что было на тот момент для Microsoft довольно революционным. Также было предложение настроить доступ к серверу Microsoft Exchange.

        Интересные факты [ править | править код ]

        • В мультсериале «Смешарики» Лосяш работает на компьютере под управлением операционной системы Okna 96 (Windows → Окна → Okna).

        Примечания [ править | править код ]

        Ссылки [ править | править код ]

        • «The Road to Cairo Goes Through Nashville» на сайте журнала «Windows IT Pro» Шаблон:Ref-en.
        • Beyond Windows 95Шаблон:Ref-en
Build of Windows Nashville
Architecture x86
Compiled 1995-11-28
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4.10.999

Хронология ОС Windows
Основные версии MS-DOS: Windows 1.0x • Windows 2.x (Windows 2.1x) • Windows 3.x
Windows 9x: Windows 95 • Windows 98 • Windows ME
Windows NT: Windows NT 3.1 • Windows NT 3.5 • Windows NT 3.51 • Windows NT 4.0 • Windows 2000 • Windows XP • Windows Vista • Windows 7 • Windows 8 • Windows 8.1 • Windows 10
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Специализированные Windows Embedded (Windows Embedded Automotive • Windows Embedded POSReady) • Среда предустановки Windows • Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
Мобильные Windows CE (Windows CE 1.0 • Windows CE 2.0 • Windows CE 3.0 • Windows CE 4.0 • Windows CE 5.0 • Windows CE 6.0 • Windows Embedded Compact 7 • Windows Embedded Compact 2013) • Windows Mobile • Windows Phone • Windows RT • Windows 10 Mobile
Другие проекты Открытые: Xenix • OS/2 • Microsoft Singularity • Midori
Закрытые: Windows Neptune • Windows Nashville • Windows Odyssey • Windows Cairo • Windows Longhorn
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Windows Nashville Build 999

WinWorld is an online museum dedicated to providing free and open access to one of the largest archives of abandonware software and information on the web.

There was also a build 1056, which was leaked by someone on BetaArchive back in 2014, but it’s probably not 100% real. Build 999 is pretty much the only «real» build for Windows Nashville.

Build 1056 is just a Plus! pack based around Nashville’s features.

yes, how exactly do i install? rebooting just left the vm on a black screen with a blinking gray line.

Please correct installation instructions. I can’t get upgrade from Windows 95 OSR2, I’m upgrading it from Windows 3.1.

Nashville installs easily as an upgrade from Windows 95 OSR2 in PCem, but it will not upgrade if Windows 95 is installed on a FAT32 partition.

Thanks for clarifying this. Nashville does not support FAT32. Updated the entry.

Can you please make the instructions more clear? I have no idea how to run the setup on Windows 3.1. I want to use Windows 3.1 Because I experience problems on Windows 95.

@val123039 said:
Can you please make the instructions more clear? I have no idea how to run the setup on Windows 3.1. I want to use Windows 3.1 Because I experience problems on Windows 95.

You’ll need cd-rom support in Windows 3.1 (use ms-dos 6.22 with cd-rom support), then run setup from your D drive.

@val123039 said:
Can you please make the instructions more clear? I have no idea how to run the setup on Windows 3.1. I want to use Windows 3.1 Because I experience problems on Windows 95.

You’ll need cd-rom support in Windows 3.1 (use ms-dos 6.22 with cd-rom support), then run setup from your D drive.

Thanks, it worked finally! I really appreciate the help.

Everytime I boot up Windows «96» after installing it I get a protection error. Is there a way to fix this error?

I’ve never tried running it, I’m not really that interested in old versions of windows that didn’t get released, unless they add something special, like Windows 2000 RC1 for DEC Alpha.

That being said, if the code is very similar to windows 95 code, which I bet that it is, it could have issues with processors that are too fast. Later version of windows 95 had a patch for this. I have no idea if it’s that’s the same issue, but it’s worth a look.

If it’s in a VM (and either of the following conditions apply to the host), 350+ MHz AMD machine or 1.7+ GHz Intel machine, then it’s probably the same race condition as Windows 95. Try the win95 CPU patch as it’s supposed to work with all versions of the OS.

@win32 said:
If it’s in a VM (and either of the following conditions apply to the host), 350+ MHz AMD machine or 1.7+ GHz Intel machine, then it’s probably the same race condition as Windows 95. Try the win95 CPU patch as it’s supposed to work with all versions of the OS.

Windows Nashville

Nashville

Nashville (initially codenamed Cleveland and also called Windows 96 in some files, such as SETUPC.INF ) was a canceled project developed by Microsoft, which was an attempt to merge web content and the classic desktop. At the moment, the only confirmed build is 4.10.999, although other builds are rumored to exist.

Most, if not all, of the functionality slated for Nashville was reassigned to the Memphis project, which eventually became Windows 98. Known features meant for Nashville include Internet Explorer 4 (which also reused the Nashville codename), desktop integration with the web (which was eventually released as Windows Desktop Update and Active Desktop), and a PIM suite, which in time became Outlook Express.

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Version of Microsoft Windows
OS family Windows 9x
Version 4.1
Architecture x86
Replaces
Windows 95

Windows

Full buildtag 4.10.999
BIOS date 30/11/1995
Product Key n/a

Notes

This is Codename Nashville previously known as Codename Cleveland, it is a cancelled version of Windows that includes more integration with Internet Explorer and Microsoft Athena PIM

It features the regular Windows 95 Desktop but it includes Internet Explorer from the Plus! pack. It also features Microsoft Athena PIM.
Microsoft Athena PIM is later named to Microsoft Internet Mail and News and then to Outlook Express.

Windows Codename Nashville was never released, instead Windows 95 OSR2 (4.10.1111) was released.
The codename was later reused as the Windows Desktop Update that was included in Internet Explorer 4, which is an optional component in the installation.
It featured Windows 98 like integration of the Explorer with a HTML View for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0.

The only reference found in this version to Windows 96 is in the Add/Remove Programs.


Hash

MD5: 01A4872037321DFBF39F135B777EEB6D


Fixes

Installation
This build is an upgrade version, you need to have Windows 95 installed.
Copy the installation files to a folder on the HDD (for example WinNash) and start setup.
It either works or crashes, below are several scenario’s.

VMware
Recommended and tested is VMware Workstation 10.0.3, make a VM with 5.x Compatibility with Windows 95 installed.
Use the VMware 5.5.0 Tools found in the download section and install the tools or manually install the video driver from

program filesVMwareVMware ToolsDriversvideowin9x, this will carry on after the Nashville installation.

SUWIN error
If you recieve a SUWIN error after the wizard but before the file copying, you need to restart the machine.
It should detect the installation and asks you to re-run the installation and it drops you into DOS Mode with a command prompt.
Simply start setup again and run it through, it should work.

BSOD after reboot
If you get a BSOD after reboot, this build does not work for you, try another machine.


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Namronia

Unmodified Windows «96» (Nashville)

This release of Windows Nashville build 4.10.999 has been modified
to install as a full retail build rather than an upgrade…

An msbatch.inf has been added to self insert the product key…

Be sure to run scandisk with the tick placed in the box to fix all
errors it finds as it seems to end up with errors when setup has
completed…
I found this to be the case on the un-modified release as well as
this modified build…

A few files have been edited to say Windows 96 instead of
Windows 95 as I discovered a few genuine files already already
say such on their file properties, the uninstal.exe for instance
says Window 96 uninstall utility, which indicates to me that this
may well have been Microsofts intentions with this operating system.

This CD is also bootable, If booting directly from this iso/CD
you will get an error when 1st running setup, the error says that
it is unable to read A: drive, just click cancel button & the
setup will commence as it should…

To start the installation type setup from the A: prompt, or if
running setup from The R: prompt, {{unless you’re installing
from the slave CD-rom then it will be the S: prompt}} be sure
to make C: drive bootable by typing sys c at the R: or S: prompt
otherwise the system wont boot as this was originally built as
an upgrade only…

Enjoy your beta..!
KenOath..!

Thats what is on my Nashville CD, has anyone the unfixed orignal one?


WinPC

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by WinPC » Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:25 am

I have an unmodified version of Nashville Build 999 which I downloaded from WinWorld back in November 2006, however I can’t upload it easily because I only have a Dial-Up connection, however we’re going to get a better Internet connection soon.


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by Namronia » Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:31 pm

WinPC wrote:I have an unmodified version of Nashville Build 999 which I downloaded from WinWorld back in November 2006, however I can’t upload it easily because I only have a Dial-Up connection, however we’re going to get a better Internet connection soon.

Wow, that would be great, and, let you time, im lucky enough that somebody has it


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by mrpijey » Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:14 pm

I think I got an unmodified version as well. But I am not really sure, any way to tell?

Unfortunately I got too few posts to apply so I can access the servers forum, so I can’t upload it anywhere yet. And I don’t want to post any links here since I am not sure if it’s even allowed

So I’ll have to wait until I can apply and get access…


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by Daniel » Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:17 pm

mrpijey wrote:I think I got an unmodified version as well. But I am not really sure, any way to tell?

Unfortunately I got too few posts to apply so I can access the servers forum, so I can’t upload it anywhere yet. And I don’t want to post any links here since I am not sure if it’s even allowed

So I’ll have to wait until I can apply and get access…

The file dates from the modified version are: 06.09.2001 20:53:34.
Checkout the file dates from your version, if they’re different, you hav probably another version


TBIRDJT

Nashville Builds

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by TBIRDJT » Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:40 am

Hi,
If you are still looking for it I have two different builds;

Nashville 999 Bochs.img which is 31,538,946 bytes archive date of 4/14/2007

and the other is;

USA 999 Win96 beta 1 Nashville.iso which is 39,290,880 bytes archive date of 4/07/2004.

Both of them are in rar archives.

If you can use them , let me know and I can upload them to my FileFront folder and pm you my Filefactory folder link.

TBIRDJT
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Re: Nashville Builds

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by empireum » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:10 pm

TBIRDJT wrote:Hi,
Nashville 999 Bochs.img which is 31,538,946 bytes archive date of 4/14/2007
JEFF

That’s a preinstalled copy of Nashville on a HD image for use with Bochs, Qemu and the like, not a stand-alone «installable» build.


tonyzhou

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by tonyzhou » Sat Jun 14, 2008 9:36 am

mine is 2001-09-07.
does anyone know what the unmodified version is?
mine seems copied from a CD. (i heard the CD had been sold in a few cities but i am not sure about it)


Nashville (previously Cleveland)[1] was the codename for a cancelled release of Microsoft Windows scheduled to be released in 1996,[2] between «Chicago» (Windows 95) and «Memphis» (Windows 98, at the time scheduled for release in 1996,[3] later 1997),[4] causing it to be referred to as Windows 96 by contemporary press. Nashville was intended to be a minor release[5] focusing on a tighter integration between Windows and Internet Explorer, in order to better compete with Netscape Navigator.[6]

Microsoft claimed that Nashville would add Internet integration features to the Windows 95 and NT 4.0 desktop, building on the new features in the Internet Explorer 3.0 web browser (due for release a few months before Nashville).[7] Touted features included a combined file manager and web browser, the ability to seamlessly open Microsoft Office documents from within Internet Explorer using ActiveX technology and a way to place dynamic web pages directly on the desktop in place of the regular static wallpaper.

A leaked build had version number 4.10.999 (in comparison to Windows 95’s 4.00.950, Windows 95 OSR2’s 4.00.1111, Windows 98’s 4.10.1998, Windows 98 Second Edition’s 4.10.2222 A, and Windows ME’s 4.90.3000). The project was eventually cancelled as a full release of Windows, with Windows 95 OSR2 being shipped as an interim release instead. The codename «Nashville» was then reused for the Windows Desktop Update that shipped with Internet Explorer 4.0[8] and delivered most of the features promised for Nashville. The Athena PIM application would be released as Microsoft Internet Mail and News in 1996 along with IE3, which would later be renamed to Outlook Express in 1997 with IE4.

See also

  • List of Microsoft codenames

Notes

  1. ^ Comes v. Microsoft 3208
  2. ^ Comes v. Microsoft 5648
  3. ^ Comes v. Microsoft 2013
  4. ^ Bauduin, Sven. «C:B_retroAusgabe_86: Das Windows, das nie erscheinen sollte». ComputerBase (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  5. ^ Comes v. Microsoft 2247
  6. ^ Comes v. Microsoft 5735
  7. ^ «GUIdebook > Articles > »Beyond Windows 95»«. guidebookgallery.org. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  8. ^ Comes v. Microsoft 2667

References

Microsoft confidential
  • Comes v. Microsoft. Plaintiff’s Exhibit 2013: «Desktop Operating Systems Mission—Draft». Microsoft Confidential (February 4, 1994).
  • Comes v. Microsoft. Plaintiff’s Exhibit 3208: «Desktop Operating Systems Mission Memo». Microsoft Confidential.
  • Comes v. Microsoft. Plaintiff’s Exhibit 5648: «Systems Three Year Plan». Microsoft Confidential (April 1994).
  • Comes v. Microsoft. Plaintiff’s Exhibit 2247: «Personal Systems Division 3 Yr Outlook». Microsoft Confidential (February 28, 1995).
  • Comes v. Microsoft. Plaintiff’s Exhibit 5735: Microsoft Confidential (October 25, 1995).
  • Comes v. Microsoft. Plaintiff’s Exhibit 2667: (March 10, 1997)
Articles
  • Miller, Michael J. (24 October 1995). «Beyond Windows 95». PC Magazine. pp. 75–76.
  • Honeyball, Jon (June 1996). «The Road to Cairo Goes Through Nashville». Windows IT Pro.
Other
  • Schnoll, Scott. «The History of Microsoft Internet Explorer Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine».

External links

  • Windows Nashville (build 999) on the Internet Archive


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