Development
Development of Windows 98 began in the 1990s, initially using the codename "Memphis" to refer to the product. Many builds were released or leaked, starting with build 1351 on December 15, 1996 and ending with Windows 98 Second Edition.
| Build Number | Date | Description | Released as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 669 | 1996in 1996 | First build of codename "Memphis" | |
| 1132 | 1996-06-16June 16, 1996 | Very early beta of Windows 98, basically Windows 95 with small differences | Windows Memphis Pre-Alpha |
| 1387 | 1997-02-07February 7, 1997 | First beta | Windows Memphis Beta |
| 1602 | 1997-10-03October 3, 1997 | The first build to be able to upgrade from Windows 3.1x. | Windows 98 Beta |
| 1691 | 1998-02-16February 16, 1998 | Expired on 31 December 1998 | Windows 98 Release Candidate |
| 1998 | 1998-05-11May 11, 1998 | Final version | Windows 98 |
| 2222 | 1999-04-23April 23, 1999 | Windows 98 Second Edition |
The startup and shutdown sounds of Windows 98's final version was composed during circa September 1997 and were first featured in the Beta 2.1 (build 1602) in October that year.
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