Dec 29 2008

Revolution of Microsoft Windows 1.0 to Vista Boot Up Screen

Category: Microsoftadmin @ 10:14 am

 

Windows Boot Up Screens

Let’s go through the Windows boot up screens history. It may remind some of our hard learning memories.

Windows1.01

1985.11.20 – Windows1.01 —— The earliest “Blue Screen”

Windows 2.03

1987.11.1 – Windows 2.03 —— Official “Microsoft” Logo

Windows 3.0

1990.5.22 – Windows 3.0

Windows 3.1

1992.3.18 – Windows 3.1 —— Windows flag exist for the first time

Windows 3.11

1993.11.1 – Windows for Workgroups 3.11

Windows NT 3.1

1993.7.27 – Windows NT 3.1

Windows NT

1993.7.27 – Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server

Windows NT3.5

1994.9.21 – Windows NT Workstation 3.5

Windows NT  3.5

1995.9.21 – Windows NT Server 3.5

Windows NT 3.51

1995.5.30 – Windows NT Server 3.51 — The first Windows Server I have worked on

Windows 95

1995.8.24 – Windows 95 —— Blue cloudy sky comes with Internet Explorer

Windows 95

1996.8.24 – Windows NT Workstation 4.0

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1996.8.24 – Windows NT Server 4.0

Windows 98

1998.6.25 – Windows 98

Windows 2000 Professional

2000.2.17 – Windows 2000 Professional —— Progress bar in boot up screen for first time

Windows Me

2000.9.14 – Windows Millennium Edition

Windows  Home

2001.10.25 – Windows XP Home Edition —— Progress bar change to scrolling style

Windows Professional

2001.10.25 – Windows XP Professional Edition

Windows Xp 64 Bit

2003.3.28 – Windows XP 64-Bit Edition

Windows server 2003

2003.4.24 – Windows Server 2003

Win XP SP2

2004.8.6 – Windows XP SP2 —— No more “Professional” word

 

Windows  Vista

2007.1.30 – Windows Vista —— After the “Black screen” follow by an animated Vista icon (2nd part)

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