Microsoft released the first public beta build of Whistler, build 2296, on October 31, 2000. Subsequent builds gradually introduced features that users of the release version of Windows XP would recognize, such as Internet Explorer 6.0, the Microsoft Product Activation system, and the Bliss desktop background.
Microsoft released the first public beta build of Whistler build 2296 on October 31 2000 Subsequent builds gradually introduced features that users of the release version of Windows XP would recognize such as Internet Explorer 60 the Microsoft Product Activation system and the Bliss desktop background