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Installing Windows NT 4.0 - CompuClues Arcanum
| Installing Windows NT 4.0 |
Date: April 1, 2002
Author: Bob
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| How to Install Windows NT 4.0 in 16 steps (more or
less)...
You need:
- A system that qualifies (see the HCL or your vendor.)
- A Windows 98 startup disk.
- A Windows NT installation disk.
- A Windows NT Option Pack disk.
- Service Packs 3, 4, 5, and 6A, and the SRP in some form.
- The NT compatible drivers for your hardware.
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General Comments:
There are a lot of people who don't like NT. NT and I get along just fine. Of
course, I'm not running 16 bit legacy apps, games or some number of other things that
might not get along with NT.
NT Workstation and NT Server Installs are about the same. Obviously, there are some
differences, but if you can install one, you can install the other. Some would call
this sequence, for installation of Windows NT 4.0, a procedure that consists of something
like 55-60 steps. Some stuff, listed here, is lumped together in a single
step. The order presented here is mostly the order you ought to use to accomplish
the task of getting NT installed. It should be obvious that for some of the steps,
the order may not be necessarily the one you might follow. Different hardware might
required slightly different steps.
In general, everytime I make a change to a hard drive or install a program, I shutdown
and reboot. That's a lot of rebooting, but...
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Overview of the Installation:
Here's an overview of what the steps to install Windows NT 4.0 will accomplish:
Phase One of the Installation establishes and will require information
about your computer.
- Product Key
- License and registration information
- Computer Name
- Server Type: select PDC (Primary Domain Controller) if first server.
- Password (Administrator username and password)
- System Components
Phase Two of the Installation establishes and will require information
about your network.
- Setup the NIC (ethernet adapter.)
- Network Protocols: Your call but I select only TCP/IP.
- Network Services: Take what the install offers.
- For any server, you do not wish to use DHCP.
- TCP/IP Properties:
Enter the IP Address, the subnet mask, and the default gateway.
On the DNS tab, enter the Host Name and the Domain Name
Enter the IP address of the DNS Servers.
Click on OK (an error notice about no WINS address might appear--ignor.)
- Enter the Microsoft (authentication entity) Domain name for the the Domain you client or
server will join. This is not the same as the DNS domain name.
Phase Three of the Installation configures your computer.
- Enter the Time zone, Date, and Time.
- Video display settings -- take the default to start. Add adapter specific drivers
later, after the installation is complete..
Phase Four of the Installation updates your computer.
- Apply the service packs, option pack, and SRP.
- Apply security patches
- Configure swap file, startup, performance settings, and applications.
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| Sixteen Steps to install Windows NT 4.0 |
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| 1. |
Wipe hard drive if necessary with debug
routine. Boot from Win98 Startup disk and run debug from the "A"
prompt. My advice--do a clean install. Don't upgrade or dual-boot. You
can, of course, do it your way.
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| 2. |
Set CMOS to boot from CD-ROM. When you are done with the debug routine, reboot
and enter the CMOS menu. Make the boot order attempt to boot from CD-ROM first.
save the settings and exit. Place the Windows NT installation CD in the
CD-ROM drive.
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| 3. |
Reboot from CD-ROM.
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| 4. |
Windows NT welcome screen: Enter to continue.
(This is where you can enter "R" for Repair.)This part of the installation is
performed from MS-DOS.
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| 5. |
Windows NT Server/Workstation Setup, first screen: Mass Storage device recognition.
Your IDE controller gets recognized here. If you have a SCSI controller and SCSI drives,
you must select "S" and give it the drivers it needs. Else, if IDE (our case)
then press the Enter key.
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| 6. |
Windows NT Server/Workstation Setup, second screen (more than 1024 cylinders notice).
WNT partitions and formats the disk under DOS and DOS can only deal with 1024 cylinders.
Essentially, this means that DOS service calls use BIOS Int 13 (CHS addressing) is used
for disk preparation chores and that will only use 10 bits for the cylinder count. I
usually only partition and format one 4 GB partition for the system/boot drive and install
to that. After I install WNT and update to Service Pack 3, or usually 5, then I partition
and format the rest of the disk. I may reserve a small partition on a second spindle to be
used solely for the paging file. (Information on your disks from a running NT system under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\hardware\devicemap\atdisk\<controller #>\<disk#> Anyway,
Press the Enter key at this screen.
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| 7. |
Windows NT Server/Workstation Setup, third screen (new drive detection). Having run
the debug routine above, there is no trace of a partition table on the disk, so NT's
install routine finds the disk to be new or erased. Right on the second part. At this
screen, Enter "C" to continue and "discard any contents of the disk."
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| 8. |
Windows NT License Agreement: I guess I've read this about a hundred times, especially
the French part at the bottom. Page down to bottom, and Press F8 to accept.
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| 9. |
Windows NT Server Setup, fourth screen (hardware detection): I have never disagreed
with this screen and haven't got the foggiest idea what I would do if I did (except maybe
abort the installation and try to figure out why me and the install don't agree on what I
have for hardware.) Accept what Windows finds for a system and if you have no SCSI drives
to install, move through the screens until you have the opportunity to create a partition.
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| 10. |
Create a 2 GB FAT (up to 4 GB NTFS depending on your needs--if you are not ABSOLUTELY
sure that you can live with a 2 GB FAT partition, then make it 4 GB NTFS partition which
will become the system/boot drive. You should convert to NTFS during installation, and to
save yourself grief, accept /WINNT as the system directory.
Many people consider that they want a FAT partition because they can get at the partition
with DOS. Ok, why? First, if yer smart, there's nothing on the system/boot partition
except the system and necessary applications--all of which can be restored by
re-installing if nothing else. I, personally, don't know anybody who ever fixed a problem
with Windows NT by booting to a DOS floppy and then gaining access to the system/boot
partition. Second, you just might need more than 2 GB to keep the system healthy. Third
NTFS is more efficient and secure.
Though NT can support, in theory, partitions up to 16 exabytes, the max size of the system
partition, in theory, is limited to 8 GB (actually 7.8 GB.) The system and the boot
partitions can be separate partitions. Unless yer messing around with multiple operating
systems booting off the same drive (Why?) make the system and boot partitions the same
partition.
Microsoft, of course, has befuddled people forever with those names. The system partition
contains the boot files and the boot partition contains the system files. Go figure.
Another reason to make it one partition: NT uses BIOS Int 13 to load the HAL (hardware
abstraction layer), hence the limitation on system partition size. NT was written before
the advent of Int 13 extensions.
Format 4 GB (4008) to NTFS. Why only 4 GB, if I can do 7.8 GB, you say? Another
limitation. NT Setup is going to start out by formatting the partition to FAT and then it
will convert to NTFS. FAT stops at 4 GB. Like I said, Format 4 GB (4008) to NTFS.
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| 11. |
Disk Integrity Check.
Setup is formatting (to FAT.)
Tell it you want to accept the default directory (/WINNT).
Tell it to do the exhaustive check (the time difference is unnoticable.)
WNT copies files to the hard drive.
Remove the CD and/or floppy and press enter to reboot.
Reboot.
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| 12. |
Before the system comes up, get into the BIOS and change to the normal boot order.
The system boots and chkdsk runs.
Convert to NTFS.
Reboot.
The system goes into setup.
Re-insert WINNT CD-ROM when prompted and press Enter key.
More files are copied to the hard drive.
Gathering information. Press Enter.
Fill in Name and Company.
Don't make an ERD (Emergency Repair Disk) now. Wait until you have everything
installed; then make an ERD.
Select your options.
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| 13. |
Install Networking. Fill out all the TCP/IP parameters. Unless you have a reason, you
don't need any protocols other than TCP/IP.
Insert the floppy with the NIC drivers and select the correct driver. Become part of
the domain (if that is appropriate, else designate a workgroup.)
Don't install IIS now. Do it later with a newer version of IIS.
Bring the system up.
If you need chipset drivers, now might be the time to do it. ...and Reboot.
Put the NT CD in and copy the I386 directory to the root of C.
Set the folder options so you don't go crazy.
Copy all the service packs to a SrvPacks folder you make on C:\.
There is a religious argument about how service packs should be installed. One camp
says the service packs are cumulative and you only need to install the latest one. I
go with that if I have a fully configured system to which I just added a service.
Only the latest service pack gets installed. The other camp says you should install
all of the service packs just as they came from Microsoft. I ascribe to that theory
when I nuke and pave with NT. I said this was religious--I don't have a good logical
argument for or against. I know that what I do works. I'm also superstitious
about leaving CD's in CD drives during boot sequences unless I'm booting from the CD.
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| 14. |
Install Service Pack 3. Anything less is unstable. Service pack installation
routines ask if you want to save off the information that is replaced. While that sounds
like a good idea, I've never needed to back off, and now I save the time and diskspace by
never making a backup directory. I've never been bitten by this, but that's just me. Your
mileage may vary.
Reboot.
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| 15. |
Install Option Pack 4. Install IE 4.01 to get the extended desktop options. These
will show up as "PLUS!" in program files.
If you are going to install IIS, do it from the Option Pack.
Reboot.
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| 16. |
Install video driver. Install sound driver, if...
Install Service Pack 4. (Fixes drive problems.)
Install Service Pack 5. (Fixes TCP/IP problems.)
Partition the rest of the drive and format. Whether one spindle or not, there
will always be a partition dedicated for just the paging file.
Install IE 5.
Install Service Pack 6a. (SP 6 was a dud. Only ever install SP 6A.
Install the SRP. (Cumulative security patches.)
Make a recovery disk with RDISK.
Make a ghost image of your work. (Workstations & Member servers only.)
Set the page file location and size on the Performance tab of System Properties.
Set the startup delay in the Hardware Profiles tab of System Properties.
Consider the available hot fixes, updates, and patches and do what you need.
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Note that Microsoft finds it necessary to frequently
change the method by which they index KB articles and assign URL's. Since this
reference was first begun, the links for KB articles has changed 4 times. For the
most part, we try to fix the broken links for what is established. For the rest, the
numeric part of the KB Q number should get you to the document on Microsoft's site.
If you find broken links, please submit the new link (if you found it) and notification of
the broken link on the forums. Please indicate the document in which the broken link
was found (be very specific as to its location in the document, please.) Thanks to
everyone.
Notable Windows NT 4.0 Service
Packs,
Patches, Hot Fixes, Updates, Info |
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| Date |
Item |
KB Article |
Sec. Note |
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| 12 Sep 1997 |
Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 (Distributed) |
SP3 |
SP |
| 22 Oct 1998 |
Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 (Distributed) |
SP4 |
SP |
| 24 Nov 1998 |
When to reinstall a service pack... |
Q196269 |
Info |
| 24 Mar 1999 |
Disable Creation of Local Groups on a
Domain by Non-Administrative Users |
Q169556 |
MS98-001 |
| 9 Jun 1999 |
NT 4.0 Option Pack |
OP |
OP |
| 00 mon 0000 |
MDAC Updates - ole, db, ado, odbc |
DB |
opt. |
| 5 May 1999 |
Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 |
SP 5 |
SP |
| 25 Aug 1999 |
"Virtual Machine Sandbox" Vulnerability |
FAQ |
MS99-031 |
| 25 Nov 1999 |
Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6A |
SP 6A |
SP |
| 9 Aug 2000 |
IE Security Update 11 (IE 5.01 SP1) |
IE SP |
SP |
| 16 May 2001 |
Install Multiple HotFixes with 1 reboot |
Q296861 |
Info |
18 June 2001
17 Aug 2001 |
Unchecked
buffer in Index Server ISAPI Ext.
Updated |
Q300972 |
MS01-033 |
| 19 June 2001 |
IE 5.01 SP2 |
IE SP |
SP |
| 26 July 2001 |
Post-NT 4.0 SP 6a Security Rollup Package |
Q299444 |
SRP |
| 2 Aug 2001 |
IE 5.5 SP2 |
IE SP |
SP |
| 22 Aug 2001 |
HyperTerminal Buffer Overflow |
Q304158 |
MS00-079 |
| 23 Aug 2001 |
IIS Lockdown Tool |
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| 6 Sep 2001 |
Malformed Request to RPC Endpoint Mapper
can Cause RPC Service to Fail |
Q305399 |
MS01-048 |
| 11 Sep 2001 |
Update of URLscan Security Tool
(10 Apr 2002) |
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MS02-018 |
| 21 Sep 2001 |
Winbond Super I/O Floppy Controller may
not Report Underrun/Overrun Condition |
Q300987 |
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| 18 Oct 2001 |
NT 4.0 SRP Patch for Lexmark Printers |
Q310703 |
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| 30 Jan 2002 |
Trusting Domains - SID Authorization |
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MS02-001 |
| 7 Feb 2002 |
Unchecked buffer in Telnet Server (DOS vuln) |
Q307298 |
MS02-004 |
| 11 Feb 2002 |
Cumulative
Patch for IE 5.01, 5.5, 6.0 |
Q316059 |
MS02-005 |
| 12 Feb 2002 |
Unchecked buffer in SNMP service |
Q314147 |
MS02-006 |
| 4 Mar 2002 |
Updated
MS VM for Win OS (Build 3805) |
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MS02-013 |
| 5 Mar 2002 |
Unchecked
buffer in Windows Shell |
Q313829 |
MS02-014 |
| 28 Mar 2002 |
Cumulative
Patch for IE 5.01, 5.5, 6.0 |
Q319182 |
MS02-015 |
| 2 Apr 2002 |
Unchecked buffer in Multiple UNC provider |
Q311967 |
MS02-017 |
| 10 Apr 2002 |
Cumulative Patch for IIS (4.0, 5.0, 5.1) |
Q319733 |
MS02-018 |
| 15 May 2002 |
Cumulative Patch for IE 5.01, 5.5, 6.0 |
Q321232 |
MS02-023 |
| 22 May 2002 |
Local Privilege Elevation from Debugging
Vulnerability NT4.0 Security Patch |
Q320206 |
MS02-024 |
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Uncategorized KB Articles #1 |
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| KB Art# |
Description |
Product Scope |
| Q255233 |
NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition Domain Controllers May Hang |
Networking |
| Q255185 |
Can't access Internet E-Mail in Outlook 98 from Terminal
Server |
Terminal Server |
| Q255192 |
Terminal Server Client Cannot Perform Send To/Mail Recipient |
Terminal Server |
| Q255246 |
Terminal Server Clients Receive Error Opening New Mail |
Terminal Server |
| Q255247 |
Terminal Server Profile Path and Home Directory Missing |
Terminal Server |
| Q254813 |
"Stop 0x000000cb" Uninstalling SMS 2.0 on Windows
2000 |
Windows NT |
| Q255197 |
Can't add Printer Port, Access Violation in Spools.exe occurs |
Windows NT |
| Q255198 |
Cannot Change DCOM Call Timeouts in Windows NT 4.0 |
Windows NT |
| Q255201 |
Cannot Log On to PDC After Unsuccessful Installation of NDS |
Windows NT |
| Q255221 |
Client Can't Connect to Secure Web Site Requiring Reverse
Lookup |
Windows NT |
| Q255183 |
DNS Server Cannot Resolve Domain Names Across a Firewall |
Windows NT |
| Q255130 |
Error Msg: Acrobat Reader Failed to Update System Registry |
Windows NT |
| Q255238 |
Error When Printing from Excel or Word with HP Printer Driver |
Windows NT |
| Q255212 |
Event Viewer Records Event ID 8020 Errors for DSMN |
Windows NT |
| Q255213 |
HP4000 Print Drivers May Hang the Print Queue |
Windows NT |
| Q255200 |
How Domain Name System (DNS) Server Obtains a Domain Name (It
appears this article is retired.) |
Windows NT |
| Q255217 |
Incorrect Output Printing from Client to NT Server 4.0 |
Windows NT |
| Q255056 |
Internet Explorer Stops Responding when Browsing |
Windows NT |
| Q255055 |
Internet Explorer Terminates Unexpectedly with Access
Violation |
Windows NT |
| Q255090 |
Keystroke Navigation in Windows 2000 Help |
Windows NT |
| Q255187 |
Migrating a Print Server Between NT 4.0 Server Computers |
Windows NT |
| Q255184 |
NT 4.0 Option Pack Installation Errors on MSCS Running MSDTC |
Windows NT |
| Q255223 |
Number of logical printers recommended for a Print Server |
Windows NT |
| Q255227 |
Partial Domain Synchronization From Server Manager Does Not
Work |
Windows NT |
| Q255058 |
Runtime Errors Appear in Internet Explorer While Browsing |
Windows NT |
| Q255240 |
Scheduled Tasks Do Not Run on Backup Domain Controller |
Windows NT |
| Q255281 |
Services That Must Be Run on a Local System Account |
Windows NT |
| Q255235 |
SQL Backup to Remote Drive Fails, Error 18204: Access is
Denied |
Windows NT |
| Q255191 |
Stop 0x7f Appears Using Compaq Carbon Copy and Cirrus Logic |
Windows NT |
| Q254930 |
TCP Session with Server Never Closes |
Windows NT |
| Q255245 |
Unable to Remove or Change the DNS IP Address Assigned by RAS |
Windows NT |
| Q255236 |
NT 4.0 Does Not Start and a STOP Error Message Appears |
Windows NT |
| Q255189 |
NT Explorer Displays Only Font Files on CD-ROM Copy |
Windows NT |
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Uncategorized KB Articles #2 |
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| KB Art# |
Description |
Product Scope |
| Q244717 |
RAS Port Becomes Unavailable in Windows NT 4.0 Terminal
Server |
Terminal Server |
| Q252186 |
Stop 0x0000000A in RDR.SYS Removing Dormant Server
Connections |
Terminal Server |
| Q243477 |
STOP 0x0000001E Error Message with Intermediate Network
Driver |
Terminal Server |
| Q251425 |
STOP 0x1E When Session Shadowing Another Session Is
Disconnected |
Terminal Server |
| Q250874 |
"Access Denied" Error Message During AD Promotion
of Replica DC |
Windows NT |
| Q249214 |
"Stop 0x0000007B" After Updating Service Pack or
SSD on Compaq |
Windows NT |
| Q252264 |
Backup May Not Recognize Conner CTT8000-A Tape Drive |
Windows NT |
| Q254527 |
Browse List Problems When File and Print Sharing Not
Installed |
Windows NT |
| Q248111 |
BUG: Installing Picture It! 2000 Corrupts Dialog Box Text on
Win |
Windows NT |
| Q253371 |
Cannot Open Wave File Using Sound Recorder |
Windows NT |
| Q249872 |
Cannot Remotely Edit Windows 95/98 Registry with
Regedit/Poledit |
Windows NT |
| Q251233 |
Considerations When Using Driver Verifier on Production
Servers |
Windows NT |
| Q248249 |
Copying Files to LS-120 Floppy Disk Causes Error Message |
Windows NT |
| Q244925 |
Csrss.exe Stops Responding with a Stop 0xc000021A Error
Message |
Windows NT |
| Q248142 |
Default System Date Behavior in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows
2000 |
Windows NT |
| Q249003 |
DHCP Clients Receive Identical IP and Default Gateway
Addresses |
Windows NT |
| Q252695 |
DNS Server Generates Event 4011 |
Windows NT |
| Q254156 |
Encrypted Files Made Available Offline Not Encrypted on
Client |
Windows NT |
| Q224083 |
Err Msg: Event ID 7022: The Messenger Service Hung on
Starting |
Windows NT |
| Q251398 |
Error Message Connecting to a Windows 2000 Server Using an
Alias |
Windows NT |
| Q254211 |
Error Message Promoting Windows NT-Based Server with
Dcpromo.exe |
Windows NT |
| Q252389 |
Error Message: TFTP Failed. E Not Found |
Windows NT |
| Q254610 |
Event ID 36876 When Using LDAP SSL Query of the Active
Directory |
Windows NT |
| Q253716 |
Event ID 8020: DSMN Cannot Synchronize Users on a NetWare
Server |
Windows NT |
| Q253154 |
Grant Local Login Privileges on a Windows 2000 Domain
Controller |
Windows NT |
| Q246398 |
Help Screens Do Not Display in Compass |
Windows NT |
| Q254623 |
How to Reinstall Microsoft Outlook Express 5 in Windows 2000 |
Windows NT |
| Q252313 |
Index Server Query Timeout Does Not Function |
Windows NT |
| Q253233 |
INFO: DOC: NdisQueryMapRegisterCount Is Obsolete on Windows
2000 |
Windows NT |
| Q244704 |
INFO: Dragging EXE File Doesn't Default to "Create
Shortcut" |
Windows NT |
| Q245222 |
INFO: Event ID in Win32_NTLogEvent, NT Event Viewer Don't
Match |
Windows NT |
| Q250371 |
INFO: Launching Setup from Start Menu Brings Up Compliancy
Check |
Windows NT |
| Q251163 |
INFO: Some MSN Versions Are Incompatible with Windows 2000 |
Windows NT |
| Q238085 |
INFO: Windows 2000 Does Not Install MAPI 1.0 Subsystem |
Windows NT |
| Q253975 |
Iomega Jaz Drive Is Detected on Computer But May Not Start |
Windows NT |
| Q251002 |
Loading Invalid Image Using OLE Automation Displays Assertion |
Windows NT |
| Q253935 |
Memory Dump Is Missing or Corrupted on Dynamic Mirrored Drive |
Windows NT |
| Q250886 |
MicroStation Version 5.0 Closes When You Try to Print |
Windows NT |
| Q254031 |
Multiple IP Addresses Registered to Multiple Domains |
Windows NT |
| Q253717 |
No Data Is Visible in Log File Created Using Performance
Monitor |
Windows NT |
| Q249257 |
No Notification When Recalling Files from Remote Storage
Server |
Windows NT |
| Q254096 |
OEM Support Tools Phase 2 Service Release 2 Availability |
Windows NT |
| Q253443 |
On-Screen Keyboard Keys Turn Black or Become Blank |
Windows NT |
| Q252435 |
Overview of the Narrator Accessibility Tool |
Windows NT |
| Q252605 |
PRB: AutoCAD Lt 2000 Uninstall Does Not Work from Start Menu |
Windows NT |
| Q242578 |
Preventing Network Shares from Being Added to My Network
Places |
Windows NT |
| Q247329 |
Process Generates Stop 0x50 Error Message in
ExpCopyProcessInfo |
Windows NT |
| Q247709 |
Resource Name Must Match Resource Type Name Not Display Name |
Windows NT |
| Q250916 |
RSM Does Not Recognize Changes in Media Slots Inside a
Library |
Windows NT |
| Q254500 |
Screen Saver Does Not Run If the Console Is Locked |
Windows NT |
| Q249833 |
Sony Memory Stick Port Is Not Installed in Windows 2000 |
Windows NT |
| Q252465 |
Sysdiff /m Does Not Apply Changes to the Default User Profile |
Windows NT |
| Q253445 |
System Process Hangs Windows NT with Novell Client 4.6 |
Windows NT |
| Q253273 |
Tapi Service Provider New Lines Are Not Seen by Remote Client |
Windows NT |
| Q249334 |
Troubleshooting DVD Problems in Windows 2000 |
Windows NT |
| Q254045 |
Unable to Specify Domain in the "Log on to" Box in
Windows 2000 |
Windows NT |
| Q254542 |
Windows 2000 Can Communicate with Different NetBIOS Scope Ids |
Windows NT |
| Q253934 |
Windows 2000 Critical Update, February 17, 2000 |
Windows NT |
| Q252633 |
Word/Excel File May Become Damaged When Saving it to HTML
Format |
Windows NT |
| Q254299 |
Wrong Version of Symbol Files for SecEdit on SP5 and SP6
CD-ROM |
Windows NT |
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