Microsoft KB Archive/112397

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The information in this article applies to:
 * Microsoft Developer Network CD-ROM
 * Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SUMMARY
Microsoft Windows NT version 3.1 is supplied with the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) CD-ROM. It is located on the Systems CD-ROM disk number 2. Follow these steps to install Windows NT (U.S., Intel x86 version):

1. Start your computer with MS-DOS.

2. Change directory to :\winnt\usall\i386.

3. Run WINNT.EXE. When you make changes to your configuration after initial installation (for example, adding printer drivers), you are prompted to insert disks into drive A. You can install files from the MSDN CD-ROM in several ways: - Copy the appropriate files for your product version to a temporary directory on the hard disk and change the prompt from drive A to that directory.

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- Connect to a file server sharing a CD-ROM drive and change the prompt from drive A to that directory.

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- If you are on a network and the CD-ROM drive is on your computer, from File Manager, create a new share on the CD-ROM directory where the files reside, and then connect to the share.

MORE INFORMATION
Following is a listing of the Windows NT products available on the MSDN CD- ROM. This information is an excerpt from the README.TXT included in the MSDN CD-ROM:

To install the following products place operating system CD noted in the 'CD' column in your CD-ROM drive. Change the current directory to the directory indicated in the 'Directory' column below. Once in the directory, type the name of the setup program in the 'Setup Program' column.

Product Name                    CD Directory           Setup Program Windows NT ALPHA ( US )         2  WINNT\USALL\Alpha   setup.exe Windows NT INTEL ( US )         2  WINNT\USALL\i386    winnt.exe Windows NT MIPS ( US )          2  WINNT\USALL\Mips    setup.exe Windows NT French ( INTEL )     1  WINNT\X86\French    winnt.exe Windows NT French ( MIPS )      1  WINNT\MIPS\French   winnt.exe Windows NT German ( MIPS )      1  WINNT\MIPS\German   winnt.exe Windows NT German ( INTEL )     1  WINNT\X86\German    winnt.exe Windows NT Japanese ( INTEL ) SDK1 I386                winnt.exe Windows NT Spanish ( INTEL )    1  WINNT\X86\Spanish   winnt.exe Windows NT Spanish ( MIPS )     1  WINNT\MIPS\Spanish  winnt.exe U.S. Service Pack 1 for Windows NT ( INTEL )       2  WINNT\CSD\i386      update.exe U.S. Service Pack 1 for Windows NT ( MIPS )        2  WINNT\CSD\MIPS      update.exe
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Last reviewed: May 14, 1997

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