Article ID: 165333
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3
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SUMMARY
This article lists new features available in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3.
MORE INFORMATION
Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 includes the following new features:
- Changes for clustering
- Creative Labs SoundBlaster AWE32 driver
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:143155 No audio with Crystal Audio or SoundBlaster AWE32
- DirectX 3.0, including the following feature enhancements:
- DirectDraw
- DirectSound
- DirectInput
- DirectPlay
- Direct3D (software emulation)
For more information, please see the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 Readme.txt file.
- Hooks for Microsoft NetMeeting support
- Microsoft Cryptography Application Programming Interface (CryptoAPI) 2.0.
For more information, please see the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 Readme.txt file. - Microsoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) API 3.0
For more information, please see the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 Readme.txt file. - New security features, which include:
- Defining a Windows NT System Key lets you implement strong encryption
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:143475 Windows NT S143475 system key permits strong encryption of the SAM
- Password Filtering
For more information, please see the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 Readme.txt file. - Restricting Information Available to Anonymous Logon Users
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:143474 Restricting information available to anonymous logon users
- New version of Update.exe lets you install Service Pack 3 and Hotfixes
- Server Message Block (SMB) Signing
For more information, please see the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 Readme.txt file. - Two new Win32 APIs:
- InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount()
- SetCriticalSectionSpinCount()
- Updated versions of the remote procedure call (RPC) run-time dynamic- link library (DLL) files
For more information, please see the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 Readme.txt file.
- Defining a Windows NT System Key lets you implement strong encryption
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