Installing Service Pack 4.0

There are two ways to install Service Pack 4 for Windows NT Workstation 4.0:

• Install from the CD-ROM included in the Windows NT full installation package

• Download a file from the Microsoft Web site and install it

Installing Service Pack 4 From CD-ROM

To install Service Pack 4 from the CD-ROM, follow this procedure.

1. At the Windows NT Login screen, press Ctrl+Alt+Del to log in to Windows NT for the first time.

   The Passwords screen is displayed, with the user name Administrator appearing in the User field by default.

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   Note –

   Your mouse clicks will not work until you log in to Windows NT. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move among the buttons on dialog boxes.

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2. Press Return to log in as the administrator.

   You can set up the accounts on Windows NT at a later time. The Windows NT desktop is displayed.

3. Click the Start button, and then choose Programs from the pop-up menu. Choose Windows NT Explorer.

   The Exploring screen is displayed.

4. Insert the Service Pack 4 CD into your CD-ROM drive.

   The Autorun window is displayed.

5. In Windows NT Explorer, double-click on the icon for your CD-ROM drive.

6. Double-click on the sp4i386 icon. The sp4i386 program extracts the Service Pack 4 files to C:\temp and automatically runs the update.exe program when the extraction process has finished.

   The Windows NT Service Pack Setup dialog box is displayed.

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   Note –

   If update.exe does not execute for you automatically, you can double-click on the update.exe icon in C:\temp to start the setup program.

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7. Read the License Agreement and then click on Accept. Click on the checkbox next to the Backup files message to deselect that option, and then click Next.

   The Service Pack Setup screen appears. The installation process takes several minutes, and a progress bar in the screen indicates the overall progress of the installation.

8. When you have finished installing Service Pack 4, restart Windows NT.

Installing Service Pack 4 From the Microsoft Web Site

If you do not have the CD-ROM available, you can download the Service Pack from Microsoft's Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/support/winnt/default.htm, or follow the links from the BackOffice Products listing. Follow the instructions at the Web site.

To install the downloaded file, follow these instructions:

1. At the Windows NT Login screen, press Ctrl-Alt-Del to log in to Windows NT for the first time.

   The Passwords screen is displayed, with the user name Administrator appearing in the User field by default.

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   Note –

   Your mouse clicks will not work until you log in to Windows NT. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move among the buttons on dialog boxes.

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2. Press Return to log in as the administrator.

   You can set up the accounts on Windows NT at a later time. The Windows NT desktop is displayed.

3. Click the Start button, and then choose Programs from the pop-up menu. Choose Windows Explorer.

   The Explorer window is displayed.

4. Double-click on the folder for the directory where you stored the downloaded file (for example, C:\temp).

5. Double-click on the sp4i386 icon. The sp4i386 program extracts the Service Pack 4 files to C:\temp and automatically runs the update.exe program when the extraction process has finished.

   The Windows NT Service Pack Setup dialog box is displayed.

6. Read the License Agreement and then click on Accept. Click on the checkbox next to the Backup files message to deselect that option, and then click Next.

   The Service Pack Setup screen appears. The installation process takes several minutes, and a progress bar in the screen indicates the overall progress of the installation.

7. When you have finished installing Service Pack 4, restart Windows NT.