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Q112397: Windows NT Installation from MSDN CD-ROM

Article: Q112397
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): 3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) 
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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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 <CD-ROM drive>:\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.

  -or-

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

  -or-

- 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
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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
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  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

Additional query words: prodnt

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Keywords          : kbsetup 
Technology        : kbOSWinSearch kbOSWinNT310 kbMSDNSearch kbZNotKeyword2 kbOSWinNTSearch
Version           : :3.1

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