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Q124814: Windows NT 3.51 Product Overview

Article: Q124814
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51 
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The Windows NT 3.51 release is an update of the Windows NT 3.5 release.
Major new features include:

- Support for PowerPC PreP compatible systems

- NTFS file compression

- PENTNT.EXE (disables hardware floating point processing on flawed Pentium
  chips) - Support for Windows 95 controls and common dialogs

- Support for Windows 95 common controls

- Support for Windows 95 Help

- PCMCIA enabling for a known set of machines and devices (enabling only, not
  plug and play)

- New licensing mini-application (Flippy), the forerunner of a larger licensing
  application (Honesty)

- Replaceable (extensible) WinLogin

- OLE improvements (performance, multi-threading)

- 3D (DDI work for OpenGL)

- Miscellaneous new device drivers

- A Control Panel icon that allows you to configure the Windows properties for
  an MS-DOS command prompt

- Text descriptions are automatically displayed on toolbar buttons when the
  mouse pointer is placed on them

- Remote Access Service support for Security Dynamics ACE server.

- Persistent IP routes when using TCP/IP

There are also bug fixes for the following:

- Printing non-text files with LPR

- Allowing guest access with FTP

- A new version of Calculator

- Digital DECWriter 95 support

- Printing to a non-postscript printer from a Macintosh

Additional query words: prodnt winhelp

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : :3.51

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