Windows NT Installation from MSDN CD-ROM

 Last reviewed: May 14, 1997
Article ID: Q112397

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 <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

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

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbsetup ntsetup
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 14, 1997
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