Introduction

Welcome to the Microsoft® Windows NT® Server Resource Kit: Windows NT Server Networking Guide.

The Microsoft Windows NT Server Resource Kit for version 4.0 consists of three new volumes and a single compact disc (CD) containing programs for both Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server. An online version of the new, comprehensive Windows NT Workstation Resource Guide is also available on the CD. Update books for the Windows NT Server Resource Kit will be released on a semi-annual basis. They will contain new information and major revisions of existing topics.

The Windows NT Server Networking Guide presents detailed information that is specific mainly to using Windows NT Server on or with a network, plus topics that are either new for version 4.0 or reflect issues that our Product Support people consider timely and important. This information is intended to be an in-depth, technical supplement to the printed and online documentation included as part of the Windows NT Server version 4.0 product. It does not replace that information as the source for learning how to use the product features and programs.

This introduction includes the following types of information you can use to get started.

• The first section outlines the contents of this book, so that you can quickly find pertinent technical details.
• The second section introduces the Windows NT Server Resource Kit CD.
• The third section describes the support policy for the Windows NT Server Resource Kit.