Ibm personal computer about your software windows nt workstation 4.0, applications, and support software.
Ibm personal computer about your software windows nt workstation 4.0, applications, and support software ibm.
Note before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the information in appendix a, “notices and trademarks” on page 27 and “viewing the license agreement” on page 9. Third edition (may 1999) the following paragraph does not apply to the united kingdom or any country where...
Contents about this book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V chapter 1. Overview of your software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 preinstalled software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 software on the software selections cd . . . . . . . . . ....
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About this book this book supplements the information in your computer publications. Keep it with those publications for future reference. This book contains general information about the preinstalled and other software provided with your computer. This book is organized as follows: chapter 1, “over...
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Chapter 1. Overview of your software your computer comes with microsoft windows nt 1 and a variety of software, including application programs, diagnostic tools, and device drivers. Some of the software is preinstalled. Important: the software, other than microsoft windows nt, is licensed under the ...
Important: no backup diskettes for your preinstalled software are shipped with your computer. However, the software selections cd contains most of your ibm-preinstalled programs and device drivers. In addition, the windows nt operating system and preinstalled software are provided on the product rec...
Selections cd” on page 13 for further information about the software selections cd. Ibm internet connection software that you can use to establish an internet account and dial into the internet through the ibm global network. You can use this software with the netscape navigator browser, which is av...
Not all software is available for all operating systems. See the software selections cd to find out which programs are available for your operating system. Netscape communicator you can use netscape communicator to navigate your company intranet or the world wide web. Netscape communicator provides ...
Chapter 2. Getting started this chapter contains information to help you get started using your computer; it explains: what you need before and what happens after you start your computer for the first time how to: – access information and perform tasks from the ibm welcome center – view the licens...
Running the windows nt setup program if the setup program has not already been run, it will appear when you start the computer. The program will prompt you to make choices or type information as required. If you need more detailed information than that which is provided in the following notes, refer...
Getting acquainted with desktop applications in addition to standard windows nt icons and applications, your computer also comes with extra windows nt operating system enhancements and applications on the desktop that are provided by ibm as a convenience to you. A description of these enhancements a...
Using the ibm welcome center the ibm welcome center provides a central location where you can: view the ibm international license agreement for non-warranted programs register your ibm computer start the software selections cd to install additional software, such as that listed in “software on the s...
Internet explorer toolbar at the top of the ibm welcome center, refer to your windows nt manual or online help. Viewing the license agreement the ibm international license agreement for non-warranted programs is viewable in the ibm welcome center in your preinstalled software. Use of your computer s...
How to register use the product registration program to register your ibm computer. The registration program gathers your name, address, voice and fax telephone numbers, e-mail address, machine type, and machine serial number. Then forward the registration information to ibm using one of these metho...
Viewing online books to access and view online books, do the following: 1. In the ibm welcome center window, click view online books. 2. Scroll to and click the name of the book you want to read. Some of the online books are created using portable document format (pdf). You need to have adobe acroba...
Automatic performance of time-consuming tasks, such as backing up configuration information and gathering data. A simple way (point and click) to capture current system settings prior to making hardware or software changes. This provides a quick recovery method if problems occur when the changes are...
Chapter 3. Using the software selections cd use the information in this chapter if you want to install or reinstall device drivers and other software from the software selections cd. Features of the cd the software selections cd contains device drivers, diagnostic programs, and other support softwar...
Starting the cd to use the software selections cd, insert the software selections cd into your cd-rom drive. The software selections program starts automatically. If the auto-run feature is disabled in your computer: from the windows nt workstation 4.0 desktop, double-click start ibm welcome → custo...
Chapter 4. Software selections cd applications this section contains information about some important applications available on your software selections cd, such as norton antivirus for ibm, ibm enhanced diagnostic, the ibm universal management agent program. To install these applications, refer to ...
Ibm enhanced diagnostic an ibm enhanced diagnostic diskette image is provided on your hard disk and the software selections cd. This diagnostic program runs independently of the operating system. The user interface for running the diagnostics and utility programs is provided by watergate software's ...
Advanced management tools provides access to desktop management interface (dmi) information. Inventory data contains viewable information about the basic hardware, a computer summary report, a software inventory, information about the operating system and associated device drivers, and assetcare inf...
The uma program can also integrate into a number of server-based management programs such as ibm netfinity manager; enterprise-management systems such as tivoli tme 10, tivoli netview, and microsoft system management server (sms); and microsoft management console (mmc). Additionally, you can configu...
Components of ibm system management tools a description of each of the components of ibm system management tools follows. Dmi service provider 2.0 is a program that collects and manages information from software and hardware products on desktop computers, whether they are stand-alone or linked to a ...
Notify a lan administrator of power-on self-test (post) failures, operating system problems, environmental problems (such as high system temperatures and system voltage fluctuations), and some security breaches (such as chassis intrusion). Like wake on lan, ibm alert on lan can function when the com...
Chapter 5. Using the ibm product recovery cd the ibm product recovery cd is provided with your computer so that you can reinstall windows nt and preinstalled applications and device drivers in case of a hard disk failure or other damage to your windows nt files. Warning: the recovery process deletes...
4. Restart your computer and follow the instructions on the screen. If your computer does not start from the cd, you need to change your startup sequence. (see “changing the startup sequence” on page 23.) note: the following are tips for successfully using the windows nt 4.0 repair utility from the ...
Changing the startup sequence if your computer does not start from the cd on the first try, you need to change your startup sequence in the configuration/setup utility program. Follow these steps to change the startup sequence: 1. Turn off your computer and turn the power on again. 2. When the confi...
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Chapter 6. Installing other operating systems if you install (or reinstall) microsoft windows nt workstation 3.51 or 4.0, microsoft windows 95, or microsoft windows 98 you might need software or device drivers. Hardware-specific support software is available on the software selections cd. If you exp...
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Appendix a. Notices and trademarks this appendix gives legal notice of ibm product availability, patents, and patents pending, as well as trademark information. Notices references in this publication to ibm products, programs, or services do not imply that ibm intends to make these available in all ...
Trademarks the following terms are trademarks of the ibm corporation in the united states or other countries or both: alert on lan pc 300 helpcenter predictive failure analysis ibm smart reaction ibm global network viavoice netfinity wake on lan netfinity manager microsoft, ms-dos, windows, and wind...
Ibm part number: 00n5982 printed in u.S.A. May 1999 ððn5982.
