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- DOCUMENT:Q103939 21-SEP-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :Windows NT Setup Screens
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
-
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- This article lists screens that appear during the Windows NT version
- 3.1 setup process. The primary screens and dialog boxes are listed
- sequentially for the setup from CD-ROM process, which begins with the
- startup from the disk labeled "Setup Disk for CD-ROM Installation."
- Every possible setup screen or event is not listed. Variations in
- screen events may occur because of system differences and the
- different choices you make during setup. The following list assumes
- you used the Custom setup option. The sequence of setup events and
- screens documented here are presented only as a guide to help
- establish your location in the setup process for troubleshooting
- purposes.
-
- NOTE: Phrases appearing in quotation marks are taken verbatim from the
- actual screens. Other phrases are paraphrased for brevity.
-
- Setup Events
- ------------
-
- 1. Start the computer from the disk labeled "Setup Disk for CD-ROM
- Installation."
-
- 2. "Windows NT Portable Bootloader" appears on the screen followed by
- a blank screen and then the message: "Setup is inspecting your
- computer's hardware configuration..."
-
- 3. The "Welcome to Setup" screen appears with the following options:
-
- - To setup, press ENTER.
- - To repair, press R.
- - To quit, press F3.
-
- You are prompted to prepare a high-density floppy disk for drive A.
- This disk doesn't need to be a formatted disk. Label the disk
- "Emergency Repair Disk."
-
- 4. Setup offers the choice of Express (by pressing ENTER) or Custom
- (by pressing C) setup types. It is assumed for the sake of this
- article that you chose Custom.
-
- Custom Setup (continued)
- ------------------------
-
- 5. Setup scans for SCSI devices.
-
- 6. Setup displays a list of recognized SCSI devices, if any are
- detected. You then have the option to configure additional SCSI
- devices by pressing S, or to skip this step if there are no additional
- devices, by pressing ENTER.
-
- 7. Setup displays the default system information. This allows you to
- change the following settings:
-
- - Computer
- - Display
- - Mouse
- - Keyboard layout
-
- Press ENTER for No Changes.
-
- 8. Setup attempts to detect if a previous version of Windows is
- installed. If you have Windows 3.1 (versus Windows NT) installed
- on the system, Setup will ask to install Windows NT in the existing
- Windows directory (press ENTER to accept) or to install to an alternate
- path (press "N" to change). If you choose to install to an alternate
- path, the partition information screen will appear.
-
- 9. Setup configures the hard disk drive and checks it for errors.
-
- 10. After the hard disk drive is checked, Setup copies the appropriate
- files to your drive and the following screen appears:
-
- "Setup has successfully configured your computer for Windows NT.
-
- - Remove any disks in drive A.
- - Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to restart."
-
- 11. When you restart your computer, you should see the following screens:
-
- a. "NTDETECT v.1.00 Checking Hardware OS Loader..."
- b. The blue setup screen with the Microsoft trademark and the
- system memory count, followed by a check of the file systems on
- the various hard disk drive partitions.
- c. The Windows NT Setup screen.
-
- 12. Once in Setup, you have the option of which language to use.
-
- 13. Setup offers a choice of the following optional tasks:
-
- - Set up only the components you select.
- - Set up the network.
- - Set up printers locally.
- - Set up applications already on the hard disk drive.
-
- NOTE: The optional Windows components are:
-
- - READMEs
- - Accessories
- - Games
- - Screen savers
- - Wallpapers, misc.
-
- 14. You can then set up a local printer(s).
-
- 15. Setup provides a choice for the network adapter card detection.
- The detection choices are: automatic detect, or do not detect (manual
- detection).
-
- 16. If you choose to manually select the network adapter, or if the
- network adapter detection fails, you will have an option for selecting
- the appropriate network adapter.
-
- 17. Setup begins copying the appropriate files. A gray dialog box
- appears in the upper left of the screen with helpful information
- about the various features of Windows NT, such as File Manager,
- Print Manager, Event Viewer, and so on.
-
- 18. The network settings dialog box appears and offers the following
- options:
-
- - Add software
- - Add adapter
- - Configure
- - Update
- - Remove
-
- 19. Network configuration (binding) occurs.
-
- 20. You have the option to join a workgroup or domain, and to create
- an account on the domain (if a domain is joined).
-
- 21. Setup then loads Program Manager and the default groups (Main,
- Accessories, Administrative Tools, Games, and Startup).
-
- 22. Setup prompts you to create the Administrator Account for the
- local computer.
-
- 23. Setup prompts you to create a local user account.
-
- 24. The virtual memory settings dialog box appears with the following
- configuration options:
-
- - Drive: (user option to select)
- - Space available (MB)
- - Minimize size (MB)
- - Resources size (MB)
- - Size chosen (MB)
-
- 25. You have the option of choosing a time zone and setting the time
- and date. You can also choose to have Windows NT automatically adjust
- for daylight savings time.
-
- 26. You are prompted to insert the disk (prepared in step 3 above)
- labeled "Emergency Repair Disk."
-
- 27. Setup formats the disk and saves the default configuration.
-
- 28. Windows NT is now installed. Setup displays the Restart Computer
- button to restart the computer to Windows NT.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10 install process boot
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