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The Windows NT delivery media contain software and drivers for both Reduced Instruction
Set Computing (RISC)- and Intel-based systems. When installing Windows NT distribution
files, make sure you install them from the \
I386 directory (the Intel software directory) on the
delivery media. For example, if you are installing a device driver from the Windows NT
CD-ROM, key in the following when prompted for the path:
drive:\i386
where drive is the drive letter for the CD-ROM drive.
Starting Operating System Setup
The first time you start the system, it boots to an End-User License Agreement screen. After
reviewing and accepting the terms of the agreement, follow the instructions to continue
operating system Setup. Take the default settings provided by Setup, except as noted in the
following text. You can set up a user account and join a workgroup or domain after you
configure the video display, the sound processor, and networking.
To start the computer and set up the operating system software:
1. Turn on the monitor by pressing its power switch.
2. Open the system’s front panel door and press the power button. The system starts and
the EULA screen displays.
3. Enter the Product Identification Number, found on the Certificate of Authenticity
included with your operating system documentation.
NOTE You must enter the Product Identification Number before you can continue Setup. You
cannot complete Setup if you do not enter the number.
4. Follow the instructions displayed on-screen to complete the Setup process.
When setting up the operating system software, remember the following:
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Allow Setup to configure the network only if the system has an installed network
adapter, and only if the system is connected to the network.
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When prompted to create an Emergency Repair Disk (Windows NT) or a Startup
diskette (Windows 95), do so.
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If you do not set up a user account during Setup, press ENTER or select OK at the logon
dialog to log on to the operating system.
On a system running Windows NT:
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On a system shipped from the factory without a CD-ROM drive, the system’s hard disk
drive contains Windows NT Setup files in the
C:\i386 directory. When installing
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