Installing from the Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Image on CD-ROM on PC39.

Summary
This note describes the procedure to install Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on PC39 from the CD-ROM with an image of PC40s setup.
 

CONTENTS
0. Introduction
1. Adapt the Power Quest Drive Image Boot Floppy Disk
2. Restore the Disk Image File from CD
3. Adapt network name and address
4. Add Computer to Domain
5. Create user disk (D:)
6. Additions and Corrections
6.1 Laser Printer properties
6.2 VirusScan
6.3 Origin
6.4 Netscape
6.5 WinSPIRS allowable drives
6.6 Install MatLab 5.3
7. Remaining Administration
7.1 Administrator Password
A. Power Quest Drive Image Boot disk config.sys
B. Power Quest Drive Image Boot disk autoexec.bat
 

0. Introduction
 
The hardware, including the network interface card, of PC39 is identical to that of PC40. Therefore after duplicating the disk contents, no changes have to be made to video adapter and network interface card drivers.

1. Adapt the Power Quest Drive Image Boot Floppy Disk

Add CD-ROM driver to Power Quest Drive Image Boot disk and adapt the boot menu in config.sys.

2. Restore the Disk Image File from CD

Now restore the image file frome the CD on the harddisk of this new PC.

Now a screen appears showing the progress of the image file restoration process.
 
Note: While creating the first image file, the program complained about some incorrect index?, but was able to proceed after pressing Ignore. At restore the same message reappeared twice, but restoration seems successful.

3. Adapt network name and address

As a local administrator - administrator, adinterim, PC40 (!) - and change the Computer Name and IP-address.

Access the Network properties from the pop-up menu of the Network Neighborhood.

Note: on pc41 it was necessary to remove the network adapter and reinstall it to get the network working (Network Neighborhood | Properties | Adapters, Remove).

4. Add Computer to Domain

Create a computer account for this PC by removing it from Domain Biophysics, adding it to Workgroup Biophysics and adding it to Domain Biophysics again.

Access the Network properties from the pop-up menu of the Network Neighborhood.

5. Create user disk

Use Disk Administrator to partition and format drive D: as logical drive on extended partition with NTFS file system, labeled People.

Set permissions on D: drive

Create folder people with the following properties: 6. Additions and Corrections

Some additions and corrections have to be made after installation of Windows NT from the image. Perform the following administation as domain Administrator and login on Solstice Network Client as a normal user that has an account on the workstation. Mount drive H: for this user.

6.1 Laser Printer properties

Add description and location to the Laser Printer properties.

6.2 VirusScan

6.2.1 VirusScan Temp directory permission

Set the following permssions on the directory
"Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan NT\Temp".

6.2 Set VirusScan service password

VirusScan needs administrative access privileges.

6.3 Origin

6.3.1 Temp directory permssion

To be able to use the specific Origin cut & paste, users must be able to change a specific Origin temprary file in C:\Temp. To enable this, permission for users on C:\Temp is widened from (WX)(Not specified) to Change.

6.3.2 Origin Settings
 
Start Origin and Exit Origin.

6.4 Netscape

6.4.1 Netscape registry part file permissions

Change the filepermission on C:\Winnt\nsreg.dat as follows:

6.4.2 Netscape Shortcuts 

Netscape shortcuts in Start | Programs | Netscape Communicator don't contain -P"%USERNAME%". Replace thse shortcuts with the ones from Start | Handy.

6.5 WinSPIRS allowable drives

Allowable drives for retrieving and saving search histories etc. is still set to the default (A,B). Now add drives D,H,I,N.

6.6 Install MatLab 5.3

MatLab's license is bound to a PC.

7. Remaining Administration

Perform the following administation as local Administrator.

7.1 Administrator Password

Replace the temporary password for the Administrator account with the the final password.

A. Power Quest Drive Image Boot disk config.sys

;
; config.sys - config.sys for Power Quest Disk Image.
;

[menu]
menuitem = pc1
menuitem = pc38
menuitem = pc39
menuitem = pc40
menuitem = pc41

menudefault = pc39,5

[pc1]
device=a:\pc41\gscdrom.sys /D:MSCD000

[pc38]
device=a:\pc38\aoatapi.sys /D:MSCD000

[pc39]
device=a:\pc39\aoatapi.sys /D:MSCD000

[pc40]
device=a:\pc40\aoatapi.sys /D:MSCD000

[pc41]
device=a:\pc41\aoatapi.sys /D:MSCD000
 

;
; End of file
;

B. Power Quest Drive Image Boot disk autoexec.bat

@ECHO OFF
PROMPT $P$G

REM Put Network or CD-ROM drivers here.

CDROM\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD000