How to Check your IP Address?
- Click "Start, Run"
- Type "CMD" and click OK.
- At the Command Prompt, type "IPCONFIG" and press enter.
It can display information for Ethernet cards, Dial-Up Networking, etc. if applicable.
Adding Plug-N-Play Support to WinNT?
Windows NT 4.0 does not officially support Plug-N-Play devices. Luckily, you can install support for ISA Plug N Play devices such as modems, sound cards, network cards, and more in Windows NT 4.0. Without this support installed, Windows NT very well might not detect and/or recognize your hardware device. Another bonus, it is very easy to install this support.
- Simply insert your Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM
- Navigate to the X:\Drvlib\Pnpisa\X86\Pnpisa directory.
- Right-click the "Pnpisa.inf" file
- And choose "Install" from the resulting menu.
Reboot Windows NT 4.0 and it will recognize most Plug N Play devices just as Windows 95 and Windows 98 do.
How to Power Off System when WinNT is Shut Down?
If you would rather power off your system when you select Shut Down, run REGEDIT and edit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Softwate\ Microsoft\ Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\ Winlogon
Double click on PowerdownAfterShutdown. Set it to 1.
Some systems may not support this feature, so if it does not work on your machine, simply change it back to it's original value on your next reboot.
Making NT Server Act Like NT Workstation?
If you are running Windows NT Server 4.0 as your desktop operating system, but use it primarily or soley as a stand-alone machine, you can speed it up and make it more responsive for desktop use by
- Opening the Control Panel,
- Opening the Network applet, select the "Services" tab.
- Highlight the "Server" tab, click "Properties".
- Change the optimization setting from "Maximize throughput file sharing" to "Minimize Memory
Used."
This should make using the machine behave as a stand-alone workstation in regards to responsiveness and speed, however, keep in mind that this will probably adversely affect use of the system as a server.
How to Change Dual-Boot Options?
If you are dual-booting between Windows NT 4.0 and another operating system such as Windows 95, Windows 98, or MS-DOS, you can change the dual-boot options easily from Windows NT 4.0's Control Panel.
Simply open the NT 4.0 Control Panel, then open the System applet, and select the tab labled "Startup/Shutdown."
At the top is a list of boot options. You can select which operating system you wish to boot as the default, and you can also change the delay before it automatically loads the default operating system.
