Article: Q165333
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0 SP3
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbother kbDirectPlay kbSDKPlatform kbGrpDSNetkbfaq
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 SP3
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SUMMARY
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This article lists new features available in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3. For
additional information on Service Pack 3, please see the Service Packs page on
the following Microsoft web site:
- http://www.microsoft.com/NTServerSupport/
-or-
- http://www.microsoft.com/NTWksSupport/
MORE INFORMATION
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Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 includes the following new features:
- Changes for clustering
- Creative Labs SoundBlaster AWE32 driver
For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q143155
TITLE : No Audio with Crystal Audio or SoundBlaster AWE32
- DirectX 3.0, including the following feature enhancements:
- DirectDraw
- DirectSound
- DirectInput
- DirectPlay
- Direct3D (software emulation)
For more information, please see the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 Readme.txt
file.
- Hooks for Microsoft NetMeeting support
- Microsoft Cryptography Application Programming Interface (CryptoAPI) 2.0.
For more information, please see the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 Readme.txt
file.
- Microsoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) API 3.0
For more information, please see the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 Readme.txt
file.
- New security features, which include:
- Defining a Windows NT System Key lets you implement strong encryption
For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q143475
TITLE : Windows NT SP3 System Key Permits Strong Encryption of the SAM
- Password Filtering
For more information, please see the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3
Readme.txt file.
- Restricting Information Available to Anonymous Logon Users
For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q143474
TITLE : Restricting Information Available to Anonymous Logon Users
- New version of Update.exe lets you install Service Pack 3 and Hotfixes
- Server Message Block (SMB) Signing
For more information, please see the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3
Readme.txt file.
- Two new Win32 APIs:
- InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount()
- SetCriticalSectionSpinCount()
- Updated versions of the remote procedure call (RPC) run-time dynamic- link
library (DLL) files
For more information, please see the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3
Readme.txt file.
Additional query words: 4.00 sp3
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Keywords : kbnetwork kbother kbDirectPlay kbSDKPlatform kbGrpDSNet kbfaq
Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW400sp3 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400sp3 kbWinNTS400search
Version : :4.0 SP3
Issue type : kbinfo
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