Microsoft(R) WinNT News Electronic Newsletter
       Vol.2 , #17, September 6, 1996
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THIS ISSUE OF WINNT NEWS CONTAINS:

1.  WINDOWS NT 4.0 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
     The little things that make life easier, more
     productive, and more fun!

2.  USER GROUP NEWS

3.  INDUSTRY NEWS

 -  FREE DEFRAGMENTER UNLEASHES THE PERFORMANCE OF
    WINDOWS NT 4.0
http://www.execsoft.com

4.  MICROSOFT NEWS

 -  WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION 4.0 INDUSTRY MOMENTUM
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/partners.htm

 -  MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT HARDWARE COMPATIBILITY LISTS
http://www.microsoft.com/hwtest/

 -  LOGO INFORMATION
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/thirdparty/winlogo/l_02.htm

 -  CUSTOMER CASE STUDIES
http://www.microsoft.com4/ntworkstation/customers.htm

4.  HOW TO USE THE MAILING LIST
     Full instructions on how to subscribe, unsubscribe
     and change addresses.

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1.  WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION 4.0 FREQUENTLY ASKED
    QUESTIONS

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

QUESTION:
When will Windows NT Workstation support Plug and Play, and
Advanced Power Management?

ANSWER:
We plan to deliver these two technologies, which are
currently available under Windows 95, with the next major
release of Windows NT in the late 1997/early 1998 timeframe.

QUESTION:
What languages will Windows NT 4.0 be available in?

ANSWER:
Windows NT Workstation 4.0 will be localized in the following
languages. Contact the Microsoft subsidiary closest to you
for more information.
German, French, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Brazilian,
Portuguese, Norwegian, Finnish, English, Dutch, Danish,
Polish, Hungarian, Russian, Japanese, Traditional Chinese,
Simplified Chinese, Korean, Thai, Hebrew, and Arabic.

(REMINDER: Please Submit bug reports to:
ntbug@microsoft.com.  PLEASE DO NOT CALL
MICROSOFT.)

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2.  USER GROUP NEWS

In this section, we will highlight one or two Windows
NT User Groups (and their events and activities) per
issue. We welcome submissions from all Windows
NT User Groups, but can only select the one or two
most relevant and interesting that have been submitted,
and that fall into that issue's time frame.

If you are a member of a user group, and would like to
advertise yourselves, please send email to
"winntnews-feedback@microsoft.bhs.com".

If you have any ideas or suggestions on how to form
a new group, or helpful hints on running an existing
one, please let us know!  Send your announcements,
suggestions and ideas to the above address.
Your submissions, if accepted, may be edited to fit
our space constraints.

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3.  INDUSTRY NEWS

FREE DEFRAGMENTER UNLEASHES THE PERFORMANCE OF WINDOWS NT 4.0
Executive Software, manufacturer of the first and only
disk defragmenter for Windows NT, has announced the release
of a brand-new utility for Windows NT 4.0 - the Diskeeper
Lite beta. Diskeeper Lite is a high-speed manual
defragmenter which is a stripped down version of Diskeeper
2.0 for Windows NT 4.0  This beta release is now available
for free download from the World Wide Web at
http://www.execsoft.com.

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4.  MICROSOFT NEWS

WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION 4.0 INDUSTRY MOMENTUM
The introduction of Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
continues the industry momentum towards the 32-bit Windows
family. Key to this momentum is the introduction of new and
exciting software applications and personal computers that
take full advantage of the power of Windows NT Workstation
4.0, the most powerful desktop operating system for
business computing.

Read about the latest news from the more than 90 Microsoft's
PC manufacturer and software partners who are announcing
their support for Windows NT 4.0!
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/partners.htm

MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT HARDWARE COMPATIBILITY LISTS
Check out computers and peripherals that have been tested for
compatibility Windows NT Workstation.  Go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/hwtest/

LOGO INFORMATION
For information on how to Obtain the Designed for Microsoft
Windows 95 Logo and the new Designed for Microsoft Windows NT
and Windows 95 Logo, go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/thirdparty/winlogo/l_02.htm

CUSTOMER CASE STUDIES
To learn about some of the corporate customers who plan to
deploy Windows NT Workstation 4.0 and Windows 95 in a big
way, visit:
http://www.microsoft.com4/ntworkstation/customers.htm

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