Microsoft(R) WinNT News Electronic Newsletter
       Vol.2 , #18, September 25, 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.  MICROSOFT NEWS

Microsoft Server Professional Developers Conference
http://www.microsoft.com/pdc

WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION PREVIEWS SUPPORT FOR WIN32
APPLICATIONS ON POWERPC AND OTHER RISC PLATFORMS
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/x86.htm.

CONNECTION LIMITS IN WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION 4.0
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/connect.htm

WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION 4.0 TRAINING PROMOTION
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/train.htm

MICROSOFT EVENTS ONLINE
http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/events/default.idc


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1.  WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION 4.0 FREQUENTLY ASKED
    QUESTIONS

Q: What is new in Windows NT Workstation 4.0?


A: Windows NT Workstation 4.0 provides:
*Greater Ease of Use with the Windows 95 user interface
including the familiar Start button, Taskbar, Shortcuts,
Network Neighborhood, My Computer and much more.

*Built-in access to the Internet and corporate intranets.
Microsoft Internet Explorer is the easy-to-use browser
designed for 32-bit Windows that provides easy and secure
Internet access. Peer Web Services enable low-volume
personal Web publishing in corporate intranets.

*Easier management and control. System administrators can
enable User Profiles and System Policies which include the
ability to control access to the network and to desktop
resources as well as support for users roaming between
multiple workstations. Also included is Setup Manager, a
new utility that assists system administrators in creating
installation scripts which reduce the time and effort
required for deployment, as well as an improved version
of the Windows NT Diagnostics Program to allow fast,
remote desktop troubleshooting.

For a complete listing of new features in Windows NT
Workstation 4.0, please refer to What's New In
Windows NT Workstation 4.0 at:
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/ntw4intro.htm

(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.  MICROSOFT NEWS

MICROSOFT SERVER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE
November 4-7, 1996
During the Professional Developers Conference (PDC)
we'll show you how to create new applications or
enhance existing ones based on these operating system
services--for example how to develop new web-based
applications or migrate existing applications to the
Web. We'll also show you how to extend the operating
system services or write new ones that other
application developers can use.

If you are a professional developer, knowledgeable
in C/C++ and need intimate knowledge of the next
generation of distributed services for Windows,
this is one conference you don't want to miss. In
addition to presentations covering the design approach,
detailed interfaces, and underlying algorithms, there'll
be plenty of time to get your questions answered and to
get to know the Windows NT development team.
http://www.microsoft.com/pdc

WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION PREVIEWS SUPPORT FOR WIN32
APPLICATIONS ON POWERPC AND OTHER RISC PLATFORMS
Microsoft this week delivered for Web download a Technology
Preview of Windows x86 Technology for Windows NT Workstation
4.0.This technology is designed to allow customers to run
most Windows 32-bit applications (Windows 95 & Windows NT
applications) on RISC platforms (PowerPC, Alpha & MIPS)
running Windows NT Workstation 4.0. An unsupported version
of this technology is available today for customer evaluation at:
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/x86.htm.

CONNECTION LIMITS IN WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION 4.0
Recently there have been confusing reports in the press on
whether or not Windows NT Workstation 4.0 can be used as
a server. This document outlines the licensing differences
between Windows NT Workstation 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0.
For information about performance optimizations in each
product, see Differences Between Windows NT Workstation 4.0
and Windows NT Server 4.0.
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/connect.htm

WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION 4.0 TRAINING PROMOTION
New $99 One day training on Installing and Configuring
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Available on October 12
and November 16 only.  Get ready for deploying Windows NT
Workstation by attending one day training class "Deploying
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0" course # 770. The class
is being offered by Microsoft Authorized Training and
Education Centers (ATECs) throughout the United States on
October 12 and November 16.
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/train.htm

MICROSOFT EVENTS ONLINE
The information source for Microsoft events worldwide.
Within this site you can:
*  Scroll through the short list of Microsoft Premier Events.
*  Learn more about the events in your area by using the
   All Event Search.
*  Personalize the site for easier navigation by creating a
   Personal Page.
*  Request registration online or obtain phone/fax
   registration information.
http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/events/default.idc


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