DOCUMENT:Q165333 09-AUG-2001 [winnt] TITLE :New Features Available in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER::4.0 SP3 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbnetwork kbother kbDirectPlay kbSDKPlatform kbGrpDSNetkbfaq ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 SP3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= 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 ================ 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 ====================================================================== Keywords : kbnetwork kbother kbDirectPlay kbSDKPlatform kbGrpDSNet kbfaq Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW400sp3 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400sp3 kbWinNTS400search Version : :4.0 SP3 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.