===================================================================== Year 2000 Information for Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 Installation ===================================================================== (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1998 You have received this information because Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 (SP4) has detected that one or more of your operating system components contain known Year 2000 issues for Windows NT 4.0. ------------------------------------------------------- Installing the Year 2000 Service Pack from Compact Disc ------------------------------------------------------- Installing the Service Pack using Update.exe will update all necessary files on your Windows NT 4.0 installation. It will also detect and inform you if any additional Microsoft components require updating to resolve known Year 2000 issues in your Windows NT 4.0 operating system. Follow the procedure below to update your computer to resolve known Year 2000 issues. Run the Y2ksetup.exe program located in the \I386\Update (for x86-based computers) or \Alpha\Update (for Alpha-based computers) folders on the Service Pack 4 compact disc. This program automatically updates operating system components as detected to resolve known Year 2000 issues. Note that this installation will require the system to be restarted one or more times. There is no uninstall option available for Y2ksetup.exe. -------------------------------------------------------- Installing the Year 2000 Service Pack via the Web or FTP -------------------------------------------------------- Install the base Service Pack from one of the locations below to your computer: http://support.microsoft.com/support/ntserver/content/servicepacks/ http://support.microsoft.com/support/downloads/ The download program will automatically detect which files need to be updated. Once prompted with the File Download dialog, select "Run this program from its current location" to perform a patched installation. This will also detect and inform you if any additional Microsoft components require updating to resolve known Year 2000 issues on your Windows NT 4.0 operating system. Follow the procedure below to resolve known Year 2000 issues. Download the Year 2000 Service Pack (y2ksp4i.exe or y2ksp4a.exe) from one of the locations below to your computer: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/ http://support.microsoft.com/support/ntserver/content/servicepacks/ http://support.microsoft.com/support/downloads/ Run the self-extracting executable to expand the package. Run Y2ksetup.exe from \I386\Update (for x86-based computers) or \Alpha\Update (for Alpha-based computers) folder at the target location. This program automatically updates operating system components as detected to resolve known Year 2000 issues. Note that this installation will require the system to be restarted one or more times. There is no uninstall option available for Y2ksetup.exe. >>>If you need to reinstall this Service Pack, run Update.exe from the \I386\Update or \Alpha\Update folders. It isn't necessary to uninstall the Service Pack previous to running Update.exe more than once on the same system. Use \I386\Update\Y2ksetup.exe or \Alpha\Update\Y2ksetup.exe to resolve known Year 2000 issues in the Windows NT 4.0 operating system. There are installation switches that can be used with Y2ksetup.exe. The following switches are available: Y2KSETUP [-q] [-d] -q silent mode installation -d display only (does not install, only displays those operating system components on the computer that contain known Year 2000 issues) For Year 2000 issues regarding Microsoft products or definitions regarding Year 2000 compliance, as used herein, see our Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/year2000. =============================================== Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.0 =============================================== You must be running Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server (SBS) version 4.0a or higher. Consult section 5.8 "Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server" of Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 Readme.txt for complete information.