Windows NT
Note: For security and support reasons, UITS recommends using Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional, rather than NT Workstation 4.0, on Indiana University's network. Microsoft retired both mainstream and extended support for this version in June 2004, which means security updates are no longer being developed. For more information, see Microsoft's Windows Desktop Product Lifecycle Guidelines page at:
http://support.microsoft.com/?LN=en-us&pr=lifecycle
Windows NT is a separate product from Windows 3.x, Windows 95, and Windows 98. It is aimed at the enterprise market, for use on high-end workstations and servers. The first version, 3.1, and versions 3.5 and 3.51, used the same interface as Windows 3.1. Version 4.0 uses the interface first introduced with Windows 95.
Windows NT 4.0 offered the following new features:
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NTFS file system support
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Security model
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Remote Access Server (RAS)
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OS/2 and POSIX subsystems
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Ability to run on Intel, Alpha, MIPS, and Motorola processors
Windows NT 4.0 comes in two versions: Advanced Server and Workstation. The Advanced Server version comes with additional software that allows it to perform the role of the enterprise server. It has the following features in addition to those found on the Workstation version:
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