NEC PowerMate ES Series Release Notes 3
Applications
The system comes with the operating system preloaded. Systems that come with the option of
the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000 or Windows NT
®
operating system can be configured with
either Windows 2000 or Windows NT. Once you choose the operating system, the other
operating system is not available. The operating system initially installed is the only one that
you can restore with the NEC OS Restore program. You cannot use the Restore program to
change the operating system.
NECC-provided applications, drivers, and utilities come loaded on the hard drive. In addition,
the following software ships with your system:
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NEC PowerMate
®
Series Application and Driver CD which supplies drivers for NEC
system options and lets you reinstall software that comes on your hard drive.
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NEC PowerMate Series OS Restore CD and Master Restore diskette which provide a full
system restore, in the event it becomes necessary, or only the operating system and drivers.
Depending on your system configuration, additional software might come with your system.
See your NEC PowerMate user’s guide or the documentation that comes with the CDs for
information about using the software that comes on these CDs.
Before you install the Norton AntiVirus™ software, see “Installing
Norton AntiVirus Software” in this document for important installation information.
System Configuration
See the following sections for system configuration information.
Configuring the System for Microsoft Internet Explorer Software
TCP/IP must be enabled before you can use Microsoft Internet Explorer software. See the
following sections to enable TCP/IP.
Note
On systems with the Microsoft Windows 98 operating system, the second boot of the
system automatically installs TCP/IP. For systems with the Windows NT or Windows 2000
operating system, see the appropriate section that follows for your operating system.
Changing Network Settings on Systems with the Microsoft Windows NT
Operating System
All systems are configured with the NetBEUI and NWLink protocols enabled. However, before
you connect a system to your network you might need to:
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enable a different network protocol
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disable unneeded protocols for enhanced system performance
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add or change network, domain, and gateway information.
The following procedure describes how to disable the NetBEUI and NWLink protocols, enable
TCP/IP, and provide network, domain, and gateway information. (If a different protocol is
enabled, the menu choices might differ from those described in the procedure.)
1.
From the Windows desktop, click
Start
on the taskbar, point to
Settings
, and click
Control
Panel
.