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As a corporate desktop operating system, Windows NT 5.0 is highly favored. It is a stable and powerful software platform that will no doubt integrate well into many IT organizations.

Installation is a key concern to many companies who wish to employ this new release of Windows. Much like the Windows 95 environment, Windows NT 5.0 attempts to detect any installed hardware on your system during the install process. However, it still becomes necessary for the user to enter all of the important configuration information into the system. Windows NT 5.0 offers has the same plug and play capability that makes Windows 95 and Macintosh Operating Systems so in demand and makes this operating system upgrade so useful no user or company wants to reconfigure each hardware item. The installation process relies heavily upon the CD-ROM, freeing the user from keeping track of more than 20 installation disks.

When you complete the installation process, you will notice a large difference between the Windows 95 environment and that of Windows NT. First, Windows NT Server includes the Internet Information Server (IIS). Second, Windows NT 5.0 has greater support for Novell's NetWare. Earlier versions of Windows NT only contained a NetWare client that could only support NetWare's Bindery Services. However, this new version of Windows NT 5.0 client can support NDS of Novell's directory services.

Windows NT Server and Workstation installation brings several improvements to both the networking and communications capabilities with respect to servers and desktop machines. However, Windows NT...