NEC POWERMATE 2000 - RELEASE NOTES 01-2001, PowerMate 2000 Release Note

NEC PowerMate® 2000 Series

Release Notes

Contents

Applications...............................................................................................................................3

System Configuration ................................................................................................................3

Configuring the System for Microsoft Internet Explorer Software.....................................3

Changing Network Settings on Systems with the Windows NT Operating System...........3

Changing Network Setting s on Systems with the Windows 2000 Operating System ........4

Network Type and/or Workgroup.................................................................................4

TCP/IP Setup.................................................................................................................5

TCP/IP Configuration for DNS..................................................................................... 5

Reinstalling Service Pack 6a on Systems with the Windows NT Operating System..........5

Running Windows Setup in Smart Restore (Windows 98SE only)....................................5

Norton AntiVirus Software........................................................................................................6

Installing Norton AntiVirus Software.................................................................................6

Receiving a Norton AntiVirus Alert When Installing the Microsoft Virtual Machine

Program......................................................................................................................6

Intel LANDesk Client Manager.................................................................................................6

Using the LANDesk Remote Shutdown and Power On Functions.....................................7

Reinstalling LANDesk After Using the Windows and Smart Restore Option....................7

Updates to NEC Computers Support Service Information.........................................................7

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Applications

The system comes with the operating sy s t em prel oaded. Sy s t ems th at come with the opti on of
Microsoft

®

Windows® 2000 or Microsoft Windows NT® can be configured with either
Windows 2000 or Windo ws NT. Once you choose the operating system, the other operating
system is not available. The operating system you initially install is the only one you can restore
with the NEC Product Recovery program. You cannot use the Restore program to change the
operating system.

Applications, drivers, and utilities provided by NEC Computers Inc. come loaded on the hard
drive. In addition, the following software ship s with your system:

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PowerMate® 2000 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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PowerMate 2000 Series Product Recovery CD and Boot diskette which provide full system
restore, in the event it becomes necessary, or only operating system restore, plus advanced

tools for system maintenance.
Depending on your system configuration, additional software might come with your system.
See your 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

automatically installs TCP/IP. For systems with Windows NT or Windows 2000, see the
appropriate section that follows for your operating system.

Changing Network Settings on Systems with the Windows NT Operating
System

All systems ar e configured with the N etBEUI and NWLink protocols enabled. However, before
you connect a system to your net wo r k you mi ght nee d to:

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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.)

On systems with the Windows 98 operating system, the second boot of the system

enable a different network protocol

disable unneeded protocols for enhanced system performance

add or change network, domain, and gateway information.

1.

From the Windows desktop, click

Panel

.

2.

Double click the

Network

Start

on the taskbar, point to

icon in the Control Panel window.

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Settings

, and click

Control