Copied the Windows NT Server Tools files to c:\srvtools (if c: is the boot drive).
This section describes how to install Windows NT Server Tools on computers running Windows 95. It also discusses additional password prompts, trust relationships, logging on, and removing and using the program group.
To install Windows NT Server Tools on a computer running Windows 95
1. Make sure the boot drive as at least 2.5 Mbytes of free disk space.
2. Using Explorer, establish a connection to the ASTOOLS shared resource on Advanced Server, as follows:
a. On the Windows NT Workstation computer, select Tools from the menu bar.
b. Select Map Network Drive from the Tools menu.
c. From the Shared Directories pane in the Shared Directories dialog box, select the Advanced Server computer on which astools is installed.
d. Select ASTOOLS from the displayed share names. The ASTOOLS share contains the Windows NT Server Tools.
ASTOOLS now is displayed in the Path: box with the next available drive letter.
e. Click on the OK button. The ASTOOLS shared resource now is displayed.
3. Click on Start, and then point to Settings.
4. Click on the Control Panel.
5. Double-click on Add/Remove Programs.
6. Select the Windows Setup tab.
7. Choose the Have Disk button. Specify the Windows 95 directory on the network drive that you mapped to in Step 2 that contains the Windows NT Server Tools files. Choose OK.
8. Click on the box next to the Windows NT Server Tools entry.
9. Choose the Install button. After all of the files are copied, choose OK.
The Windows NT Server Tools program group is installed in the \srvtools directory on the computer’s boot drive.
10. Manually adjust lines in the computer’s AUTOEXEC.BAT file to include c:\srvtools in the PATH (if c: is the boot drive). For example, if the boot drive is c:, then append the following to the line that starts with "PATH ..."
;c:\srvtools
11. When the installation process is complete, disconnect the connection to the shared resource ASTOOLS.
12. Restart the computer for the new path to take effect. (Click on Start, and then click on Shut Down. Select Restart the Computer. Click on Yes.)
The Windows NT Server Tools program group is now installed on the Windows 95 computer. The installation program has performed the following tasks:
Copied the Windows NT Server Tools files to c:\srvtools (if c: is the boot drive).
Added "Windows NT Server Tools" to the Start Programs menu.
Added a "Windows NT Server Tools" program group to Program Manager (PROGMAN.EXE) which is compatible with Windows 3.x.
Added extensions to Windows Explorer so that you can change security settings when viewing a resource or a print queue on a computer running Advanced Server, Windows NT Server, or Windows NT Workstation.
Note
To use any of the programs in Windows NT Server Tools, you must have administrative privilege at the computer you choose to administer.
When you use Windows NT Server Tools on a Windows 95 client computer, you will be asked to log on or to enter your password for verification. These additional password prompts are necessary to ensure that you have administrative privilege for the server on which you are focused.
When you use the Windows NT Server Tools program group, you can create trust relationships between domains but you cannot verify them. Be sure to enter correct passwords for the trust relationships.
If you are not logged on and you start any of the programs in Windows NT Server Tools, you will receive a message that says that the computer is not logged on to the network. Remember to log on to the network before attempting to run any of the Windows NT Server Tools.
Use the following procedure to use the Event Viewer in Windows NT Server tools on a computer running Windows 95.
To use Event Viewer on a computer running Windows 95
1. Click on Start, point to Programs, and then point to Windows NT Server Tools.
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Start Program Manager (PROGMAN.EXE) and open the Windows NT Server Tools program group.
2. Click on Event Viewer.
3. Type the name of a computer running Advanced Server, Windows NT Server, or Windows NT Workstation.
Use the following procedure to use the Server Manager in Windows NT Server tools on a computer running Windows 95.
To use Server Manager on a computer running Windows 95
1. Click on Start, point to Programs, and then point to Windows NT Server Tools.
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Start Program Manager (PROGMAN.EXE) and open the Windows NT Server Tools program group.
2. Click on Server Manager.
3. Select a computer to administer. Or, from the Computer menu, choose Select Domain to see computers in another domain.
Use the following procedure to use the User Manager for Domains in Windows NT Server tools on a computer running Windows 95.
To use User Manager for Domains on a computer running Windows 95
1. Click on Start, point to Programs, and then point to Windows NT Server Tools.
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Start Program Manager (PROGMAN.EXE) and open the Windows NT Server Tools program group.
2. Click on User Manager for Domains.
3. Select a user account or group to administer. Or, from the User menu, choose Select Domain to see the accounts in another domain.
Use the following procedure to edit the security properties for files, directories, and printers on Advanced Server.
To edit security properties
1. Focus on the object and look at its Properties dialog box. There are several ways to perform this task, including the following:
Click on Start, point at Programs, and then click on Windows Explorer. In the left pane, double-click on Network Neighborhood. In the right page, double-click on the name of the computer you want to administer. In the right pane again, click on the object that you want to administer. Click on the Properties button on the toolbar.
Click on Start, point at Find, and then click on Computer. Type the name of the computer and then click on Find Now. Double-click on the name of the computer. Click on the object you want to administer. Click on the Properties button on the toolbar.
2. In the Properties dialog box, click on the Security tab. Now you can change the settings for permissions, auditing, and ownership of the object.
Note that there are several methods for selecting an object to administer that do not work in Windows 95, including the following:
Administering print queues through the Printers list in My Computer. These print queue objects represent print queues local to your Windows 95 computer, even if the queue is redirected to an Advanced Server print queue.
Using the Windows 3.x Print Manager. It no longer exists in Windows 95; the Printers icon in the Main group of Program Manager is simply a shortcut to the Printers list in My Computer.
Using File Manager (WINFILE.EXE) in Program Manager. Installing Windows NT Server Tools does not add a Security menu to File Manager as it does for Windows 3.x.
Use the following procedure to remove Windows NT Server Tools from a computer running Windows 95.
To remove Windows NT Server Tools from a Windows 95 computer
1. Click on Start, and then point to Settings.
2. Click on the Control Panel.
3. Double-click on Add/Remove Programs.
4. Select the Install/Uninstall tab.
5. If you have installed Windows NT Server Tools as described earlier in this section, then you should see the Windows NT Server Tools entry in the Uninstall list. Select it and click on Add/Remove.
The directory in which Windows NT Server Tools was installed (usually c:\srvtools) will not be removed by the Install/Uninstall program. you will have to remove this directory manually.
