Dell Dimension Lxxxc, Setup Manual

Dell Dimension Systems Setup Guide 5

8. If you do not have a network interface controller (NIC) installed in your system, 

proceed to step 9. 

If you do have a NIC installed, the 

Windows NT Workstation Setup

 window 

appears. Dell recommends that you click 

Do not connect this computer to a 

network at this time

, and then click 

Next>

 and finish the Windows NT setup 

procedure. After Windows NT setup is complete, use the 

Network

 icon in the 

Control Panel

 to configure the network.

9. Click 

Restart Computer

 in the 

Windows NT Setup Complete

 window to reboot 

the system. 

When the system restarts, you are prompted to select an operating system.

10. Select an operating system.

The options are 

Windows NT WorkStation Version 4.00 

(default)                     

and 

Windows NT WorkStation 4.00 (VGA Mode)

 (normally used for 

troubleshooting). Use the up- or down-arrow key to highlight the desired option 

and press <Enter>. If no action is taken, the default (highlighted) is selected 

automatically after 30 seconds.

11. Press <Ctl><Alt><Del> simultaneously at the 

Begin Logon

 window.

12. Type your password and click 

OK

.

The 

Welcome to Windows NT

 window appears. You can click either of the 

following items for additional information, or you can exit from this window and 

begin working on the desktop:

‡

What’s New

 — Learn about new features of Windows NT 4.0.

‡

Help 

— Use the search facility to find information on a particular subject, 

title, word, or phrase.

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The emergency repair diskette saves your original configuration and can be used to 

restore your system to its initial setup state if files become corrupted. It should not be 

used as a backup tool.

To create the emergency repair diskette, perform the following steps:

1.

Click the 

Start

 button, point to 

Programs

, and click the 

Dell Accessories

 folder.

2. Click the 

Create Repair Disk

 icon.

3. In the 

Repair Disk Utility

 window, click 

Create Repair Disk

.

4. Label a diskette “Emergency Repair Disk,” insert it into the diskette drive, and 

click 

OK

. 

The diskette is formatted and the configuration files are copied to it.

5. When the 

Repair Disk Utility

 window reappears, click 

Exit

.

6. Remove the diskette from your diskette drive, and store it in a safe place.