Abstract
This chapter focuses on the installation of Internet Explorer to be employed for administrative tasks and client-side Web access. The author describes the installation of the Option Pack on Windows NT Workstation and Windows 95 and explains the differences between the capabilities of the NT Server-based IIS 4.0 and the functionality of the Personal Web Server.
In this chapter, I focus on the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack components that are installed and used on the network client. This chapter covers the installation of the Internet Explorer browser client, which is used in client-side operations as well as administrative tasks. I also cover the installation of the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack on both the Windows NT Workstation and Windows 95 platforms. The installation of client-side components for the server applications included in the Option Pack (such as Microsoft Message Queue Server) is discussed. I describe the differences between the Personal Web Server and the NT Server-based IIS 4.0, and also illustrate the use of the Personal Web Manager.
INSTALLING INTERNET EXPLORER 4.01
The Internet Explorer 4.01 can be installed from the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack CD. The Windows Server 4.0 NT Option Pack requires that Internet Explorer be present prior to Option Pack installation.
Note: A newer version of Internet Explorer is available on the Service Pack 4 CD. The SP4 CD contains Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1.
To access the Internet Explorer setup program, insert the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack CD, and click Install to go to the setup screen.
To install Internet Explorer 4.01, click the Internet Explorer 4.01 link highlighted in step 4 of the Option Pack installation screen.
The Confirm File Open dialog box appears, and asks you whether to open the file ie4setup.exe. To continue installation of Internet Explorer, click the Open button.
The initial Internet Explorer 4.0 setup dialog box appears, prompting you to click Next to continue the installation.
The Internet Explorer license agreement is displayed. To continue installation, select the radio button next to “I accept the agreement,” and then click Next.
The Internet Explorer installation option dialog box is displayed, providing a drop-down list that lets you choose between standard and full installation, as shown in Figure 28-1. Select your installation option and click Next to continue.
The Windows Desktop Update dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 28-2, providing you with an option to install the desktop update (which provides some browser-like functionality to your Windows desktop). By default, the Yes radio button is selected. Click the radio button next to No if you do not want to install the desktop update. Once you have selected your desktop update option, click Next to continue.
The Active Channel Selection dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 28-3, enabling you to select the region that corresponds to your country and language. Select the appropriate region and click Next to continue.
The Destination Folder dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 28-4, highlighting the drive and directory (folder) in which Internet Explorer will be installed. Select the folder you want to install Internet Explorer into, and click Next to continue.
The Preparing Setup dialog box is displayed. If some items already exist on your system, an Update New Items? dialog box asks if you want to upgrade only newer items or reinstall all components, as shown in Figure 28-5.
Select the radio button next to the desired option and click OK. The Internet Explorer file copying process proceeds, displaying a component list and a progress bar.
Once the file copying process is completed, the final Internet Explorer dialog box appears, requiring that you click OK to continue.
The Internet Explorer installation process informs you it is finalizing settings, and then provides you with a dialog box explaining that setup must restart your system. Click OK to restart your system.
Once your system has rebooted, Internet Explorer setup automatically continues finalizing the personalized settings, and displays a message to that effect. This process takes only a minute or two to complete.
Once the Internet Explorer setup has finished, restart the Option Pack installation process and return to the Install screen for the Windows NT Option Pack. You can easily do this by reinserting the Option Pack CD, and then selecting the Install link in the left frame of the browser launched by the autorun routine.
THE OPTION PACK ON NT WORKSTATION
The installation of the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack components for Windows NT Workstation clients begins with the same installation screen that is used for the Option Pack on Windows NT Server. The components available for installation include the Personal Web Server, Microsoft Management Console, Windows Scripting Host, Windows Scripting Debugger, Transaction Server, Message Queue Server Client, and Data Access Components. For the purposes of demonstration, all components and subcomponents will be installed.
Installing the Option Pack on NT Workstation
To install the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack on a system running NT Workstation, follow these steps:
Insert the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack CD. The initial installation screen is displayed, as shown in Figure 28-6. Click Install.
The next screen displays the basic installation steps. Perform the five steps listed by Microsoft in Figure 28-7 as needed (for example, if Internet Explorer or Service Pack 3 is not installed, install them before proceeding with the Option Pack installation):
Read the License Agreement.
Uninstall any BETA versions of Personal Web Server.
Install the Windows NT Service Pack 3, if not already installed.
Install Internet Explorer 4.01, if not already installed.
Begin installing the Option Pack by clicking Install Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack.
The File Download dialog box is displayed, as shown in Figure 28-8. Select the Run this program from its current location option to continue installing the Option Pack. Click OK to continue.
A Security Warning dialog box appears, requiring that you click Yes to continue.
The beginning Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack installation dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 28-9, and describes the available components including Personal Web Server, Transaction Server, Data Access Components, Message Queue Server Client, Internet Connection Services for RAS, Administration, and Developer Components. Click Next to continue.
The License Agreement dialog box is displayed. Read the License Agreement and click Accept to continue.
The installation type dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 28-10, enabling you to choose Minimum, Typical, or Custom installation. Although the default option is Typical, for the purposes of displaying all options, select Custom.
The Custom installation dialog box appears as shown in Figure 28-11, enabling you to select the components to include during installation. Make sure the checkbox next to the components you want are checked, and clear the checkbox next to any components you do not want installed.
The ICS for RAS subcomponents dialog box, shown in Figure 28-12, enables you to select the Connection Manager Administration Kit, Connection Point Services, and the ICS documentation.
The Microsoft Data Access Components subcomponents dialog box, shown in Figure 28-13, enables you to select Data Sources, MDAC, and RDS subcomponents.
The Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ) subcomponents dialog box, shown in Figure 28-14, enables you to select the MSMQ Client as well as tools and documentation.
The Personal Web Server (PWS) subcomponents dialog box, shown in Figure 28-15, has the most substantial set of subcomponents to choose from. This dialog box enables you to select the FTP and Web services, as well as the Personal Web Manager administration tool, sample site, and documentation.
The Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) subcomponents dialog box, shown in Figure 28-16, enables you to select the MTS core component, as well as the development subcomponent and documentation.
The Visual InterDev component supplies a warning message that it is only to be used on development servers, due to security issues.
Note: With all options selected, the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack on the NT Workstations platform requires 72.5MB of disk space.
The Personal Web Server installation dialog box, shown in Figure 28-17, prompts you to provide the Web and FTP service publishing directories, as well as the Application Installation Point directory. Click Next to continue.
You are then required to select the Transaction Server installation directory, as shown in Figure 28-18. Click Next to continue.
The next dialog box prompts you to provide the administrative account information for Transaction Server, as shown in Figure 28-19. Click Next to continue.
The Message Queue Server installation dialog box, shown in Figure 28-20, prompts you to select the type of client: either an independent client (has own message store, and can work offline) or a dependent client (no message store and must be connected to work). In this example installation, an independent client is installed. Click Next to continue.
You are then prompted to enter the name of the MSMQ Site Controller (the NetBIOS name of the server hosting the MSMQ Server), as shown in Figure 28-21. You can also opt to use secure communications if the MSMQ server is configured to support it. Click Next to continue.
The next MSMQ dialog box, shown in Figure 28-22, prompts you to provide the MSMQ installation directory.
The file copying dialog box appears, showing the degree of completion of the file copy process with a progress bar.
Once the file copying is completed, the final installation dialog box appears, requiring that you click Finish.
The Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack then finalizes settings, and prompts you to restart your computer. Click Yes to reboot your system.
Using the Personal Web Server
The Personal Web Server (PWS) uses the MMC-based Internet Service Manager (ISM) and is virtually identical to IIS 4.0—thus only the differences are summarized in this section. For a detailed explanation of the property sheets, refer to Chapter 16, which describes the Internet Information Server.
One key difference between the PWS and NT Server version of IIS 4.0 is that the PWS does not employ DNS; instead, the PWS uses a NetBIOS name or IP address to access the PWS and sites. Additionally, the IIS Snap-in for NT Workstation does not include NNTP and SMTP snap-in extensions.
The PWS uses the same property sheets as IIS 4.0, but some functionality is missing or limited. These differences in functionality are shown as follows, organized by property sheet.
WWW service provides the following functionality:
Web site—The PWS Web Service does not support unlimited connections, and is limited to ten concurrent connections.
Performance—The PWS does not support bandwidth throttling.
Directory security—The PWS does not support IP address and domain name restrictions.
No Operators property sheet—The PWS cannot assign Web site operators.
Key Manager—The PWS only allows you to create a certificate request file, and does not support submitting it directly to the Microsoft Certificate Server.
FTP service provides the following functionality:
FTP site—The PWS FTP Service does not support unlimited connections, and is limited to ten concurrent connections.
Security accounts—The PWS does not enable you to assign FTP site operators.
Directory security—The PWS does not support setting TCP/IP access restrictions (this option is disabled).
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