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John - 31 Jul 2003 17:57 GMT

I have windows NT 4.00 on the machine that I'm using and,
for the particular internet use I want, I'm told that I
need to have NT 5.00 or higher. How do I upgrade to
that ? Is there a free download at the microsoft
website? I've been there but I'm a clutz when it comes to
this kind of stuff, and didn't see what to do. Can anyone
help ? Thanks !

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Dave Patrick - 31 Jul 2003 18:42 GMT

NT5 = Windows 2000. Are you sure you don't mean IE5?

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> I have windows NT 4.00 on the machine that I'm using and,
> for the particular internet use I want, I'm told that I
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> this kind of stuff, and didn't see what to do. Can anyone
> help ? Thanks !

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John - 31 Jul 2003 19:09 GMT

Thanks Patrick. What's IE5? And If NT 5.00 = Windows
2000, can I download that from the website free and if so
where precisely ? Thanks again .

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>NT5 = Windows 2000. Are you sure you don't mean IE5?
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Dave Patrick - 31 Jul 2003 20:07 GMT

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> Thanks Dave What's IE5?

* Internet Explorer
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.asp

And If NT 5.00 = Windows

> 2000, can I download that from the website free and if so
> where precisely ?

* No, you have to buy it. It is an operating system.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/default.asp

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John - 31 Jul 2003 21:22 GMT

Thanks Dave -

1) I have IE5 on the computer now. Is is necessary to
upgrade at this time to IE6?

2) My main desire is to upgrade from the current operating
system (NT 4.0) to NT 5.0 You've said that NT 5.0 =
Windows 2000. Am I correct, then, in understanding that
there is not an (free) "upgrade" from NT 4.0 to NT 5.0
and therefore I must buy Windows 2000 in order to
effectively have what others are calling "NT 5.0" on my
computer. Is this correct ?

Thanks in advance for clarifying this for me.

-- John

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>Inline reply:
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>* No, you have to buy it. It is an operating system.
>http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/default.asp

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Dave Patrick - 31 Jul 2003 21:31 GMT

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> Thanks Dave -
>
> 1) I have IE5 on the computer now. Is is necessary to
> upgrade at this time to IE6?

* No it's purely your option here. Depending on the specific version it may
no longer be supported. What this means is no more security updates.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?id=fh;[ln];lifeprodi

> 2) My main desire is to upgrade from the current operating
> system (NT 4.0) to NT 5.0 You've said that NT 5.0 =
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> effectively have what others are calling "NT 5.0" on my
> computer. Is this correct ?

* Yes, you would have to buy an upgrade.
NT5.0 = Windows 2000
NT5.1 = Windows XP

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Brendon Rogers - 31 Jul 2003 20:11 GMT

IE5 = Internet Explorer 5. You can (and should) download IE6SP1 (6 Service
Pack 1) from http://www.microsoft/com/downloads. I would also recommend
visiting http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com to ensure you have the latest NT
& IE security patches.

Windows 2000 is a whole new operating system which you would need to
purchase, its not available for free or for download.

> Thanks Patrick. What's IE5? And If NT 5.00 = Windows
> 2000, can I download that from the website free and if so
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John - 31 Jul 2003 21:24 GMT

Thanks Brendon. Can you see my question latest reply
question to Dave and help clarify for me ? Thanks again.

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>IE5 = Internet Explorer 5. You can (and should) download IE6SP1 (6 Service
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