How do I install Windows NT/9x based clients?

John Savill

March 4, 1999

2 Min Read
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A. Terminal Server has built in support for the following clients

  • Windows 95

  • Windows 98

  • Windows NT

  • Windows 2000

  • Windows for Workgroups

The first 4 all share a common piece of software and terminal server (bothNT 4.0 and Windows 2000) ships with a utility to create it on a single floppydisk:

  1. Logon to the Terminal Server machine

  2. Select 'Terminal Server Client Creator' from the Administrative toolsbranch (Start - Programs - Administrative Tools - Terminal Server ClientCreator)

  3. You will be shown a dialog box giving options for
    - Terminal Server Client for WFW
    - Terminal Server Client for Windows 95/NT Intel
    - Terminal Server Client for Windows 95/NT Alpha (I never knew 95 run on Alpha!;-) ).
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  4. Select the client (Terminal Server Client for Windows 95/NT Intel) and thedestination drive (you can only select a floppy) and click OK

  5. You will be asked to insert a disk. Click OK

  6. The required files will then be copied to the disk

  7. Click OK once complete

  8. Close the dialog box

All the above does is copy the contents of%systemroot%system32clientstsclientwin32disksdisk1 to disk so you coulddirectly copy or share this directory. There is also a net subdirectory oftsclient which also contains the clients with each client in its ownsubdirectory without the disk1 etc. folders, so you could share out this folderto allow access to all client installations. Sharing the net folder would bethe prefered method.

To install the client perform the following:

  1. Either insert the disk created above or connect to a share containing itsfiles

  2. Execute Setup.exe

  3. The Terminal Server client execution program will start and click Continueto the license agreement

  4. Enter username and company. Click OK. Click OK again to the confirmation

  5. Click 'I agree' to the license agreement

  6. Click the large setup button (you can change the installation folder atthis point)
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  7. You will be asked how you want the application installed, either for allusers to have the same initial settings or just for you. Click Yes

  8. Files will be copied and a success message shown. Click OK.

A new folder "Terminal Server Client" has been added with 2utilities and an uninstall option.

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