Windows NT 4.0 gets Zero Administration within 90 days

Microsoft announced today that Windows NT 4.0 users will be able implementtheir "Zero Administration for Windows" initiative within 90 days, using akit the company will release for free. Microsoft hopes this kit will tideusers over until the next major release of NT, version 5.0, due in 1998.It includes an automated setup program, pre-configured system policies, user profiles, and setup scripts, and optional configuration "modes" thatallow users to boot directly into Internet Explorer or other applications.The ZAW kit will include a full set of documentation as well.

Microsoft plans to make the Zero Administration kit available as a freedownload from the Microsoft Web site. For now, you can download demos oftwo ZAW modes: "Taskstation mode" and "Appstation mode," from the ZeroAdministration Kit for Windows home page. The demos are simplyDirector movies that show you how the feature will eventually work