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Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack, IIS 4.0 to debut in October
One month after the release of Internet Explorer 4.0, Microsoft will makeavailable a Windows NT 4.0 "Option Pack" that will include Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0, IE 4.0, and other products. The interesting thing about this Option Pack is
Paul Thurrott
September 4, 1997
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One month after the release of Internet Explorer 4.0, Microsoft will makeavailable a Windows NT 4.0 "Option Pack" that will include Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0, IE 4.0, and other products. The interesting thing about this Option Pack is the inclusion of IIS 4.0: Microsoft hasnever announced a release date for this product, but we can now assumethat it will be ready by October 30th.
The Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack is designed to make it easier for customersto get new functionality for Windows NT, both Server Workstation. It willtake the form of a two-CD-ROM kit, including the following:
Internet Information Server 4.0 and Personal Web Server 4.0
Microsoft Transaction Server 2.0
Microsoft Messaging Queue 1.0 (Code-named "Falcon")
RAS, with PPTP and VPN (Code-named "BaseCamp")
Internet Explorer 4.0
Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3
The Option Pack can be purchased three ways:
At retail for $100.
By purchasing Windows NT Server or Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition after December 15, 1997. Option Pack CD-ROMs will also be included in later builds of Windows NT Server 4.0 and Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0. It will *not* be included in Windows NT Workstation or Windows 95 releases.
Downloadable for fee over the Web.
For more information on the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Action Pack, watchthe Microsoft IIS 4.0 Beta Web site
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