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Release Notes for Setup
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Microsoft Whistler Professional for Intel Itanium Systems
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Beta 2
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(c) 2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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These notes support a preliminary release of a software program that
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bears the project code name Whistler.
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When installing a new operating system, you need to make several
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choices. The Whistler Setup Wizard and this document guide you through
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these choices. You also learn how to connect your computer to a
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network.
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Important: Before you begin, you should also read the file
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Read1st.txt, which is on the Whistler Professional CD. This
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file contains late-breaking information that was unavailable
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when these release notes and Whistler Help were written,
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including preinstallation notes vital to the success of your
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installation.
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This document describes how to run the Whistler Setup Wizard and
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install Whistler on a single computer.
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CONTENTS
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1.0 Before You Begin
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2.0 Disk Partitioning Requirements for Itanium-based Computers
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3.0 Starting an Itanium-based Computer for the First Time
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4.0 Running the Whistler Setup Wizard
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1.0 Before You Begin
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When you set up Whistler, you have to provide information
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about how you want to install the operating system. The procedures in
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these release notes help you to provide the necessary information. To
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ensure a successful installation, complete the following tasks,
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which are described in the sections that follow, before you install
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Whistler:
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* Make sure your hardware components meet the minimum requirements.
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* Obtain Whistler-compatible hardware and software, such as
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upgrade packs, new drivers, and so on.
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* Obtain network information.
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1.1 Meeting Hardware Requirements
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Before you install Whistler, make sure your computer meets the
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following minimum hardware requirements:
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* 800 megahertz (MHz) Intel Itanium microprocessor
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* 1 gigabyte (GB) of RAM
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* VGA monitor or better
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* Keyboard
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* Mouse or compatible pointing device
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* CD-ROM drive
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For network installation:
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* Whistler-compatible network adapter card and related cable
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* Access to the network share that contains the Setup files
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To install Whistler automatically, you only need the Whistler
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Professional for Intel Itanium systems CD. To create an Extensible
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Firmware Interface (EFI) partition, insert a floppy disk that contains
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the EFI FDISK and FORMAT tools.
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For more information about EFI utilities, see the documentation
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supplied by your computer vendor.
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1.2 Obtaining Network Information
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If your computer won't be connected to a network, skip this
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section.
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First, you need to decide whether your computer is joining a domain
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or a workgroup. If you don't know which option to choose or if your
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computer won't be connected to a network, select the Workgroup option.
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(You can join a domain later after you install Whistler.) If you
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select the Domain option, ask your network administrator to create a
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new computer account in that domain or reset your existing account.
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If your computer is currently connected to a network, request
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the following information from your network administrator before you
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begin the setup process:
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* Name of your computer
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* Name of the workgroup or domain
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* TCP/IP address (if your network doesn't have a Dynamic Host
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Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server)
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To connect to a network during the setup process, you must have the
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correct hardware installed on your computer and be connected by
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network cable.
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2.0 Disk Partitioning Requirements for Itanium-based Computers
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Itanium-based computers that use EFI have specific partitioning
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requirements. The current EFI specification is capable of
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understanding the FAT file system only. There must be one partition
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that is formatted as a FAT partition. This partition is used to store
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programs and information files that EFI uses to automatically start
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Whistler.
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The current recommended size of the FAT partition is no less than
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100 megabytes (MB) and no more than 1 gigabyte (GB).
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3.0 Starting an Itanium-based Computer for the First Time
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When you first start an Itanium-based computer that does not have an
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operating system installed, the computer starts and then stops at the
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shell prompt. During startup, the EFI shell tries to identify file
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systems that it recognizes and assigns drive mapping similar to
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the MS-DOS-based drive letter assignment.
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The drive mappings are listed as fs0, fs1, and so on. A list of all
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recognized file systems and block-accessed hardware appears above
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the shell prompt when you first start the computer. For example, a
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drive mapping similar to the chart below might appear:
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fs0 : VenHw(Unknown Device:FF) /CDROM(Entry1)
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blk0 : VenHw(Unknown Device:01)
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blk1 : VenHw(Unknown Device:80)
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blk2 : VenHw(Unknown Device:FF) /CDROM(Entry1)
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To change to a specific drive from the command prompt, type its
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name followed by a colon. For example, to switch to the CD-ROM drive,
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type:
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fs0:
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4.0 Running the Whistler Setup Wizard
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The installation process for Whistler systems is divided into two
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phases. The first phase is text-mode setup. The second phase is where
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the Whistler Setup Wizard gathers information such as regional
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settings, user names and passwords, and network information.
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During text-mode setup, files are copied to the computer, and you are
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prompted to create partitions and to choose whether you want to
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perform a manual or automatic installation. The Whistler Setup Wizard
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then copies the appropriate files to your hard disk, checks the
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hardware, and configures your installation. When the installation is
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complete, you're ready to log on to Whistler. Note that your
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computer restarts several times during the setup process.
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4.1 Installing From the Whistler CD
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>>> To install Whistler from the CD:
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1. Turn on your computer and insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive.
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2. After approximately one minute, the EFI shell screen appears.
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3. When the shell prompt appears, type the following, and then
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press ENTER:
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fs0:
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The command prompt now reads fs0:\>. This is the CD-ROM drive.
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Note: If partitions on your hard disk already exist, the
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mapping for the CD-ROM might be different than the previous
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example. To locate the CD, look for the FS mapping that
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reads:
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CD-ROM
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4. At the fs0:\> prompt, type:
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SETUPLDR
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Text-mode setup for Whistler starts.
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5. During text-mode setup, you are asked to create and delete
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partitions. You must create at least two partitions. One
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partition is for the operating system loader files; it must be a
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minimum of 100 MB and must be formatted as FAT.
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After creating the FAT partition, you can then create additional
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partitions for the operating system. The file system on these
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partitions can be FAT, FAT32, or NTFS.
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6. Whistler provides a choice of automatic or manual
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installations.
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An automatic installation configures the computer for you,
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requiring a minimum of direction. To perform an automatic
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installation, press ENTER.
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A manual installation prompts you to enter information during
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the setup process.
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If you want to configure the computer in a certain way, such as
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by using a specific network configuration, you should perform a
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manual installation. To perform a manual installation, press C.
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7. Text-mode setup continues and copies the necessary files to the
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hard disk. Once text-mode setup completes, the computer restarts
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automatically. If the computer stops responding after
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restarting, turn off or reset the computer.
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8. When the computer restarts, GUI-mode setup starts automatically.
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If you selected a manual installation, you are prompted for
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additional information.
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9. Once GUI-mode setup is complete, the computer restarts
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automatically.
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4.2 Collecting User and Computer Information
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The Whistler Setup Wizard helps you gather information about you and
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your computer. Although much of this installation process is
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automatic, you might need to provide information or select settings on
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the following wizard pages, depending on the configuration of your
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computer:
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* Licensing Agreement. If you agree with the terms and want to
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continue the setup process, select the option labeled I accept
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this agreement.
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* Select Special Options. Customize the Whistler installation,
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language, and accessibility settings for new installations. You
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can set up Whistler to use multiple languages and regional
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settings.
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* Regional Settings. Change the system and user locale settings for
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different regions and languages.
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* Personalize Your Software. Type the full name of the person to
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whom this copy of Whistler is licensed and, optionally, the
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organization.
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* Computer Name and Password. Type a unique computer
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name that differs from other computer, workgroup, or domain
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names on your network. The Whistler Setup Wizard suggests a
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computer name, but you can change the name.
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* Date and Time Settings. Verify the date and time for your region,
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select the appropriate time zone, and then select whether you
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want Whistler to automatically adjust for daylight-savings time.
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* Networking Settings. Unless you're an advanced user, select the
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Typical settings option for your network configuration. To
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manually configure network clients, services, and protocols,
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select the Custom settings.
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* Workgroup or Computer Domain. During the setup process, you must
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join either a workgroup or a domain.
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For more information, see "Providing Networking Information"
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later in this document.
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* Network Identification Wizard. If your computer is connected to a
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network, this wizard prompts you to identify the users who will
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be using your computer. Each person with an account on the
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computer can be assigned different levels of access.
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4.3 Providing Networking Information
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During or after the setup process, you need to join either a workgroup
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or a domain. If you won't be working on a network, select the option
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to join a workgroup.
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4.3.1 Joining a Workgroup
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A workgroup is one or more computers with the same workgroup name (for
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example, a peer-to-peer network). Any user can join a workgroup by
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simply typing the workgroup name--you don't need special permissions
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to join a workgroup. You must provide an existing or new workgroup
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name, or you can use the workgroup name that the Whistler Setup Wizard
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suggests.
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4.3.2 Joining a Domain
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A computer account identifies your computer to the domain, while the
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user account identifies you to your computer.
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A domain is a collection of computers defined by a network
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administrator. Unlike joining a workgroup, which you can do yourself,
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joining a domain requires permission from the network administrator.
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To join a domain during the setup process, you must already have an
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existing computer account in the domain you want to join. You are
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prompted to type a new computer account name. Before you run the
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Whistler Setup Wizard, ask your network administrator to create a
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computer account. Or if you have the appropriate privileges, you can
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create the account during the setup process and join the domain. To
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join a domain, you need to provide your user name and password.
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Note: If you have difficulty joining a domain during the setup
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process, join a workgroup instead, and then join the domain
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after you finish installing Whistler.
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4.4 Logging on to Whistler
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When you install Whistler, Setup prompts you to create a user account for yourself and one for each person who regularly uses the computer, whether in an office or home.
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Important: The Administrator account is still active in Whistler, but you can only gain access to it when you are in safe mode. If you need to perform administrative-only tasks on your computer, such as managing accounts and resources, assign Administrator rights to your user account when you create it during Setup.
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If you have Administrator rights, you can assign permissions to each user account. For example, you can determine whether a user may install software, view other users' documents, and operate network resources such as printers and servers.
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4.2 Creating a User Account
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Your user account identifies your user name and password, the groups
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you're a member of, which network resources you have access to, and
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your personal files and settings. Each person who regularly uses the
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computer should have a user account. The user account is identified by
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a user name and a password, both of which the user types when logging
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on to the computer. You can create individual user accounts after
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logging on to the computer by using an account with Administrator rights.
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>>> To create a user account:
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1. Log on to the computer as a user with Administrator rights.
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2. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
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3. Double-click User Accounts.
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4. Click Create a new account.
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5. Follow the instructions that appear.
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