NEC VT 300i Personal Computer User Manual


 
NEC PowerMate VT 300i Series Release Notes A-3
Once Internet Explorer is installed, other applications can be installed
during the same installation session and in any order. Internet Explorer
comes preinstalled on systems with the Windows 98 operating system.
Note
:
Install the NEC Help Center
after
installing
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 on the system. Installation of
the NEC Help Center requires Internet Explorer 4.01
installed on the system. The Help Center cannot run without
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01.
See “NEC Application and Driver CD” in Chapter 3 of the PowerMate VT 300i
Series User’s Guide for detailed information about installing applications from
the Application and Driver CD.
Setting Boot Order in BIOS
To use the CD-ROM drive as a boot device, the BIOS must list it as the first
device. Otherwise, the CD-ROM drive should be second in the boot order.
The system does not boot from a Zip
®
drive if it is listed as the first boot device.
Configuring the System for Microsoft Internet Explorer
TCP/IP must be enabled before Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 can be used.
See the next section, “Changing Network Settings,” for instructions on enabling
TCP/IP. (Internet Explorer is installed from the NEC Application and Driver
CD.)
Note:
Internet Explorer 4.01 comes preinstalled on
systems with the Windows 98 operating system.
Changing Network Settings
All systems are configured with the NetBEUI and NWLink protocols enabled.
However, before you connect a system to your network you might need to:
enable a different network protocol
disable unneeded protocols for enhanced system performance
add or change network, domain, and gateway information.
The following procedure describes how to disable the NetBEUI and NWLink
protocols, enable TCP/IP, and provide network, domain, and gateway
information. (If a different protocol is enabled, the menu choices may differ
from those described in the procedure.)
1. From the Windows desktop, click
Start
on the taskbar, point to
Settings
,
and click
Control Panel
.