GSE&IS Computer Laboratories

Using Windows NT in the GSE&IS 118 Lab

Please Note: If this is your first time using the lab,you may wish to print this document.

Sound Output is NOT SUPPORTED for Windows NT in the GSE&IS 118 Lab

Use the table of contents below to quickly find the information that you are seeking:

• Key Commands Quick Reference
• Launching Windows NT
• Using the Mouse
• Using the Keyboard
• Accessing Floppies and CDs
• Accessing Zip Disks
• Accessing the Home Server
• Logging off of NT
• Rebooting the PC Card

Key Commands Quick Reference

Launching Windows NT

If the OrangePCi dialog box is open on the Macintosh desktop:

1. Click once on the Orange PCi dialog box.
   
   
   
   

2. At the Windows NT Login prompt press the Control+Alt+Delete () keys.
   
   

If the OrangePC dialog box is NOT open:

1. From the Apple () Menu, select OrangePCi. This will start the OrangePCi application.
   
   
   
   

2. When the OrangePC dialog box appears, hold down the Command key () and press D.
   
   
   
   

3. At the Windows NT Login prompt press the Control+Alt+Delete () keys.
   

If the OrangePC dialog box is NOT open:

1. Double-click on the Hard Drive icon.
   
   

2. Double-click on the Orange PCi folder.
   
   

3. Double click on Orange PCi (application.)
   
   
   
   

4. At the Windows NT Login prompt press the Control+Alt+Delete () keys.
    

You will login to the Windows NT Domain using your regular lab account username and password.

Using the Mouse

OrangePCi emulates the standard Microsoft P/S2 mouse. To right click, you can either use the right mouse button or press the Command key () as you click:

+ Click

You can also emulate the middle button of a PS/2 three button mouse by pressing Command key () and Control keys as you click:

+ Control + Click

Accessing Files on Floppy drive A: or a CD in drive D:

The disk must be inserted while you are in the Windows NT environment for it to show up in drive A: or in drive D: If you insert the disk in the MacOS environment, the drive will function as a Macintosh drive.

Since the machine doesn't have manual eject buttons, you must do the following to eject disks:

Floppy Disk: +E

CD: +U

Zip Drive Access

The Zip Drive is mapped to the D: Drive in Windows NT. You can find the D: Drive by opening the My Computer Icon.

To eject a zip disk, push the physical eject button on the outside of the computer.

Please note, to access a zip disk, you must place it in the computer while it is in NT mode. If you stick the disk in while in mac mode, it will not show up under Windows NT.

Using the Keyboard

The Macintosh extended keyboard maps directly to the PC extended keyboard.

TIP: Pressing the Control + ESC keys will serve the same function as the Windows key on the new Windows 101 Enhanced keyboards. This function allows you to pull up the Start button from anywhere within Windows.

Accessing the Home Server from Windows NT

Open up G118-NT, find the Home Server (on the H: drive), and find your shared folder. Store ALL of your files in this shared folder. Anything saved in another location will be periodically deleted!

Logging Off or Quitting OrangePC

Quitting or rebooting the OrangePC incorrectly can result in a loss of data, so it's imperative that you follow these steps:

1. Close all documents and applications in Windows.
   
   

2. Click on the Start menu and choose "Shut Down".
   
   
   
   

3. In the "Shut Down Windows" dialog box select "Shut down the computer?" and click the "OK" button.
   
   
   
   

4. When the screen goes black and displays the message "It is now safe to shut down your computer" press the Command and Q keys (+Q). If you have followed the preceding steps, click on the "Quit" button. If you still have documents open or have not shut down Windows, click the "I need to quit" button and go back to step 1.
   
   
   
   

Important: If you do not logoff or shutdown Windows NT, any new user can have access to your files even if you logoff on the MacOS side! Please make sure you are logged off.

Technical Note: If you get the "blue screen of death" (A blue screen with hexidecimal numbers all over it), please quit by pressing the Command and Q keys (+Q).

Rebooting OrangePC

You can reboot the OrangePC while Windows is running, but doing so may result in a loss of data!

Before rebooting, close all documents and choose shutdown from the Start Menu. Then press the Command and Q keys (+Q), quit Orange PCi and launch Orange PCi again (see above).

Tip: If Windows NT is restarted it does not affect the MacOS at all, so all open files on the mac side will still be active.

Document Location: http://labs.gseis.ucla.edu/print/info/windowsnt.html