Windows NT 3.5

Infobox OS version
name = Windows NT 3.5
family = Microsoft Windows

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developer = Microsoft
source_model = Closed source
license = Microsoft EULA
kernel_type = Hybrid kernel
support_status = Unsupported as of December 31 2001
first_release_date = September 21 1994
release_version = 3.50.807 SP3
release_date = June 21 1995

Windows NT 3.5 is the second release of the Microsoft Windows NT operating system. It was released on September 21 1994.

One of the primary goals during Windows NT 3.5's development was to increase the speed of the operating system; as a result, the project was given the codename "Daytona" in reference to the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. [cite book
title = Microsoft Windows Internals
edition = 4th edition
pages = pg. xx
last = Russinovich
first = Mark
authorlink =Mark Russinovich
coauthors = David Solomon
year = 2005
publisher = Microsoft Press
id = ISBN 0-7356-1917-4
quote = The first release of Windows NT was larger and slower than expected, so the next major push was a project called Daytona, named after the speedway in Florida. The main goals for this release were to reduce the size of the system, increase the speed of the system, and, of course, to make it more reliable.]

Overview

This is the first Windows NT to adopt the names "Windows NT Workstation" and "Windows NT Server" for its editions. The editions of the previous Windows NT release, Windows NT 3.1, were named "Windows NT" and "Windows NT Advanced Server".

New features in Windows NT 3.5 include the new startup screen. The interface was updated to be consistent with the "Windows for Workgroups 3.xx". It also upgraded Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) support from version 1.0 to version 2.0 and is more efficient - performance is higher and it requires less memory than Windows NT 3.1.

In July 1995, Windows NT 3.5 with Service Pack 3 was rated by the National Security Agency as complying with TCSEC C2 criteria.cite web
url=http://www.radium.ncsc.mil/tpep/epl/entries/CSC-EPL-95-003.html
title=EPL Entry CSC-EPL-95/003
date=July 31 1995
accessdate=2006-05-22
publisher=National Computer Security Center]

Windows NT 3.5 refuses to install on a processor newer than the original Pentium (P5 core). [cite web
url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/151212/en-us
title=Windows NT 3.5 Setup and the Pentium Pro Processor
date=November 4, 2003
accessdate=2006-07-03
publisher=Microsoft ] Windows NT 3.51 fixed this. It is however possible to modify files on the install CD which will allow it to install.

Editions

* Windows NT Server
* Windows NT Workstation

References

External links

* [http://www.guidebookgallery.org/guis/windows/winnt35 GUIdebook: Windows NT 3.51 Gallery] – A website dedicated to preserving and showcasing Graphical User Interfaces