The following procedures must be followed for Windows NT4 to utilize 
Windows Media Player 7.1 -

1.  Install NT 4 with a Base Service Pack One

2.  Once installed create networking (do not do so during install)

3.  Install Nic Card (if have one)

4.  Install Sound Drivers

5.  Install Service Pack Six - with Low Encryption 56-bit

6.  Install Dial-up Networking

7.  Install Internet Explorer 4 SP1 or higher - include Desktop Update
    in install

8.  Install Windows Media Player 6.4

9.  Install Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 - though install will not ask you
    to update Java Engine - do so

10. Install Service Pack 6a - with High Encryption 128-bit

11. Install Windows Media Player 7.1 using program to install on Win95
    machine

As NT4 is not 100% fully plug-n-play sound drivers must be installed after
Nic card and/or modem drivers (Applies only if you have ISA Cards and/or PCI
Cards not fully configured during initial install.  During install be sure
to use a custom install and within Multimedia Settings do not include Media
Player to be installed, as IE4 will install Active Movie which is compat-
ible with Media Player 6.4 - but Original Player is basically a shell GUI
for AVI and will interfere later with associations of file types.

SPECIAL NOTE:  Once Media Player 7.1 has been installed on NT4 you will
receive a notice upon start-up that a service or driver has failed upon
start-up.  The driver is CDRALW2K.SYS.  Microsoft reports in their Knowledge
Base that this is due to the fact that Media Player 7.1 is not supported
in NT4.  The actual file can be found on the Creative Labs site 
(www.creaf.com) if you feel you must load the file to stop the error -
instead of just clicking OK and having a fully functional MP 7.1, save
for CD burning.  Media Player does not burn CD's well anyway - it is 
better to use another program such as NTI CD Maker, Nero, Easy CD, etc -
with my personal favorite NTI CD Maker that while simplistic in terms of
GUI works better for pure CD burning under NT4.