Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a (SP6a) resolves the SP6 issue with Lotus Notes and other Winsock based applications and provides the latest updates to Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0 (including Enterprise Edition). Windows NT 4.0 SP6a contains known Year 2000 updates for Windows NT 4.0. Available to all customers, this version provides standard encryption capabilities for computers running on the Intel (x86) platform.

If you are unsure whether your NT 4.0 system needs this service pack, refer to Microsoft's documentation.