Microsoft KB Archive/297000

= &quot;Error Code 800b0001: Signature for Windows 2000 Professional Is Invalid&quot; Error Message When Running Setup =

Article ID: 297000

Article Last Modified on 3/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q297000



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to install Windows 2000, during the device detection phase, you may receive the following error message:

Error code 800b0001

Signature for Windows 2000 Professional is invalid

Setup had problems registering the following OLE control dll: WINNT\System32\initpki.dll

Setup may not finish successfully.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the computer has an outdated basic input/output system (BIOS).



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, contact the vendor of the motherboard to upgrade the computer to the latest available BIOS, and then run Setup.

Keywords: kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbhardware kbprb kbsetup KB297000

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