Microsoft KB Archive/269278

= &quot;Stop 0x0000007f&quot; During Windows NT 4.0 Setup =

Article ID: 269278

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q269278



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to install Windows NT 4.0, you may receive the following error message on a blue screen:

Stop 0x0000007f

When this issue occurs, you must reboot the computer.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur because of a timing issue between the hard disk and the operating system. This is a known issue with the original Hal.dll file that is included with Windows NT 4.0.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, reboot the computer and allow Setup to restart. If the problem occurs repeatedly, format the partition with the FAT file system, and then install Windows NT 4.0. If you want to use the NTFS file system, convert the partition to NTFS by using the convert command after you install Windows NT 4.0.

After you successfully install Windows NT 4.0, install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a (SP6a) as soon as possible. SP6a includes an updated Hal.dll file that resolves this issue. For additional information about obtaining Windows NT service packs, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb kbsetup KB269278

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