Microsoft KB Archive/147363

= AlphaServer Hangs on Install of Windows NT Version 4.0 =

Article ID: 147363

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


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

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This article was previously published under Q147363





SYMPTOMS
During the installation of Windows NT 4.0 on a Digital Equipment Corporation DEC AlphaServer, the setup process may stop responding (hang) and may not respond to user input.



CAUSE
Setup may hang when it attempts to update the NVRAM variables on computers that have 120 N/S EPROM parts. This problem affects Sable, Gamma, Lynx, and Rawhide.

See KB Article:

ARTICLE-ID: 164594

TITLED : NT 4.0 hangs on DEC AlphaServer 2000, 2100, and 2100A Systems



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 4.0. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt alpha dec crash hang freeze

Keywords: kbsetup KB147363

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