Microsoft KB Archive/138794

= Out of Memory Error Installing Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack 2 =

Article ID: 138794

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q138794



SUMMARY
When you run Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack 2 UPDATE.EXE, the following error message appears and the upgrade halts:

External Library Procedure

ForceFileNoCompress reported the following error:

Out of Memory Could not configure



CAUSE
This problem occurs if you move the original location of the NTLDR file from the root of drive C or if you've renamed your boot drive letter to a letter other than C.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do one of the following:


 * Create a temporary directory and copy the contents of the Service Pack. Edit the UPDATE.INF file by changing the following line:

set STF_OSLDEST = 

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 * Change the boot partition back to drive C.



RESOLUTION
This problem has been corrected in the latest Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51 Service Pack 2. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. 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 3.51 sp2

Keywords: KB138794

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