Microsoft KB Archive/228244

= Unattended Installation Stops and Displays Warning Message =

Article ID: 228244

Article Last Modified on 2/26/2007

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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 Q228244



SYMPTOMS
After you perform a low-level format on a hard disk, and then run an unattended installation of Windows, you may receive the following warning message:

Windows 2000 Server Setup

Setup has determined that your computer's startup hard disk is new or has been erased, or that an operating system is installed on your computer with which windows 2000 cannot coexist.

If such an operating system is installed on your computer, continuing Setup may damage or destroy it.

If the hard disk is new or has been erased, or you want to discard its current contents, you can choose to continue setup.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if you perform a low-level format on the hard disk.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, format the hard disk, and then run the unattended installation. If you continue to run Windows Setup, Windows repartitions and formats the disk during the installation.



STATUS
Keywords: kbdiskmemory kbenv kberrmsg kbprb kbsetup KB228244

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