Microsoft KB Archive/153742

= STOP 0x0000006F During System Initialization =

Article ID: 153742

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

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This article was previously published under Q153742



SYMPTOMS
The following STOP message may appear when you boot Windows NT:

STOP: 0x0000006F (0xC0000034,0x00000000,0x00000000,0x00000000)

Session3_Initialization_Failed



CAUSE
A file critical to system initialization, such as Smss.exe, may be missing or corrupted.



RESOLUTION
Use one of the following methods to restore a missing or corrupted file:

If the Windows Operating System is installed on a FAT partition, copy the initialization file to the %SystemRoot%\System32 directory.If Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0 is installed on an NTFS partition, reinstall Windows NT to a separate directory. Log on as the same user with the same permissions and copy the initialization file to the %SystemRoot%\System32 directory. If Windows 2000 is installed on an NTFS partition use the Recovery Console to replace system files. For instructions on relacing system files using the recovery console see:

229716 Description of WIndows 2000 Recovery Console

Additional query words: err msg errmsg

Keywords: kbnetwork KB153742

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