Microsoft KB Archive/180604

= Windows NT Installation on Laptops with PCI Docking Station =

Article ID: 180604

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 Q180604



SYMPTOMS
When you install Windows NT on a portable computer with a docking station, the peripherals in the docking station are not detected. With some docking stations, you may receive the following error message after the first reboot:

Setup has encountered a fatal error while initializing your video

contact 0xC0000034. Setup can not continue.



CAUSE
Some docking stations have a PCI bridge that links the laptop's PCI bus to the docking station's PCI bus. During installation, Windows NT is not able to detect devices in a docking station of this type. The version of HAL available in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 has the ability to detect devices across the PCI bridge.



RESOLUTION
It is possible to replace the original HAL with the one in Service Pack 3 prior to installation. To do this, create a sharepoint that contains the i386 directory from the Windows NT 4.0 compact disc, or copy the contents of the i386 directory to the local hard disk. After creating the sharepoint, follow these steps:

 Rename the following files in the i386 sharepoint or move them to a backup directory:

Hal.dl_

Halast.dl_

Halcbus.dl_

Halcbusm.dl_

Haloli.dl_

Halsp.dl_

Halwyse7.dl_

 Copy the following files from Service Pack 3 directory to the i386 sharepoint on the distribution server:

Hal.dll

Hal486c.dll

Halapic.dll

Halast.dll

Halcbus.dll

Halcbusm.dll

Halmca.dll

Halmps.dll

Halmpsm.dll

Haloli.dll

Halsp.dll

Halwyse7.dll

 Perform a normal or unattended installation of Windows NT and the devices on the docking station will be detected properly.

Additional query words: unattend AGP stop 0

Keywords: kbprb kbsetup KB180604

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