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Windows NT Setup Err Msg on Compaq: Stop 0x0000008B

PSS ID Number: 124037

Article Last Modified on 11/4/2003

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5

This article was previously published under Q124037

SYMPTOMS

When you install Windows NT on a Compaq computer that has two hard disk drives, and the second drive is unpartitioned, the following error message appears:

Stop 0x0000008B

There might be a virus on your system.

Restart and set the recovery options in the control panel or the /CRASHDEBUG system start option. If this message reappears contact your systems administrator or your internal support group.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server version 3.5. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.5. 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 proliant 4000 w/ 1-2g 2-1g smart controller prosignia c810 2-c710

Keywords: KB124037
Technology: kbWinNT350search kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS350search kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTWsearch

Microsoft KB Archive/124037

Windows NT Setup Err Msg on Compaq: Stop 0x0000008B

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