Article ID: 154915
Article Last Modified on 2/26/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
This article was previously published under Q154915
SYMPTOMS
When you restart your computer after installing Corel CD Creator version 2.0, you may receive one of the following error messages on a blue screen:
This error may also occur when upgrading to Windows NT 4.0 if the system already has Corel installed.
CAUSE
The Portdrvr.sys file installed by CD Creator version 2.0 is incompatible with Windows NT version 4.0.
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, use one of the following methods:
- Restart your computer and press the SPACEBAR when you see the "Press spacebar NOW to invoke Hardware Profile/Last Known Good menu" message.
NOTE: The last known good configuration works only if you have not successfully logged on since the problem began. If the error occurred during an upgrade to Windows NT 4.0, then this method will not work and you should use the following method.
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- Rename Portdrvr.sys in the %SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers folder.
NOTE: If Windows NT is installed on a FAT partition, boot to MS-DOS using either a bootable floppy disk or the MS-DOS option on the startup menu. If Windows NT is installed on an NTFS partition, install a parallel copy of Windows NT to access the drive.
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In Control Panel, double-click Devices, and then set the Startup option for Port Driver to disabled. Then restart your computer.
You can also disable the Port Driver device from a parallel installation using the steps from the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
ARTICLE-ID: 165748
TITLE : How to Disable a Service or Device that Prevents NT from Booting
MORE INFORMATION
CD Creator 2.0 is manufactured by Adaptec, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.
For additional information about related issues in Windows 2000, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
839516 You may receive stop error messages when you try to run Adaptec Easy CD Creator or Adaptec DirectCD on a Windows 2000-based computer
Additional query words: trap
Keywords: kb3rdparty kbsetup KB154915
