Article ID: 175932
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q175932
SYMPTOMS
When you try to install Windows NT Server on a Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC) Alpha computer that had a different operating system installed, such as UNIX or VMS, the following error message may be displayed:
CAUSE
There are three possible causes.
- The computer is running with outdated firmware.
- Outdated Arcinst.exe was used to create the system partition.
- The computer was configured using an EISA configuration utility (ECU) for another operating system.
RESOLUTION
- Check with DEC for the latest firmware for the model Alpha computer in question.
- If you are installing Windows NT 3.51, please refer to the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
ARTICLE-ID: 138221
TITLE : Problems Creating Partitions with Arcinst.exe in Windows NT 3.51
The Arcinst.exe in Windows NT 4.0 has not had any reported problems.
- Download the proper ECU utility from DEC and use it to view and then save your computer's EISA configuration settings.
Additional query words: Alpha DEC arcinst.exe ntkrnlmp.exe
Keywords: kbsetup KB175932
