STOP screen when installing Windows NT 3.5 on 386 SMP machine

 Last reviewed: May 25, 1995
Article ID: Q121043
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

When running Windows NT 3.5 setup on a 386 multiprocessor machine you receive this a STOP message when rebooting from text setup to GUI setup: 

   Stop 0x0000003E  0x00000000  0x00000000 0x00000000  0x00000000
   MultiProcessor_Configuration_Not_Supported
This is issued because Windows NT 3.5 no longer supports 386 multiprocessor machines. The only machine that was supported by Windows NT 3.1 and is now not supported by Windows NT 3.5 is the Compaq Systempro Dual 386/25. It has been removed from the Windows NT 3.5 Hardware Compatibility List.

Additional reference words: prodnt 3.50 HCL 0x3E kb3rdparty
KBCategory: kbhw
KBSubCategory: nthw

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Last reviewed: May 25, 1995
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