STOP 7B When You Upgrade From Server on COMPAQ DESKPRO

 Last reviewed: February 7, 1995
Article ID: Q122568
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

When you upgrade to Windows NT version 3.5 without using floppy disks on a COMPAQ DESKPRO XL series computer, the following STOP message may appear: 

   STOP 0x0000007B
   Inaccessible Boot Device
This message appears when you attempt to install Windows NT with the /b parameter and you specify the COMPAQ SSD driver disk (SSD v1.12 - SP0925.EXE) for the computer components.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do not use the /b parameter when you install Windows NT version 3.5 from a server. Run WINNT.EXE or WINNT32.EXE without any parameters; this requires three blank, formatted floppy disks.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

The Compaq products discussed here are manufactured by Compaq Computer Corp., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Additional reference words: prodnt 3.50 trap 0x7b xe
KBCategory: kbnetwork kbbug3.50
KBSubcategory: nthw ntsetup ntstop

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Last reviewed: February 7, 1995
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