Out of Memory Error Installing Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack 2

Last reviewed: May 1, 1996
Article ID: Q138794

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51 Service Pack 2

SUMMARY

When you run Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack 2 UPDATE.EXE, the following error message appears and the upgrade halts:

   External Library Procedure
   ForceFileNoCompress reported the following error:
   Out of Memory Could not configure

CAUSE

This problem occurs if you move the original location of the NTLDR file from the root of drive C or if you've renamed your boot drive letter to a letter other than C.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do one of the following:

Create a temporary directory and copy the contents of the Service Pack. Edit the UPDATE.INF file by changing the following line:
```
      set STF_OSLDEST = <C:\ or changed boot drive>
```
-or-
Change the boot partition back to drive C.

RESOLUTION

This problem has been corrected in the latest Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51 Service Pack 2. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. 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

KBCategory: kbsetup kbbug3.51.sp2 kbfix3.51.sp4
KBSubcategory: ntdistrib ntsetup
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.51 sp2

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Last reviewed: May 1, 1996
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