Error Message: Internal Setup Data Structures Are Corrupted During Startup

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

SYMPTOMS

When Windows 2000 Setup boots into GUI mode, you may receive the following error message:

Fatal Error:
An error has been encountered that prevents setup from continuing.
Internal Setup data structures are corrupted (phase 0).

CAUSE

This error message can occur if you are performing an unattended installation of Windows 2000 using a CD-ROM boot and there is a floppy disk containing an unattended Setup file that has been renamed to Winnt.sif in drive A. The error message occurs if the Winnt.sif file is missing the [Data] section of the file, or if some of the entries in the [Data] section are missing.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, edit the Winnt.sif file and place the appropriate entries in the [Data] section. For additional information about the [Data] section, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q216258 How to Perform Unattended Windows 2000 Installation from CD-ROM

MORE INFORMATION

The fields in the [Data] section are required for a CD-ROM boot.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kberrmsg kbsetup
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb