WinNT 3.1 to 3.5 Upgrade Does Not Copy OEM SCSI Drivers to Disk

ID: Q119574

3.50Bug
WINDOWS
kbsetup kbbug3.50 kbfix3.50.sp2

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

When upgrading your computer from Windows NT version 3.1 to Windows NT version 3.5, OEM SCSI drivers are not copied from the OEM setup floppy to the %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS directory. The 3.1 version of the driver remains in the directory.

Some computers cannot boot Windows NT 3.5 using the 3.1 version of their SCSI driver.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server version 3.5. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.5. 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

Additional query words: prodnt

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