Failure during Setup of Localized Version of NT

ID: Q128414

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 4.0

SUMMARY

Upgrading an installation of the U.S. version of Windows NT to a version localized for another country may render the Windows NT installation unusable, and is not supported.

MORE INFORMATION

If Setup finds Windows NT is already installed on your computer, when you install a localized version of Windows NT, Setup prompts you to either upgrade the existing version or to perform a separate installation. If you choose to upgrade the existing U.S. version, you may render the Windows NT installation unusable.

In one case, trying to "upgrade" from US version to the Japanese version resulted in the following trap error:

C000007B ( STATUS_INVALID_IMAGE_FORMAT), The application or DLL DosDevices\D:\WinNT35\userfont.fon is not a valid Windows NT image. Please check this against your installation diskette.

To correct this problem, reinstall Windows NT to a new directory.

Localized versions of NT ship with the Microsoft Developer Network CD-ROM (MSDN) disk.

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords :
Version : WinNT:3.5,4.0
Platform : winnt
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