Blue Screen w/ S3 Video Driver Upgrade from 3.51 to SP3 or SP4

ID: Q154951

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51

SYMPTOMS

After you upgrade to Service Pack 3 or 4 from Windows NT 3.51 (with or without SP1 or SP2), if your system has an S3 video card you will see the following message upon restart:

The required system file S3 is bad or missing.

RESOLUTION

Obtain the fix referenced below, which contains an updated S3 driver.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51.

MORE INFORMATION

A fix to this problem is in development, but has not been regression-tested and may be destabilizing in production environments. Microsoft does not recommend implementing this fix at this time. Contact Microsoft Product Support Services for more information on the availability of this fix.

Additional query words:

Keywords : ntdriver NTSrvWkst
Version : winnt:3.5,3.51
Platform : winnt
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