STOP 0x0000006B Process1_Initialization_Failed

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51, 4.0.
• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0.

SYMPTOMS

When it restarts, a computer running Windows NT may get the following Blue Screen STOP message:

Stop 0x0000006B (0xC0000034, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
Process1_Inialization_Failed.
CPUID : Genuine Intel IRQL:0 SYSVER 0xF0000xxx

STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND

Object name not found.

CAUSE

This error is caused by a missing system file (usually Ntdll.dll in the %systemRoot%\system32 directory.

RESOLUTION

To resolve the problem, do either of the following:

• If Windows NT is installed on a FAT partition, start the computer into MS-DOS and copy the Ntdll.dll from the Windows NT compact disc.



• If Windows NT is installed on an NTFS partition, you can do either of the following:



• Perform a parallel installation and copy the Ntdll.dll file from the Windows NT compact disc.
  
  -or-



1. Restart your computer with the three Windows NT Setup disks.
   
   NOTE: To perform a system repair, you must copy a fixed version of the Setupdd.sys file from Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2 or later to setup disk two.



2. Select "R" to repair your Windows NT installation.



3. Select only Verify Windows NT System Files and then continue.



4. After you replace the Ntdll.dll file with the a copy from the Windows NT compact disc, press F3 to exit Repair. Restart the computer and also restart Windows NT.
   
   NOTE: If the Ntdll.dll file was corrupted due to a bad block, you must rename the file before copying the new version of the file.



5. If the restart results in the same error, repeat the above procedure, but repair ALL files when asked during the repair process.

Additional query words: prodnt 0x6B diskette reboot

Keywords : kbsetup ntstop ntsetup ntdriver
Version : WINNT:3.51 4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb