Emergency Repair Disk error message: "The following value in the setup information file.."

ID: Q166157

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0

SYMPTOMS

If you use the Windows NT Emergency Repair Disk (ERD), you may receive the following error message:

The Following value in the setup information file is corrupt or missing:

Value 0 on the line in section [Paths]
With key "systemPartition"

NOTE: The above message may vary depending on which value is incorrect. Other value names may also include: TargetDirectory, TargetDevice, or SystemPartitionDirectory.

CAUSE

The message may be caused by incorrect entries in the Setup.log file on the ERD. Someone who has changed their system configuration, modified the Setup.log file, or is trying to use an ERD from another system can see the same error.

RESOLUTION

To resolve the problem, take the ERD to another computer and perform the following steps:

Use File Manager, Explorer, or Attrib, and remove the Read-only attribute from the file.

Using any text editor, open the Setup.log file and look at the following section:


      [Paths]
      TargetDirectory = "\WINNT"
      TargetDevice = "\Device\Harddisk0\partition1"
      SystemPartitionDirectory = "\"
      SystemPartition = "\Device\Harddisk0\partition1"

From the error message above, determine which line is causing the error message, then edit that line using the information in step 2.

Save the file back to the floppy disk and reflag it with the read-only attribute. You can now continue with your repair process.

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If you are not sure what the correct entries should be changed to on the ERD disk, try pressing ESC when prompted for an ERD disk and the system will search for the repair directory on the system drive. If the repair directory contains a valid Setup.log file, the repair process will continue without errors.

Additional query words: ERD Emergency Repair

Keywords : kbother kbsetup ntstop ntsetup ntgeneral NTSrvWkst
Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb