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- DOCUMENT:Q100348 21-JUN-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :PRB: "Image Can't Be Relocated No Fixup Information" Error
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
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-
- You may receive the following error message when installing Windows NT
- on a Compaq Prosignia or SystemPro/XL:
-
- OS Loader 2.10
- Loading file
- multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\winnt\system\ntoskrnl.exe
- :Image can't be relocated no fixup information
- The system did not load because it cannot find the following file:
- WINNT\system\ntoskrnl.exe
- Please re-install a copy of the above file.
-
- This error message is caused by the way memory is configured on Compaq
- SystemPro/XL and Compaq Prosignia computers. The factory default is
- "640K Linear." To successfully install Windows NT, you need to change
- this to "640K Compaq Compatible." To do so, follow these steps:
-
- 1. Boot your computer with the Compaq System Configuration disk.
-
- 2. At the first screen, press CTRL+A for Advanced Configuration.
-
- 3. Press ENTER.
-
- 4. Choose "Configure computer" from the main menu.
-
- 5. From EISA Configuration Utility, choose "View or edit details."
-
- 6. Select Compaq Memory.
-
- 7. Select Base Memory and press ENTER.
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- 8. Select 640 Kbytes, Compaq Compatible.
-
- 9. Press ENTER.
-
- 10. If asked to reconfigure memory addresses press OK.
-
- 11. Press F10.
-
- 12. From EISA Configuration Utility choose "Save and Exit."
-
- 13. Save the configuration and press OK to reboot.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10 hrdwr stp
-
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