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- DOCUMENT:Q100935 08-JUL-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :PRB: Specifying Drive A in BOOT.INI Causes Page Fault
- 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
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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-
- Summary:
-
- Installation of Windows NT on a single NTFS partition with MS-DOS
- present results in a multiboot choice although MS-DOS is not bootable.
- Attempt to boot from floppy by specifying A: drive in BOOT.INI may
- result in
-
- 0000000E =========== Page Fault ===========
- .......
-
- To workaround this problem delete C:\="MS-DOS" from [operating
- systems] section of the BOOT.INI or set timeout=0 in [boot loader]
- section.
-
- More Information:
-
- Steps to Reproduce Problem
- --------------------------
-
- 1. Edit the BOOT.INI file after making it write enabled. Change
- C:\="MS_DOS" to A:\="MS-DOS" in the [operating systems] section.
-
- 2. Reboot the system.
-
- 3. Select MS-DOS from the choice of operating systems, this will
- result in a page fault.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10 winnt
-
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