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- DOCUMENT:Q105192 14-OCT-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :WINNT.EXE Setup Option Can Only Use FAT Partitions
- 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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- When you install Windows NT or Windows NT Advanced Server with the
- WINNT command, Setup is only able to copy the necessary files to a
- File Allocation Table (FAT) partition. WINNT.EXE cannot recognize an
- NTFS partition, an HPFS partition, or a raw unformatted drive. Also,
- WINNT will only check FAT partitions for available disk space, since
- it can only read this type of partition.
-
- If there is not enough disk space on the FAT partition or if there is
- no FAT partition to store the temporary files for installation, you
- will receive the following error message:
-
- Windows NT requires a hard drive volume with at least 85 megabytes
- (89128960 bytes) of free disk space. Setup will use part of this
- space for storing temporary files during installation. The drive
- must be on a permanently attached local hard disk supported by
- Windows NT, and must not be a DoubleSpace or other compressed drive.
-
- Setup was unable to locate such a drive with the required amount
- of free space.
-
- Setup cannot continue. Press ENTER to exit.
-
- In order to install Windows NT using WINNT, there must be a FAT
- partition available with adequate disk space.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10
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- KBSubcategory: stp
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