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Q122116: /BASEVIDEO Switch Doesn’t Work After Upgrade to 3.5

Article: Q122116
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you upgrade a SCSI Windows NT version 3.1 computer to Windows NT version
3.5, the /BASEVIDEO switch does not work if you choose to start Windows NT in
VGA Mode.

CAUSE
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During the upgrade from Windows NT version 3.1 to Windows NT version 3.5, Setup
fails to remove the /SCSIORDINAL:0 from the end of the ARC path in the BOOT.INI
file.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, remove the /SCSIORDINAL switch from the ARC path in
the BOOT.INI file. This switch is not needed if the ARC path begins with
"Multi."

Additional query words: prodnt
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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS350search
Version           : 3.5

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