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Q174927: Error Message During Setup of Noncritical Changes

Article: Q174927
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup kbWinNT400sp4fix
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
========

At the end of the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition installation, the
following error message is displayed:

  One or more minor errors occurred installing Windows NT. The errors will
  not prevent Windows NT from running. After Windows NT starts, you can
  check the Setup log file (<systemroot>\setuplog.txt) for more
  information. Would you like to view the log file now?

NOTE: <systemroot> is the drive and path into which Windows NT was
installed.

The log file displays the following information:

  Information:
  Setup configured the system to place a xxMB pagefile on drive C:

  Information:
  Crashdump was enabled.

NOTE: xx is the size of the pagefile in megabytes.

CAUSE
=====

Crashdump writes the entire contents of memory to the system paging file. When
the system restarts, Windows NT copies the dumped memory contents from the
paging file to a file called Memory.dmp through the Savedump utility.

RESOLUTION
==========

This message is for informational purposes only and is provided to give you the
opportunity to view the log file.

To implement the fix, copy the updated syssetup.dll file from the service pack to
the Windows NT distribution directory used for performing the unattended
installations.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or
Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack


STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT
Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows
NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
Service Pack 4.


MORE INFORMATION
================

Additional options for the placement and naming of the Memory.dmp file may be
changed by using the System tool in Control Panel.

For further information on Crashdump and Memory.dmp, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q148658
TITLE : How to Load Windows NT MEMORY.DMP File Using I386KD.EXE

Additional query words: crash dump page file
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Keywords          : kbsetup kbWinNT400sp4fix 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServSearch
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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