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Q180604: Windows NT Installation on Laptops with PCI Docking Station

Article: Q180604
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

When you install Windows NT on a portable computer with a docking station, the
peripherals in the docking station are not detected. With some docking stations,
you may receive the following error message after the first reboot:

  Setup has encountered a fatal error while initializing your video
  contact 0xC0000034. Setup can not continue.

CAUSE
=====

Some docking stations have a PCI bridge that links the laptop's PCI bus to the
docking station's PCI bus. During installation, Windows NT is not able to detect
devices in a docking station of this type. The version of HAL available in
Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 has the ability to detect devices across the PCI
bridge.

RESOLUTION
==========

It is possible to replace the original HAL with the one in Service Pack 3 prior
to installation. To do this, create a sharepoint that contains the i386
directory from the Windows NT 4.0 compact disc, or copy the contents of the i386
directory to the local hard disk. After creating the sharepoint, follow these
steps:

1. Rename the following files in the i386 sharepoint or move them to a backup
  directory:

  Hal.dl_
  Halast.dl_
  Halcbus.dl_
  Halcbusm.dl_
  Haloli.dl_
  Halsp.dl_
  Halwyse7.dl_

2. Copy the following files from Service Pack 3 directory to the i386 sharepoint
  on the distribution server:

  Hal.dll
  Hal486c.dll
  Halapic.dll
  Halast.dll
  Halcbus.dll
  Halcbusm.dll
  Halmca.dll
  Halmps.dll
  Halmpsm.dll
  Haloli.dll
  Halsp.dll
  Halwyse7.dll

3. Perform a normal or unattended installation of Windows NT and the devices on
  the docking station will be detected properly.

Additional query words: unattend AGP stop 0

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Keywords          : kbsetup 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

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