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Q259714: NT 4.0 Resource Kit, Supplement Four Setup Hangs

Article: Q259714
Product(s): Microsoft Press
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdocfix kbdocerr
Last Modified: 12-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- MSPRESS Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource Kit, Supplement Four ISBN 0-7356-0837-7 
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SYMPTOMS
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When installing the Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit, Supplement 4 on servers that
have large hard drives or clustered drives, the setup program may appear to hang
as it searches the hard drive for upgrade requirements.

CAUSE
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During the Resource Kit installation, Setup will check your entire hard drive
for upgrade requirements. This process can be tremendously slow if you have a
huge hard drive or clustered drives. For example, a server with 100 GB will take
over 24 hours before the installation will complete.

WORKAROUND
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The following RKSup4.stf file has been modified to correct this problem and is
available at the following FTP site:

  ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/reskit/nt4/x86/

To use the modified RKSup4.stf file, please follow these steps:

1. Copy the entire contents of the "Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit, Supplement 4"
  CD to %SYSTEMROOT%\rksup4.

2. Download and copy the RKSup4.stf file to %SYSTEMROOT%\rksup4\i386.

3. Run setup from %SYSTEMROOT%\rksup4.

Please Note: This workaround only works for the i386 platform. There is no plan
to release a fix for Alpha.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that
are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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Other minor issues still exist:

1. With the new modified *.stf file, Setup does not create the links to Remote
  Admin Scripts Help (rscripts.chm) and Internet Explorer 5 Resource Kit
  Book(IERK5.chm).

2. When you run Setup in a quiet mode using Sloader /q command, you cannot
  install to any other location other than Drive C:\NTReskit

Additional query words: Resource Kit RKBOOK ResKit NT

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Keywords          : kbdocfix kbdocerr 
Technology        : kbMSPressSearch
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbprb

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