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Q319129: Event Error After You Apply the Microsoft BIOS3 Y2K Update

Article: Q319129
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg
Last Modified: 05-JUN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you install the Microsoft BIOS3 Y2K Update (Biosfixi.exe) on your
computer, you may find one or more of the following events in the system log of
your Event Viewer:

  Event ID 22
  The description for Event ID (22) in source (cmosa) could not be found. It
  contains the following insertion string(s):, cmosa, \Device\CMOS1.Translated.

  -or-

  Event ID 22
  The description for Event ID (22) in source (cmosa) could not be found. It
  contains the following insertion string(s):, PC Compatible Eisa/ISA
  HAL,.Translated.

  -or-

  Event ID 7026
  The following boot-start or system-start drivers failed to load: cmosa

CAUSE
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This issue may occur after you apply Microsoft's BIOS3 Y2K Update (Biosfixi.exe)
to a computer that was installed by using Dell Computer Corporation's OpenManage
Client computer imaging software. The computer contains drivers that are
leftover from the imaging process.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, contact Dell Computer Corporation Support for more
information.

For information about how to contact Dell Computer Corporation, click the
appropriate article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

  Q60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

  Q60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

MORE INFORMATION
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you find the technical support you need. This contact information is subject to
change without notice. Microsoft in no way guarantees the accuracy of this
third-party contact information.

The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kberrmsg 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search
Version           : :4.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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