Failure During Setup of Localized Version of NT

 Last reviewed: April 3, 1995
Article ID: Q128414
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SUMMARY

Upgrading an installation of the U.S. version of Windows NT to a version localized for another country may render the Windows NT installation unusable, and is not supported.

MORE INFORMATION

If Setup finds Windows NT is already installed on your computer, when you install a localized version of Windows NT, Setup prompts you to either upgrade the existing version or to perform a separate installation. If you choose to upgrade the existing U.S. version, you may render the Windows NT installation unusable.

In one case, trying to "upgrade" from US version to the Japanese version resulted in the following trap error: 

   C000007B ( STATUS_INVALID_IMAGE_FORMAT), The application or DLL
   DosDevices\D:\WinNT35\userfont.fon is not a valid Windows NT image.
   Please check this against your installation diskette.
To correct this problem, reinstall Windows NT to a new directory.

Localized versions of NT ship with the Microsoft Developer Network CD-ROM (MSDN) disk.

KBCategory: kbsetup
KBSubcategory: ntsetup
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.50

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Last reviewed: April 3, 1995
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