Specifying Drive A in BOOT.INI Causes Page Fault

Last reviewed: May 6, 1997
Article ID: Q100935

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SUMMARY

Installation of Windows NT on a single NTFS partition with MS-DOS present results in a multiboot choice although MS-DOS is not bootable. Attempt to boot from floppy by specifying A: drive in BOOT.INI may result in

         0000000E   ===========  Page Fault   ===========
         .......

To workaround this problem delete C:\="MS-DOS" from [operating systems] section of the BOOT.INI or set timeout=0 in [boot loader] section.

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Steps to Reproduce Problem

Edit the BOOT.INI file after making it write enabled. Change C:\="MS_DOS" to A:\="MS-DOS" in the [operating systems] section.
Reboot the system.
Select MS-DOS from the choice of operating systems, this will result in a page fault.

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbother ntboot
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 6, 1997
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