Setup Hangs While Inspecting Hardware; How to Use NTDETECT.COM

   Windows NT 3.1  - Windows NT 3.1 CD-ROM disc
                     (SUPPORT\SUPTOOLS\I386\NTDETECT.COM)
   Windows NT 3.5  - Contact Microsoft Product Support Services (PSS)
   Windows NT 3.51 - Windows NT CD-ROM disc
           and 4.0   (SUPPORT\DEBUG\I386\NTDETECT.CHK)
                     Rename NTDETECT.CHK to NTDETECT.COM.
				

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NTDETECT.COM detects and builds the hardware component lists on Intel-based (x86) computers. To use the debug version of NTDETECT.COM to determine why Windows NT Setup is hanging at the "Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware configuration" message, do the following:

1. Use the MS-DOS DISKCOPY command to copy the contents of the Windows NT Setup disk to a formatted, blank floppy disk.
2. Replace the NTDETECT.COM file on the copy of the Windows NT Setup disk created in step 1 with the NTDETECT.COM file mentioned above (for the appropriate version of Windows NT).
   
   NOTE: The debug version of NTDETECT.COM is not available on the Windows NT floppy disks.
3. Insert the copy of the Windows NT Setup disk you created in step 1 in drive A and restart the computer.

The debug version of NTDETECT.COM will display hardware information on the screen as it is detected. To move to the next screen, press any key. Continue until Setup hangs. The contents of the screen at the point of lockup should give you an indication of what hardware component might be causing the problem.