KB123418 - STOP 0x0000008B During Installation on DEC Alpha 2100

PSS ID Number: 123418

Article Last Modified on 11/4/2003

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5

This article was previously published under Q123418

SYMPTOMS

When installing Windows NT 3.5 on an DEC Alpha 2100 computer, a STOP message (0x0000008B) appears and states that the system might be infected with a virus.

CAUSE

The message about the virus is misleading. The STOP message appears if more than one hard drive is present, and the drives have not been partitioned or formatted.

RESOLUTION

In addition to setting up the partitions and formatting the first drive, either format the additional drives with ARCINST or remove them until after Windows NT installs.

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