Failed Install During Domain Name Change Forces Re-Installation
Article ID: 134856
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
This article was previously published under Q134856
SYMPTOMS
When you install Windows NT as a Backup Domain Controller (BDC), if the
Primary Domain Controller (PDC) cannot be found, you have 2 options:
- Make your computer a PDC on a different domain
-or-
- Cancel the installation process
If you cancel the installation process and attempt to run the partially
installed version of Windows NT, this error message appears:
Please run SETUP again
When you run Setup again, to upgrade the failed installation, the following
installation options are unavailable:
- Choice for password entry
- Video option
- Emergency Repair Disk creation option
When you reboot Windows NT, the login screen shows WORKGROUP as the Domain
Name. When you attempt to log in as Administrator with no password, the
following error message appears:
The local policy of this system does not allow you to logon
interactively.
You cannot access Windows NT.
RESOLUTION
You must completely re-install Windows NT.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem Windows NT version 3.5. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords: KB134856