Specifying Drive A in BOOT.INI Causes Page Fault (100935)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q100935

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

  1. Edit the BOOT.INI file after making it write enabled. Change C:\="MS_DOS" to A:\="MS-DOS" in the [operating systems] section.
  2. Reboot the system.
  3. Select MS-DOS from the choice of operating systems, this will result in a page fault.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/20/2003
Keywords:kbother KB100935
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