FORMAT Err Msg: Error Writing Partition Table (105330)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
This article was previously published under Q105330

SYMPTOMS

Setup fails during the format phase. The following error message appears:
Error writing partition table

CAUSE

Windows NT Format wrote the new system identification number in the wrong partition.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/29/2003
Keywords:kbsetup KB105330
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