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by dtimko

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Ok, I've had problems on several installs of Windows 2000 (Pro, Server, AS.. doesn't matter). This is all on the same machine. Most of the time the install will go most of the way through, and then crash with an ntkernel dump. I'm thinking this has to be hardware, since obviously multiple OS install CD's can't ALL be bad. Anyone have any previous experience like this or know what the problem is? Thanks!

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by dmiles

Try updating the video driver or nic cards that you may have installed on the machine

by dtimko

The install crashes way before you get a chance to touch the video driver. It is still running just a standard VGA driver.

by rawright

I've done several installations and never encountered such a problem, but in each case Win2K has started by analyzing the hardware and offerring me a list of potential troublemakers. I'd suggest reviewing that info and contacting the manufacturer of any device that looks questionable. It might be as simple as an incompatible driver, and there may well be an update available.

Although it's unlikely that so many CDs are all bad, it is possible that the CD-ROM drive or controller is incompatible, or that the BIOS needs an update. Most critical is that the system implements the latest ACPI specification.

by dtimko

All of the hardware is new and is compatible. The install has been done from 2 separate CD-ROMs, and the BIOS is the latest update. ACPI is taken care of. The only thing about the controller is if it has gone bad.

by maxwell edison

Validation of the Hardware Key on Windows NT represents a frequently encountered problem.
This is due to the fact that the operating system does not read the HW Key linked to the parallel port correctly.

The problem can be solved simply by using the Kernel Driver (service) given by the producer of HW Keys.

The Driver can be downloaded clicking the hyperlink at the bottom of this page. Installation instructions detailed below can be found also in the file readme.txt.1

1. LIST OF FILES
KEYP.SYS : Kernel Driver for Windows NT/2000 Environment

SKEYADD.EXE : Utility to download the KEYP.SYS from the system kernel

SKEYRM.EXE : Utility to upload the KEYP.SYS into the system kernel.

2. KEYP INSTALLATION NOTES

To install the KEYP.SYS Kernel driver please follow these steps:

- Start Windows NT/2000 and log-in as ADMINISTRATOR

- Execute the SKEYADD.EXE utility
- Reboot your PC

3. KEYP DISINSTALLATION NOTES

- Start Windows NT/2000 and log-in as ADMINISTRATOR

- Execute SKEYRM.EXE utility

- Reboot your PC

4 CHECK THE STATE OF KEYP

- It is necessary to check the state of the KEYP.SYS in the folder Devices of
the Control Panel: KEYP must be STARTED and AUTOMATIC; if it is not active
it must be started.
If it does not start, most likely it has not been installed under the
\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS directory.

Download file NTKERNEL.ZIP

http://www.codepainter.com/html/Expertise/Validate.htm

(REMOVE SPACES from the pasted URL.)

Maxwell

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