STOP: C0000221 Unknown Hard Error - Win2K

[expediter01]

Hi All,

HFSLIP (60425) builds without errors. I am able to create a bootable ISO with Nero (7.2) and install the build into Virtual P/C without errors. In Virtual P/C, Windows Update reports KB913580 is missing, even though I have it in the HF folder of HFSLIP. Everything else works normally. This is not the issue, read on!

The BSOD (STOP: C0000221 Unknown hard error \Systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll) occurs when I burn the ISO to a CD and install it again into Virtual P/C. It occurs at the information message: "Setup is starting Windows 2000". (Before the install really starts).

The thing that is puzzling is the fact that the stand alone image file works fine, but the burned image on the CD fails. This leads me to think that it is a Nero issue???

Any help is appreciated!

Thanks

[Super-Magician]

Welcome to the HFSLIP forums, expediter01! Regarding the KB913580 issue, make sure you do not have KB902400 in HF as the former supersedes the latter.

Try burning the image onto CD using the attached command-line tool (from Microsoft). I have a feeling though that this won't resolve anything.

There's probably an *easy* solution to solving your STOP ERROR problem, but I am not too familiar with that. Someone else here like Tomcat76 will be able to help.

cdburn.exe

[Tomcat76]

I can't really provide help for Nero, I'm afraid. It's been over a year since I used that program.

What happens if you use CDIMAGE.EXE to create the ISO, burn the ISO with Nero and install from that? If you aren't adding anything to the Windows source after HFSLIP has run, you can let HFSLIP take care of making the ISO. Place a bootable BIN file and either CDIMAGE.EXE or MKISOFS.EXE in the HFTOOLS folder and run HFSLIP. If you don't have a BIN file, put BBIE.EXE in HFTOOLS and make sure you have your Windows installation CD loaded in the CD-ROM drive while running HFSLIP.

[expediter01]

I've tried letting HFSLIP create the ISO image and it works fine in Virtual P/C, but the CD burnt image continues to fail.

Here is a bit more info that I think might help... I'm building the HFSLIP on my laptop with a unpatched Win2K OS. After the build is complete I transfer the image (VIA MyFlash) to my fully patched WinXP desktop system and install it into Virtual P/C there. If it is successful I burn a copy to a CDRW and run it in both Virtual P/C and my laptop with the same results. FYI: there is no CDRW on the laptop.

Is it possible to perform the Win2K slipstream on my WinXP computer and let HFSLIP burn the image directly to the CDROM D: drive? If so what config file changes need to be done?

Thanks again everyone!

[Tomcat76]

With HFSLIP, you can slipstream any WinNT 5.x version (2K-XP-2K3) while running any WinNT 5.x version. Normally, you can't slipstream Windows XP SP2 into a Windows XP source while running Windows 2000, but HFSLIP works around that.

HFSLIP doesn't burn directly to CD.

[tain]

That is a spooky problem. Please be more specific about how you are burning these discs.

Did you follow the steps to allow HFSLIP to create the ISO? Did you deviate from them at all?

I wonder if you are having a filesystem issue...perhaps you have an incorrect setting somewhere that is causing your ISOs to not properly maintain long paths.

It could also be your CD drive. You mentioned that the laptop's drive isn't a CD-RW and so it is likely an older drive...older drives are notorious for having difficulty reading burnt discs but it is usually and all or nothing deal. To test this, toss your disc into another machine/drive and see if you get past that error.

[Electrician]

Quick thought - might be the boot file you use when doing the burn.

Check the settings in Nero. 4 sectors, start 07c0, no emulation.

[RJARRRPCGP]

That BSOD don't look like a bootloader problem. It's probably when the GUI is supposed to load for the first time.

[expediter01]

Hi All,

I figured out the problem...

I was using a corrupt WINNT.SIF file. After I replaced the file everything went smoothly.

Thanks!!