Code: If you are using Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, Server, or Terminal Server, follow these instructions: 1. Download the updated Atapi.sys from Microsoft's FTP server and copy the file to a blank floppy disk. Run Atapi.exe on the diskette and the new Atapi.sys file will be extracted to the diskette. Label the disk "Microsoft ATAPI Service Pack 4 IDE Driver." 2. Boot from the three setup disks supplied with Windows NT Server. 3. When asked if you would like setup to detect your mass storage devices, press S so that detection is skipped and you specify a mass storage device. 4. When setup list devices found, which should list <none>, press S again and insert the Microsoft ATAPI Service Pack 4 IDE Driver disk and press ENTER twice. 5. After setup reads the disk and list the Microsoft ATAPI Service Pack 4 IDE driver, press ENTER to accept the driver. 6. Setup will now list Microsoft ATAPI Service Pack 4 IDE Driver as an installed driver. If you have additional drivers for other mass storage devices, press S; if not, press ENTER to continue through setup. 7. Setup should continue through normally but, it will prompt you to insert the disk labeled "Microsoft ATAPI Service Pack 4 IDE Driver Support Disk" at the copy phase after you have chosen or formatted a partition on a hard drive. In a virtual machine, the file cannot be loaded or loading is unavailable, resulting in the large-capacity hard disk being unsupported. What are some feasible solutions?
It must be loading the driver from the floppy disk. The startup disk loading driver is normal. At the beginning of the installation phase, it shows that the large hard disk cannot be recognized. The ISO is directly started and loaded with F6, and it shows that the driver cannot be loaded.
@wvv000 Not done on this topic but I could load the driver. I just followed the readme instructions step by step. You need to do this with the floppies, booting from the cd would not work.
Very rudimentary method... This is how I do it: Integrate the uniata.sys driver into the Bootable CD (you can find the method online) Overwrite the Windows 2000 SP4 NTDETECT.COM and NTLDR files on the CD Start the installation Format to the maximum allowed size (4 GB) Install SP6a (I don't know if it's necessary; I have it integrated into the installation) Use any program to change the hard drive size to whatever you want... Reboot the system Works perfectly in VirtualBox too Thanks
It's simple. I have replaced the atapi.sys file in nt4.0 ISO (I have Doesn'tWorkStation SP1) with atapi.sys version 4.0.1381.279 (I believe I took it out of SP6). There is no special recipe, just take the ISO, open it in ISO-editing program and replace atapi.sys in ISO in I386 directory. Save the ISO as new and it will happily install on larger drives in VM or PC.
I read about it, have not tried it yet but very nice approach indeed (still reading my self up on this one)
This setting is for hardware profiles. Set the boot selection delay directly in C:\boot.ini. Alternatively, in the GUI here:
Excellent Anyone hate this log on feature? I do... Bypass NT 4.0 logon.reg Code: REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] "DefaultUserName"="Administrator" "DefaultDomainName"="12345" "PowerdownAfterShutdown"="0" "DefaultPassword"="" "AutoAdminLogon"="1"
Since you asked this question, I would like to ask how to set up a normal shutdown of NT4 Terminal Server instead of logging off.
It's a limitation of the program, not of the operating system. I recommend UniATA over ATAPI because NOT support LBA48 (> 137 Gb) and UDMA (only PIO, SWDMA, MWDMA modes) I recommend using NTDETECT.COM and NTLDR of Windows 2000 SP4 for for better RAM management, this way you can get 3.5 GB
I was able to do a similare task on standard server, complete shutdown and power off - I can get back with some screenshots and how to later after testing with a terminal server. I did some trickery in register that i'm not sure is mandatory, but upgrading to latest service pack level and replace hal.dll with hal.dll.softex is "mandatory". I used the cmd version of shutdown found in resource kit for NT 4.0 That is supported in VPC 2007. Btw, re-size disk drive beyond 7.8 GB before you do service pack update and... fyi