RE: I Can't Install Windows 2000 Pro now....

From: Subrahmanya Bhandarkar [MSFT] (v-subrab_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/21/04 

Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 23:35:34 GMT

Will u send me the exact error message once again

I have semilar error message like

***STOP 0x000000D1 (parameter1, parameter2, parameter3, parameter4)
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL 3cisati.sys

But this is for network card

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;812484&Product=win20
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DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL 3cisati.sys" Error Message When You Run
Windows 2000 Setup
View products that this article applies to.
SYMPTOMS
When you run Windows 2000 Setup, you may receive the following Stop error
message on a blue screen:

***STOP 0x000000D1 (parameter1, parameter2, parameter3, parameter4)
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL 3cisati.sys
CAUSE
This issue may occur if your computer uses a 3COM network adapter, and the
driver for the 3COM network adapter is outdated or is incompatible with
Windows 2000. This is known to occur with the 3COM Megahertz 10/100 LAN PC
Card Model #3CCFE574bBT.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue:
Quit Windows 2000 Setup, and then remove the network adapter from your
computer. For more information about how to remove the network adapter from
your computer, view the documentation that is included with your hardware
or contact your hardware manufacturer. For information about how to contact
your hardware manufacturer, click the appropriate article number in the
following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

Install Windows 2000.
After you successfully install Windows 2000, contact your hardware
manufacturer to inquire about the availability of an updated driver for
your network adapter. After you obtain and install this updated driver, you
can install your network adapter.

Subbu
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