Rdisk Initialization Failed During Unattended Installation (163371)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q163371 SYMPTOMS
If you perform an unattended installation of Windows NT Server or Windows
NT Workstation 4.0 and you use the $OEM$ directory and the Cmdlines.txt
file to apply a service pack as part of the installation, you may receive
the following error message:
RDISK.EXE - DLL INITIALIZATION FAILED The application failed to
initialize because the Windows station is shutting down.
You must then click OK to continue the installation.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this error message and to keep the computer from restarting
prematurely, you must use the /U and /Z switches on the Update.exe command,
as in the following example:
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/10/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbsetup KB163371 |
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