I receive an error message "The System is not fully installed", what can I do?

John Savill

January 8, 2000

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A. This is normally caused by using SYSPREP with a 3rd party networkclient and is caused by a registry entry being incorrectly updated.

To correct you will need to install a second copy of NT onto the system andperform the following:

  1. Boot into the second copy of NT

  2. Start the registry editor (regedt32.exe)

  3. Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

  4. From the Registry menu select 'Load Hive'

  5. Move to the %systemroot%system32Config directory of the primary NT installation and select the System file. Click Open

  6. Type any name for the key, e.g. "System primary" and click OK

  7. Double click the new hive, expand Setup and double click SystemSetupInProgress

  8. Change from 1 to 0. Click OK

  9. Select the key created in step 6 and select 'Unload Hive' from the Registry menu

  10. Close the registry editor and reboot into your primary installation.

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