JSI Tip 9227. You receive an error when you add a mass storage device driver during Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Setup?

Jerold Schulman

April 4, 2005

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When you press F6 during setup to add a mass storage driver, you receive one of the following errors:

The file AMD64 is corrupted. Press any key.


The device associated with the following device driver will not work correctly on this computer: .sys. The device driver is only compatible with the 32-bit version of Windows. The device driver may be required to complete Windows Setup. Please contact the device manufacturer to obtain drivers compatible with the 64-bit version of Windows.


If you have a 32-bit version of Windows and you attempt to install a 64-bit device driver, you will receive the first message.

If you have a 64-bit version of Windows and you attempt to install a 32-bit device driver, you will receive the second message.



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