"Disk I/O Error: Status = 00000001" error message occurs when you start the computer

When you start your Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-based computer, you may receive the following error message:

This behavior may occur if any one of the following conditions is true:

• You install Windows NT on a partition that is larger than 7.8 gigabytes (GB) or you use a third-party disk partitioning utility to expand the size of the system partition.
• You apply either a service pack or another software update that replaces Windows system files, and the files that are required to start Windows, such as the Ntldr, Ntdetect.com, Ntoskrnl.exe, or Boot.ini files, are placed outside the first 7.8 GB of the hard disk. For example, this problem may occur after you install the security update that is described in the following Microsoft Security Bulletin:
  Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-011 (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-011.mspx)

For additional information about the 7.8-GB system partition limit in Windows NT, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

To resolve this behavior:

1. Repartition the system partition so that it is less than 7.8 GB.
2. Perform a clean installation of the operating system, and then install updates.
3. Restore the data from a backup file if necessary.

If you have to gain access to the computer to back up the data before you repartition the system partition, follow these steps:

1. Create a Windows NT boot disk.
   
   For additional information about how to create a Windows NT boot disk, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
   301680  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301680/ ) How to create a boot disk for an NTFS or FAT partition in windows
2. Copy the Windows 2000 versions of the Ntldr and Ntdetect.com files to the boot disk, and then restart your computer with the boot disk to gain access to the computer and to back up the data.
3. Follow the procedure that is mentioned in the "Resolution" section.

The behavior that is described in the "Symptoms" section may also occur if any one of the following conditions is true:

• The Default value in the [Boot Loader] section of the Boot.ini file is either missing or invalid.
  
• Windows NT is not installed in the location that is specified in the Boot.ini file.

For additional information about how to troubleshoot the error message described in the Symptoms section of this article, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For additional information about disk partitioning and limitations, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: