Ntdetect.com (Installd.cmd)

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Installd.cmd installs the debug (or checked) version of Ntdetect.com, Startup Hardware Detector, which is part of Microsoft Windows 2000.

On x86-based computers, NTDetect detects installed hardware components at startup time and displays the hardware information structures passed to the kernel. If the standard version of Ntdetect.com fails to detect all the hardware you think it should find, you can use the debug version, which provides more diagnostic information, to help isolate the problem. Typically, a mouse or a disk controller is the component that causes problems.

NTDetect displays information about the computer's system components, bus and adapter components, disk geometry, read-only memory (ROM) blocks, keyboard and communications (COM) port and parallel port components, mouse component, and floppy disk drive component. When detection is complete, you are prompted to press any key to display hardware information in the registry.

Installing NTDetect is a separate task you perform after you install the Microsoft Windows 2000 Resource Kit.

  Caution

Under no circumstances should you delete Ntdetect.com, which is a required program for a computer running Windows 2000. The debug version installed by Installd.cmd is a special version that displays diagnostic information. If you have removed the standard version of Ntdetect.com, and your system does not start correctly, use the Emergency Repair Disk to restore the original version. You can also use Installd.cmd to remove the special version of NTDetect.

Files Required

• Installd.cmd
• Ntdetect.com

Downloading and Installing a Tool

Each downloaded tool includes the files required to run the tool, a documentation file, and a readme file with general information about the downloaded tools and Resource Kit tools.

To download and install a tool

1. Click the name of the tool in the box at the top right corner of this page.
2. In the File Download dialog box, select Save this program to disk.
3. Select a location on your computer to save the file, and then click Save.
4. In Windows Explorer, go to the location where you saved the downloaded file, double-click the file to start the installation process, and then follow the instructions.

The downloaded file is a self-extracting executable (.exe) file. By running the file, you install the tool and documentation on your computer.

When you install a tool, you are prompted to choose an install directory. If the Windows 2000 Resource Kit is installed, install the tool in the Resource Kit directory to avoid an overly large system path and to ensure more reliable upgrades. When you install the Resource Kit, the recommended directory is C:\Program Files\Resource Kit.

  Important

The Resource Kit tools are not localized. They are written and tested in English only. Using these tools with a different language version of Windows 2000 might produce unpredictable results.

Uninstalling Tools

To uninstall a downloaded tool or the full Resource Kit

1. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
2. From the list of installed programs, select a tool or the Resource Kit, and then click Remove.

Support Policy

The SOFTWARE supplied in the Resource Kit Tools download site is not supported under any Microsoft standard support program or service. You can, however, report issues and bugs by sending e-mail to rkinput@microsoft.com. Microsoft will, at its sole discretion, address issues and bugs reported in this manner, and responses are not guaranteed.

The SOFTWARE (including instructions for its use and all printed and online documentation) is provided AS IS without warranty of any kind. Microsoft further disclaims all implied warranties including, without limitation, any implied warranties of merchantability or of fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk arising out of the use or performance of the SOFTWARE and documentation remains with you.

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