Microsoft KB Archive/102064

= Limitations Using SET Commands in AUTOEXEC.BAT File =

Article ID: 102064

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1

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This article was previously published under Q102064



SUMMARY
When you log on to a Windows NT machine, Winlogon processes the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to set your environment variables and the PATH.

However, the following restrictions apply to all SET statements:


 * Conditional set ("IF") statements are not processed.
 * Environment variables cannot be removed (unset). For example, "SET WORKDIR=" does not remove the WORKDIR environment variable.

In short, only SET and PATH statements are processed.

Additional query words: prodnt unset

Keywords: kbenv KB102064

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