Microsoft KB Archive/102410

= How to Change Windows NT's Environment Size =

Article ID: 102410

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 Q102410



SUMMARY
COMMAND.COM has a limit for environment size. You can change the size by adding the following command line into the CONFIG.NT file

shell=%systemroot%\system32\command.com /p /e:size

where "size" is the maximum length in bytes you want COMMAND.COM to allocate for each program. The default is 256 bytes and the maximum is 32K.

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: KB102410

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