Microsoft KB Archive/247915

= Cannot Import Config.nt FILES Value to 16-bit Program in Windows NT Workstation =

Article ID: 247915

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q247915



SYMPTOMS
When you run a 16-bit program in a Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0-based virtual DOS machine (VDM), you are not able to import the value set by the Config.nt FILES environment variable into the 16-bit application.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because only the VDM uses the environment variables set in the Config.nt file. These variables are not saved to the registry.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, write a program (or use a third-party utility) that extracts the value after 'FILES=' to allow that value to be used in another program or service.

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