Microsoft KB Archive/260258

= PC NTMMTA: Path Restrictions for Windows NT Multitasking Message Transfer Agent Setup Folder =

Article ID: 260258

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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SYMPTOMS
If you try to run the Windows NT multitasking message transfer agent (NTMMTA) setup on any computer that has long file name capabilities, you may receive the following error message:

GetModuleFileNamedid not return a full path



CAUSE
The MS-DOS-based code for this program cannot understand long file names.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, make sure that no folders in the path of the setup folder contain any of the following in the folder name:  More than eight characters Spaces Any MS-DOS-excluded characters, such as the following:

< > (angle brackets) ?  (question mark) /  (slash mark) \  (backslash) !  (exclamation point) %  (percent)
 * 1)   (number sign)
 * (asterisk)



For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260253 PC NTMMTA: Windows NT Multitasking Message Transfer Agent Setup on Windows 2000 Advanced Server May Not Work If Started from Graphical User Interface

Keywords: kbprb KB260258

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