Microsoft KB Archive/230228

= Error Message: Specified Command Search Directory Bad =

Article ID: 230228

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q230228



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
After you install Real Player and then restart your computer, an MS-DOS window may display the following error message:

Specified command search directory bad.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if the Real Player installation adds an incorrect value to the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Realtray

NOTE: The incorrect value is SYSTEMBOOTHIDEPLAYER, and the correct value is C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\Realplay.exe SYSTEMBOOTHIDEPLAYER.



RESOLUTION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To work around this issue, use Registry Editor to delete the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Realtray



MORE INFORMATION
The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

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