Microsoft KB Archive/301427

= EMS Setting in PIF May Cause Incorrect Config.nt File to Be Used =

Article ID: 301427

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q301427



SYMPTOMS
You may receive the following error message after you modify the custom configuration settings for an MS-DOS-based or 16-bit Windows-based program:

%SystemRoot%\System32\Config.Nt. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and MS Windows applications.

This error message occurs if a .pif file is used to establish EMS memory and a custom Config.nt and Autoexec.nt file are specified in the .pif file. The program will either use the default configuration files in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder (if they exist), or it will generate the error message. Settings in custom configuration files in a folder other than the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder are not be used if EMS is specified in the .pif file settings.



CAUSE
The location of the custom configuration files is lost when EMS memory is established. The default configuration file location is used.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date         Time    Version         Size     File name -  6/25/2001   07:21p   5.0.2195.3778   395,024   Ntvdm.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Additional query words: kbAppCompatability kbAppCompatibility

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp3fix kbappcompatibility kbqfe kbwin2000sp3fix kbhotfixserver KB301427

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