Article ID: 247409
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q247409
SYMPTOMS
If you run the RD command with the /S and "" parameters at a command prompt in Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 Beta Version, all the subdirectories are deleted, even if you receive the following error message:
CAUSE
The RD command in Windows NT 4.0 uses the NULL string as the current working directory.
RESOLUTION
Microsoft recommends that you do not use a NULL string as a directory name.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be an issue in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 Beta version.
Additional query words: Utilities tools
Keywords: kbenv kberrmsg kbprb KB247409
