Microsoft KB Archive/130979

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User Environment Variables Set Before Default Home Directory

Article ID: 130979

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51



This article was previously published under Q130979

SYMPTOMS

If you do not have a home directory defined for your account in User Manager for Domains and you log on, Windows NT incorrectly sets your user environment variables before the default home directory environment variable is set.

However, if you have a home directory defined in User Manager for Domains and you log on, Windows NT correctly sets your home directory environment variable before your user environment variables.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, install the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K



Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: KB130979