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= <span id="KB103325"></span>WOWEXEC Errors Caused by Incorrect COMMAND.COM File =<br />
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Article ID: 103325<br />
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Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006<br />
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* Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1<br />
* Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1<br />
* Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1<br />
* Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5<br />
* Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51<br />
* Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition<br />
* Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5<br />
* Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51<br />
* Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition<br />
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Windows NT provides a COMMAND.COM file that must be used for MS-DOS-based and Windows 3.0 or 3.1-based applications to run properly. If the COMMAND.COM file that Windows NT provides is replaced with a version from MS-DOS, an error message occurs just after a successful logon.<br />
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If the COMMAND.COM file provided with Windows NT is replaced with a COMMAND.COM file from MS-DOS version 3.3, 4.01, or 6.0, the following error message appears:<br /><br />
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wowexec<br /><br />
config.nt. The system file is not suitable for running DOS and WINDOWS applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.<br />
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If the COMMAND.COM file provided with Windows NT is replaced with a COMMAND.COM file from MS-DOS version 5.0, the following error message appears:<br /><br />
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wowexec<br /><br />
An application has attempted to directly access the hard disk, which cannot be supported. This may cause the application to function incorrectly. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.<br />
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If one of the above error messages appears, make sure that the COMMAND.COM file provided with Windows NT is located in the WINNT\SYSTEM32 subdirectory. The correct COMMAND.COM file should have the following size/date:<br /><br />
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<pre class="fixed_text">Windows NT<br />
version: Size: Date:<br />
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3.1 49931 07/24/93<br />
3.5 50045 09/04/94<br />
3.51 50045 05/26/95<br />
4.0 50384 08/02/96<br />
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This file can be expanded off of the original media. It is located in the following locations in compressed form as COMMAND.CO_:<br /><br />
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<pre class="fixed_text">Windows NT<br />
version: CD-ROM 3.5-inch disk 5.25-inch disk<br />
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3.1 \I386 Disk #20 Disk #25<br />
3.5 \I386 Disk #17 N/A<br />
3.51 \I386 Disk #20 N/A<br />
4.0 \I386 N/A N/A<br />
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