Article ID: 125755
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
This article was previously published under Q125755
When you use the Windows NT START command to run a program information file (PIF) from Command Prompt or a batch file, the following error message appears:
The Windows NT Workstation 3.5 System Guide on page 336 (page 342 of the Windows NT Server 3.5 System Guide) notes that you can start a PIF using the following command line:
start <myapp>
where <myapp> is the name of the PIF you wish to run. This only works if the filename of the PIF is the same as the filename of the application being called in the PIF. If the name of the PIF is different than the name of the application being called from the PIF, you need to include the .PIF extension, as in the following example:
start myapp.pif
If you fail to include the .PIF extension, you will receive the error message noted above.
Additional query words: prodnt 3.10
Keywords: KB125755
