Article: Q196875
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:4.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbWinNT400sp5fix
Last Modified: 20-MAY-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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You may receive the following error message after you modify the custom
configuration settings for an MS-DOS or Win16 application:
%systemroot%\System32\Config.Nt. The system file is not suitable for
running MS-DOS and MS Windows applications.
This error occurs when a .pif file is used to establish EMS memory and a custom
Config.nt and Autoexec.nt are specified in the PIF file. Either the application
will use the default configuration files in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder, if
they exist, or it will generate the error message listed above. Settings in the
custom configuration files in a folder other than %SystemRoot%\System32 will not
be used if EMS is specified in the .pif settings.
CAUSE
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The location of the custom configuration files is lost when EMS memory is
established. The default configuration file location is used.
RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or
the individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service
pack, please go to:
- http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/ServicePacks/
-or-
- Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft
Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support
Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the
following address on the World Wide Web:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in
Windows NT version 4.0 Service Pack 5.
Additional query words: default.pif
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Keywords : kbWinNT400sp5fix
Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version : WinNT:4.0
Hardware : ALPHA x86
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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