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Windows NT 3.51 File Manager Does Not Work in Windows NT 4.0

Article ID: 155719

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

This article was previously published under Q155719

SYMPTOMS

When you start the Windows NT 3.51 File Manager in Windows NT 4.0, you may receive the following error message:

File Manager Initialization: Unable to initialize background update support. File Manager will exit. The specified procedure could not be found.

File Manager then closes. If File Manager does start, you may instead receive other error messages such as:

The network is not present or is not started.

An unknown error occurred.

CAUSE

The Windows NT 3.51 File Manager (Winfile.exe) is incompatible with Windows NT 4.0.

RESOLUTION

Use the version of File Manager included with Windows NT 4.0. The correct version of Winfile.exe for Windows NT 4.0 is dated 8/2/96 1:30 A.M. with a size of 250,640 bytes and is located in the Winnt\System32 folder. Make sure any shortcuts for File Manager point to this location. Also check to make sure that no other version of Winfile.exe is in a folder on the path.

Additional query words: prodnt winnt

Keywords: KB155719