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Using Quotation Marks with Set Path= Statement Fails

Article ID: 158824

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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

This article was previously published under Q158824

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Set Path= statement and have the path in quotation marks, executable programs that run within that path are not able to find associated .dll files within that path.

CAUSE

When you use the Set Path= statement and have the path in quotation marks, it will cause executable programs to run within that path, and will not be able to find associated .dll files within that path.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt msdos dos 16 bit environment

Keywords: kbenv KB158824