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%Username% Resolved in GUI but Not at Command Line

Article ID: 197447

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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

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SYMPTOMS

When you add a system environment variable using the System tool in Control Panel, the %Username% will translate in the GUI of the tool to the user who is currently logged on, but will not in a command prompt.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, you can use the SETX command in a logon script to add the environment variable each time a user logs on. The SETX command can be found in the Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit.

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