How to Change Windows NT's Environment Size (102410)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1

This article was previously published under Q102410

SUMMARY

COMMAND.COM has a limit for environment size. You can change the size by adding the following command line into the CONFIG.NT file

shell=%systemroot%\system32\command.com /p /e:size

where "size" is the maximum length in bytes you want COMMAND.COM to allocate for each program. The default is 256 bytes and the maximum is 32K.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/20/2003
Keywords:KB102410