Windows NT 4.0 Installations Cannot Be Copied or Moved (155717)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q155717

SYMPTOMS

After copying or moving your Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 installation into a new tree (folder or drive), some system functions and programs behave unpredictably or do not work at all.

CAUSE

The Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 registries contain some hard-coded paths (for example, "C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\" instead of "%SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\"). In addition, some programs may uses hard-coded paths.

RESOLUTION

Moving or copying your Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 installation to a different drive or folder is not supported.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/13/2003
Keywords:kbenv kbsetup KB155717
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