User Environment Variables Are Not Passed to Out-of-Process COM Objects (247351)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition SP4
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition SP5
This article was previously published under Q247351

SYMPTOMS

When you start a program (for example, Microsoft Word) as a COM object from a Terminal Server session client, the user environment variables are not inherited by this instance of the program. If you start the same program from the Terminal Server console, the user environment variables are inherited.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/26/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbenv kbfix kbQFE KB247351
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