How to Turn Off Windows NT Interpretation of AUTOEXEC.BAT (102957)


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 Q102957

SUMMARY

In certain cases, it might be desirable to disable Windows NT's interpretation of environment variables listed in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. To do this, add the following statement in front of any listed environment variables you want Windows NT to ignore:

IF NOT "%OS%"="WINDOWS_NT"

For example:

IF NOT "%OS%"="WINDOWS_NT" SET TEMP=C:\TEMP

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:3/15/2004
Keywords:kbenv KB102957
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