Windows NT 4.0's AT Command Handles Quotation Marks Differently Than Windows NT 3.51 (177651)

   AT 10:15 "notepad c:\config.sys" (Windows NT 3.51)
   AT 10:15 notepad "c:\config.sys" (Windows NT 4.0)
				

RESOLUTION

The AT command in Windows NT 4.0 can be forced to use the same parsing algorithm as Windows NT 3.51 by adding a parameter to the registry.

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" online Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe) and select the following key:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedu
2. On the Edit menu, click Add Key to create the following entry:
   Key Name: Parameters Class: <blank&g
3. Open the Parameters key that you created in step 2.
4. On the Edit menu, click Add Value to create the following entry:
   Value Name: UseOldParsing Data Type : REG_DWORD String :

NOTE: This parameter is deleted by the Scheduler service on startup. To avoid the parameter being deleted, apply the fix mentioned below.

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