Error Message Using the CALL Command in Windows NT Logon Script (221762)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0

This article was previously published under Q221762

SYMPTOMS

If you use the call command in a Windows NT logon script, you may receive the following error message on some Windows 95-based computers during the logon process:

Bad command or filename

This problem does not occur if you run the call command after you log on, or if you map a drive to the Netlogon share and run a batch file that uses the call command.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, you can modify the logon script so that it does not use the call command. For example, assume that you want to use the following sample script:

echo on
call \\server1\share1\script1.bat

Instead, use the following method:

echo on
net use x: \\server1\share1
x:\script1.bat
net use x:/d

This script does not use the call command but achieves the same result.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	12/18/2000
Keywords:	kberrmsg kbprb KB221762