MMS Lotus Notes Plug-In Alters the Windows Path Environment (317206)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Metadirectory Services 2.2
- Microsoft Metadirectory Services 2.2 SP1
This article was previously published under Q317206 SYMPTOMS
After you install the Microsoft Metadirectory Services (MMS) Lotus Notes Plug-in, your command-line tools (such as the Ipconfig.exe tool) may stop working correctly. For example, when you run the ipconfig /all command, you may receive the following error message:
'ipconfig' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
CAUSE
This problem may occur because when you install the MMS Lotus Notes plug-in, it updates the Windows path environment with the path to the Notes client folder, for example, C:\Lotus\Notes. The installation overwrites the path as a STRING TYPE (REG_SZ) value, changing it from the original EXPAND TYPE (REG_EXPAND_SZ) value. Once the path variable has been changed, attempts to run command-line tools from the command prompt do not work because the path that is being searched is actually "%systemroot%\system32" which does not exist in its un-expanded state. When the TYPE is set REG_EXPAND_SZ, any system variables are expanded to the full path, c:\Winnt\System32.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem:
- View the PATH environment variable. To do so, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. Click the Advanced tab, click Environment Variables, and then view the contents of the System Variables box.
- Copy the PATH value, and then delete the PATH environment variable.
- Create a new PATH, and then paste it into the Variable value box.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/28/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbenv kberrmsg kbfix KB317206 |
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