Cannot Use the SET Command or Other Commands That Use the Nslookup.exe Tool When CAPS LOCK Is Turned On in Windows XP (323566)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

This article was previously published under Q323566

For a Microsoft Windows 2000 version of this article, see 315365.

SYMPTOMS

If you try to use the set command or other commands that use the Nslookup.exe tool, you may receive an error message that is similar to the following error message:

*** Can't find address for server TYPE=MX: Non-existent domain

Additionally, you may not be able to quit Nslookup.exe by using the exit command.

CAUSE

This behavior may occur if the CAPS LOCK key is turned on. Nslookup.exe accepts only commands that you type in lower case.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, make sure that CAPS LOCK is turned off.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about Nslookup.exe, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

200525 Using NSlookup.exe

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	5/30/2002
Keywords:	kberrmsg kbprb kbui KB323566