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- DOCUMENT:Q103325 23-SEP-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :WOWEXEC Errors Caused by Incorrect COMMAND.COM File
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
-
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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-
- Windows NT provides a COMMAND.COM file that must be used for
- MS-DOS-based and Windows 3.0 or 3.1-based applications to run
- properly. If the COMMAND.COM file that Windows NT provides is replaced
- with a version from MS-DOS, an error message occurs just after a
- successful logon.
-
- MORE INFORMATION
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-
- If the COMMAND.COM file provided with Windows NT is replaced with a
- COMMAND.COM file from MS-DOS version 3.3, 4.01, or 6.0, the following
- error message appears:
-
- wowexec
- config.nt. The system file is not suitable for running
- DOS and WINDOWS applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the
- application.
-
- If the COMMAND.COM file provided with Windows NT is replaced with a
- COMMAND.COM file from MS-DOS version 5.0, the following error message
- appears:
-
- wowexec
- An application has attempted to directly access the
- hard disk, which cannot be supported. This may cause the
- application to function incorrectly. Choose 'Close' to
- terminate the application.
-
- If one of the above error messages appears, make sure that the
- COMMAND.COM file provided with Windows NT is located in the
- WINNT\SYSTEM32 subdirectory. The correct COMMAND.COM file should have
- the following size/date:
-
- COMMAND COM 49931 07/24/93 05:11a
-
- This file can be expanded off of the original media. It is located in
- the following locations in compressed form as COMMAND.CO_:
-
- Windows NT CD-ROM \I386
- 3.5-inch disk Disk #20
- 5.25-inch disk Disk #25
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10 wowexec.exe wow
- KBCategory:
- KBSubCatergory: 16ap
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