NTBACKUP Ignores Registry Settings After You Apply Service Pack

 Last reviewed: November 9, 1994
Article ID: Q122533
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

After you apply Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3 to a Windows NT version 3.1 computer, the Windows NT Backup program (NTBACKUP.EXE) ignores its Registry settings stored under the following Registry key: 

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Ntbackup

CAUSE

The version of NTBACKUP.EXE installed when you apply Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3 expects its configuration information to be stored in a disk file, namely %SYSTEMROOT%\NTBACKUP.INI.

RESOLUTION

If there is a requirement to modify the configuration parameters for NTBACKUP after you apply Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3, edit %SYSTEMROOT%\NTBACKUP.INI instead of modifying the Registry.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional reference words: prodnt 3.10
KBCategory: kbother kbbug3.10
KBSubcategory: ntutil

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Last reviewed: November 9, 1994
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