Windows NT 4.0 Installations Cannot Be Copied or Moved

ID: Q155717

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

After copying or moving your Windows NT 4.0 installation into a new tree (folder or drive), some system functions and programs behave unpredictably or do not work at all.

CAUSE

The Windows NT 4.0 registry contains some hard-coded paths (for example, "C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\" instead of "%SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\"). In addition, some programs may uses hard-coded paths.

RESOLUTION

Moving or copying your Windows NT 4.0 installation to a different drive or folder is not supported.

Additional query words: directory


Keywords          : kbenv kbsetup ntsetup ntconfig NTSrvWkst 
Version           : 4.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        :

Last Reviewed: January 20, 1999