NT Err Msg: Cannot Find <APP.EXE> Specified in the WIN.INI...

• Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 3.1
• Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1

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SYMPTOMS

When logging on to Windows NT, the following error message may appear:

   Cannot find file <APP.EXE> specified in the WIN.INI (or one of
   its components); check to ensure that the path and filename are
   correct and that all required libraries are available.

CAUSE

With Windows NT, some 16-bit Windows-based applications may write specific executable instructions to the Run= and Load= lines in the WIN.INI file. These entries are translated into Registry entries by Windows NT. If an application has been deleted from the system, there may still be information about the program stored in the Windows NT Registry.

RESOLUTION

To eliminate this error message, remove registry information for the deleted application. To locate the Run and Load line entries in the Registry, open the Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE). Under the HKEY_CURRENT_USER Key, use the following path:

   \Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows