DOCUMENT:Q124742  08-AUG-2001  [winnt]
TITLE   :Unable to Start 16-bit Applications in Separate Memory Space
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you enable 16-bit applications to run in separate memory spaces in Windows
NT version 3.5, you may receive the following error message when you attempt to
run any one of the 16-bit applications:

   Error while setting up environment for the application.


WORKAROUND
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You can run all 16-bit applications in the same memory space by disabling the
option of "Run in Separate Memory Space" for each 16-bit application's program
item property.

You may also be able to work around this problem by editing the Visual C++
environment variable LIB. Remove the %lib% portion and replace it with a
complete path.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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