DOCUMENT:Q260258  27-APR-2000  [pcmail]
TITLE   :PC NTMMTA: Path Restrictions for NTMMTA Setup Folder
PRODUCT :Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.x
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, version 3.x 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you try to run the Windows NT multitasking message transfer agent (NTMMTA)
setup on any computer that has long file name capabilities, you may receive the
following error message:

   GetModuleFileName()did not return a full path

CAUSE
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The MS-DOS-based code for this program cannot understand long file names.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, make sure that no folders in the path of the setup
folder contain any of the following in the folder name:

 - More than eight characters

 - Spaces

 - Any MS-DOS-excluded characters, such as the following:

   

   < > (angle brackets)
   ?   (question mark)
   /   (slash mark)
   \   (backslash)
   #   (number sign)
   !   (exclamation point)
   %   (percent)
   *   (asterisk)

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q260253 PC NTMMTA: Windows NT Multitasking Message Transfer Agent Setup on
   Windows 2000 Advanced Server May Not Work If Started from Graphical User
   Interface

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMailPCN3xSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:3.x
Issue type        : kbprb

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