Limitations Using SET Commands in AUTOEXEC.BAT File

 Last reviewed: May 8, 1997
Article ID: Q102064

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1

When you log on to a Windows NT machine, Winlogon processes the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to set your environment variables and the PATH.

However, the following restrictions apply to all SET statements:

  • Conditional set ("IF") statements are not processed.
  • Environment variables cannot be removed (unset). For example, "SET WORKDIR=" does not remove the WORKDIR environment variable.

In short, only SET and PATH statements are processed.

Additional query words: prodnt unset
Keywords : kbenv ntconfig
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 8, 1997
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