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
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

SYMPTOMS

After copying or moving your Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 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 and Windows 2000 registries contain 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 or Windows 2000 installation to a different drive or folder is not supported.

Additional query words: directory

Keywords : kbenv kbsetup ntsetup ntconfig NTSrvWkst
Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
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