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SYMPTOMSWhen you try to create a password list for the first time, or try to create a password list for a new user, the following error message may be displayed:
CAUSEThis error message is displayed when a forward slash is included in the Windows portion of the path statement (that is, the path reads C:/<WINDOWS DIRECTORY> instead of C:\<WINDOWS DIRECTORY>). This error message may also occur if there is a missing slash in the windows path. RESOLUTIONTo prevent this error message, change the forward slash in the path entry to a backslash. To do this, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt: edit autoexec.batAfter you make the change save and close the file. MORE INFORMATIONWindows starts correctly in this situation because MS-DOS can use either slash mark; however, you cannot set up applications, and applications that rely on the Windows entry in the path statement do not function correctly. For example, if you try to run Windows Setup or Network Setup, you receive the error message
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