Re: autoexec.nt elusive

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"John B" <jb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am running under Windows 2000 Pro + sp4. I have gone into a CMD window
and typed "autoexec.nt" + [enter]. A file executes OTHER than the one and
only autoexec.nt file that I can find in my computer... The one I find is
at %systemroot%\system32\autoexec.nt.

How can this be?
Can anyone refresh my memory? It seems there were various "autoexec"
files
under Windows 95...a long time ago. I have used "attrib" to scan the
system32 directory, which should ferret out hidden files, but I only see
autoexec.nt...the same one I can edit.

TIA
John


There is only one autoexec.nt. It's the one you found in the System32
folder. Why do you want to execute it? It's a legacy file meant for
legacy applications! If you want a certain command to run at logon
time, place its shortcut into your Startup folder! If you want a certain
command to run at boot time, use the Task Scheduler!


.

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