LMHOSTS Keywords Must Be Uppercase (110976)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows 95

This article was previously published under Q110976

Keyword entries in the LMHOSTS files of Microsoft Windows NT systems must be entered in uppercase to be recognized. For example:

   #INCLUDE \\<servername>\<sharename>\<filename> #PRE
		


If the keywords #INCLUDE and #PRE are not uppercase, they are considered to be comments.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/6/2003
Keywords:kbnetwork KB110976