WinAT Returns Error "Filename ... Is Incorrect" (161700)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q161700 SYMPTOMS
When you try to start WinAT command scheduler, which comes with the Windows
NT Resource Kit, you receive the following error:
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
After you press OK a number of times, WinAT appears, but when you try to
use it, a Dr.Watson error is generated.
CAUSE
This problem occurs when the Windows NT Resource Kit is installed to a
directory with a long file name; such names cannot be handled properly by
WinAT.
RESOLUTION
Install the Windows NT Resource Kit to a directory with an 8.3 name or move
Winat.exe, Winat.cnt, and Winat.hlp to a directory with an 8.3 name.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Windows NT 4.0 Resource
Kit. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/10/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbsetup KB161700 |
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