SUBST Command Does Not Execute in AUTOEXEC.NT

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SYMPTOMS

When you include Win32 binary commands in the AUTOEXEC.NT file in Windows NT, they do not execute. The AUTOEXEC.NT file runs only 16-bit DOS binary commands.

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CAUSE

These commands are Win32 binary commands and should be executed in a batch file or a user's login script.

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WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:

Create a batch file including the command. Next, create a program item for the batch file in the Startup group of Program Manager.
Include the command in a user's login script.

The following examples describe SUBST and NET command usage:

SUBST U: C:\UTL

NOTE: Subst associates a path with a drive letter.
NET use lpt<x>:\\<printserver>\<sharename> /persistent:yes

NOTE: Net use establishes a persistent connection using NET.EXE.

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