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Q260258: PC NTMMTA: Path Restrictions for NTMMTA Setup Folder

Article: Q260258
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.x
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 27-APR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, version 3.x 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you try to run the Windows NT multitasking message transfer agent (NTMMTA)
setup on any computer that has long file name capabilities, you may receive the
following error message:

  GetModuleFileName()did not return a full path

CAUSE
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The MS-DOS-based code for this program cannot understand long file names.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, make sure that no folders in the path of the setup
folder contain any of the following in the folder name:

- More than eight characters

- Spaces

- Any MS-DOS-excluded characters, such as the following:

  

  < > (angle brackets)
  ?   (question mark)
  /   (slash mark)
  \   (backslash)
  #   (number sign)
  !   (exclamation point)
  %   (percent)
  *   (asterisk)

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q260253 PC NTMMTA: Windows NT Multitasking Message Transfer Agent Setup on
  Windows 2000 Advanced Server May Not Work If Started from Graphical User
  Interface

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMailPCN3xSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:3.x
Issue type        : kbprb

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