I bet you can't answer this one!!! Environmental variables don't work.

[lyonmt]

I have a windows 2000 server and Windows 98 workstations. The workstations log into the 2000 server. I use a combination Kixstart script and batchfile. Everything works fine, EXCEPT environment variables.

I can open a command prompt on the server and the variables work. i.e. "echo %USERNAME%" will disply "administrator". But they do not work in the scripts. Does anybody know how to get them to work? I thought it might have something to do with 98, so I setup a Windows 2000 workstation and got the same results.

 

[RoaldS1971]

In w95-98 I think there are a "set" environment size.
I cannot remember the command to adjust this environment size, but I know there is one.
Perhaps this can be the problem?

 

[RoaldS1971]

Ups, forgot the part with W2k logon. Sorry.

 

[SDELISLE]

I'm using this command and it work fine in Nt workstation but not in w95/98. I must use a third party batch file enhancer (PUTINENV.EXE v. 2.13)

If you need it send your email adresse, i will send a copy of this freeware

 

[sdandersonjr]

http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBD/tip1700/rh1786.htm

here it is lyonmt
SDA

 

[lyonmt]

Thank you very much S D Anderson and SDELISLE, I will give it a try.

 

[Bifa]

You can't do that. It's impossible to setup environment variables in W9x using the logon script. You can't even change the values of a variable created in autoexec.bat. If you try to, the contents of that variable will be restored as soon as the logon script finish.

 

[lyonmt]

Bifa,

That's the beautiful thing about this business. You learn something new at least once a day...

@echo off
if exist c:\windows\system\winset.exe goto first
copy z:\winset.exe c:\windows\system:first
if exist c:\windows\putinenv.exe goto second
copy z:\putinenv.exe c:\windows
:second
c:\windows\putinenv.exe L
NET USE G: \\ServerX\APP
NET USE L: \\ServerX\Capability
NET USE N: "\\ServerX\Workstation Images"
NET USE P: "\\ServerX\Installation Programs"
NET USE S: \\ServerX\Share
NET USE Y: \\ServerX\Public
NET USE H: \\ServerX\%username%


This is what I'm using and it works great! Thank you everybody!!!

You should be very proud of yourselfs, it took me a couple of posts to get this answer.

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