%OS and %OS_VERSION Reported Incorrectly

Last reviewed: November 18, 1997
Article ID: Q160476

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

If you use the %OS or %OS_VERSION variables in the Novell logon script, Novell NetWare reports the Windows NT operating system as MS-DOS version 5.0 during logon script processing.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Keywords          : kbbug4.00 NTINTEROP NTSrvWkst kbnetwork
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Platform          : winnt
Issue type        : kbbug

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Last reviewed: November 18, 1997
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