Environment inheritance under Windows NT 4, Attempt 2

[Tim Peters]

[Milton L. Hankins, has trouble with envar WINDIR in NT]

    http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q100/8/43.asp

will tell you that WINDIR is "special".  Not exactly clear how, though.
Best I can suggest is that you fight with NT until it delivers a correct
value for WINDIR as soon as you boot; you really shouldn't be messing with
this envar.

search-ms-support-for-"windir"-to-find-out-why-not<wink>-ly y'rs  - tim