Running Winnt.exe
Winnt.exe is the 16-bit version of Windows XP Setup, and it works only on computers running legacy operating systems, such as MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows 3.1, or Microsoft Windows for Workgroups. Because none of these operating systems is on the upgrade path for Windows XP Professional, you can use Winnt.exe only for clean installations. Also, due to memory requirements, Microsoft recommends that you only use Winnt.exe from MS-DOS and not from 16-bit version of Windows.
On the Resource Kit CD
Legacy operating systems don’t support long filenames. If you start Windows XP Setup on computers running legacy operating systems, it will copy ...
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