NT does not use AUTOEXEC.BAT, the file is called AUTOEXEC.NT and should be found in the C:\WINNT\system32 folder. Here is a sample AUTOEXEC.NT file:
.NT and .CMD may be used as .BAT files were used in earlier versions of Windows. You may notice on NT systems that there are fewer and fewer .BAT files. Try seaching for .NT or .CMD and you will find many of the same types of batch files that were available as .BATs. For example: CONFIG.NT has a similar function to the old CONFIG.SYS of Windows.
In Windows systems config.sys is used to set the initial values of the environment variables. To see your current settings, type SET on a command line. In early versions config.sys is a text file you can edit. In later versions it is a complied file that cannot be changed in a text editor. In newer NT versions it is not used at all. Try msconfig.exe instead.
REM [Header] FILES=20BUFFERS=20DOS=HIGH,UMBREM [SCSI Controllers] REM DEVICE=SCSI.SYSREM [CD-ROM Drive] REM DEVICE=CDROM.SYS /D:OEMCD001REM [] REM DEVICE=.SYSREM [Sound, MIDI, or Video Capture Card] REM DEVICE=SOUND.SYSREM [Mouse] REM DEVICE=MOUSE.SYSREM ------------------REM [Miscellaneous] REM DEVICE=SMARTDRV.EXE
INI, *.ini - Initalization file. These set the default variables for the system and programs. More CFG, *.cfg - Configuration files. SYS, *.sys - System files, can sometimes be edited, mostly compiled machine code in new versions. More. COM, *.com - Command files. These are the executable files for all the DOS commands. In early versions there was a seperate file for each command. Now, most are inside COMMAND.COM. NT, *.nt - Batch files used by NT operating systems. More. CDM, *.cmd - Batch files used in NT operating systems. More. Answer Files and Unattended InstallationsCustomizing Unattended InstallationsAnswer FilesCustomizing and Automating InstallationsAutomate Windows Installations