diff --git a/reactos/subsys/smss/init.c b/reactos/subsys/smss/init.c
index 0cc5845dd47..2aa4eb61ad6 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/smss/init.c
+++ b/reactos/subsys/smss/init.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: init.c,v 1.36 2002/05/24 18:07:56 ekohl Exp $
+/* $Id: init.c,v 1.37 2002/05/27 18:24:44 hbirr Exp $
  *
  * init.c - Session Manager initialization
  * 
@@ -397,9 +397,6 @@ SmPagingFilesQueryRoutine(PWSTR ValueName,
       return(STATUS_SUCCESS);
     }
 
-  RtlInitUnicodeString(&FileName,
-		       (PWSTR)ValueData);
-
   /*
    * FIXME:
    *  read initial and maximum size from the registry or use default values
@@ -407,6 +404,14 @@ SmPagingFilesQueryRoutine(PWSTR ValueName,
    * Format: "<path>[ <initial_size>[ <maximum_size>]]"
    */
 
+  if (!RtlDosPathNameToNtPathName_U ((LPWSTR)ValueData, 
+	                                 &FileName,
+									 NULL,
+									 NULL))
+  {
+	  return (STATUS_SUCCESS);
+  }
+
   InitialSize.QuadPart = 50 * 4096;
   MaximumSize.QuadPart = 80 * 4096;
 
@@ -415,6 +420,8 @@ SmPagingFilesQueryRoutine(PWSTR ValueName,
 			      &MaximumSize,
 			      0);
 
+  RtlFreeUnicodeString(&FileName);
+
   return(STATUS_SUCCESS);
 }