I just recently started having problems running 16 bit stuff under XP Home.
Clicking on the icon or accessing the exe file directly results in nothing
at all happening.

When I reboot in these cases, I get a warning that wowexec.exe is holding up
the reboot. A search on Google reveals that this file is related to the 16
bit subsystem.

If I clear the alert and reboot, things work normally again for a while, but
the problem eventually returns.

The situation is more of an annoyance than a real problem, but I'd still
like to fix it if I can.

Any suggestions, anyone?

Thanx,

Buddha

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/16bit.htm

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"T.E.Ponta" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ka7Al.13771$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I just recently started having problems running 16 bit stuff under XP Home.
>Clicking on the icon or accessing the exe file directly results in nothing at all
>happening.
>
> When I reboot in these cases, I get a warning that wowexec.exe is holding up the
> reboot. A search on Google reveals that this file is related to the 16 bit
> subsystem.
>
> If I clear the alert and reboot, things work normally again for a while, but the
> problem eventually returns.
>
> The situation is more of an annoyance than a real problem, but I'd still like to
> fix it if I can.
>
> Any suggestions, anyone?
>
> Thanx,
>
> Buddha
>
>

Error Message: MS-DOS or 16-bit Windows-based program
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_m.htm#16bit

This installaton program will reinstall the missing or corrupt Windows XP
system files command.com, autoexec.nt and config.nt. The absence or
corruption of one or more of these files causes a "16 Bit Subsystem" error.

XP_Fix.EXE by TRF Systems, Inc.
http://www.visualtour.com/downloads/xp_fix.exe


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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm


"T.E.Ponta" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ka7Al.13771$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I just recently started having problems running 16 bit stuff under XP Home.
>Clicking on the icon or accessing the exe file directly results in nothing
>at all happening.
>
> When I reboot in these cases, I get a warning that wowexec.exe is holding
> up the reboot. A search on Google reveals that this file is related to
> the 16 bit subsystem.
>
> If I clear the alert and reboot, things work normally again for a while,
> but the problem eventually returns.
>
> The situation is more of an annoyance than a real problem, but I'd still
> like to fix it if I can.
>
> Any suggestions, anyone?
>
> Thanx,
>
> Buddha
>
>