Hello, Hope some knows what's going on with this..I've tried several times to
ask microsoft/dell what to do....
Whenever I run a 16-bit windows application I get a warning that the
autoexec.nt file is not in the system root path,etc...So I found on the
microsoft support area how to extract and put the autoexec.nt file into the
system32 folder...after I do this the 16-bit application runs fine...The
problem is that when I reboot the file no longer remains in the system32
folder...I've everything microsoft suggests, but they keep telling me to do
the same procedure...Reboot-not there again!
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Steveo

Seems to be an epidemic lately....

This can be caused by a trojan.

Get rid of the trojan.

Update your anti virus software and run a full system scan.

Copy the autoexec.nt file from C:\Windows\Repair to C:\Windows\System32.
And set Attributes for autoexec.nt to Read-only.

Read-only
[[Specifies whether this file is read-only, which means that it cannot be
changed or accidentally deleted.]]

1. Right click the file.
2. Properties.
3. Select: � Read-only.
4. Click: Apply.
5. Click: OK.

16-bit MS-DOS Subsystem error while installing or running a DOS application
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/16bit.htm

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

Error message when you install or start an MS-DOS or 16-bit Windows-based
program
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;324767

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In news4026395-2952-4391-B148-(E-Mail Removed),
Bruins99 <(E-Mail Removed)> hunted and pecked:
> Hello, Hope some knows what's going on with this..I've tried several
> times to ask microsoft/dell what to do....
> Whenever I run a 16-bit windows application I get a warning that the
> autoexec.nt file is not in the system root path,etc...So I found on
> the microsoft support area how to extract and put the autoexec.nt
> file into the system32 folder...after I do this the 16-bit
> application runs fine...The problem is that when I reboot the file no
> longer remains in the system32 folder...I've everything microsoft
> suggests, but they keep telling me to do the same
> procedure...Reboot-not there again! --
> Steveo