C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT The system file is not suitable for running
MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the
application.

This is a message I get when trying to run small applications like Win2000
printer driver (Compressed) apps to install my printer drive.. I get the
same when I try to sun set-up to install my scanner software. I get this
under command.com and cmd.exe

This is a new install of windows 2000 professional with security updates.

My Config.nt file looks like this:
dos=high, umb
device=%SystemRoot%\system32\himem.sys
rem ntcmdprompt
files=40

And my autoexec.nt file looks like this:
@echo off
lh C:\WINNT\system32\mscdexnt.exe
lh C:\WINNT\system32\redir
lh C:\WINNT\system32\dosx
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 P330 T3

These settings were gleened from KB articles 305521 and 324767
I don't have a "AutoExNT" service installed or running
I have never struck this in a win2k install before.. Any help would be
apreciated.

Regards Simon

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 20:46:50 +1000, "Simon Thompson"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT The system file is not suitable for running
>MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the
>application.
>
>This is a message I get when trying to run small applications like Win2000
>printer driver (Compressed) apps to install my printer drive.. I get the
>same when I try to sun set-up to install my scanner software. I get this
>under command.com and cmd.exe
>
>This is a new install of windows 2000 professional with security updates.
>
>My Config.nt file looks like this:
>dos=high, umb
>device=%SystemRoot%\system32\himem.sys
>rem ntcmdprompt
>files=40
>
>And my autoexec.nt file looks like this:
>@echo off
> lh C:\WINNT\system32\mscdexnt.exe
> lh C:\WINNT\system32\redir
> lh C:\WINNT\system32\dosx
> SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 P330 T3
>
>These settings were gleened from KB articles 305521 and 324767
>I don't have a "AutoExNT" service installed or running
>I have never struck this in a win2k install before.. Any help would be
>apreciated.
>
>Regards Simon
>
Why the space character. Try:

@echo off
lh C:\WINNT\system32\mscdexnt.exe
lh C:\WINNT\system32\redir
lh C:\WINNT\system32\dosx
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 P330 T3


Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com