AUTOEXEC.NT

[Guest]

At boot up I get the following message,
"C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for
running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose CLOSE to terminate
the application."
Why am I getting this message, and how do I stop it?
I looked in the SYSTEM32 directory, and there is no flie caled AUTOEXEC.NT
in there, however there is one in a massive directory called 1386.
Thank you.

 

[Jone Doe]

At boot up I get the following message,
"C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for
running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose CLOSE to
terminate
the application."
Why am I getting this message, and how do I stop it?
I looked in the SYSTEM32 directory, and there is no flie caled
AUTOEXEC.NT
in there, however there is one in a massive directory called 1386.
Thank you.

Start, run, msconfig, click the start up tab, look for autoexec.nt and
uncheck it, click apply and ok out, reboot.

 

[Seth Russell]

At boot up I get the following message,
"C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for
running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose CLOSE to terminate
the application."
Why am I getting this message, and how do I stop it?
I looked in the SYSTEM32 directory, and there is no flie caled AUTOEXEC.NT
in there, however there is one in a massive directory called 1386.
Thank you.

This is substantually the same error that i started getting about 4 PM
today ... err after an MS update? .... here is my roport of that problem
below:

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Attempting to run a older .exe program in a command box on my XP system
about 4:00 pm I got the following windows waring error:

16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem
C:\WINGOES\system32\autoexec.nt. The system file is not suitable for
running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications.
Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.

In fact i can count at least 3 of my older .exe that will not run
anymore and give the same message above. Note that these programs were
running just fine at 9:00 AM this morning.

I have rebooted my system and I still get the same erors.


Seth

 

[Clay]

I receive a very similar message when trying to install a
new application. I am hoping that someone will respond
with an answer.

 

[Melvin Ho]

1) Go to start > run > cmd and click ok
2) In command prompt, type in expand c:\i386\autoexec.nt_
c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt
3) Enter
Change the path leading to the i386 folder.

Melvin

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

At boot up I get the following message,
"C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for
running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose CLOSE to terminate
the application."
Why am I getting this message, and how do I stop it?
I looked in the SYSTEM32 directory, and there is no flie caled AUTOEXEC.NT
in there, however there is one in a massive directory called 1386.
Thank you.

Hi

Please take a look at this article:

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

 

[Dick Kistler]

Hi

Please take a look at this article:

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

and once you create new versions of these files, make a backup of them.

 

[Seth Russell]

Hi

Please take a look at this article:

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

Thank you, that did the trick Incidentally if you don't have the CD
ROM for your system you might find the recovery files on d:

Now anyone want to hazard a guess why our files got corrupted ? Why
about the same time ?

Seth

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Thank you, that did the trick Incidentally if you don't have
the CD ROM for your system you might find the recovery files on d:

Now anyone want to hazard a guess why our files got corrupted ?
Why about the same time ?

Hi

What Microsoft updates have you installed lately?

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Hi

What Microsoft updates have you installed lately?

Take a look in %windir%\SoftwareDistribution\ReportingEvents.log for a
history listing (note that the text goes pretty far out to the right).

(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)

 

[Guest]

That worked for me too cheers.. )

Take a look in %windir%\SoftwareDistribution\ReportingEvents.log for a
history listing (note that the text goes pretty far out to the right).

(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)


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