c:\winnt\system32\autoexec.nt error

[Jordan]

Getting a "C:\winnt\system32\autoexec.nt. The system file is no suitable
for
running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'close" to
terminate the application." when trying to install my Espon printer software
on my XP Pro SP2 box.
I can load other s/w fine. Also the same s/w worked fine on my W2k box.
Any thoughts?

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Please see if the following article helps:

"Error message when you install or start an MS-DOS or 16-bit Windows-based
program"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324767

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[Malke]

Getting a "C:\winnt\system32\autoexec.nt. The system file is no
suitable
for
running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'close" to
terminate the application." when trying to install my Espon printer
software on my XP Pro SP2 box.
I can load other s/w fine. Also the same s/w worked fine on my W2k
box. Any thoughts?

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&Product=winxp

This can also be caused by malware. Also, AVAST (antivirus software) can
be the cause if you have WinXP SP2 installed:
http://groups.google.com/[email protected]

You can put back the standard version of autoexec.nt/config.nt by
copying a backup copy held in %windir%\repair\ to %windir%\system32\
(%windir% is typically C:\Windows) instead of using the procedure in
the KB article above.

Malke

 

[Guest]

I get the same error message when typing cmd.

Hi

Please see if the following article helps:

"Error message when you install or start an MS-DOS or 16-bit Windows-based
program"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324767

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[Will Denny]

Hi

Following Malke's suggestion in the last paragraph.

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[Wesley Vogel]

You have a trojan/worm/virus. cmd.exe is not part of the 16 bit MS-DOS
Subsystem. autoexec.nt and config.nt have nothing to do with cmd.exe.

When you type cmd in the Start | Run box, XP finds cmd.com instead of
cmd.exe. When a command is typed without an extension, XP looks for the
..com extension first before it looks for the .exe extension, if it finds
cmd.com, it will not even look for cmd.exe. Because XP finds cmd.com XP
thinks that it needs autoexec.nt and config.nt to run cmd.com.

cmd.com is *NOT* an XP file, it's added by a trojan/worm/virus.

If you were to type cmd.exe in the Start | Run box, cmd.exe might open if
the trojan/worm/virus hasn't rendered it useless.

Update your antivirus software and run a complete scan.

Also Known As: W32.Alcan.A, Win32.Alcan.A [Computer Associates],
P2P-Worm.Win32.Alcan.a [Kaspersky Lab], W32/Alcan.worm!p2p [McAfee],
W32/Alcra-A [Sophos], WORM_ALCAN.A [Trend Micro]

[[This worm drops the legitimate file compression DLL, BSZIP.DLL in the
Windows system folder. It does this so it can compress itself. It also drops
the following files in the Windows system folder:

CMD.COM
NETSTAT.COM
PING.COM
REGEDIT.COM
TASKKILL.COM
TASKLIST.COM
TRACERT.COM

These files contain the string MZ so that this worm can disable the
following Windows tool applications:

CMD.EXE
NETSTAT.EXE
PING.EXE
REGEDIT.EXE
TASKKILL.EXE
TASKLIST.EXE
TRACERT.EXE ]]
From...
WORM_ALCAN.A - Technical details
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_ALCAN.A&VSect=T

Symantec Security Response - W32.Alcra.A
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.alcra.a.html

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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