Need Help Installing A Game - Keep Getting Windows Message!

M

Me

Hi Everyone.

I'm not able to install a game because I keep getting 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.


I can either choose Close or Ignore and neither one works. If anyone
has any clue what this message means and how I can get around it,
please help me. The game I'm trying to install is a few years old
already (Baldurs Gate) and I've played it before, but for some reason,
it's not letting me install it on this newer computer (a year old). My
old computer had, and this newer one also has Windows XP operating
system. I consider myself to be a little (not much) computer saavy,
but this kind of stuff is Greek to me.

Any help is much appreciated.... Thanks!

Me
 
G

Guest

Maybe you have to run it in a different system environment. Like trying
running it in a older operating system environment maybe 2k or ME or
something like that. Just right click the executible and go to compatibility.
then select your operating system.
 
W

Wesley Vogel

Seems to be an epidemic lately....

This can be caused by a trojan/virus/worm.

Get rid of the trojan/virus/worm.

Update your antivirus software and run a full system scan.

Update whatever anti-spyware applications that you have and run a full
system scan with each one.

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

Or %systemroot%\Repair to %systemroot%\System32

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.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767

"16 Bit MS-DOS Subsystem" Error Message When You Install a Program
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314452

Troubleshooting MS-DOS-based programs in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314106

Lots of good 16-bit info here...
Appendix D - Running Nonnative Applications in Windows 2000 Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/Windows2000Pro/reskit/part8/proch36.mspx


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
M

Me

Wow! Thanks for the replies so quickly! Your help is much
appreciated... now I'll see what I can do to fix this!

Thank you again!

Me :)
 

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