trouble loading command and conquer red alert

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on a whim, i decided to load up my Command & Conquer: Red Alert Game. it's
meant for windows 95, and it won't install. i tried changing the
compatibility mode, but i still get a message that says this:

Heading: 16 bit Windows Subsystem
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.

Then i can push either "close" or "ignore." they both do the same thing:
close.

anybody know what this means and if i can fix it? im not very
technologically advanced, so i would need some kind of step-by-step. oh, and
"AUTOEXEC.NT" isn't even in the folder specified, or at least i can't find it.

Thanks

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Austin,

Here's an easy method to solve that error:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_m.htm#16bit

If that doesn't correct the issue, try this manual method:

1. Browse to C:\WINDOWS\repair
Right-Click and Copy the file named: autoexec.nt *

2. Browse to C:\WINDOWS\System32
Right-Click in that window to Paste the file
(Answer yes if prompted to replace existing file)


* Note: If the file autoexec.nt doesn't exist on your system
right click the link below and select the "Save Target As.."
option to save the file in C:\WINDOWS\System32
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/AUTOEXEC.NT


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Austin Wrote:
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| on a whim, i decided to load up my Command & Conquer: Red Alert Game. it's
| meant for windows 95, and it won't install. i tried changing the
| compatibility mode, but i still get a message that says this:
|
| Heading: 16 bit Windows Subsystem
| 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.
|
| Then i can push either "close" or "ignore." they both do the same thing:
| close.
|
| anybody know what this means and if i can fix it? im not very
| technologically advanced, so i would need some kind of step-by-step. oh, and
| "AUTOEXEC.NT" isn't even in the folder specified, or at least i can't find it.
|
| Thanks