16 bit Subsystem????

[Guest]

Trying to run a piece of software from CD-ROM. When I try to run it I get the
following error message

16 bit Windows Subsystem

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running
MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows application. Choose 'Close' to Terminate the
application.

Close Ignore

The software is known to work on other machines running XP.

Can anyone help with ideas about how to solve this one

Cheers

Sam

 

[Guest]

Start>Run and type this in without the quotes:
"cmd /c copy /y %windir%\repair\autoexec.nt %windir%\system32"

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Sam,

Create a new autoexec.nt file and save it to the \windows\system32 folder.

Click start/run and type notepad, then click ok. Copy/paste the below code
into it (instead of typing it in to prevent errors), then click file/"save
as". Navigate to the C:\Windows\system32 folder, change the "save as file"
type to "all types" and name the file autoexec.nt, then click save (if
prompted to overwrite the existing one, do so).

@echo off
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\mscdexnt.exe
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\redir
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\dosx
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 P330 T3

Reboot when finished. This usually fixes it, but you will find further steps
here if it doesn't:

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

Basically, you will have to expand new copies of command.com, autoexec.nt,
and config.nt to the system32 folder from the WinXP CD or I386 folder on
your hard drive, or copy them from the C:\Windows\repair folder to the
C:\Windows\system32 folder. Sometimes, you need to create new ones and
overwrite the existing ones - the method is described in the article.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org