16 Bit WIndows Subsystem?

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Okay when i was trying to upgrade my BIOS on my WIndows XP Pro system i went
into the setup and recieved the
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 have recieved this message before
but I thought it was due to outdated software such as older PC gamers but
this driver is designed for Windows XP. Any one have any suggestions on what
this could be caused by and how to fix it, My installation disk for XP is
ruined by my cat soo i would like to avoid reinstallation if at all possible.
Thanks for your help.
 
Copy autoexec.NT from C:\Windows\Repair folder to C:\Windows\System32 (as per MVP Alex Nichol's advice). Also, clean the trojan which is deleting this file from the system.

16-bit MS-DOS Subsystem error while installing or running a DOS application:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/16bit.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

Okay when i was trying to upgrade my BIOS on my WIndows XP Pro system i went
into the setup and recieved the
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 have recieved this message before
but I thought it was due to outdated software such as older PC gamers but
this driver is designed for Windows XP. Any one have any suggestions on what
this could be caused by and how to fix it, My installation disk for XP is
ruined by my cat soo i would like to avoid reinstallation if at all possible.
Thanks for your help.
 
d3c1us said:
Okay when i was trying to upgrade my BIOS on my WIndows XP Pro system i
went
into the setup and recieved the
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 have recieved this message
before
but I thought it was due to outdated software such as older PC gamers but
this driver is designed for Windows XP. Any one have any suggestions on
what
this could be caused by and how to fix it, My installation disk for XP
is
ruined by my cat soo i would like to avoid reinstallation if at all
possible.
Thanks for your help.
Click to expand...

As per the many, many posts in this forum about this issue please visit
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/16bit.htm

Thanks to the MVP's for the link
 
YW Adam.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


d3c1us said:
Okay when i was trying to upgrade my BIOS on my WIndows XP Pro system i
went
into the setup and recieved the
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 have recieved this message
before
but I thought it was due to outdated software such as older PC gamers but
this driver is designed for Windows XP. Any one have any suggestions on
what
this could be caused by and how to fix it, My installation disk for XP
is
ruined by my cat soo i would like to avoid reinstallation if at all
possible.
Thanks for your help.
Click to expand...

As per the many, many posts in this forum about this issue please visit
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/16bit.htm

Thanks to the MVP's for the link
 
I had this problem. Fortunately I had a backup copy and copies it over the
c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt.

I suggest that you backup manually if necessary the system32 directory to a
backup drive or a cd that way you have a backup to recover.
 
He probably has a 16-bit Windows app to upgrade his BIOS. NOT a good
idea on a 32-bit system, probably.

Cheers,

Cliff
 
OK, so how do you fix it? I get this message when trying to open a 'Bubbles'
game for my son. It worked up til yesterday. Words of one syllable please.
Sue
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Hi Wes,
Thanks, I downloaded & ran xp_fix.exe from Kelly's Korner to replace
some apparently missing files. It worked though I was prompted to alter my
video settings. Don't know if something had messed these settings up but it
worked. Thanks again.
Sue
 
Hi Wes,
Spoke too soon. The game starts now and you can play it but I keep
getting the error message first about having to alter the video settings
higher because I haven't enough colour apparently. When I go to
display/settings the colour has set itself to 8-bit and keeps going back to
this every time the game is started even though I alter it to 32-bit every
time. Any ideas?
Sue

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Hi Sue,

Do you have this display settings problem only with the Bubbles games? Or
does this happen with other programs?
 
Hi Wes,
Just the 'Bubbles' game. I've had it for ages and it's only just started
to happen. It may be coincidence but it seemed to be after I'd uninstalled
some adware/spyware stuff (Webhancer was one, I think) I found on my pc. I
didn't think the 'Bubbles' game came with any adware, in fact I'm pretty
sure it didn't, but I wonder, could I have inadvertently uninstalled
something vital? I've also tried System Restore but annoyingly, that doesn't
work and even though there are restore points highlighted it always ends up
telling me it was 'unable to restore to this point'. A great help!! Any idea
about that or should I start a new topic? This is not an old pc and should
be perfectly able to handle this little game.
PS. Appreciate your time, and, thank you, the links you gave me have been
very informative, I've learned quite a bit but perhaps not so's to
understand it!!

Sue

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Howdy Sue,

Try the Program Compatibility Wizard...

[[Most programs run properly on Windows XP. The exceptions are some older
games and other programs that were written specifically for an earlier
version of Windows.

The Program Compatibility Wizard
This wizard prompts you to test your program in different modes
(environments) and with various settings. For example, if the program was
originally designed to run on Windows 95, set the compatibility mode to
Windows 95 and try running your program again. If successful, the program
will start in that mode each time. The wizard also allows you to try
different settings, such as switching the display to 256 colors and the
screen resolution to 640 x 480 pixels.]]

I have never used this, but here are a couple of instruction links.

Using Program Compatibility Mode
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/appcompat.mspx

How to use the Program Compatibility Wizard in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;301911
 
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