16 Bit Windows Subsystem

[Robert R.]

I was looking through a spindle of old CDs I had, when I
found several old, but really good, games I want to
install. Well, I run the installation and it gives me
this exact error:

16 Bit Windows Subsystem

G:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not
suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows
applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.

and below are two boxes:

'Close' and 'Ignore'

Choosing close terminates the installation, but choosing
ignore simply leaves the installation idle, upon which
after a few moments it is automatically closed.

I know for a fact that the games work for Windows XP,
because I have installed them on a previous hard drive
with Windows XP Professional on it. The only thing I
changed is that I updated my current 1installation of XP
(while the installation that the games worked with was
not updated), and I apparently installed SP2. Thank you,
and if you need any more information, I will provide it.

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Robert,

| I was looking through a spindle of old CDs I had, when I
| found several old, but really good, games I want to
| install. Well, I run the installation and it gives me
| this exact error:
|
| 16 Bit Windows Subsystem
|
| G:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not
| suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows
| applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.
|
| and below are two boxes:
|
| 'Close' and 'Ignore'
|
| Choosing close terminates the installation, but choosing
| ignore simply leaves the installation idle, upon which
| after a few moments it is automatically closed.
|
| I know for a fact that the games work for Windows XP,
| because I have installed them on a previous hard drive
| with Windows XP Professional on it. The only thing I
| changed is that I updated my current 1installation of XP
| (while the installation that the games worked with was
| not updated), and I apparently installed SP2. Thank you,
| and if you need any more information, I will provide it.

You can resolve the error by copying that file from:
C:\WINDOWS\repair to C:\WINDOWS\System32.

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Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


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