AUTOEXEC.NT

[Guest]

i have Windows XP home edition that has come installed on my laptop and have
installed service pack 2, which all is fine until recently, i try to install
programs and keep getting the error messgae titled "16 bit windows Subsystem"
with the message

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for runing
MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose "close" to terminate tha
application.

im really stuck here and would appreciate it anyone could help me if they
know a way to stop this error and fix it

thanks

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Please see if the following article helps:

"Error Message When You Install or Start an MS-DOS or 16-Bit Windows Based
Program"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324767

 

[Michael]

- Uninstall windupdates or other spyware variant (add/remove Programs)
- Run Adaware with the latest Def files
- Reboot
- Repair system files : http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324767

 

[Ricky]

"Error Message When You Install or Start an MS-DOS or 16-Bit Windows Based
Program"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324767

 

[Bullwinkle. J. Moose]

You need to find this file autoexec.nt. When you have found it place it in
the system32 directory of windows. You 16 bit/dos programs will run fine.

What you may need to do is uninstall sp2 and then copy that file into a
safety directory and then reinstall sp2. Then copy the file over to the
system32 directory and your programs should run fine.

 

[Ron Martell]

i have Windows XP home edition that has come installed on my laptop and have
installed service pack 2, which all is fine until recently, i try to install
programs and keep getting the error messgae titled "16 bit windows Subsystem"
with the message

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for runing
MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose "close" to terminate tha
application.

im really stuck here and would appreciate it anyone could help me if they
know a way to stop this error and fix it

thanks

This problem is often caused by a virus/trojan/spyware infestation of
your computer. The first thing you need to do is to clean up the
infestation.

Make certain that your antivirus software is completely up to date,
with the virus definitions not more than a week old, and do a complete
virus scan of your computer. Then get a "second opinion" by doing a
free online virus scan at http://housecall.trendmicro.com Follow
this up with a Spyware cleanup as per MVP Jim Eshelman's Spyware Quick
Fix page at http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

When the culprit has been cleaned up then you need to repair the
damage as per the Knowledge Base article referred to by Will Denny and
also by Ricky.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

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