error message

[Marc]

I am receiving this error message when loading SimCity
3000. I am running XP Home with SP2.

"system file is not suitable for running ms-dos"

Whats next???

 

[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

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

I am receiving this error message when loading SimCity
3000. I am running XP Home with SP2.

"system file is not suitable for running ms-dos"

Whats next???

Hi

Error message when you install or start an MS-DOS or 16-bit
Windows-based program
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767

You can put back the standard version of autoexec.nt/config.nt by
copying a backup copy held in %windir%\repair\ to %windir%\system32\
(%windir% is typically C:\Windows) instead of using the procedure in
the KB article above.


Could be caused a trojan or something similar, e.g.
TrojanDownloader.Win32.Dia.a, more about this here:
http://groups.google.com/[email protected]

Also, AVAST (antivirus software) can be the cause (if you
have WinXP SP2 installed):
http://groups.google.com/[email protected]

 

[Guest]

hey man i tried the link that was provided on your post for help. I had
another error deal come up in the cmd that said:can't open input file.

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

hey man i tried the link that was provided on your post for help.
I had another error deal come up in the cmd that said:can't open
input file.

Hi

You can put back the standard version of autoexec.nt/config.nt by
copying a backup copy held in %windir%\repair\ to %windir%\system32\
(%windir% is typically C:\Windows) instead of using the procedure in
the KB article above (see further down for instructions on how).

If you want to copy the file from the repair folder, you can use
this procedure:

Open a command prompt, using e.g. Start/Run --> cmd.exe

In the command prompt, type in the following two commands exactly as
you see them in this post (you need to press enter for each command
to execute them):

cd /d %windir%
copy repair\autoexec.nt system32\*.*


Here is a "screen dump" from how it looks when I do it on my computer: