error trying to play games after sp2

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cowgirlskipper

If I click on a game(that uses ms-dos) I get the error
message "C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is
not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows
applications. Choose 'close' to terminate the
application." Then it gives you close or ignore but it
closes either way.

I tried to system restore to a time before I installed sp2
but it goes all the way through the restart then it says
it didn't work.

Help me please...I don't know what to do...
 
Help me please...I don't know what to do...
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Check in c:\winnt\repair - there may be a autoexec.nt in there, if there is
simply copy that over into the system32 directory.

Failing that there's one for download at
http://windows.dasmirnov.net/troubleshooting/commonproblems.php#autoexec.nt
simply stick that one in the system32 directory and see what happens.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
http://windows.dasmirnov.net/ Windows XP Resource Site.

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Hi cowgirlskipper,

You can solve that problem by replacing the file:

1. Browse to C:\WINDOWS\repair
Right-Click and Copy the file named: autoexec.nt

2. Browse to C:\WINDOWS\System32
Right-Click in that window to Paste the file
(Answer yes if prompted to replace existing file)

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