MS-DOS

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When I try to load some programmes ,the message "this file is
not suitable for running MS-DOS" appears. Checked support. Microsoft but
none of the solutions appear to remedy the problem. Using windows xp home
edition,SP2.Not terribly genned up on computers but anyone with a simple
solution ?. Suspect the problem to be associated with the up-grade to SP2 &
the extra security,but have tried the programmes on a laptop also with SP2 &
all works fine.

Thanks

Tommy
 
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When I try to load some programmes ,the message "this file
is not suitable for running MS-DOS" appears. Checked support.
Microsoft but none of the solutions appear to remedy the problem.
Using windows xp home edition,SP2.Not terribly genned up on computers
but anyone with a simple solution ?. Suspect the problem to be
associated with the up-grade to SP2 & the extra security,but have
tried the programmes on a laptop also with SP2 & all works fine.

Thanks

Tommy
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Error message when you start a DOS or 16 bit Program:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767

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Thomas said:
When I try to load some programmes ,the message "this file is
not suitable for running MS-DOS" appears. Checked support. Microsoft but
none of the solutions appear to remedy the problem. Using windows xp home
edition,SP2.Not terribly genned up on computers but anyone with a simple
solution ?. Suspect the problem to be associated with the up-grade to SP2 &
the extra security,but have tried the programmes on a laptop also with SP2 &
all works fine.

Thanks

Tommy
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Error message when you install or start an MS-DOS or 16-bit
Windows-based program
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=324767

Also can be caused by a Trojan installing a file windupdater.exe and
creating registry entries for that file.
http://groups.google.com/[email protected]

AVAST (free antivirus software) can be the cause if SP2 is installed:
http://groups.google.com/[email protected]

You can put back the standard version of autoexec.nt by copying a backup
copy held in windows\repair to windows\system32.
 
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