Probelm running game on CD

[Guest]

hey guys,

I felt like playing blade runner and when i put the cd in it said this:

C:\WINDOWS\System32\AutoEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running
MS-DOS and MICROSOFT Windows applications.Choose 'close' to terminate
application.

Then below that it has a close button and an ignore button. The title of the
window is 16 bit windows subsystem. It seems like this happens with every
game cd i put in my computer.

I was trying to play some DOS games before this, would that have affected
that file?

I need some help! thnx

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Matt,

Use system restore to correct the changes those games made
to your system... How to use Windows XP System Restore:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gethelp/systemrestore.asp

And afterwards....

When a game is a DOS game, it could work using compatibility mode:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=292533 or by using the Multiboot
bootdisk from: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~lpcd/downloads.html
and always check at fileplanet.com to see if there's a patch available,
or search at: http://www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a

With DOSBOX you can emulate a DOS computer on your XP desktop:
http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/information.php Or try MS Virtual PC:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/virtualpc/downloads/trial.asp
which allows you to install DOS or to run any operating system inside XP.

If you prefer to explore other advanced methods, here are two excellent
tutorials I've found on the subject: http://www.dosgames.com/xphints.php
and http://home.earthlink.net/~angeldancer27/XpGameList.htm For sound
issues use: http://www.ece.mcgill.ca/~vromas/vdmsound Good Luck!

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Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
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